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China helps BMW offset European weakness in Q3

China helps BMW offset European weakness in Q3
By DAVID McHUGHAP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Strong sales of its luxury cars in China helped Germany's BMW AG overcome weak markets in crisis-ridden Europe. Net profit rose 16 percent in the third quarter to €1.29 billion ($1.65 billion) on a 13.7 percent jump in sales to a

Oil prices up slightly ahead of US election

Oil prices up slightly ahead of US election
By PABLO GORONDIAssociated Press The price of oil rose slightly Tuesday, to above $86 a barrel, as investors awaited the results of the U.S. presidential election. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for December delivery was up 47 cents to $86.12 a barrel in electronic

States scramble to help displaced residents vote

States scramble to help displaced residents vote
By BETH FOUHY and BRUCE SHIPKOWSKIAssociated Press TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) - One storm-battered New Jersey county was delivering ballots to emergency shelters Monday while New York City was lining up shuttle buses to ferry people in hard-hit coastal areas to the polls. With the presidential

Ex-prof attempts appeal in Ala campus slayings

Ex-prof attempts appeal in Ala campus slayings
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A former Alabama university professor who pleaded guilty in a deadly campus shooting is trying to appeal even though she waived that right earlier. Court documents filed Monday show Amy Bishop has submitted notice that she intends to challenge the guilty verdict and her life

No rest in final campaign hours for Obama, Romney

No rest in final campaign hours for Obama, Romney
By JULIE PACE and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The White House the prize, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney raced through a final full day of campaigning on Monday through Ohio and other battleground states holding the keys to victory in a tight race. Both promised

No rest in final campaign hours for Obama, Romney

No rest in final campaign hours for Obama, Romney
By JULIE PACE and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The White House the prize, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney raced through a final full day of campaigning on Monday through Ohio and other battleground states holding the keys to victory in a tight race. Both promised

States scramble to help displaced residents vote

States scramble to help displaced residents vote
By BETH FOUHY and BRUCE SHIPKOWSKIAssociated Press TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) - One storm-battered New Jersey county was delivering ballots to emergency shelters Monday while New York City was lining up shuttle buses to ferry people in hard-hit coastal areas to the polls. With the presidential

Where will housing be found for Sandy's victims?

Where will housing be found for Sandy's victims?
By JENNIFER PELTZ and MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Government leaders are turning their attention to the next crisis unfolding in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy: finding housing for potentially tens of thousands of people left homeless. The Federal Emergency Management Agency

Obama's campaign ends where it all began

Obama's campaign ends where it all began
By JIM KUHNHENN and JULIE PACEAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - For President Barack Obama, it ended where it all began. Obama closed his 2012 campaign with a nighttime rally Monday in Iowa, where his 2008 caucus victory jumpstarted his road to the White House. In an event steeped in

AP sports writer's harrowing tale of Sandy

AP sports writer's harrowing tale of Sandy
By DENNIS WASZAK JR.AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) - I was the first to cry. Not my wife. Not our three kids. I was standing in our pitch-black basement as water streamed through the broken windows like a waterfall. A bathtub drain gurgled, the slimy sewage quickly pooling in an ominous mess.