| Hurricane Sandy blows election off course Oct 29th 2012, 00:10  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy blew the U.S. presidential race off course on Sunday even before it came ashore, forcing Republican Mitt Romney to shift his campaign inland and fueling fears that the massive storm bearing down on the East Coast could disrupt an election that is already under way. As he juggled his governing duties with his re-election effort, President Barack Obama said the heavily populated East Coast could face power failures and other disruptions for several days. ...
|  | Storm sets off frantic rush for supplies across East Coast Oct 28th 2012, 22:46 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. ... | | East Coast refineries cut output ahead of Sandy Oct 28th 2012, 22:27 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. ... | | British Airways cancels flights to hurricane-hit U.S. Northeast Oct 28th 2012, 22:21 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 Oct 28th 2012, 22:16 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) | | FACTBOX: Northeast service suspensions due to Hurricane Sandy Oct 28th 2012, 20:54 (Reuters) - As U.S. Northeast braces for Hurricane Sandy, the following is a list of service suspensions for New York, New Jersey and District of Columbia area starting on Sunday evening: * New York City Subway: to begin a staggered shutdown of the subway system and Metro North and Long Island Railroad commuter rail systems at 7 p.m. EDT - Metropolitan Transportation Authority *New York City buses: To begin a shut down at 9 p.m. ... | |
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