Apple spent the better part of the week that followed Hurricane Sandy in the dark.

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Hit Broadway shows The Lion King, Phantom of the Opera and Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark are among the New York productions which have closed in preparation for Hurricane Sandy.

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After witnessing the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy, which still keeps large swaths of New York City in the dark and without running water, Bloomberg decided that it was time to back President Obama for a second term.

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