Factbox: U.S. Northeast service suspensions due to Hurricane Sandy |
- Factbox: U.S. Northeast service suspensions due to Hurricane Sandy
- Hurricane forces Obama to balance governing, campaigning
- Evacuations, shutdowns on East Coast before storm
- Storm sets off frantic rush for supplies across East Coast
- British Airways cancels flights to hurricane-hit U.S. Northeast
- Phillips 66 begins shutdown of Bayway, NJ refinery
- East Coast refineries cut output ahead of Sandy
- Hurricane Sandy blows election off course
- Obama sees no hurricane impact on voting "at this point"
- Top regulators warn on expanding president's powers
| Factbox: U.S. Northeast service suspensions due to Hurricane Sandy Posted: 28 Oct 2012 07:27 PM PDT (Reuters) - As the U.S. Northeast braces for Hurricane Sandy, the following is a list of service suspensions for New York, New Jersey and the District of Columbia area starting on Sunday evening: More than 7,100 flights canceled so far because of the storm, according to flight tracker FlightAware.com Airlines expected to cease flights Sunday night at the five major airports in New York and New Jersey - Port Authority American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Airlines, JetBlue Airways, USAirways Group Inc to stop flights tonight at NY/NJ airports. ... |
| Hurricane forces Obama to balance governing, campaigning Posted: 28 Oct 2012 06:52 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama faced the delicate task on Sunday of balancing his response to a potentially huge natural disaster with his own tough re-election effort as Hurricane Sandy bore down on the U.S. East Coast nine days before Election Day. Trying to demonstrate that he had learned the lessons of White House predecessor George W. Bush's botched handling of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Obama sought to project the image of a president fully engaged in marshaling resources to deal with a looming national emergency. ... |
| Evacuations, shutdowns on East Coast before storm Posted: 28 Oct 2012 05:49 PM PDT
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| Storm sets off frantic rush for supplies across East Coast Posted: 28 Oct 2012 03:46 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Good luck buying lanterns, generators, propane, or - if you are really unprepared - rain boots and batteries in areas in the path of Hurricane Sandy as it bears down on the U.S. East Coast. The approach of the gigantic storm, which is expected to come ashore on Monday night set off a weekend scramble for supplies from Virginia to New England, causing long lines at gas stations, bare shelves at hardware and home-supply shops, and a run on bread, bottled water and canned foods. "It's been crazy. ... |
| British Airways cancels flights to hurricane-hit U.S. Northeast Posted: 28 Oct 2012 03:21 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways cancelled all flights to New York on Sunday and will suspend most services to and from the U.S. East Coast on Monday as the United States braces for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. The freak storm, due to come ashore in the United States late on Monday, is forecast to bring thrashing winds, flash flooding and even heavy snowfall. "Hurricane Sandy is causing disruption, flight delays and cancellations throughout the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S.A.," the airline said in a statement on its website. ... |
| Phillips 66 begins shutdown of Bayway, NJ refinery Posted: 28 Oct 2012 03:16 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Phillips 66 said on Sunday it had begun shutting its 238,000-barrels-per-day Bayway refinery in Linden, New Jersey in preparation for Hurricane Sandy. (Reporting by Janet McGurty; Editing by Dale Hudson) |
| East Coast refineries cut output ahead of Sandy Posted: 28 Oct 2012 03:27 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil refineries along the U.S. East Coast began to cut rates and companies prepared other energy facilities on Sunday ahead of Hurricane Sandy's expected landfall along New Jersey's barrier islands. Sandy, forecast to come ashore late Monday, is expected to create strong winds and dangerous flooding to the East Coast from the Mid-Atlantic states to New England. Gasoline and heating oil prices rose on Friday as the storm threatened the region's six oil refineries, which hold 1.19 million barrels per day - or 7 percent of U.S. capacity. ... |
| Hurricane Sandy blows election off course Posted: 28 Oct 2012 03:18 PM PDT
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| Obama sees no hurricane impact on voting "at this point" Posted: 28 Oct 2012 11:35 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday that he did not expect that Hurricane Sandy would have an impact on voting for the November 6 election but suggested it was something that would have to be examined later. "We don't anticipate that at this point, but we're obviously going to have to take a look," Obama said during a visit to the government's storm response center when asked whether Hurricane Sandy, bearing down on the East Coast, might affect voting. The massive storm's approach has already raised fears of a disruption of early voting in some states. ... |
| Top regulators warn on expanding president's powers Posted: 28 Oct 2012 10:35 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top financial regulators have told two senators a bill they are sponsoring would give the president undue influence on supervisory authorities and hurt the agencies' ability to do their job. Six regulators, including Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Securities and Exchange Commission Chairwoman Mary Schapiro, weighed in against the "Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2012. ... |
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