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Disney to make new 'Star Wars' films, buy Lucas co

Disney to make new 'Star Wars' films, buy Lucas co
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th
By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - A decade since George Lucas said "Star Wars" was finished on the big screen, a new trilogy under new ownership is destined for theaters after The Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday that it would buy Lucasfilm Ltd. from him for $4.05 billion

Disney To Make New 'Star Wars' Films After Buying Lucasfilm For $4.05 Billion

Disney To Make New 'Star Wars' Films After Buying Lucasfilm For $4.05 Billion
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A decade after George Lucas said "Star Wars" was finished on the big screen, a new trilogy is destined for theaters as The Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday that it was buying Lucasfilm Ltd. for $4.05 billion. The seventh movie, with a working title of "Episode 7," is set

Nuclear plants weather hit from superstorm Sandy

Nuclear plants weather hit from superstorm Sandy
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th
By RAY HENRYAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Superstorm Sandy forced three nuclear reactors to close by playing havoc with cooling water and electrical lines, but the nuclear industry took the pounding without suffering a major problem. Nuclear plants are supposed to withstand hurricanes,

Disney to make new 'Star Wars' films, buy Lucas co

Disney to make new 'Star Wars' films, buy Lucas co
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th
By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - A decade after George Lucas said "Star Wars" was finished on the big screen, a new trilogy is destined for theaters as The Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday that it was buying Lucasfilm Ltd. for $4.05 billion. The seventh movie, with a

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th
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

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th
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,

Hurricane Sandy blackouts hit millions. Can power companies cope?

Hurricane Sandy blackouts hit millions. Can power companies cope?
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th
By Mark Clayton The number of power outages caused by hurricane Sandy as it barreled toward the New Jersey shore shot up Monday afternoon and then soared in the evening, posing a growing challenge to utility companies that were bracing for the storm's worst effects. By mid-afternoon, with

Hurricane Sandy blackouts hit millions. Can power companies cope?

Hurricane Sandy blackouts hit millions. Can power companies cope?
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th
By Mark Clayton The number of power outages caused by hurricane Sandy as it barreled toward the New Jersey shore shot up Monday afternoon and then soared in the evening, posing a growing challenge to utility companies that were bracing for the storm's worst effects. By mid-afternoon, with

Hurricane Sandy blackouts hit millions. Can power companies cope?

Hurricane Sandy blackouts hit millions. Can power companies cope?
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th
By Mark Clayton The number of power outages caused by hurricane Sandy as it barreled toward the New Jersey shore shot up Monday afternoon and then soared in the evening, posing a growing challenge to utility companies that were bracing for the storm's worst effects. By mid-afternoon, with

Nuclear plants shut down units as storm hits coast

Nuclear plants shut down units as storm hits coast
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th
By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Parts of two nuclear power plants 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. One of the units at Indian Point, a