<P> On November 6, the United Nations and World Food Programme promised humanitarian aid to at least 500,000 people in Santiago de Cuba . </P> <P> On December 12, 2012, the 12 - 12 - 12: The Concert for Sandy Relief took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City . Various television channels in the United States and internationally aired the four - hour concert which was expected to reach over 1 billion people worldwide, featuring Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Roger Waters, Eddie Vedder, Kanye West, and The Who . Web sites including Fuse.tv, MTV.com, YouTube, and the sites of AOL and Yahoo! planned to stream the performance . </P> <P> On December 28, 2012, the United States Senate approved an emergency Hurricane Sandy relief bill to provide $60 billion for US states affected by Sandy, but the House in effect postponed action until the next session which began January 3 by adjourning without voting on the bill . On January 4, 2013 House leaders pledged to vote on a flood insurance bill and an aid package by January 15 . On January 28, the Senate passed the $50.5 billion Sandy aid bill by a count of 62--36 . which President Obama signed into law January 29 . </P> <P> In January 2013, The New York Times reported that those affected by the hurricane were still struggling to recover . </P>

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