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• 3. NATURE'S OCTOBER SURPRISE HANDCUFFS CANDIDATES
• Obama can't afford to be caught taking his eye off the crisis. And Romney can't risk appearing callous about threats to lives and homes.
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• 4. ONE HMS BOUNTY CREW MEMBER DIES
• Claudene Christian, rescued in the Atlantic after abandoning ship in rough seas churned up by Sandy, is pronounced dead as the Coast Guard searches for the ship's captain.
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• 5. A VERY REAL REMINDER OF WORLD WAR II
• Sendai airport in northern Japan is closed when an unexploded 550-pound American-made bomb is uncovered during construction.
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• 6. A GRIM MILESTONE FOR CHICAGO
• With two months left in 2012, the city marks its 436th homicide, surpassing the total for all of last year.
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• 7. THE ECONOMIC THREATS FACING THE NEXT PRESIDENT
• An AP survey of 31 economists says a weaker Europe and the looming congressional tax disputes are among biggest challenges.
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• 8. A BAN ON PROTESTS FOR U.S. ALLY
• Bahrain will block demonstrations amid escalating clashes in the strategic Gulf kingdom that hosts the Navy's 5th Fleet.
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• 9. MICROSOFT TAKES A BITE AT APPLE
• New version of the Windows Phone is meant to compete with the more-popular iPhone, as well as Android devices.
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• 10. RECORD LOW WORLD SERIES VIEWERSHIP, BUT A SOCIAL MEDIA LANDMARK
• Giants' sweep of Tigers averages just a 7.6 rating but the finale's 1,202,706 comments are a new high.
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