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Bloomberg cancels marathon amid outcry
Readers’ stories: Limited gas and short fuses
Axelrod: Obama’s enthusiasm 'coming from his loins'
Could a $15B storm protection system save NYC from another Sandy?
Rubio on Florida: 'It's going to be close'
Romney hits battleground states in last push
Border agents in fatal shooting had radio contact
NFL trends point to Romney win, but Redskins Rule still to be decided
Penn St. officials arraigned on new charges in Sandusky case
Study: Media coverage overwhelmingly negative for both sides
It’s time to ‘fall back’
Texas man jailed after failing to appear for jury duty
Oprah’s 'Favorite Things' list met with criticism
Zoo elephant can 'speak' Korean out loud
The strategy: Grind it out, get out the vote
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Posted: 02 Nov 2012 03:45 PM PDT

Many New Yorkers recoiled at the prospect of police being assigned to a marathon while people struggle to recover from Sandy.

Readers’ stories: Limited gas and short fuses

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 01:56 PM PDT

Cars line up for a gas delivery on Friday at a Gulf station in Jamaica, Queens. (Mike Wong/Yahoo! Contributor Network) The storm has passed, but its aftermath—including downed trees, flooding, darkened apartment buildings and impassable roads—still stirs frustration in New York City, New Jersey and other hard-hit locations along the eastern seaboard. Yahoo News asked [...]

Axelrod: Obama’s enthusiasm 'coming from his loins'

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 02:05 PM PDT

LIMA, Ohio--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 [...]

Could a $15B storm protection system save NYC from another Sandy?

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 11:57 AM PDT

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. It turns out the Dutch have already done some of out-of-the-box thinking that we could use to craft our own modern-day stormproofing plan. New York City, like much [...]

Rubio on Florida: 'It's going to be close'

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 10:49 AM PDT

Spinners and Winners Senator Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has been Mitt Romney's most high-profile supporter in his critically important battleground state of Florida. Rubio was with Romney as he campaigned in the Sunshine State Thursday, and ABC's Jonathan Karl asked the junior senator whether it is possible for Romney to win the election without winning Florida. [...]

Romney hits battleground states in last push

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 09:14 AM PDT

WEST ALLIS, Wis.—With just four days to go before Election Day, Mitt Romney again sought to convince voters that he's the real agent of change in the race. "Look beyond the speeches and the attacks and the ads. Look to the record, the accomplishments and failures and the judgment. Words are cheap. A record is [...]

Border agents in fatal shooting had radio contact

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 04:49 PM PDT

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.

NFL trends point to Romney win, but Redskins Rule still to be decided

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 09:45 AM PDT

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 [...]

Penn St. officials arraigned on new charges in Sandusky case

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 12:58 PM PDT

Two administrators were arraigned Friday on new accusations they hushed up child sexual abuse allegations against former coach Jerry Sandusky.

Study: Media coverage overwhelmingly negative for both sides

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 12:46 PM PDT

Compared to social media like Facebook and Twitter, though, much of the news was outright friendly.

It’s time to ‘fall back’

Posted: 02 Nov 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 [...]

Texas man jailed after failing to appear for jury duty

Posted: 02 Nov 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 [...]

Oprah’s 'Favorite Things' list met with criticism

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 12:11 PM PDT

Oprah Winfrey fans will be happy to know that, after a two-year hiatus, the popular Favorite Things list — which caused her audience members to scream, cry, and/or faint upon its reveal — is making a comeback. You can view the full rundown in the December issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, available on November 6. On [...]

Zoo elephant can 'speak' Korean out loud

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 08:54 AM PDT

Koshik is capable of saying "hello," "good," "no," "sit down" and "lie down" — all by using its trunk to do the work of lips in a process scientists don't fully understand.