Wednesday, October 31, 2012

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Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 07:02 PM PDT
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Storm leaves death, tears in its wake 
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 07:02 PM PDT
FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 file photo, a firefighter leaves the destroyed home in Pasadena, Md where Donald Cannata Sr. was killed overnight when a tree fell on it during superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Sandy claimed the lives of 90-year-olds and children with toppling trees, tall-ship adventurers and average folks trying to survive.
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New York struggles back 2 days after killer storm 
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 09:22 PM PDT
New York struggles back 2 days after killer stormFlights resumed, but slowly. The New York Stock Exchange got back to business, but on generator power. And with the subways still down, great numbers of people walked across the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan ...
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Photos: Sandy's devastation from above 
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 12:08 PM PDT
Photos: Sandy's devastation from aboveBoats are seen in a yard, where they washed onto shore during Hurricane Sandy, near Monmouth Beach, New Jersey October 31, 2012. The U.S. Northeast began an arduous slog back to normal on Wednesday after historic storm Sandy crippled transportation, knocked out power for millions and killed at least 64 people with a massive storm surge that caused epic flooding. REUTERS/Steve Nesius (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER MARITIME)
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Photos: Pets rescued from the superstorm 
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 03:00 PM PDT
Photos: Pets rescued from the superstorms
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U.S. eases clean gasoline rules in East after Sandy 
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 08:07 PM PDT
Motorists flock to a working gas station in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in Rockville Center, N.Y. Travel in the Northeast creaked back into motion on Wednesday, a grinding, patchy recovery that made it clear that stranded travelers will struggle to get around for days to come. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)The U.S. environmental regulator waived clean gasoline requirements through November 20 on the eastern seaboard to help ease a supply crunch after Hurricane Sandy ripped across the region's energy system. "I have determined that an 'extreme and unusual fuel supply circumstance' exists that will prevent the distribution of an adequate supply of gasoline to consumers," Lisa Jackson, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, said in a letter on Wednesday to governors of the states. ...
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Time-lapse video captures Sandy’s wrath on NYC 
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 01:48 PM PDT
TimelapseA video on YouTube condenses superstorm Sandy's strike on New York City into about two minutes.
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U.S. watchdog seeks record $470 million from Barclays 
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 08:54 PM PDT
A lamp featuring a logo of Barclay's bank is seen outside a branch in LondonU.S. regulators threatened to fine Barclays roughly $470 million to settle allegations that the bank and four traders manipulated California electricity markets, reviving the specter of a sector-wide crackdown on energy trading. It could possibly be the biggest penalty ever levied by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and potentially exceeds the fine Barclays paid over the Libor bid-rigging scandal that cost Chief Executive Robert Diamond his job. ...
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Another superstorm casualty: Trick-or-treating 
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 03:11 PM PDT
FILE - This Nov. 1, 2011 file photo shows a group of friends dressed as Sesame Street characters after attending the Village Halloween Parade in New York. From the wrath of nature to the wrath of young children: From Maryland to Kentucky to Maine, Halloween festivities were being canceled or postponed. The most high-profile postponement was that of New York's huge parade in Greenwich Village, with its outlandish floats and millions of revelers, mainly adults. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city's police were simply too taxed with Sandy's aftermath. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg, file)Seventh-grader Samantha Bertolino was especially proud of her Halloween costume this year. She was going to be a vampire, and she really had it together this time: The black dress, the spider-web earrings, fake blood, white face paint, and some cool, sparkly clip-on nails.
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Apple's Cook fields his A-team before a wary Wall Street 
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 08:18 PM PDT
Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook takes the stage during Apple Inc.'s iPhone media event in San FranciscoSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook's new go-to management team of mostly familiar faces failed to drum up much excitement on Wall Street, driving its shares to a three-month low on Wednesday. The world's most valuable technology company, which had faced questions about a visionary-leadership vacuum following the death of Steve Jobs, on Monday stunned investors by announcing the ouster of chief mobile software architect Scott Forstall and retail chief John Browett -- the latter after six months on the job. ...
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Who can fix political gridlock? Poll favors Romney 
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 01:36 PM PDT
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shakes hands with supporters during a campaign stop at the University of Miami, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Just about everybody agrees Washington is a gridlocked mess. But who's the man to fix it?
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Sandusky sent to Pennsylvania maximum security prison 
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 04:05 PM PDT
Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse after his sentencing in his child sex abuse case in BellefonteFormer Penn State assistant football coach and convicted child sexual predator Jerry Sandusky will spend the rest of his days in a maximum security prison.
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China think tank urges government to end 1-child policy 
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 05:41 PM PDT
A Chinese woman plays with her grandchild at the Ritan Park in Beijing Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. A government think tank says China should start phasing out its one-child policy immediately and allow two children for every family by 2015. It remains unclear whether Chinese leaders are ready to take that step. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)A government think tank is urging Chinese leaders to start phasing out China's one-child policy immediately and allow two children for every family by 2015, a daring proposal to do away with the unpopular policy.
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Photos: Sandy devastates New Jersey 
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 11:41 AM PDT
Photos: Sandy devastates New JerseyA woman makes her way through the floodwaters in Hoboken, New Jersey, October 31, 2012. The U.S. Northeast began crawling back to normal on Wednesday after monster storm Sandy crippled transportation, knocked out power for millions and killed at least 45 people in nine states with a massive storm surge and rain that caused epic flooding. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Out of this world: The scariest things in space 
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 03:15 PM PDT
Halloween Special: The Scariest Things in SpaceHalloween brings out the zombies and vampires here on Earth, but these and other monsters are a constant presence in the heavens above our heads.
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Backlash as Egypt's govt tries to end Cairo's reputation as city that never sleeps 
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 06:20 PM PDT
CAIRO - Egypt's capital prides itself on being city that never sleeps, with crowds filling cafes and shops open into till the small hours. So, the government is facing a backlash from businesses and the public as it vows to impose new nationwide rules closing stores and restaurants early.
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Ryans take their 3 children out for Halloween 
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 05:41 PM PDT
Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., poses for a photo with his family, from left, Charlie dressed up as the Unknown Phantom, Liza as Katy Perry, Janna, as a witch, Sam as the Grim Reaper, his sister-in-law Zoe Ryan and her daughter Zaydee May while out trick or treating, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in Janesville, Wis. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is taking his three children trick or treating in their Wisconsin hometown of Janesville.
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Justices: Do drug-sniffing dogs pass smell test? 
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 02:10 PM PDT
FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2011 file photo, Miami-Dade retired narcotics detector canine Franky looks on during a demonstration in Miami. Franky the drug dog's super-sensitive nose is at the heart of a question being put to the U.S. Supreme Court: Does a police K-9's sniff outside a house give officers the right to get a search warrant for illegal drugs, or is the sniff itself an unconstitutional search? (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)Can you trust what a dog's nose knows? Police do, but the Supreme Court considered Wednesday curbing the use of drug-sniffing dogs in investigations following complaints of illegal searches and insufficient proof of the dog's reliability.
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Disney unlikely to change 'Star Wars' brand 
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 05:39 PM PDT
FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2011 file photo, "Darth Vader" accepts the Ultimate Villain award from "Star Wars" creator George Lucas during the 2011 Scream Awards, in Los Angeles. A decade after George Lucas said "Star Wars" was finished on the big screen, a new trilogy is destined for theaters after The Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, that it was buying Lucasfilm Ltd. for $4.05 billion. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)Naysayers would have you believe Disney's purchase of Lucasfilm can only mean one thing: Bambi and Mickey Mouse are sure to appear in future "Star Wars" movies taking up lightsabers against the dark side of the Force.
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Huge drug recall latest fallout in deadly meningitis outbreak 
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 03:04 PM PDT
BOSTON (Reuters) - Ameridose, a sister company of the U.S. pharmacy linked to a meningitis outbreak that has killed 29 people, announced on Wednesday a voluntary recall of all its products, a move to cooperate with regulators that could nevertheless create shortages of some drugs. In particular, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and a number of hospitals are concerned about the availability of several drugs for which Ameridose has been a major supplier, including those given as shots or intravenous drips or used during surgery. ...
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With Christie, Obama vows, ‘We will not quit until this is done’ 
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 02:44 PM PDT
U.S. President Barack Obama talks to the media in a neighborhood after it was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in New JerseySix days before the election, the president tours storm-ravaged areas with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
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