The storm's toll rose to 11 when a man and woman were found dead in a car in Meriden, apparently due to carbon monoxide poisoning, Devico said.

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In the late 1970s, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studied six major snowstorms in Massachusetts (including the record-setting Blizzard of '78), and found that heart disease-related deaths rose by 22 percent in the week following a storm.

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Comparable store sales for the quarter rose only 0.7% due to the negative impact of Storm Sandy in November given the concentration of Saks stores in New York.

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During the storm, Berggren and her patients were trapped inside the 24-story building as flood waters rose.

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