U.S. Top News: Fuel shortages, power outages hamper Sandy recovery

	Click to View in Browser 11/1/2012 Fuel shortages, power outages hamper Sandy recovery NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Yorkers awoke to the rumble of subway trains for the first time in four days on Thursday in one sign of recovery from Sandy's devastating blow. But elsewhere in the storm-struck Northeast, gasoline shortages persisted and emergency teams struggled to reach the worst hit areas and restore power to millions of people. Three days after Sandy, 659,000 ConEd customers in NY powerless (Reuters) - New York power company Consolidated Edison Inc said Thursday it still had about 659,400 homes and businesses without power three days after monster storm Sandy slammed into the U.S. East Coast. NYC taxi firms run out of fuel as gasoline crunch deepens NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York taxi and car service companies started pulling vehicles off the road on Thursday as the fuel crunch deepened, with the vast majority of storm-hit service stations in the greater New York area now out of gasoline or without power. PSEG not yet able to estimate bill from "severe" Sandy damage (Reuters) - Public Service Enterprise Group Inc, the top utility in New Jersey, said its infrastructure had suffered severe damage and it was currently unable to estimate its losses from superstorm Sandy but they would be material. Sandy uproots Connecticut tree, 200-year-old human remains uncovered (Reuters) - A Connecticut town got an unexpected history lesson after fierce winds from monster storm Sandy toppled a 103-year-old oak tree and exposed skeletal remains below it, officials said on Wednesday. Honda invests $200 million, adds 200 jobs at Ohio plants (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co will add 200 jobs and spend $200 million to upgrade two of its automotive plants in Ohio, the company announced on Thursday. ConEd restores power to parts of lower Manhattan, Brooklyn (Reuters) - New York power company Consolidated Edison Inc restored power to about 2,000 homes in lower Manhattan and 28,200 in the Brighton Beach area of Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon, it said in a statement. Slide in polls for California tax measure may have halted SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Results of a Field Poll survey released on Thursday suggest support for California Governor Jerry Brown's tax measure on next week's ballot has stabilized at 48 percent of likely voters after slipping from 51 percent in September. Nearly 30 Air Force Academy cadets injured in annual ritual DENVER (Reuters) - Nearly 30 Air Force Academy cadets required medical care, with six of them hospitalized, after an annual tradition to mark the first snowfall of the season turned into an out-of-control melee, school officials said on Wednesday. U.S. eases clean gasoline rules in East after Sandy WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. environmental regulator waived clean gasoline requirements through November 20 on the eastern seaboard to help ease a supply crunch after Hurricane Sandy ripped across the region's energy system. Related Video Heavy floods hit Italy's Venice U.S. Morning Call: Delayed earnings roll in; Netflix soars Great Debate Strong storms could be even more dangerous in future How would Tocqueville see this election? A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend