* Connecticut governor says Sandy is "the largest threat to human life our state has experienced in anyone's lifetime." * Sandy has killed the presidential campaigns. * Times building points high-quality webcam at Sandy to update every minute. * Lindsay Lohan urges East Coasters to quit freaking out about
* Why companies in the same industry tend to wind up in the vicinity of one another. * Interactive graphs show America's economic stagnation over the past decade. * Iraq and Afghanistan didn't achieve desired outcomes for the U.S., but its military still dominates all others. * John Warner
* By the election, the presidential candidates and their parties will each have raised more than $1 billion. * New Obama ad featuring Lena Dunham extolling her "first time" is the same as an old Vladimir Putin spot. * Political ads have "shockingly small" influence; the campaigns are spending
* The GOP is now so splintered that a Romney win could spell the end of the Reagan coalition. * For the first time since the Great Depression, median family income has fallen substantially over an entire decade. * Writer Vanessa Veselka remembers the time in 1985 that she hitched a ride with
* U.S. oil production on track to surpass Saudi Arabia's, and imports are falling. * Behold the coveted female swing voter of 2012: "Waitress mom." * Survey finds academics are drifting further to the left, with only 11% identifying as conservative. * Gluten-free food market expected to exceed
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* More people around the world are at risk of getting sick from toxic pollution than malaria. * The foreign policy lies we believe. * McGovern to Obama: We tend, as lawmakers and as citizens, to drift along with the familiar ways of thinking. * The history of horses and bayonets in the army.
* Obama and Romney enter final two weeks; Obama publishes 3.5 million copies of a 20-page agenda pamphlet. * Republican Senate hopeful says pregnancies caused by rape are intended by God. * Broad survey of International reactions to America's presidential race. * In pictures: Fitness center opens in Pyongyang and
* Five ways the election could drag on for months. * Most of the girls said they would like to be president one day, but the boys did not. * FDA investigates five deaths associated with consuming Monster energy drinks. * Italian scientists charged with manslaughter for failing to warn about upcoming earthquake. * How
* Iran, China, and Israel win contest of most-named foreign countries during last night's debate. * Polls give Obama the win, though he's unlikely to get a big debate bounce. * Round-up of debate's fact-checks. * International poll finds half the world prefers Obama, 9%
