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Details on the more than 100 victims of superstorm

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 03:00 PM PDT

The storm that was Hurricane Sandy has killed at least 106 people in the United States as of Saturday afternoon. Available details on the deaths, as reported by local and state officials:

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GOP likely to hold House after $1B campaign

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 03:07 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — You can do a lot with a billion dollars — but still not change much. This Election Day, it's likely to produce another Republican-led House that's little different from the existing version.

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Obama on the road: a study in self-assurance

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 03:07 PM PDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — In his days in the state Senate in Springfield, Ill., Barack Obama was known as a pretty good poker player. While he might have known how to mask a winning hand then, he's not hiding the self-confidence he appears to have about the outcome of his re-election bid.

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Donnelly and defense lead Brown past Yale 20-0

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 02:28 PM PDT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Patrick Donnelly passed for two touchdowns and the Brown defense dominated to help the Bears shut out Yale 20-0 in an Ivy League showdown Saturday.

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Romney sprinting to finish in key states

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 03:07 PM PDT

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — The TV ads are made. The campaign strategy is set, the closing speech written and delivered. Now, after nearly six years of running for president, all Mitt Romney can do is sprint to the finish.

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Correction: Superstorm-Firefighter Death story

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:57 PM PDT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — In a Nov. 2. story about a memorial service for an Easton firefighter killed during Superstorm Sandy, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled the name of another Connecticut storm victim. His name is Brian Bakunas, not Banunas.

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Williams, Pierre help Dartmouth rout Cornell 44-28

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:57 PM PDT

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Dalyn Williams and Dominick Pierre combine for five touchdowns to help Dartmouth rout Cornell 44-28 Saturday.

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MaineHousing units to go smoke-free

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:51 PM PDT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine State Housing Authority is imposing a new smoke-free policy in all future units, making Maine the first state to require protection of tenants from secondhand smoke in new units

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Alleged Ind. murder accomplice freed over error

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:39 PM PDT

ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana woman sentenced to 55 years in prison for allegedly helping kill a 94-year-old woman is now free after crucial fingerprint evidence in her trial was found to be inaccurate.

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Utility restores power to nearly everyone in RI

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:21 PM PDT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Nearly everyone in Rhode Island has power again after Superstorm Sandy left 122,000 utility customers without electricity.

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Steriti, New Hampshire beat William & Mary 28-25

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:10 PM PDT

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Nico Steriti scored the game-winning touchdown to rally New Hampshire past William & Mary 28-25 Saturday.

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Body found in burned Maine house

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 12:36 PM PDT

BREMEN, Maine (AP) — The Maine Fire Marshal's Office says a body's been recovered from a burned house in the coastal town of Bremen.

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FEMA: 122K apply for storm aid; $170M approved

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 12:36 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency says 122,000 people have registered for disaster assistance for Superstorm Sandy damage in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, and $170.4 million in aid has been approved so far.

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A state-by-state look at superstorm's effects

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 02:12 PM PDT

The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, killing at least 105 people in the United States. Power outages now stand at more than 2.6 million homes and businesses, down from a peak of 8.5 million. Here's a snapshot of what is happening, state by state.

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ADL: Hate rises in Mass., Conn., but drops in US

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 12:24 PM PDT

BOSTON (AP) — The Anti-Defamation League says anti-Semitic incidents have increased in Massachusetts and Connecticut, but decreased in other New England areas and nationwide.

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GOP pursues last chances to upend Senate Dems

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 03:07 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans vigorously pursued their last, longshot chances for taking control of the Senate — Pennsylvania topped their list — as Democrats remained cautiously optimistic that they'd retain their narrow majority after Tuesday's suspense-filled elections.

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Mass. Senate candidates on the issues

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 11:49 AM PDT

A look at where GOP U.S. Sen. Scott Brown and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren stand on the issues:

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Minorities donating little to presidential races

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 11:35 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans living in predominantly wealthy, white neighborhoods account for nearly all the sizable campaign contributions in this year's presidential election, according to an Associated Press analysis, even as the presidential candidates have aggressively courted Hispanics. Latino voters are widely viewed as pivotal for victories in some battleground states Tuesday.

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