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Irene weakens as it slams into Coney Island Irene lost hurricane strength Sunday morning as it made landfall over New York's Coney Island, but the tropical storm is still expected to deliver a storm surge of up to 8 feet, rainfall of up to 15 inches and isolated tornadoes, the National Hurricane Center said. Video: Flooding damages historic boardwalk The ocean breaks through a retaining wall in Long Beach, NY and damages a historic boardwalk. TODAY's Al Roker reports. (TODAY) Video: Wind tears through Coney Island Wind and rain batter the boardwalk at Coney Island. NBC's Peter Alexander reports. (msnbc tv) Video: Will hurricane weaken? As Hurricane Irene makes its way up the New Jersey coast toward New York and Long Island, NBC meteorologist Bill Karins tracks the storm’s likely path and potential as a wind- and wave-maker for folks in the tri-state area and points North. (TODAY) Video: Philly mayor expects 'significant flooding' Philadelphia suspends its mass transit system in anticipation of major flooding and power losses. "We've had the heaviest rain month in the history of the city," says Nutter. "There's literally no where for that water to go," says Nutter. (msnbc tv) Video: Tide levels begin to rise in New York As pictures of damage begin coming in from North Carolina, tide levels begin to rise in New York City. The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore reports from Battery Park on the southern tip of Manhattan. (msnbc tv) Readers share photos of Irene's wrath Video: The calm before the storm? As Irene grows to 500 miles across and closes in on New York city, many viewers report that it's "eerily quiet" in the city. The Weather Channel's Jeff Ranieri discusses if this is the calm before the storm or if Hurricane Irene is losing some steam. (msnbc tv) Video: Jersey man rides out the storm Toms River, New Jersey resident Chris Daly explains why he chose to "batten down the hatches" rather than evacuate in the face of Hurricane Irene. (msnbc tv) PhotoBlog: Worrying about home from safety of NC shelter Fan falls 21 feet at Rangers Ballpark A male fan was knocked unconscious after falling 21 feet in a stairwell while leaving Rangers Ballpark on Saturday night in what police were investigating as an accident. India anti-graft activist vows to continue crusade An Indian activist who ended a 12-day hunger strike Sunday after pushing Parliament to consider his anti-graft demands promised his jubilant supporters that his battle against endemic corruption would continue. US officials: Al-Qaida's No. 2 killed in Pakistan A senior Obama administration official says al-Qaida No. 2 leader, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, has been killed in Pakistan. Iranian gets death sentence for scientist's murder An Iranian accused of assassinating a scientist on behalf of Israel has been sentenced to death, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported on Sunday. Tripoli buries dead as battle toll emerges A week after the fall of Moammar Gadhafi, residents of Tripoli ventured out to begin the grim work of burying the dead in mass graves on Saturday, as evidence emerged of widespread summary killings during the battle for the Libyan capital. For Hurricane Irene, Newark's Cory Booker has your back If you're unfamiliar with the awesomeness of the man known as "America's Best Mayor ," follow along on Cory Booker's Twitter feed as he checks in on Newark residents head of Hurricane Irene. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032091/device/rss/rss.xml

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