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US stock market reopens after a two-day shutdown

US stock market reopens after a two-day shutdown
By BERNARD CONDON and STEVE ROTHWELLAP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street is back in business. Traffic is snarled, streets flooded, subways idle and power out in many parts of Manhattan and beyond, but the New York Stock Exchange opened trading without a hitch Wednesday after a

New York struggles back 2 days after killer storm

New York struggles back 2 days after killer storm
By JENNIFER PELTZ and LEANNE ITALIEAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Flights resumed, but slowly. The New York Stock Exchange got back to business, but on generator power. And with the subways still down, great numbers of people walked across the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan in a reverse of

US stocks mixed after historic 2-day close

US stocks mixed after historic 2-day close
By BERNARD CONDONAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks closed mixed on Wednesday in their first session since Hurricane Sandy forced a historic two-day shutdown of trading. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 10.75 points to 13,096.46. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose, but

Sandy shuts down Northeast air travel

Sandy shuts down Northeast air travel
By JOSHUA FREED and SAMANTHA BOMKAMPAP Airlines Writers Superstorm Sandy grounded more than 18,000 flights across the Northeast and the globe, and it will take days before travel gets back to normal. According to the flight-tracking service FlightAware, more than 7,000 flights were canceled on

Airports and stock exchange reopen; NJ devastated

Airports and stock exchange reopen; NJ devastated
By ADAM GELLERAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Two major airports reopened and the New York Stock Exchange got back to business Wednesday, while across the river in New Jersey, National Guardsmen rushed to feed and rescue flood victims two days after Superstorm Sandy struck. For the first

Airports and stock exchange reopen; NJ devastated

Airports and stock exchange reopen; NJ devastated
By ADAM GELLERAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Two major airports reopened and the New York Stock Exchange got back to business Wednesday, while across the river in New Jersey, National Guardsmen rushed to feed and rescue flood victims two days after Superstorm Sandy struck. For the first

Political ads gear up for final push of campaign

Political ads gear up for final push of campaign
By BETH FOUHYAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The campaign ad crush has intensified and expanded in the final week of the presidential contest, with President Barack Obama, Republican challenger Mitt Romney and allied independent groups making their final, full-throated advertising pitches to

Sandy shuts down Northeast air travel

Sandy shuts down Northeast air travel
By JOSHUA FREED and SAMANTHA BOMKAMPAP Airlines Writers Superstorm Sandy grounded more than 18,000 flights across the Northeast and the globe, and it will take days before travel gets back to normal. According to the flight-tracking service FlightAware, more than 7,000 flights were canceled on

Sandy shuts down Northeast air travel

Sandy shuts down Northeast air travel
By JOSHUA FREED and SAMANTHA BOMKAMPAP Airlines Writers Superstorm Sandy grounded more than 18,000 flights across the Northeast and the globe, and it will take days before travel gets back to normal. According to the flight-tracking service FlightAware, more than 7,000 flights were canceled on

Md. experiences full variety of Sandy's wrath

Md. experiences full variety of Sandy's wrath
By BRIAN WITTE and JESSICA GRESKOAssociated Press CRISFIELD, Md. (AP) - On Maryland's jagged coastline, hurricane-riled waves destroyed an iconic pier and floodwaters forced caskets from graves in a town famed for crabbing. In the mountainous western edges, 2 feet of snow snapped power