31-Oct-2012 14:35

Outage Leaves Lower Manhattan in Dark :: Manhattan's extensive underground power system had its vulnerabilities exposed by the superstorm. About a quarter of a million Manhattan customers below midtown lost electricity after a substation was inundated with salt water.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203880704578088483667646840.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Ad watch: Mitt Romney targets welfare again - Washington Post (blog) :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/wp/2012/10/31/ad-watch-romney-targets-welfare-again/

Gene Hackman allegedly slaps homeless man - Toronto Sun :: http://www.torontosun.com/2012/10/31/hackman-quizzed-by-cops-over-assault

Star Wars: one of the most lucrative sagas - NEWS.com.au :: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/star-wars-one-of-the-most-lucrative-sagas/story-e6frfkui-1226507913124

Star Wars: one of the most lucrative sagas - Herald Sun :: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/star-wars-one-of-the-most-lucrative-sagas/story-e6frf7k6-1226507913124

Obama to resume campaigning on Thursday - MiamiHerald.com (registration) :: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/10/30/3074500/obama-visits-red-cross-warns-storm.html

Barclays in two new US inquiries - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/barclays-in-two-new-us-inquiries-16232119.html

From four-goal hell to seventh heaven: Arsenal and Walcott forget problems ... - Goal.com :: http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2920/league-cup/2012/10/31/3490824/from-four-goal-hell-to-seventh-heaven-arsenal-and-walcott-forget-

Kate Moss Talks Heroin, Crying Over Johnny Depp & Lunches With Carla Bruni ... - Huffington Post :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/31/kate-moss-heroin-johnny-depp-drugs-vanity-fair_n_2048793.html

Microsoft Uses Office To Push Windows Phone 8 - InformationWeek :: http://www.informationweek.com/byte/personal-tech/mobile-applications/microsoft-uses-office-to-push-windows-ph/240012591

Hurricane Sandy Disrupts Millions of Lives :: Millions of people were without power across the region amid once-in-a-generation flooding.
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/10/29/us/20121030_HP_STORM.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Fish, But Not Fish Oil Supplements, May Shield Against Stroke - U.S. News & World Report :: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/10/31/fish-but-not-fish-oil-supplements-may-shield-against-stroke

Sandy Cuts Wide Swath of Damage :: Megastorm Sandy's march of destruction claimed at least 43 lives and left more than eight million people without electricity by late Tuesday, in one of the largest storms ever to strike the East Coast.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203880704578088391780439144.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Savile sex scandal spurs British soul searching - San Francisco Chronicle :: http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Savile-sex-scandal-spurs-British-soul-searching-3996208.php

Stop Trying to Regulate Halloween Treats - U.S. News & World Report :: http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2012/10/31/stop-trying-to-regulate-halloween-treats

Apple takes smaller bite - Brisbane Times :: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/apple-takes-smaller-bite-20121031-28ic8.html

UK PM says "quite prepared" to veto EU budget - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/31/us-britain-europe-cameron-idUSBRE89U0O820121031

Hurricane Sandy’s Lethal Power, in Many Ways :: In its howling sweep, the storm claimed at least 39 lives, expressing a full assortment of lethal methods.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/nyregion/hurricane-sandys-lethal-power-in-many-ways.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Debris, water stand in way of NJ recovery - The Seattle Times :: http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2019563462_apussuperstormnj.html

Why you'll want the new Android 4.2 build of Jelly Bean - Firstpost :: http://www.firstpost.com/tech/why-youll-want-the-new-android-4-2-build-of-jelly-bean-509761.html