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Published on 08.28.11 09:40 AM
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NEW YORK (AP) — The newly weakened Tropical Storm Irene banged into the edge of New York on Sunday, unleashing rain and wind on a city girded for the worst. Salty floodwater sloshed into lower Manhattan, threatening Wall Street and the heart of the world financial network.
The storm pushed a 3 1/2-foot surge of water into New York Harbor, and forecasters said the peak could be twice as tall later in the morning.
The National Hurricane Center said at mid-morning that Irene's winds had fallen to 65 mph, below the 74 mph dividing line between
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