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This edition was generated on Tue Oct 30 08:45:01 EDT 2012

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General News Update
Sports News Update
Business News Update
Miscellaneous Daily Information
Boston Area Weather

General News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

  • Possible levee break in New Jersey floods three towns Reuters - 1 hr 31 mins ago

    The breached levee inundates the towns of Moonachie, Little Ferry and Carlstadt with 4 to 5 feet (1.2 to 1.5 meters) of water in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, officials said. More »Possible levee break in New Jersey floods three towns

    The breached levee inundates the towns of Moonachie, Little Ferry and Carlstadt with 4 to 5 feet (1.2 to 1.5 meters) of water in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, officials said.

  • Kendall Osborne paddles down Catalpa St. in the Edgewater neighborhood of Norfolk, Va before high tide Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, morning. A fast-strengthening Hurricane Sandy churned north Monday, raking ghost-town cities along the Northeast corridor with rain and wind gusts. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Stephen M. Katz)
    Sandy's state-by-state path of destruction AP - 20 mins ago

    The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, putting more than 7.5 million homes and businesses in the dark and causing at least 18 deaths. … More »Sandy's state-by-state path of destruction

    Kendall Osborne paddles down Catalpa St. in the Edgewater neighborhood of Norfolk, Va before high tide Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, morning. A fast-strengthening Hurricane Sandy churned north Monday, raking ghost-town cities along the Northeast corridor with rain and wind gusts. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Stephen M. Katz)

    The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, putting more than 7.5 million homes and businesses in the dark and causing at least 18 deaths. Here's a snapshot of what is happening, state by state.

  • Nuclear plant shuts down unit as storm hits coast AP - 2 hrs 3 mins ago

    Parts of two nuclear power plant were shut down late Monday and early Tuesday, while another plant — the nation's oldest — was put on alert after waters from Superstorm Sandy rose 6 feet above sea level. More »Nuclear plant shuts down unit as storm hits coast

    Parts of two nuclear power plant were shut down late Monday and early Tuesday, while another plant — the nation's oldest — was put on alert after waters from Superstorm Sandy rose 6 feet above sea level.

  • Sandy hits NY subway system hard ABC News Blogs - 4 hrs ago

    Superstorm Sandy flooded parts of the New York City subway system, rail yards and bus depots, creating what officials are calling the biggest disaster of its 108 years in existence. “The New York City subway system…has … More »Sandy hits NY subway system hard

    Superstorm Sandy flooded parts of the New York City subway system, rail yards and bus depots, creating what officials are calling the biggest disaster of its 108 years in existence. “The New York City subway system…has never faced a disaster as devastating as what we...

  • Photos: Sandy slams the East Coast 10 hrs ago
  • Massive losses likely from Hurricane Sandy @ Good Morning America - 50 mins ago

    The multi-billion dollar insurance losses from Hurricane Sandy could be larger than anyone expected before the massive storm blew ashore.

  • Japan airport closed after workers find unexploded WWII bomb AP - 4 hrs ago

    TOKYO - A major airport in northern Japan was closed Tuesday after construction workers found an unexploded bomb believed to be from World War II.

  • Sandy halts campaigning and other things to watch in politics The Ticket - 1 hr 39 mins ago

    The campaign for the White House remained suspended Tuesday due to Hurricane Sandy, which slammed into the East Coast on Monday evening. President Barack Obama remained in Washington, D.C., for a second day to monitor the impact of the storm, which has killed at least 16 people in seven states and cut power to more [.. …

  • Egyptians in hajj divided over Islam in politics AP - 4 hrs ago
    Saudi police officers monitor screens connected to cameras set up to monitor the huge crowds pilgrims at holy places in Mina in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

    Now that she has finished the hajj and is returning home to Egypt, Magda Bagnied says her family will no doubt try to convince her to put on the headscarf to demonstrate her religiosity after a pilgrimage meant to cleanse her of sin and bring her closer to God.

  • Iran bans export of 50 goods as sanctions bite: report Reuters - 4 hrs ago
    To match Special Report IRAN/SMUGGLING

    The Islamic Republic is under intense financial pressure from U.S. and European trade restrictions imposed over its disputed nuclear program.

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  • A man walks past a logo of Swiss bank UBS in Zurich
    UBS to slash 10,000 jobs in fixed income retreat Reuters - 27 mins ago

    ZURICH (Reuters) - UBS unveiled plans on Tuesday to wind down its fixed income business and fire 10,000 bankers, as it adapts to tougher capital rules that make it more … More »UBS to slash 10,000 jobs in fixed income retreat

    A man walks past a logo of Swiss bank UBS in Zurich

    ZURICH (Reuters) - UBS unveiled plans on Tuesday to wind down its fixed income business and fire 10,000 bankers, as it adapts to tougher capital rules that make it more difficult for investment banks to turn a profit since the financial crisis. Zurich-based UBS will focus on its private bank and a smaller investment bank, …

  • A security guard is seen at the New York Stock Exchange in downtown Manhattan as Hurricane Sandy makes its approach in New York
    NYSE to test new plan; trading floor undamaged by storm Reuters - 5 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - NYSE Euronext said it plans to test a new contingency plan to help resume stalled U.S. equity trading, and added that its famed trading floor is not yet damaged … More »NYSE to test new plan; trading floor undamaged by storm

    A security guard is seen at the New York Stock Exchange in downtown Manhattan as Hurricane Sandy makes its approach in New York

    (Reuters) - NYSE Euronext said it plans to test a new contingency plan to help resume stalled U.S. equity trading, and added that its famed trading floor is not yet damaged by Sandy, one of the biggest storms to hit the United States. U.S. stock markets will be closed for a second day on Tuesday, as Wall Street turns its …

  • The Boeing logo is seen on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane in Long Beach
    Russia to spend $3.5 billion on 35 planes from Boeing Reuters - 53 mins ago

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - State-owned industrial and defense vehicle Russian Technologies is to buy 35 737 MAX planes from U.S. aerospace company Boeing Co for $3.5 billion, … More »Russia to spend $3.5 billion on 35 planes from Boeing

    The Boeing logo is seen on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane in Long Beach

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - State-owned industrial and defense vehicle Russian Technologies is to buy 35 737 MAX planes from U.S. aerospace company Boeing Co for $3.5 billion, the companies said in a joint statement on Tuesday. Boeing has predicted that Russia and neighboring states will take delivery of 1,140 new aircraft over …

  • BP's Chief Executive Bob Dudley speaks to the media after year-end results were announced at the energy company's headquarters in London
    Fuel supplies should recover fast post-Sandy: BP Reuters - 1 hr 36 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Fuel supplies to the U.S. North East should recovery fast in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, according to the chief executive of BP Plc , which has … More »Fuel supplies should recover fast post-Sandy: BP

    BP's Chief Executive Bob Dudley speaks to the media after year-end results were announced at the energy company's headquarters in London

    LONDON (Reuters) - Fuel supplies to the U.S. North East should recovery fast in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, according to the chief executive of BP Plc , which has no refineries in the affected region but which operates supply infrastructure there. "It has disrupted logistics, but there is an efficient infrastructure …

  • Sandbags block the entrance of New York Stock Exchange in downtown Manhattan as super storm Sandy made its approach in New York
    Insight: A giant storm and the struggle over closing Wall Street Reuters - 5 hrs ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - At 6:30 p.m. on Sunday night, with Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the U.S. East Coast, New York Stock Exchange operator NYSE Euronext had more immediate … More »Insight: A giant storm and the struggle over closing Wall Street

    Sandbags block the entrance of New York Stock Exchange in downtown Manhattan as super storm Sandy made its approach in New York

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - At 6:30 p.m. on Sunday night, with Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the U.S. East Coast, New York Stock Exchange operator NYSE Euronext had more immediate problems: a revolt from the trading firms that are its lifeblood. NYSE officials, including global head of sales Christine Sandler, told the firms …

  • Visitors look at a wall with job offers at Hannover Messe industrial trade fair in Hanover
    German joblessness rises as euro zone crisis bites Reuters - 1 hr 35 mins ago

    BERLIN (Reuters) - German joblessness rose for a seventh month in a row in October, highlighting the vulnerability of Europe's biggest economy to the euro zone crisis. … More »German joblessness rises as euro zone crisis bites

    Visitors look at a wall with job offers at Hannover Messe industrial trade fair in Hanover

    BERLIN (Reuters) - German joblessness rose for a seventh month in a row in October, highlighting the vulnerability of Europe's biggest economy to the euro zone crisis. Economists expect the trend to reverse, however, as growth revives in the new year. The number of Germans out of a job rose to 2.937 million in October, …

  • A E.U. flag flutters in front of the monument of Parthenon on Acropolis hill in Athens
    Euro zone sentiment eases less than expected in October Reuters - 1 hr 18 mins ago

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone economic sentiment fell less than expected in October, data showed on Tuesday, thanks to small improvements in optimism among consumers … More »Euro zone sentiment eases less than expected in October

    A E.U. flag flutters in front of the monument of Parthenon on Acropolis hill in Athens

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone economic sentiment fell less than expected in October, data showed on Tuesday, thanks to small improvements in optimism among consumers and in the retail sector, which helped limit the downward pull from industry, services and construction. The European Commission's monthly business and consumer …

  • FILE- City trader Kweku Adoboli, arrives at Court in London in this file photo dated Thursday Sept. 22, 2011, where he is accused of fraud and false accounting at Swiss banking giant UBS. Adoboli broke down in tears as he took the stand for the first time Friday Oct. 26, 2012, as he insisted he had acted purely to help save the bank he considered his family. Adoboli has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)
    Swiss bank UBS to cut as many as 10,000 jobs AP - 1 hr 21 mins ago

    Swiss banking giant UBS AG is to cut as many as 10,000 employees, or some 15 percent of its staff, to drastically shrink its ailing investment bank. More »Swiss bank UBS to cut as many as 10,000 jobs

    FILE- City trader Kweku Adoboli, arrives at Court in London in this file photo dated Thursday Sept. 22, 2011, where he is accused of fraud and false accounting at Swiss banking giant UBS. Adoboli broke down in tears as he took the stand for the first time Friday Oct. 26, 2012, as he insisted he had acted purely to help save the bank he considered his family. Adoboli has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)

    Swiss banking giant UBS AG is to cut as many as 10,000 employees, or some 15 percent of its staff, to drastically shrink its ailing investment bank.

  • BP raises dividend as Q3 profit swells 5 percent AP - 56 mins ago

    Oil company BP is rewarding long-suffering shareholders with a substantial dividend increase just days after it sold a stake in a Russian joint venture for billions … More »BP raises dividend as Q3 profit swells 5 percent

    Oil company BP is rewarding long-suffering shareholders with a substantial dividend increase just days after it sold a stake in a Russian joint venture for billions of dollars.

  • Streamlining costs dent Deutsche Bank in Q3 AP - 3 hrs ago

    Deutsche Bank saw profits slip 3 percent in the third quarter from a year ago, as higher costs for streamlining its business and from credit writeoffs offset better … More »Streamlining costs dent Deutsche Bank in Q3

    Deutsche Bank saw profits slip 3 percent in the third quarter from a year ago, as higher costs for streamlining its business and from credit writeoffs offset better revenues from investment banking and trading stocks and bonds.

  • Spain's economy shrinks for 5th quarter in a row AP - 3 hrs ago

    Official figures show Spain's economy shrank for the fifth quarter in a row. More »Spain's economy shrinks for 5th quarter in a row

    Official figures show Spain's economy shrank for the fifth quarter in a row.

  • In this Oct. 9, 2012 photo, the foundation of a house is seen in a deserted land near the Arahama beach, severely damaged by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Sendai, northeastern Japan. Japan's accounting of its budget for reconstruction from the disasters is crammed with spending on unrelated projects, while all along Japan's northeastern coast, dozens of communities remain uncertain of whether, when and how they will rebuild. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
    Japan's rebuilding money spent on unrelated jobs AP - 3 hrs ago

    About a quarter of the $148 billion budget for reconstruction after the March 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster has been spent on unrelated projects, including subsidies … More »Japan's rebuilding money spent on unrelated jobs

    In this Oct. 9, 2012 photo, the foundation of a house is seen in a deserted land near the Arahama beach, severely damaged by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Sendai, northeastern Japan. Japan's accounting of its budget for reconstruction from the disasters is crammed with spending on unrelated projects, while all along Japan's northeastern coast, dozens of communities remain uncertain of whether, when and how they will rebuild. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

    About a quarter of the $148 billion budget for reconstruction after the March 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster has been spent on unrelated projects, including subsidies for a contact lens factory and research whaling, a Japanese government accounting shows.

  • Bayer to acquire Schiff; reports Q3 rise in earns AP - 2 hrs 54 mins ago

    German drug and chemical maker Bayer AG said Tuesday it is buying U.S. vitamin and supplement maker Schiff Nutrition International Inc. for $1.2 billion (€930 million) … More »Bayer to acquire Schiff; reports Q3 rise in earns

    German drug and chemical maker Bayer AG said Tuesday it is buying U.S. vitamin and supplement maker Schiff Nutrition International Inc. for $1.2 billion (€930 million) in a cash deal it hopes will bolster the offerings of its consumer health division.

  • US fine dents Standard Chartered profits AP - 2 hrs 13 mins ago

    U.K.-based bank Standard Chartered said Tuesday that its operating profit for the first nine months has been badly dented by a settlement with a U.S. authority over … More »US fine dents Standard Chartered profits

    U.K.-based bank Standard Chartered said Tuesday that its operating profit for the first nine months has been badly dented by a settlement with a U.S. authority over alleged sanctions violations.

  • German unemployment rate steady at 6.5 percent AP - 2 hrs 8 mins ago

    The number of unemployed people in Germany dropped only slightly in October over the previous month, leaving the overall jobless rate unchanged at 6.5 percent, official … More »German unemployment rate steady at 6.5 percent

    The number of unemployed people in Germany dropped only slightly in October over the previous month, leaving the overall jobless rate unchanged at 6.5 percent, official data showed Tuesday.

  • Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an event to announce new products, including the iPad mini, in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. Apple Inc. is refusing to compete on price with its rivals in the tablet market, it's pricing its new, smaller iPad well above the competition. On Tuesday, the company revealed the iPad Mini, with a screen that's about two-thirds the size of the full-size model, and said it will cost $329 and up. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
    2 top executives leaving Apple AP - 11 hrs ago

    Apple Inc. shook up its executive ranks Monday, saying the head of its store operations is leaving after just six months on the job and the long-serving head of its … More »2 top executives leaving Apple

    Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an event to announce new products, including the iPad mini, in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. Apple Inc. is refusing to compete on price with its rivals in the tablet market, it's pricing its new, smaller iPad well above the competition. On Tuesday, the company revealed the iPad Mini, with a screen that's about two-thirds the size of the full-size model, and said it will cost $329 and up. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

    Apple Inc. shook up its executive ranks Monday, saying the head of its store operations is leaving after just six months on the job and the long-serving head of its iPhone software development operations is exiting next year.

  • Share trade in Scandinavian airline SAS halted AP - 3 hrs ago

    The trade in shares of Scandinavian airline SAS AB has been temporarily halted on the Nordic stock exchanges after multiple media reports have speculated about the company's … More »Share trade in Scandinavian airline SAS halted

    The trade in shares of Scandinavian airline SAS AB has been temporarily halted on the Nordic stock exchanges after multiple media reports have speculated about the company's financial future.

  • Etihad makes deal for 2 more Airbus A330s AP - 13 mins ago

    Fast-growing Etihad Airways says it has agreed to purchase two more Airbus A330-200 planes in a deal worth $418 million. More »Etihad makes deal for 2 more Airbus A330s

    Fast-growing Etihad Airways says it has agreed to purchase two more Airbus A330-200 planes in a deal worth $418 million.

  • Ford earns $1.63 billion in 3Q AP - 25 mins ago

    Ford's third-quarter profit eased 1 percent to $1.63 billion as European losses swamped record North American profits. More »Ford earns $1.63 billion in 3Q

    Ford's third-quarter profit eased 1 percent to $1.63 billion as European losses swamped record North American profits.

  • A man walks past a logo of Swiss bank UBS in Zurich
    UBS to slash 10,000 jobs in fixed income retreat Reuters - 27 mins ago

    ZURICH (Reuters) - UBS unveiled plans on Tuesday to wind down its fixed income business and fire 10,000 bankers, as it adapts to tougher capital rules that make it more … More »UBS to slash 10,000 jobs in fixed income retreat

    A man walks past a logo of Swiss bank UBS in Zurich

    ZURICH (Reuters) - UBS unveiled plans on Tuesday to wind down its fixed income business and fire 10,000 bankers, as it adapts to tougher capital rules that make it more difficult for investment banks to turn a profit since the financial crisis. Zurich-based UBS will focus on its private bank and a smaller investment bank, …

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Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - October 30, 2012
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.
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Nikita Khrushchev (1894 - 1971)  
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I'm just a person trapped inside a woman's body.
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Elayne Boosler  
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Hello seeker! Now don't feel alone here in the New Age, because there's a seeker born every minute.
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Indecision may or may not be my problem.
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Jimmy Buffett  
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