Massive Hurricane Sandy takes aim at East Coast

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• Massive Hurricane Sandy takes aim at East Coast
• White House: not crafting new tax cut plan
• Woman set on fire during C-section loses suit against doctor: report
• Rubio leaves Romney motorcade after daughter in car accident
• Presidential race still virtually even: Reuters/Ipsos poll
• In wake of Sandusky scandal, Penn State holds child sex abuse conference
• New Orleans sees revival of historic streetcars
• Taxpayer data exposed in cyber attack on South Carolina agency
• Tropical cyclone Sandy regains hurricane strength
• Rubio leaves Romney motorcade after daughter in car accident
• Hurricane Sandy looms over 10-day sprint to U.S. election
• Economic hardship argument is tough sell for Ryan in Ohio
• Massive Hurricane Sandy takes aim at East Coast
• Woman set on fire during C-section loses suit against doctor: report
• White House: not crafting new tax cut plan
• New Orleans sees revival of historic streetcars
• Cubans start cleanup of Hurricane Sandy destruction
• U.S. Navy sends ships to sea ahead of "Frankenstorm"
• Taxpayer data exposed in cyber attack on South Carolina agency

Massive Hurricane Sandy takes aim at East Coast Posted: 27 Oct 2012 02:29 PM PDT HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy closed in on the United States on Saturday as it threatened to smack the eastern third of the country with torrential rains, high winds, major flooding and power outages a week before the U.S. presidential election. On its current projected track, Sandy could make U.S. landfall on Monday night or Tuesday anywhere between Maryland and southern New England, forecasters said. Rain accumulations of up to 12 inches and heavy snowfall inland are considered likely in some areas. ...

White House: not crafting new tax cut plan Posted: 27 Oct 2012 12:09 PM PDT ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will continue to push for middle-class tax cuts as part of his economic agenda, but the White House is not considering a specific new tax cut plan at this time, a spokesman for Obama said on Saturday. "Moving forward, the president does believe that cutting taxes for middle class families is an important part of his economic agenda. It is something he'll continue to push for," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters. ...

Woman set on fire during C-section loses suit against doctor: report Posted: 27 Oct 2012 01:57 PM PDT (Reuters) - A New York jury has ruled that an obstetrician is not liable for his former patient's abdomen catching fire during a Caesarean section in an incident that left her with a third-degree burn, a newspaper reported on Saturday. The Post-Standard of Syracuse said a jury in Onondaga County state Supreme Court decided the case on Thursday in favor of Dr. Stephen Brown regarding the 2010 surgery at Crouse Hospital. The fire was the result of a surgical tool igniting an alcohol-based antiseptic applied to the patient's skin, the newspaper said. ...

Rubio leaves Romney motorcade after daughter in car accident Posted: 27 Oct 2012 06:11 PM PDT LAND O'LAKES, Florida (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, who was campaigning in his home state of Florida with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, left the campaign on Saturday to be with his 12-year-old daughter after she was injured in a car accident in Miami. Rubio, a rising star in the Republican Party, had just finished taking part in a campaign rally with Romney in Kissimmee when he was told about the accident involving his daughter, Amanda. "Senator Rubio's daughter was involved in a motor vehicle accident earlier today in Miami," said Rubio spokesman Alex Conant. ...

Presidential race still virtually even: Reuters/Ipsos poll Posted: 27 Oct 2012 03:39 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama holds a narrow lead of 2 percentage points over Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Reuters/Ipsos poll results released on Saturday, leaving the race effectively tied as fewer voters say they are likely to change their minds. Obama led Romney by 47 percent to 45 percent among likely voters, a slim margin within the daily national online tracking survey's credibility interval. ...

In wake of Sandusky scandal, Penn State holds child sex abuse conference Posted: 27 Oct 2012 05:02 AM PDT STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Pennsylvania State University, which was shaken by a molestation scandal that put former coach Jerry Sandusky in prison and tarnished its famed football program, holds a three-day conference starting this weekend aimed at preventing child abuse. The conference features child sex abuse survivors Sugar Ray Leonard, a former world boxing champion, and Elizabeth Smart, who was abducted in 2002 and held captive for nine months. ...

New Orleans sees revival of historic streetcars Posted: 27 Oct 2012 09:58 AM PDT NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans, once crisscrossed by sprawling streetcar lines, is embracing anew the rumbling reminder of the city's storied and elegant past by restoring old lines and seeking to build new ones. In January, a mile-long streetcar line connecting the tourist area of the French Quarter to the city's Amtrak terminal is scheduled to open, becoming the fourth streetcar corridor in the city. Two more are proposed, the first of those anticipated to break ground in early 2014. ...

Taxpayer data exposed in cyber attack on South Carolina agency Posted: 27 Oct 2012 06:10 AM PDT CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - As many as 3.6 million Social Security numbers and 387,000 credit and debit card numbers used by state taxpayers could have been exposed to a hacker in recent cyber attacks on the state Department of Revenue's computers, officials said on Friday. The vast majority of the credit card numbers used by South Carolina taxpayers were encrypted, but about 16,000 were not, meaning the data was fully exposed, state police said. None of the Social Security numbers were encrypted, said State Law Enforcement Division spokesman Thom Berry. ...

Tropical cyclone Sandy regains hurricane strength Posted: 27 Oct 2012 05:39 AM PDT MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical cyclone Sandy regained hurricane strength on Saturday after flagging wind speeds earlier in the day triggered its downgrade to a tropical storm, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. At 8 a.m. EDT, the Miami-based Hurricane Center said Sandy's top sustained winds were 75 miles per hour (120 km per hour), making it a weak Category 1 hurricane. ...

Rubio leaves Romney motorcade after daughter in car accident Posted: 27 Oct 2012 06:11 PM PDT LAND O'LAKES, Florida (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, who was campaigning in his home state of Florida with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, left the campaign on Saturday to be with his 12-year-old daughter after she was injured in a car accident in Miami. Rubio, a rising star in the Republican Party, had just finished taking part in a campaign rally with Romney in Kissimmee when he was told about the accident involving his daughter, Amanda. "Senator Rubio's daughter was involved in a motor vehicle accident earlier today in Miami," said Rubio spokesman Alex Conant. ...

Hurricane Sandy looms over 10-day sprint to U.S. election Posted: 27 Oct 2012 05:30 PM PDT NASHUA, N.H./KISSIMMEE, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney campaigned feverishly in closely contested battleground states on Saturday but changed travel plans to avoid Hurricane Sandy, the massive storm approaching the U.S. East Coast. With just 10 days before Election Day and polls showing the national race a dead heat, Romney held three rallies in Florida, whose 29 electoral votes are the biggest prize among states considered too close to call. ...

Economic hardship argument is tough sell for Ryan in Ohio Posted: 27 Oct 2012 04:15 PM PDT NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan told an Ohio rally on Saturday about a friend's financial hardship, but his party's narrative that President Barack Obama has failed on the U.S. economy may be a difficult sell in the crucial battleground state. "I've got a buddy who was making 25 (dollars) an hour who went to make 9 dollars an hour as a cashier at a gas station temporarily with no benefits. That's the story of the American economy right now," Ryan told a crowd of 1,000 people at an excavator factory. ...

Massive Hurricane Sandy takes aim at East Coast Posted: 27 Oct 2012 02:29 PM PDT HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy closed in on the United States on Saturday as it threatened to smack the eastern third of the country with torrential rains, high winds, major flooding and power outages a week before the U.S. presidential election. On its current projected track, Sandy could make U.S. landfall on Monday night or Tuesday anywhere between Maryland and southern New England, forecasters said. Rain accumulations of up to 12 inches and heavy snowfall inland are considered likely in some areas. ...

Woman set on fire during C-section loses suit against doctor: report Posted: 27 Oct 2012 01:57 PM PDT (Reuters) - A New York jury has ruled that an obstetrician is not liable for his former patient's abdomen catching fire during a Caesarean section in an incident that left her with a third-degree burn, a newspaper reported on Saturday. The Post-Standard of Syracuse said a jury in Onondaga County state Supreme Court decided the case on Thursday in favor of Dr. Stephen Brown regarding the 2010 surgery at Crouse Hospital. The fire was the result of a surgical tool igniting an alcohol-based antiseptic applied to the patient's skin, the newspaper said. ...

White House: not crafting new tax cut plan Posted: 27 Oct 2012 12:09 PM PDT ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will continue to push for middle-class tax cuts as part of his economic agenda, but the White House is not considering a specific new tax cut plan at this time, a spokesman for Obama said on Saturday. "Moving forward, the president does believe that cutting taxes for middle class families is an important part of his economic agenda. It is something he'll continue to push for," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters. ...

New Orleans sees revival of historic streetcars Posted: 27 Oct 2012 09:58 AM PDT NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans, once crisscrossed by sprawling streetcar lines, is embracing anew the rumbling reminder of the city's storied and elegant past by restoring old lines and seeking to build new ones. In January, a mile-long streetcar line connecting the tourist area of the French Quarter to the city's Amtrak terminal is scheduled to open, becoming the fourth streetcar corridor in the city. Two more are proposed, the first of those anticipated to break ground in early 2014. ...

Cubans start cleanup of Hurricane Sandy destruction Posted: 27 Oct 2012 06:33 AM PDT SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (Reuters) - A day after Hurricane Sandy shattered Santiago de Cuba, retiree Rosa Maria remembered the sound of the storm as it battered her home in the city center. "The noise of the winds was like the roar of lions," she said on Friday. "It was terrifying." After the storm passed, Maria, 71, realized she was luckier than many. The 498-year-old city that has played a major role in Cuban history was littered with fallen trees, broken buildings and downed power poles, but her colonial-era home suffered only minor damage. ...

U.S. Navy sends ships to sea ahead of "Frankenstorm" Posted: 27 Oct 2012 06:33 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy on Friday ordered all ships in the Norfolk, Virginia, area - including the nuclear-powered USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier - out to sea beyond the reach of approaching Hurricane Sandy. It was just one of the storm precautions being announced by the Pentagon, which said around 61,000 members of the National Guard were ready to respond, if needed. Sandy, dubbed a "Frankenstorm" by one government forecaster, has begun merging with a polar air mass over the eastern United States, potentially spawning a hybrid super-storm that could wreak havoc along the U. ...

Taxpayer data exposed in cyber attack on South Carolina agency Posted: 27 Oct 2012 06:10 AM PDT CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - As many as 3.6 million Social Security numbers and 387,000 credit and debit card numbers used by state taxpayers could have been exposed to a hacker in recent cyber attacks on the state Department of Revenue's computers, officials said on Friday. The vast majority of the credit card numbers used by South Carolina taxpayers were encrypted, but about 16,000 were not, meaning the data was fully exposed, state police said. None of the Social Security numbers were encrypted, said State Law Enforcement Division spokesman Thom Berry. ...

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