Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday offered his deep condolences to his US counterpart Barrack Obama over the casualties and major property losses inflicted upon the US East Coast by superstorm Sandy.
Voter turnout in the 2012 US presidential election will fall short of what it was in 2004 and 2008, a pollster said Tuesday.
After Hurricane Sandy bashed the East Coast, companies scrambled on Tuesday to assess the damage, figure out how to get staff back on the job, and get customers what they needed from fresh water to roofing supplies.
Heading into the final week before Election Day, Barack Obama has to cancel Wednesday's campaign events in order to focus on the rescue and response efforts for Sandy.
Flights from China to the northeastern United States were canceled and at least two tourist groups were left stranded by Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday.
The misery of superstorm Sandy's devastation grew Tuesday as millions along the US East Coast faced life without power or mass transit for days. 
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Hurricane Sandy is shaping up to be one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States but even with the severe damage that is expected, the blow to the economy is seen as short-term.
Sandy pounded the east coast on Tuesday, flooding large parts of New York City, bringing transport to a halt and interrupting the presidential campaign.
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US nuclear plant declares 'alert' after Sandy
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Exelon Corp declared an "alert" at its New Jersey Oyster Creek nuclear power plant due to a record storm surge, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said on Monday, warning that a further rise in water levels could force operators to use emergency water supplies from a fire hose to cool spent uranium fuel rods.
Hurricane Sandy had halted dozens of flights between Brazil, Colombia and the United States, authorities said Monday.
Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy had made landfall along the coast of southern New Jersey state as of 8 pm EDT on Monday (0100 GMT Tuesday), said the US National Hurricane Center.
The New York Stock Exchange announced it will close its trading floor and make only electronic transactions on Monday, due to the imminent arrival of Hurricane Sandy.
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