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Federal government extends deadline for Sandy FEMA funds

The remains of a home destroyed in the

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Superstorm Sandy victims have a little more time to apply for aid.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that the federal government approved his request to extend the deadline to register for FEMA funding to March 29.

The previous deadline was Wednesday, but the governor said there were still millions of people that haven't applied despite suffering serious damage from the Oct. 29 storm.

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