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Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th

East Coast grinds to a halt as superstorm nears NEW YORK (AP) - A late-season hurricane is bearing down on the East Coast. It threatens to inundate New York with an 11-foot wall of water and has sent coastal residents fleeing for higher ground and shuttered major financial

10 Things to Know for Monday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about on Monday: 1. THE BIGGEST THREAT FROM THE SUPERSTORM The water unleashed by a tidal surge amped up by a full moon would threaten the most lives and cause heavy property damage. 2

TRAVEL ALERT: Hurricane Sandy Grounds Thousands Of Flights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th

>>>CLICK HERE TO CHECK ON YOUR FLIGHT STATUS (CNN) -- Airlines around the world have cancelled flights to and from the northeast United States because of the growing threat from deadly Hurricane Sandy. Middle Eastern, European, Asian and U.S. airlines have grounded flights in and out

Poll: Scant demand for Microsoft's Windows 8

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Microsoft bills Windows 8 as a "re-imagining" of the personal computer market's dominant operating system, but the company still has a lot of work to do before the makeover captures the imagination of most consumers, based on the

5 reasons why Sandy is expected to be a superstorm

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th

By The Associated Press 1. A NORTHBOUND HURRICANE Hurricane Sandy is moving slowly northeast and but is expected to turn to the north and west later Sunday and Monday, forecasters say. At some point, it's expected to become what's known as an extratropical storm. Unlike a hurricane,

HI tsunami smaller than feared; ports reopened

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th

By OSKAR GARCIAAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) - Officials in Hawaii reopened the state's ports on Sunday and canceled a tsunami advisory as fears receded that there would be damaging waves from a powerful earthquake off the coast of Canada. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center lifted its tsunami

Magnitude 7.7 quake strikes off Canadian coast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th

By JEREMY HAINSWORTHAssociated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada, but there were no reports of major damage. Residents in parts of British Columbia were evacuated, but the province appeared to escape the biggest quake in

'Frankenstorm': Worse than sum of its parts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th

By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The storm that is threatening 60 million Americans in the eastern third of the nation in just a couple of days with high winds, drenching rains, extreme tides, flooding and probably snow is much more than just an ordinary weather system. It

Tsunami warning for Hawaii after Canadian quake

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th

HONOLULU (AP) - A tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked an island off the west coast of Canada Saturday. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center originally said there was no threat to the islands, but a warning was issued later Saturday and remains in effect

US superstorm threat launches mass evacuations

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th

By ALLEN G. BREED and WAYNE PARRYAssociated Press SHIP BOTTOM, N.J. (AP) - Forget distinctions like tropical storm or hurricane. Don't get fixated on a particular track. Wherever it hits, the rare behemoth storm inexorably gathering in the eastern U.S. will afflict a third of the country