[U.S.] Sandy Bears Down on East Coast

Sandy Bears Down on East Coast
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204840504578086290411855054.html
Hurricane Sandy strengthened early Monday, packing 85-mile-an-hour winds as it churned up the Atlantic coast and was expected to make landfall late Monday, unleashing life-threatening storm surges along the Eastern Seaboard.

Some crew rescued as ship sinks in Sandy's path
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/crew-abandons-historic-ship-as-hurricane-sandy-surges-1.1014806
The HMS Bounty, an 180-foot, three-masted ship, is used as a sea school. (Photo: Facebook.com/HMSBounty). 8:48AM EDT October 29. 2012 - U.S.

Sandy disrupts travel
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/9640166/Hurricane-Sandy-QandA-for-travellers.html
Hurricane Sandy closed schools Monday and shut down some major travel carriers south of the Capital Region. For information on school and business cancellations and early closing times, check timesunion.

California boy, 12, arrested after killing dog
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/10/29/california-boy-12-arrested-after-killing-dog/
SALINAS, Calif. - A 12-year-old California boy says he killed his dog because he wanted to see the terrier mix die. The Salinas Californian says police officers found the 12-pound dog hanging by its collar on a bedroom door handle.

Forecasters now looking at 21-hour window for Sandy spin-off
http://bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2012/10/28/forecasters-warn-high-winds-through-monday/i0eu8zlz8Rf1Rhfviwld5N/story.html
National Weather Service meteorologists now are looking at a 21-hour window of mayhem for all of Western New York, with strong winds and saturated ground combining to topple trees, block roadways and take out power lines.

FEMA chief: Inland damage is a real concern
http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/49594954/
TODAY | Aired on October 29, 2012. FEMA chief: Inland damage is a real concern. FEMA's Craig Fugate Tells TODAY's Savannah Guthrie that while they are keeping an eye on Sandy's coastal impact, the organization is particularly concerned with what ...

Red Cross apps to get you through Sandy
http://www.omglobe.com/2012/10/26/red-cross-ready-to-respond-to-sandy-urges-those-in-storms-path-to-prepare-now/
Want to know what to do in case you're in a hurricane? Want to make sure your loved ones know you're safe? Well, the American Red Cross and the Red Cross of Greater New York have an app for that -- one you can download free.

Train derails in Louisville, HazMat teams called
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/335732
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A hazardous materials alert has been issued in southern Louisville after a train derailed in the area and emitted a strong chemical odor.

Extra-alarm fire displaces 20, including 6 children
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/10/29/homes-evacuated-after-fire-on-south-side/
An extra-alarm fire broke out in a vacant Southeast Side building and spread to three other building this morning, displacing six children and 14 others, officials said.

Governor closes state offices, prepares for unprecedented tidal surge
http://630wpro.com/Article.asp?id=2562491&spid=37719
Ocean water rolls over state highway NC 12 in. Buxton, N.C., on Hatteras Island at dawn on. Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, as Hurricane Sandy works its way north, battering the U.S.

Supreme Court to consider copyrights, resales
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/national_world&id=8864415
Supap Kirtsaeng came to the United States from Thailand to attend Cornell and pursue a doctorate in mathematics from the University of Southern California.

Hurricane Sandy: East Coast shuts schools, transit as superstorm nears
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=weather&id=8864416
NEW YORK (KABC) -- Hurricane Sandy is bearing down on the Eastern seaboard, forcing shutdowns of schools, businesses and transportation systems.

Mr. Romney's tax plan still doesn't add up
http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Final-Days-the-Bigges-by-Robert-Reich-121028-324.html
IN A LETTER published on this page last week, Pierce Scranton, economic policy director for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, took issue with an editorial describing the “implausibility” of Mr. Romney's tax plan.

European Insurers Drop as U.S. Prepares for Hurricane San
http://www.nj.com/independentpress/index.ssf/2012/10/generators_in_short_supply_as.html
Insurers including Travelers Cos., Swiss Re AG (SREN) and Munich Re fell as the U.S. east coast prepared for Hurricane Sandy, which may cost the industry as much as $6.3 billion, according to Kinetic Analysis Corp.

Pennsylvania Key Piece of Obama Map
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/swing-state-snapshot-pennsylvania/story?id=17584139
Polling has consistently shown President Obama with a lead in Pennsylvania, but in recent weeks the size of that lead has narrowed, suggesting that Pennsylvania may be more of a question mark than had previously been thought.

Opening of new charters criticized
http://kgmi.com/Some-states-will-soon-call-the-roll-on-school-refo/12989761?newsId=174249
Some of the state's newest charter schools are being run by operators with poor academic records, critics say, and some question whether they should be allowed to open new schools when they're not performing at the schools they have.