2012年10月31日星期三

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With Christie, Obama vows, ‘We will not quit until this is done’

Posted: 31 Oct 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.


Time-lapse video captures Sandy’s wrath on New York City

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 01:48 PM PDT

TimelapseA video on YouTube condenses superstorm Sandy's strike on New York City into about two minutes.


Another superstorm casualty: Trick-or-treating

Posted: 31 Oct 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.


Photos: Before and after Sandy

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 12:34 PM PDT

A roller coaster sits in the surf after Hurricane Sandy destroyed the boardwalk and pier in Seaside ParkImages of the aftermath of superstorm Sandy clearly show the devastation it wrought, including at least 64 deaths and billions of dollars in damage.


Obama touring hard-hit New Jersey

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:39 PM PDT

The view of storm damage over the Atlantic Coast in Seaside Heights, N.J., Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, from a helicopter traveling behind the helicopter carrying President Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, as they viewed storm damage from superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, Pool)The president is surveying with GOP Gov. Chris Christie, while Romney muted criticism of his foe in battleground Florida.


Romney camp stands by Christie for working with Obama during storm

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:03 PM PDT

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney waves to the crowd at a campaign rally in Tampa"Gov. Christie's doing his job," Romney senior adviser Russ Schriefer told reporters when asked how the campaign felt about Christie working with Obama.


About 6 million remain without power in Northeast

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:01 PM PDT

A power company worker in a cherry picker connects wires to a power line while working to restore electricity in East MassapequaPower companies have restored electricity to 2.28 million customers, although the pace of recovery in New York appears to lag behind.


N.Y.'s Bellevue Hospital evacuating hundreds

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 03:58 PM PDT

Paramedics wheel a patient out of Bellevue Hospital during an evacuation in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in New YorkNew York City's Bellevue Hospital Center, which has been operating on backup generators is being evacuated, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.


Justices: Do drug-sniffing dogs pass smell test?

Posted: 31 Oct 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.


Disney unlikely to change 'Star Wars' brand

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 03:06 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.


Huge drug recall latest fallout in deadly meningitis outbreak

Posted: 31 Oct 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. ...

Reporters getting too close to superstorm Sandy

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:19 PM PDT

Journalists by definition are a curious bunch. Weather reporters may take that to the extreme, especially when extreme weather is at hand. This video covers a  montage of intrepid reporters taking some ill-advised moves into superstorm Sandy—all in the service of giving television viewers a sense of how bad it is during the worst of [...]

‘It’s the president, stupid’: Elections drive the economy, too

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 12:29 PM PDT

Last year, the Signal noticed an eerie correspondence between the highs and lows of the S&P 500 stock market index and the ups and downs of President Barack Obama's odds of winning re-election in the prediction markets. Almost a year later, the two data sets continue to move in remarkable lockstep. As thorny correlation issues [...]

Photos: Aerial views show extent of damage

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 12:08 PM PDT

Photos: Aerial views show extent of damageBoats 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)

The many heroes of superstorm Sandy

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 09:48 AM PDT

Medical workers assist a patient into an ambulance during an evacuation of New York University Tisch Hospital, after its backup generator failed when the power was knocked out by a superstorm, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Dozens of ambulances lined up outside NYU Tisch Hospital on Monday night as doctors and nurses began the slow process of taking people out. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)From firefighters in N.J., to the FEMA crew that saved NYU's Tisch Hospital, here are some of examples of grace under pressure.


FBI: Minnesotans may be joining Somali terror group

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:54 AM PDT

Somali National Army and members of AMISOM display ammunitions and explosives recovered from Islamist al Shabaab militants in Somalia's capital MogadishuUnder "Operation Rhino," the Feds have been investigating what has been described as a recruiting pipeline from the Twin Cities.


Powerless in Connecticut seek unlikely refuge

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 12:21 PM PDT

A computer keyboard is seen in BucharestA fellowship of wireless is turning the second floor of Connecticut's Danbury Fair shopping mall into a satellite office.


The science of Halloween's scariest creatures

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 09:04 AM PDT

The Science of Halloween's Scariest CreaturesOoooowwwoooo! Werewolves, zombies and good old-fashioned ghosts may pop out of the crypt tonight, but Halloween's creepiest staples didn't just appear out of thin air. Many of them once instilled real fear in medieval towns, when folklore reigned supreme and getting freaked out came easy.


Photos: Thousands gather for Giants' World Series parade

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 03:02 PM PDT

Photos: Thousands gather for Giants' World Series paradeSAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 31: Pablo Sandoval #48 of the San Francisco Giants holds his World Series MVP trophy during the San Francisco Giants World Series victory parade on October 31, 2012 in San Francisco, California. The San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers to win the 2012 World Series. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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