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Obama cancels campaign event scheduled Tuesday in Green Bay, Wis., to focus on Hurricane Sandy

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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) - Obama cancels campaign event scheduled Tuesday in Green Bay, Wis., to focus on Hurricane Sandy. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Sandy damages pier in downtown Ocean City, Md.

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By JESSICA GRESKOAssociated Press OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) - Hurricane Sandy has done significant damage to a large ocean pier in the Maryland beach resort of Ocean City. Police spokesman Mike Levy confirms the damage, which occurred overnight as the storm began to pound the resort town with waves

Storm will keep financial markets closed Tuesday

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NEW YORK (AP) - Stock trading will be closed in the U.S. for a second day Tuesday as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast. Bond trading will also be closed. The last time the New York Stock Exchange was closed for weather was in 1985 because of Hurricane Gloria, and it will be the first

Glance: A look at unusual NYSE closings

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By The Associated Press The New York Stock Exchange planned a rare shutdown Monday because of Hurricane Sandy. The last time the NYSE closed down for a weather-related event was on Sept. 27, 1985, for Hurricane Gloria. Here's a look at other unusual NYSE closings throughout history. Aug. 8

A state-by-state look at the East Coast superstorm

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By The Associated Press The massive storm formerly known as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and was expected to join up with two other weather systems to create a huge and problematic storm affecting 50 million people. Here's a snapshot of what is happening or expected, state by

Storm leads companies to postpone earnings reports

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NEW YORK (AP) - A number of major U.S. companies postponed quarterly earnings reports scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, as Hurricane Sandy barreled into the East Coast and caused the first unplanned shutdown of financial markets since 2001. Pfizer Inc., Thomson Reuters Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc

All US exchanges shut down before Hurricane Sandy

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NEW YORK (AP) - All major U.S. stock exchanges will remain closed with Hurricane Sandy due to make landfall on the East Coast. There had been plans to allow electronic trading to go forward Monday on the New York Stock Exchange, but with all mass transit shut down, getting people in and out of New

Forecasters: Sandy races toward NJ, Delaware coast

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By ALLEN G. BREED and KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Forecasters say the eye of Hurricane Sandy is racing toward an expected landfall early Monday evening in southern New Jersey or Delaware. The National Hurricane Center said the storm's top sustained winds are

14 rescued, 2 missing from tall ship off NC

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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) - The Coast Guard rescued 14 members of a crew forced to abandon the tall ship HMS Bounty caught in Hurricane Sandy off the North Carolina Outer Banks and continued the search Monday for two other crew members. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill said the crew

At a Glance: How to handle a flight cancellation

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NEW YORK (AP) - Hurricane Sandy is expected to make landfall Monday night or early Tuesday, likely in New Jersey. It will tie up with other weather systems and form a so-called superstorm. Airlines have preemptively canceled thousands of flights in New York, Philadelphia, Washington and elsewhere.