31-Oct-2012 16:37

Sandy shows the US is unprepared for climate disasters - Washington Post (blog) :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/10/31/why-the-united-states-is-so-unprepared-for-climate-disasters/

Evacuation as cyclone strikes India's southeast - Ahram Online :: http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/9/56866/World/International/Evacuation-as-cyclone-strikes-Indias-southeast.aspx

George Lucas Discusses Decision to Sell Star Wars to Disney - PC Magazine :: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2411582,00.asp

Facebook shares fall as lock-up expires - Fin24 :: http://www.fin24.com/Companies/ICT/Facebook-shares-fall-as-lock-up-expires-20121031

Police: Gene Hackman slaps homeless man in New Mexico - Chicago Sun-Times :: http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/people/16062950-421/story.html

Disney 'Star Wars' Deal Spotlights Content Bet - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-30/disney-agrees-to-buy-lucasfilm-for-4-dot-05-billion-in-cash-stock

Sandy: President Obama Visits Emergency HQ - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1005172/sandy-president-obama-visits-emergency-hq

Airports and stock exchange reopen; NJ devastated - Huffington Post :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20121031/us-superstorm-sandy/

Apple shares drop below $600 in first trading ... - CNET :: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57542903-37/apple-shares-drop-below-$600-in-first-trading-day-after-exec-ousters/

Fire breaks out in storm-damaged NJ shore town - CBS News :: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505263_162-57542802/fire-breaks-out-in-storm-damaged-n.j-shore-town/

Reviewers Loving the iPad Mini - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2012/10/31/reviewers-loving-the-ipad-mini/

Kobe Bryant lays Lakers' loss on poor execution, unfamiliarity - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-lakers-kobe-bryant-20121101,0,916307.story

Heseltine report urges bolder growth steps - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/10/31/uk-govt-report-idUKLNE89U00120121031

Barclays faces fresh US investigations - euronews :: http://www.euronews.com/2012/10/31/barclays-faces-fresh-us-investigations/

UK SC upholds detention of Pak terror suspect by US - Zee News :: http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/uk-sc-upholds-detention-of-pak-terror-suspect-by-us_808605.html

Labour to back Tory rebellion over EU budget - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article3585396.ece

Obama Visits Superstorm Rescue Workers - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1005172

Dow, S&P rise after reopening, volume low :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/ACBPXwxBcVE/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE89T0LN20121031

Town to burn effigy of Lance - SPORT24 :: http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/Cycling/Town-to-burn-effigy-of-Lance-Armstrong-20121031

East Coast Hit by Superstorm Sandy - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/US/slideshow/superstorm-sandy-pummels-east-coast-17561482