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Hurricane upends final week of Mass. Sen. campaign

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By BOB SALSBERG and STEVE LeBLANCAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - The powerful storm ravaging the East Coast is upending the final week of campaigning in Massachusetts' grueling U.S. Senate race. Republican Sen. Scott Brown and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren both postponed any

Media, advertisers ready for audience surge

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By RYAN NAKASHIMAAssociated Press Sometimes it's not the size of the storm, it's where it hits. As Hurricane Sandy raged through one of the country's most densely populated regions, it created a surge in online traffic Monday as people sought weather-related news and various forms

Regulators: Financial system operating normally

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By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Though U.S. stock trading was suspended Monday because of Hurricane Sandy, the parts of the financial system that stayed open functioned normally, the Treasury Department says. Financial regulators found that systems involving payments,

Crew member rescued after abandoning ship has died

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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) - The Coast Guard says a woman who was rescued in the Atlantic after abandoning ship in rough weather churned up by Hurricane Sandy has died. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert says 42-year-old Claudene Christian was unresponsive when she was pulled from the

Hurricane Sandy wreaks havoc on small businesses

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By JOYCE M. ROSENBERGAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on small businesses along the East Coast Monday, keeping employees and customers away. At Angelo's Civita Farnese, a restaurant in Providence, R.I., the lunchtime crowd didn't materialize and few

Clinton: Romney claim about Jeep a 'load of bull'

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By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden and former President Bill Clinton have criticized Mitt Romney for saying that Chrysler is shifting production of its Jeep brand autos from Ohio to China. Jeep, a major employer in Ohio, has said it is adding jobs

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake

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By ALLEN G. BREED and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - As Superstorm Sandy marched slowly inland, millions along the East Coast awoke Tuesday without power or mass transit, with huge swaths of the nation's largest city unusually vacant and dark. New York was among the hardest hit,

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake

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Hurricane Sandy shuts stock trading for 2 days

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By BERNARD CONDONAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Remember when President Grover Cleveland ran for a second consecutive term, Jack the Ripper spread terror in London and Kaiser Wilhelm II became German emperor? Yes, it's been that long. On Monday, shortly after midday, the New York Stock

TD Ameritrade 4Q profit drops nearly 13 percent

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By JOSH FUNKAP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. on Monday reported a 13 percent drop in its fiscal fourth-quarter profit as low interest rates and slower trading restricted the online brokerage's revenue. The Omaha-based company posted net income of $143