Massive storm Sandy crashes ashore in New Jersey

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• Massive storm Sandy crashes ashore in New Jersey
• ConEd cuts power to part of Lower Manhattan due to Sandy
• Sandy's winds topple top of construction crane in New York
• Crew rescued from HMS Bounty as hurricane rages; captain missing
• Obama, Romney curtail campaign events in face of hurricane
• Hurricane Sandy hits travel, cargo; costs unclear
• New Yorkers initially calm in face of Sandy, then worries set in
• Meningitis outbreak spreads to 19 states with case in Rhode Island
• Florida judge rejects gag motion in Trayvon Martin shooting case
• Sandy likely to shut at least two New Jersey nuclear reactors
• Storm Sandy makes landfall on New Jersey coast: U.S. National Hurricane Center
• Storm Sandy about to make landfall on New Jersey coast: U.S. National Hurricane Center
• Con Edison shuts off power to part of Lower Manhattan due to Sandy
• Crew rescued from HMS Bounty in path of hurricane; captain missing
• ConEd warns lower Manhattan customers of possible power outages
• Federal government offices in Washington closed on Tuesday
• Sandy heads toward Cape May, New Jersey: National Hurricane Center
• South Carolina governor seeks to calm taxpayers after security breach
• Supreme Court weighs challenge to eavesdropping law
• Obama urges resolve, patience in face of hurricane
• Hurricane Sandy to make landfall early Monday evening: NHC
• Meningitis outbreak spreads to 19 states with case in Rhode Island
• Supreme Court won't review "personhood" ballot measure
• Supreme Court to hear inmate's case
• HMS Bounty replica is "reportedly sunk:" U.S. Coast Guard
• Supreme Court won't hear case of Liberty Bell abortion protester
• Supreme court drops its dissent, bows to Sandy
• Ford falls further in reliability survey; Toyota gains
• Sandy likely to shut at least two NJ nuclear reactors
• Massive storm Sandy crashes ashore in New Jersey
• Sandy leaves New York construction crane dangling in storm winds
• Meningitis outbreak spreads to 19 states with case in Rhode Island
• ConEd cuts power to part of Lower Manhattan due to Sandy
• Con Edison shuts off power to part of Lower Manhattan due to Sandy
• Storm Sandy about to make landfall on New Jersey coast: U.S. National Hurricane Center
• New Yorkers initially calm in face of Sandy, then worries set in
• Obama, Romney curtail campaign events in face of hurricane
• Crew rescued from HMS Bounty in path of hurricane; captain missing
• Florida judge rejects gag motion in Trayvon Martin shooting case

Massive storm Sandy crashes ashore in New Jersey Posted: 29 Oct 2012 05:44 PM PDT NEW YORK/REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware (Reuters) - Sandy, one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States, roared ashore with fierce winds and heavy rain on Monday near the gambling resort of Atlantic City, New Jersey, after forcing evacuations, shutting down transportation and interrupting the presidential campaign. High winds and flooding racked hundreds of miles (km) of Atlantic coastline while heavy snows were forecast farther inland at higher elevations as the center of the storm marched westward. ...

ConEd cuts power to part of Lower Manhattan due to Sandy Posted: 29 Oct 2012 06:03 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York power company Consolidated Edison Inc ED.N said on Monday that it had shut off power to part of Lower Manhattan to protect electrical equipment and to allow for quicker restoration after Hurricane Sandy passes. The company said in a release it cut service to two areas. The first is bounded by Frankfort Street to the north; William Street to the west; Wall Street to the south; and the East River. The second area is bounded by Broadway to the west; Wall Street to the north; and the southern tip of Manhattan. ...

Sandy's winds topple top of construction crane in New York Posted: 29 Oct 2012 02:59 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City evacuated neighbors of a partially built, 90-story apartment building after the top of a construction crane collapsed in high winds, prompting fears the entire rig could crash to the ground. With the city bracing for Hurricane Sandy, due to make landfall in southern New Jersey later on Monday, the upper arm of the crane dangled over the street near Central Park from what should eventually become the city's tallest residential building. ...

Crew rescued from HMS Bounty as hurricane rages; captain missing Posted: 29 Oct 2012 05:11 PM PDT (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 14 of the 16 crew members who abandoned the replica tall ship HMS Bounty off North Carolina in rough seas caused by Hurricane Sandy, using helicopters on Monday to pluck them from life rafts. A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter later recovered crew member Claudene Christian, 42, who was described as unresponsive, while continuing to search for the 63-year-old captain of the ship, which sank in 18-foot seas. Christian taken to Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, where a hospital spokesman said she was in "critical condition. ...

Obama, Romney curtail campaign events in face of hurricane Posted: 29 Oct 2012 04:09 PM PDT WASHINGTON/DAVENPORT, Iowa (Reuters) - President Barack Obama suspended campaigning and returned to Washington on Monday to oversee the response to Hurricane Sandy, while his Republican rival Mitt Romney curtailed political events to show respect for the storm's potential victims. As the storm cuts into the final week of campaigning in an especially close race for the White House, both men are trying to avoid coming across as overtly political while millions of people are imperiled by Sandy's fierce winds and driving rain. ...

Hurricane Sandy hits travel, cargo; costs unclear Posted: 29 Oct 2012 02:57 PM PDT (Reuters) - Transportation ground to a halt along the U.S. Northeast coast on Monday, stranding local rail commuters, cruise passengers and air travelers from as far away as Europe and Asia, as Hurricane Sandy prompted closure of air, ship, rail and even highway service. The transport woes also hit cargo operations, adding another dimension to the storm's economic toll. New York said it would close seven major bridges at 7 p.m. EDT (2300 GMT) on Monday, including the George Washington Bridge and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. ...

New Yorkers initially calm in face of Sandy, then worries set in Posted: 29 Oct 2012 04:24 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - As Hurricane Sandy aimed straight for them, promising to hammer the place they live with lashing winds and extensive flooding, New Yorkers seemed to be all about nonchalance on Monday morning - an attitude that didn't last into the afternoon. Throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn, few store owners had even bothered to board up their buildings. There was little taping of windows or buying of sump pumps. ...

Meningitis outbreak spreads to 19 states with case in Rhode Island Posted: 29 Oct 2012 06:04 PM PDT (Reuters) - The deadly meningitis outbreak tied to steroid injections from potentially tainted medications spread to a 19th state on Monday with the first case reported in Rhode Island, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Only four of the 23 states that received some of the medication have not reported cases of fungal meningitis, which has killed 25 people nationwide. The four states that have not reported at least one case of meningitis are California, Nevada, West Virginia and Connecticut, the CDC said. ...

Florida judge rejects gag motion in Trayvon Martin shooting case Posted: 29 Oct 2012 03:24 PM PDT ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida judge on Monday rejected an attempt by prosecutors to silence lawyers for George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain charged with murdering unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin. Assistant State Attorney Bernie de la Rionda had requested a gag order contending that the lawyers' press conferences and Internet posts would taint the potential jury pool. ...

Sandy likely to shut at least two New Jersey nuclear reactors Posted: 29 Oct 2012 01:57 PM PDT (Reuters) - At least two major New Jersey nuclear power plants are likely to shut on Monday as Hurricane Sandy makes landfall as a Category 1 storm and more plants could reduce power as the storm triggers precautionary safety measures. In Connecticut, Dominion Resources Inc already reduced the output of its Millstone 3 reactor from full power to about 75 percent as a precaution due to high water levels caused by Sandy, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said. ...

Storm Sandy makes landfall on New Jersey coast: U.S. National Hurricane Center Posted: 29 Oct 2012 05:13 PM PDT (Reuters) - Massive storm Sandy made landfall on Monday along the coast of southern New Jersey, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Sandy was located about 5 miles southwest of Atlantic City, New Jersey, and had maximum sustained winds of 80 mph. (Reporting by Kevin Gray)

Storm Sandy about to make landfall on New Jersey coast: U.S. National Hurricane Center Posted: 29 Oct 2012 04:43 PM PDT (Reuters) - Massive storm Sandy is on the verge of making landfall along the south New Jersey coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday. Sandy, a huge storm system, is now considered a "post-tropical cyclone," meaning it still has hurricane-force winds but lost the characteristics of a tropical storm. (Reporting by Kevin Gray; editing Christopher Wilson)

Con Edison shuts off power to part of Lower Manhattan due to Sandy Posted: 29 Oct 2012 04:56 PM PDT (Reuters) - New York power company Consolidated Edison Inc said on Monday that it had shut off power to part of Lower Manhattan to protect company equipment and customers and to allow for quicker restoration after Hurricane Sandy passes. (Reporting By Scott DiSavino)

Crew rescued from HMS Bounty in path of hurricane; captain missing Posted: 29 Oct 2012 04:07 PM PDT (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 14 of the 16 crew members who abandoned the replica tall ship HMS Bounty off North Carolina in rough seas caused by Hurricane Sandy, using helicopters on Monday to pluck them from life rafts, the Coast Guard said. The crew of a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter later recovered the body of an "unresponsive" woman, identified as Claudene Christian, 42, while continuing to search for the 63-year-old captain of the ship, which sank in 18-foot seas. ...

ConEd warns lower Manhattan customers of possible power outages Posted: 29 Oct 2012 02:31 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consolidated Edison Inc, the New York City power provider, warned customers in lower Manhattan it may shut down power on Monday evening as Hurricane Sandy barrels toward the East Coast. Blackouts could affect streets as far north as 36th Street, the company said in a release, though would likely be limited to those avenues closest to the East and Hudson rivers. The central avenues are not expected to be affected. ...

Federal government offices in Washington closed on Tuesday Posted: 29 Oct 2012 12:56 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal government offices in Washington, D.C., will be closed to the public on Tuesday, as Hurricane Sandy threatens to cause extensive damage to the area. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management announced that non-emergency employees will be granted administrative leave on Tuesday, and emergency employees are generally expected to report to their work sites. (Reporting By Karey Wutkowski; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)

Sandy heads toward Cape May, New Jersey: National Hurricane Center Posted: 29 Oct 2012 03:03 PM PDT (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy is moving toward Cape May, New Jersey, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday. The center of the storm was 55 miles east-southeast of Cape May, New Jersey, and its center was expected to reach the coast of southern New Jersey within the next three to five hours, the center said in an advisory at 4 P.M. EDT (200 GMT) (Reporting by Kevin Gray)

South Carolina governor seeks to calm taxpayers after security breach Posted: 29 Oct 2012 12:59 PM PDT CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley sought on Monday to temper the anger and frustration of state taxpayers left wondering if their personal information was compromised by recent cyber attacks on computers belonging to the Department of Revenue. Some residents also questioned whether state officials took too long to disclose that as many as 3.6 million Social Security numbers and 387,000 credit and debit card numbers may have been exposed to a foreign hacker in the security breach. ...

Supreme Court weighs challenge to eavesdropping law Posted: 29 Oct 2012 11:54 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday considered who has a right to challenge government eavesdropping on conversations between people in the United States and outside the country in a case touching on federal efforts to fight terrorism. Since the September 11, 2001, attacks, the Supreme Court has been reluctant to intervene in national security and intelligence-gathering procedures of the country's executive branch, and the government has said it needs flexible surveillance power to help prevent strikes by foreign militants. ...

Obama urges resolve, patience in face of hurricane Posted: 29 Oct 2012 11:56 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday urged East Coast residents in the path of Hurricane Sandy to heed evacuation orders and assured them the government was ready to respond swiftly, but he warned them it would take a long time to clean up in the storm's aftermath. Scrapping campaign plans to return to Washington, Obama sought to show voters just eight days before the November 6 election that he was giving top priority to his presidential duties in a looming national crisis, rather than his bid for re-election in a tight race. ...

Hurricane Sandy to make landfall early Monday evening: NHC Posted: 29 Oct 2012 11:13 AM PDT (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy, located about 110 miles southeast of Atlantic City, New Jersey, and about 175 miles south-southeast of New York City, is expected to make landfall early Monday evening, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin. "Sandy is now moving toward the northwest near 28 miles per hour (44 km per hour). This general motion is expected to continue through this afternoon and evening until landfall occurs, followed by a turn toward the west-northwest tonight," the agency said. ...

Meningitis outbreak spreads to 19 states with case in Rhode Island Posted: 29 Oct 2012 12:18 PM PDT (Reuters) - The deadly meningitis outbreak tied to steroid injections from potentially tainted medications spread to a 19th state on Monday with the first case reported in Rhode Island, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Only four of the 23 states that received some of the medication have not reported cases of fungal meningitis, which has killed 25 people nationwide. The four states that have not reported at least one case of meningitis are California, Nevada, West Virginia and Connecticut, the CDC said. ...

Supreme Court won't review "personhood" ballot measure Posted: 29 Oct 2012 11:03 AM PDT (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an attempt by anti-abortion activists to place what they call a "personhood amendment" on the Oklahoma ballot to define an embryo as a human being from the moment of conception. The anti-abortion group Personhood Oklahoma had appealed to the Supreme Court, challenging the Oklahoma Supreme Court's decision in April to strike down the ballot initiative. The ballot question would have asked Oklahoma voters to amend the state constitution to expand the definition of a human being to include a fertilized egg. ...

Supreme Court to hear inmate's case Posted: 29 Oct 2012 08:04 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether a state prisoner who claims he is innocent but waits several years to press his case is excused from the usual deadline to seek relief in federal courts. Michigan was challenging the reversal of the 1997 murder conviction of Floyd Perkins for stabbing a man after a Flint, Michigan, house party four years earlier. ...

HMS Bounty replica is "reportedly sunk:" U.S. Coast Guard Posted: 29 Oct 2012 11:53 AM PDT (Reuters) - The replica tall ship HMS Bounty reportedly sank in the path of Hurricane Sandy off North Carolina on Monday, while 14 of the 16 crew members were rescued by helicopter from life rafts, the U.S. Coast Guard said. "The vessel is reportedly sunk, but the mast is still visible," the Coast Guard said, adding that it went down in 18-foot (5-metre) seas. The 14 survivors were flown to a Coast Guard air station in North Carolina and were reported to have "no life threatening injuries. ...

Supreme Court won't hear case of Liberty Bell abortion protester Posted: 29 Oct 2012 11:16 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the appeal of an anti-abortion protester who claimed his free speech rights were violated when park rangers removed him from a sidewalk near the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. Without comment, the court said it would not take up the case of Michael Marcavage, who was arrested in October 2007 when he used a bullhorn to lead a protest at the entrance to the Liberty Bell Center at Independence National Historical Park. ...

Supreme court drops its dissent, bows to Sandy Posted: 29 Oct 2012 11:02 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Having defied the rest of official Washington by convening on Monday, the Supreme Court bowed finally to the havoc of Hurricane Sandy and decided to skip its Tuesday session. The court, whose nine justices turned up for work on Monday despite the shutdown of most Washington federal government offices, will hear Tuesday's cases on Thursday, when no arguments were planned, spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said. Wednesday's oral arguments will go ahead as scheduled, she said. ...

Ford falls further in reliability survey; Toyota gains Posted: 29 Oct 2012 10:43 AM PDT DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co tumbled to nearly the bottom of an annual survey of vehicle reliability due to flaws in its touch-screen navigation and entertainment system, while Japanese rival Toyota Motor Corp swept the top three spots. In a Consumer Reports survey released Monday, Ford fell seven spots to 27th of 28 brands surveyed overall, while its upscale Lincoln brand fell 12 spots to 26th place. The results represent a dramatic drop for Ford, which placed in the top 10 two years ago, with more than 90 percent of its models being average or better. ...

Sandy likely to shut at least two NJ nuclear reactors Posted: 29 Oct 2012 08:46 AM PDT (Reuters) - At least two major New Jersey nuclear power plants are likely to shut on Monday as Hurricane Sandy makes landfall as a Category 1 storm, and more plants could reduce power as the storm triggers precautionary safety measures. Sandy, centered over the Atlantic Ocean about 310 miles southeast of New York City, was expected to hit near Delaware and south New Jersey in about 12 hours as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of up to 90 miles per hour. ...

Massive storm Sandy crashes ashore in New Jersey Posted: 29 Oct 2012 05:44 PM PDT NEW YORK/REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware (Reuters) - Sandy, one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States, roared ashore with fierce winds and heavy rain on Monday near the gambling resort of Atlantic City, New Jersey, after forcing evacuations, shutting down transportation and interrupting the presidential campaign. High winds and flooding racked hundreds of miles (km) of Atlantic coastline while heavy snows were forecast farther inland at higher elevations as the center of the storm marched westward. ...

Sandy leaves New York construction crane dangling in storm winds Posted: 29 Oct 2012 06:13 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City evacuated neighbors of a nearly completed, 90-story luxury apartment building on Monday after the top of a construction crane collapsed in high winds, prompting fears the crane's boom could crash to the ground. With the city bracing for massive storm Sandy, which made landfall in southern New Jersey later on Monday, the crane's upper arm dangled over the street near Central Park from what should eventually become the city's tallest residential building, where condominium units will start at $16.75 million. ...

Meningitis outbreak spreads to 19 states with case in Rhode Island Posted: 29 Oct 2012 06:04 PM PDT (Reuters) - The deadly meningitis outbreak tied to steroid injections from potentially tainted medications spread to a 19th state on Monday with the first case reported in Rhode Island, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Only four of the 23 states that received some of the medication have not reported cases of fungal meningitis, which has killed 25 people nationwide. The four states that have not reported at least one case of meningitis are California, Nevada, West Virginia and Connecticut, the CDC said. ...

ConEd cuts power to part of Lower Manhattan due to Sandy Posted: 29 Oct 2012 06:03 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York power company Consolidated Edison Inc ED.N said on Monday that it had shut off power to part of Lower Manhattan to protect electrical equipment and to allow for quicker restoration after Hurricane Sandy passes. The company said in a release it cut service to two areas. The first is bounded by Frankfort Street to the north; William Street to the west; Wall Street to the south; and the East River. The second area is bounded by Broadway to the west; Wall Street to the north; and the southern tip of Manhattan. ...

Con Edison shuts off power to part of Lower Manhattan due to Sandy Posted: 29 Oct 2012 04:56 PM PDT (Reuters) - New York power company Consolidated Edison Inc said on Monday that it had shut off power to part of Lower Manhattan to protect company equipment and customers and to allow for quicker restoration after Hurricane Sandy passes. (Reporting By Scott DiSavino)

Storm Sandy about to make landfall on New Jersey coast: U.S. National Hurricane Center Posted: 29 Oct 2012 04:43 PM PDT (Reuters) - Massive storm Sandy is on the verge of making landfall along the south New Jersey coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday. Sandy, a huge storm system, is now considered a "post-tropical cyclone," meaning it still has hurricane-force winds but lost the characteristics of a tropical storm. (Reporting by Kevin Gray; editing Christopher Wilson)

New Yorkers initially calm in face of Sandy, then worries set in Posted: 29 Oct 2012 04:24 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - As Hurricane Sandy aimed straight for them, promising to hammer the place they live with lashing winds and extensive flooding, New Yorkers seemed to be all about nonchalance on Monday morning - an attitude that didn't last into the afternoon. Throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn, few store owners had even bothered to board up their buildings. There was little taping of windows or buying of sump pumps. ...

Obama, Romney curtail campaign events in face of hurricane Posted: 29 Oct 2012 04:09 PM PDT WASHINGTON/DAVENPORT, Iowa (Reuters) - President Barack Obama suspended campaigning and returned to Washington on Monday to oversee the response to Hurricane Sandy, while his Republican rival Mitt Romney curtailed political events to show respect for the storm's potential victims. As the storm cuts into the final week of campaigning in an especially close race for the White House, both men are trying to avoid coming across as overtly political while millions of people are imperiled by Sandy's fierce winds and driving rain. ...

Crew rescued from HMS Bounty in path of hurricane; captain missing Posted: 29 Oct 2012 04:07 PM PDT (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 14 of the 16 crew members who abandoned the replica tall ship HMS Bounty off North Carolina in rough seas caused by Hurricane Sandy, using helicopters on Monday to pluck them from life rafts, the Coast Guard said. The crew of a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter later recovered the body of an "unresponsive" woman, identified as Claudene Christian, 42, while continuing to search for the 63-year-old captain of the ship, which sank in 18-foot seas. ...

Florida judge rejects gag motion in Trayvon Martin shooting case Posted: 29 Oct 2012 03:24 PM PDT ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida judge on Monday rejected an attempt by prosecutors to silence lawyers for George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain charged with murdering unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin. Assistant State Attorney Bernie de la Rionda had requested a gag order contending that the lawyers' press conferences and Internet posts would taint the potential jury pool. ...

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