Read more Northeast stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/744/northeast.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:31:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69929/how-to-tell-if-youre-a-wasp.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBeing a WASP is a lot more than being just white, Anglo-Saxon, and Protestant. Author Tad Friend expounds at length on the criteria for true WASP-hood in his upcoming book Cheerful Money: Me, My Family, and the Last Days of WASP Splendor . Vogue offers the highlights: Your refrigerator "contains only...http://www.newser.com/story/69929/how-to-tell-if-youre-a-wasp.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 16:16:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60380/study-predicts-rising-seas-in-northeast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIncreases in sea level caused by climate change could be dramatically larger than the world average in the densely populated Northeast, LiveScience reports. A new study shows that the melting Greenland ice cap and ocean dynamics will push 12 to 20 more inches of water toward New England and Canada...http://www.newser.com/story/60380/study-predicts-rising-seas-in-northeast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 May 2009 17:25:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52188/late-winter-storm-snarls-east-coast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA ferocious storm packing freezing rain, heavy snow, and furious wind gusts paralyzed most of the East Coast, sending dozens of cars careening into ditches, grounding hundreds of flights, and closing school for millions of kids, the AP reports. The blizzard-like snow caused a 15-mile traffic jam in North Carolina...http://www.newser.com/story/52188/late-winter-storm-snarls-east-coast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Mar 2009 7:21:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49224/storm-kills-19-cuts-power-to-600k-in-south-midwest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA storm sweeping from the middle of the country into the Northeast today has left at least 19 dead and cut power to 600,000 people, the AP reports. In hard-hit states like Arkansas, where power companies warned service might not return for days, 3 inches of ice weighed down...http://www.newser.com/story/49224/storm-kills-19-cuts-power-to-600k-in-south-midwest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Jan 2009 10:08:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46203/holiday-travel-a-nightmare-thanks-to-snow-ice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHundreds of holiday travelers spent the night in the nation's second-busiest airport and others faced delayed or canceled flights and highways choked by snow and ice as storms kept up their assault on northern states. More snow fell today in the Midwest, while the Northwest faced more snow and sleet,...http://www.newser.com/story/46203/holiday-travel-a-nightmare-thanks-to-snow-ice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Dec 2008 10:45:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45077/warmer-northeast-sees-fewer-snow-days.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWinter in the northeastern US is less white than it used be, with rising temperatures and less annual snowfall, the Boston Globe reports. From New Jersey to Maine, seasonal thermometers are climbing nearly 1 degree Fahrenheit per decade, say researchers, who analyzed 40 years of climate data. That means 14...http://www.newser.com/story/45077/warmer-northeast-sees-fewer-snow-days.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Dec 2008 15:00:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36239/womens-mercury-levels-tied-to-region-income.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerican women are afflicted by high Mercury levels depending on where they live and how much they earn, a new study says. Northeasterners are worst off, with a 20% chance of high mercury, 10 points higher than the national rate. Midwesterners eat less seafood and had lower levels overall, the...http://www.newser.com/story/36239/womens-mercury-levels-tied-to-region-income.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 30 Aug 2008 20:31:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34890/gop-fears-big-losses-in-northeast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUp to a dozen Republican Congressional seats in the Northeast could fall to Democrats this November, and the New York Times looks at some of the tightest races in the region, where a well-financed Democratic party has won ever more supporters. "There could be a dramatic political realignment in the...http://www.newser.com/story/34890/gop-fears-big-losses-in-northeast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 Aug 2008 8:23:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/17254/dec-home-sales-kept-dropping.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagExisting home sales began to fall again in December after briefly bumping upwards in October and November. Home resales were at a 4.89 million annual rate; that's down 2.2% from November and down 13% from last year. "Home sales remain weak despite improved affordability conditions in many parts...http://www.newser.com/story/17254/dec-home-sales-kept-dropping.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Jan 2008 10:14:00 CST