Friday, November 2, 2012

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Friday, Nov 02, 2012 03:45 PM PDT
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Bloomberg cancels marathon amid outcry 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 03:45 PM PDT
A worker is seen in a bucket truck in front of a sign for the New York City Marathon in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in New YorkMany New Yorkers recoiled at the prospect of police being assigned to a marathon while people struggle to recover from Sandy.
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Battered by storm, Staten Islanders feel forgotten 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:12 PM PDT
Sheila and Dominic Traina hug in front of their home which was demolished during Superstorm Sandy in Staten Island, N.Y., Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has come under fire for pressing ahead with the New York City Marathon. Some New Yorkers say holding the 26.2-mile race would be insensitive and divert police and other important resources when many are still suffering from Superstorm Sandy. The course runs from the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge on hard-hit Staten Island to Central Park, sending runners through all five boroughs. The course will not be changed, since there was little damage along the route. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Gazing at her bungalow, swept from its foundation and tossed across the street, Janice Clarkin wondered if help would ever come to this battered island off the coast of Manhattan.
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A roundup of the best photos of the day 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 09:25 AM PDT
A roundup of the best photos of the dayKennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana speaks at a retirement ceremony for the space shuttle Atlantis as it is moved to its new home in the Visitor's Center at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida November 2, 2012. REUTERS/Joe Skipper (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)
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Readers’ stories: Limited gas and short fuses 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 01:56 PM PDT
gasThe storm has passed, but its aftermath still stirs frustration in New York City, New Jersey and other hard-hit locations along the eastern seaboard.
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Emanuel faces new clash with Chicago teachers 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 05:58 PM PDT
Chicago Mayor Emanuel addresses first session of the Democratic National Convention in CharlotteChicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is headed for another clash in coming months with unionized teachers over whether to close dozens of schools.
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Axelrod: Obama’s enthusiasm 'coming from his loins' 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 02:05 PM PDT
In this photo provided by CBS News, David Axelrod, adviser to the Obama campaign, talks on CBS's "Face the Nation" in Washington Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. Axelrod spoke about President Barack Obama's intent during the presidential debate and again said he thought Romney was dishonest in his answers. (AP Photo/CBS News, Chris Usher)Speaking to reporters here on Friday after a full day of passionate campaign speeches from President Barack Obama, senior adviser David Axelrod said that Obama's enthusiasm "is coming from his loins. "I've never seen him more exhilarated than he is right now. He believes in what he's doing. He believes in what he's fighting [...]
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Rubio on Florida: 'It's going to be close' 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 10:49 AM PDT
Marco Rubio: Still stormy in Florida for Mitt RomneyABC's Jonathan Karl asked the junior senator whether it is possible for Romney to win the election without winning Florida.
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Pastor charged with killing fiancee's daughter 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 05:14 PM PDT
In this undated photo provided by the Isabella County, Mich., Sheriffs Department, Rebekah Gay is shown. John D. White, a central Michigan pastor accused of beating and strangling Gay to fulfill a sexual fantasy was engaged to the Gay's mother, says Donna Houghton, a longtime member of Christ Community Fellowship, near Mount Pleasant. White was arraigned Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 on first-degree murder charges. White told investigators he repeatedly struck Gay's head with a mallet then strangled her with a zip tie at her mobile home. He said he stripped her but does not remember if he carried out his fantasy of having sex with Gay's dead body. (AP Photo/Isabella County Sheriffs Department)As police frantically worked to figure out how his fiancée's 24-year-old daughter had vanished, a Michigan pastor who had turned to God to shed his violent past went to his flock with a request: pray for her.
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N.Y. Aquarium loses part of fish collection to storm 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 06:12 PM PDT
In this Nov. 1, 2012 photo provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society a black drum fish at Coney Island's New York Aquarium swims in the water of the "Sea Cliffs" exhibit, in front of flood waters that inundated the aquarium during superstorm Sandy. Unless power is restored soon, the aquarium says it may have to relocate 12,000 creatures, including walruses, sharks, sea turtles, penguins and a giant octopus. (AP Photo/Wildlife Conservation Society, Julie Larsen Maher)The New York Aquarium has lost part of its fish collection after being flooded by the superstorm and having its equipment extensively damaged.
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Gang member sentenced to death for murder of L.A. athlete 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 05:20 PM PDT
A gang member who killed a promising Los Angeles High School football player because he believed the athlete's red Spider-Man backpack linked him to an opposing gang was sentenced to death on Friday.
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Obama orders fuel to be sent to areas hit by Sandy 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 04:46 PM PDT
U.S. President Obama waves at a campaign event at Cheyenne Sports Complex in Las VegasThe Obama administration is ordering the purchase of up to 12 million gallons of unleaded fuel for distribution in areas impacted by Superstorm Sandy.
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Paul Ryan says he 'can smell success' 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 03:00 PM PDT
Republican vice presidential candidate Ryan gives a thumbs up to supporters during a campaign stop in Las VegasToday, four days before the election, Paul Ryan told a crowd assembled on an airport tarmac that he could “smell success.”
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Europe still biggest headwind to global recovery: U.S. 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 01:36 PM PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Europe's financial crisis remains the biggest hurdle to global economic recovery and will be in focus at a meeting of world finance chiefs in Mexico City this weekend, a senior U.S. Treasury official said on Friday. "Recognizing that Europe remains the strongest headwind to global growth, there will be considerable interest among the G20 on the European crisis response," the official said. The comments contrast with those from some other members of the Group of 20 leading economies, who said the United States' own fiscal problems will loom largest at the G20 meetings. ...
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DA seeks rehearing in Anna Nicole Smith drug case 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 06:41 PM PDT
Prosecutors refusing to accept an appellate court's ruling in the Anna Nicole Smith case asked the court on Friday to change its decision and allow her former boyfriend and manager to be retried.
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U.S. officials counter reports on Benghazi attacks 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 04:07 PM PDT
FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 file photo, a man looks at documents at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. The graffiti reads, "no God but God," " God is great," and "Muhammad is the Prophet." CIA security officers went to the aid of State Department staff less than 25 minutes after they got the first call for help during the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, U.S. intelligence officials said Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, as they laid out a detailed timeline of the CIA's immediate response to the attack from its annex less than a mile from the diplomatic mission.(AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri)The Pentagon provided more details Friday of the military response to the assault on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
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Could a $15B storm protection system save NYC from another Sandy? 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 11:57 AM PDT
People line up at a gas station waiting to fill up, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in Newark, N.J. In parts of New York and New Jersey, drivers lined up early Friday for hours at gas stations that were struggling to stay supplied. The power outages and flooding caused by Superstorm Sandy have forced many gas stations to close and disrupted the flow of fuel from refineries to those stations that are open. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)As East Coasters still struggle to fully comprehend the damage caused by Sandy, thoughts are turning to how we can prepare for the possibility of another superstorm.
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Border agents in fatal shooting had radio contact 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:44 PM PDT
FILE - This undated photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows slain Border Patrol agent Nicolas Ivie. Three U.S. Border Patrol agents responding to an alarm from an underground sensor were apparently in radio contact as they approached from opposite directions before opening fire on each other in the Arizona desert, leaving Ivie dead, according to a sheriff's report released Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/U.S. Customs and Border Protection, File)Three U.S. Border Patrol agents responding to an alarm from an underground sensor were apparently in radio contact as they approached from opposite directions before opening fire on each other in the Arizona desert, leaving one agent dead, according to a sheriff's report released Friday.
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NFL trends point to Romney win, but Redskins Rule still to be decided 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 09:45 AM PDT
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gestures as he speaks at a campaign stop at the Wisconsin Products Pavilion at State Fair Park in West Allis, Wis., Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)When the Redskins meet the Panthers at FedExField this Sunday, more will be on the line than a mitigation of Washington's 3-5 record. As commentators are certain to remind viewers, the result of Washington's last home game before a presidential election has the eerie ability to predict the outcome of said election. If the Redskins [...]
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It’s time to ‘fall back’ 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 01:49 PM PDT
It's that time of the year to turn the clock back an hour: Starting at 2 a.m. on Nov. 4, daylight saving time ends and clocks go back one hour. What is the history of daylight saving time? The idea was first floated in 1784 by one Benjamin Franklin. While serving as U.S. minister to [...]
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Texas man jailed after failing to appear for jury duty 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 01:22 PM PDT
A Texas man has been sent to jail after repeatedly skipping jury duty. There is a near universal dread of being called to jury duty. But the case of Jose Bocanegra Jr. is an unusual reminder of how shirking one's government-mandated responsibility to pass judgment on one's fellow citizens can result in getting yourself into [...]
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Oprah’s 'Favorite Things' list met with criticism 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 12:11 PM PDT
Oprah Winfrey fans will be happy to know that, after a two-year hiatus, the popular Favorite Things list â€" which caused her audience members to scream, cry, and/or faint upon its reveal â€" is making a comeback. You can view the full rundown in the December issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, available on November 6. On [...]
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