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ATLANTIC CITY (AP): The first blow from Hurricane Sandy as it turned toward the East Coast yesterday flooded Atlantic City and other New Jersey shore towns...

WASHINGTON (AP):President Barack Obama the candidate stepped aside yesterday so the commander- in-chief could take over.In the waning days of his re-election bid, the president scrapped two days of campaigning and retreated from the trail.

WASHINGTON (AP): Airlines cancelled thousands of flights and stranded travellers.

"The election will take care of itself next week," Obama said at a midday news conference. "Right now, our number one priority is to make sure we are saving lives."

The Coast Guard is searching for two other crew members. Coast Guard Petty Officer First Class Brandyn Hill says the 14 people were rescued by two helicopters about 6:30 a.m. Monday.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP): Officials raised the storm-related death toll across the Caribbean to 65, with 51 of those coming in Haiti, which was pelted by three days of constant rains that ended only last Friday.

CELINA, Ohio (AP): President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney frantically sought to close the deal with voters with precious few days left in an incredibly close race as this year's October surprise - an unprecedented storm menacing the East Coast - wreaked havoc on their best-laid plans.

A system believed to be a tornado caused extensive damage when it hit Somerset in western Bermuda this morning, cancelling several flights.

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada, but there were no reports of major damage.

WASHINGTON (AP): With an eye on the weather forecast, United States (US) President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney yesterday launched a 10-day sprint to the finish line in a contest increasingly about momentum versus...

BERLIN, Germany (AP):A German discount clothing chain says it will pay $500,000 to the relatives of some 260 workers who died in a blaze at a factory in Pakistan last month.The payment amounts to less than $2,000 for each victim at the Karachi factory...

MANILA, Philippines (AP):A US Navy warship rescued five Filipino fishermen yesterday after helicopter pilots spotted them flashing a lighter in the middle of the night while standing on the roof of their sinking boat, officials said.A Navy helicopter...