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pean Union has sought to impose on all planes flying to and from the European continent.
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Most of America would be hit by tax increases and spending cuts from 'fiscal cliff'
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- Everyone who pays income tax -- and some who don't --will feel it.
• So will doctors who accept Medicare, people who get unemployment aid, defense contractors, air traffic controllers, national park rangers and companies that do research and development.
• The package of tax increases and spending cuts known as the "fiscal cliff" takes effect in January unless Congress passes a budget deal by then. The economy would be hit so hard that it would likely sink into recession in the first half of 2013, economists say.
• And no matter who you are, it will be all but impossible to avoid the pain.
• Middle income families would have to pay an average of about $2,000 more next year, the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center has calculated.
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Thousands on Long Island still without power 2 weeks after Sandy; fuming at local utility
• HICKSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) -- Priscilla Niemiera has a message for officials at the Long Island Power Authority.
• "I'd tell them, get off your rear end and do your job," the 68-year-old Seaford resident said. Well, she would if she could get in touch with anyone.
• Over the last two weeks since she lost power from Superstorm Sandy, she says, "every time I called they hung up on me."
• While most utilities have restored electricity to nearly all their customers, LIPA still has tens of thousands of customers in the dark.
• The company said that the storm was worse than anyone could have imagined and that it didn't just damage outdoor electrical lines; it caused flooding that touched home and business breaker boxes. It acknowledged that an outdated computer system for keeping customers notified has added to people's frustration.
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