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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. • • 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. • • 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. • • 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. • • 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. • • 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. • • 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. • • 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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