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Hurricane Sandy flexes muscle, but more ‘devastation’ still to come

Sunday, October 28th, 2012, 3:17pm

(CNN) — Pelting rains, whipping winds, mass evacuations: There is no doubt that Hurricane Sandy, by Sunday, had already made a mammoth impact on the U.S. East Coast.

And it should only get worse.

That’s the consensus view, among forecasters and officials, as the Category 1 storm continued to chug northeastward parallel to the shore. Even with its eye still hundreds of miles away, those on the North Carolina and Virginia coasts felt its wrath Sunday.

But if, as expected, it turns toward the United States later in the day, Sandy will have an even more direct — and potentially calamitous — effect on millions of Americans. Forecasters warn it will likely collide with a cold front from the West to spawn a “superstorm” that could slog along the Eastern Seaboard for days — meaning even more flooding, even more power outages, even more potential danger.

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Politicians, celebrities visit Colorado to encourage early voting

Submitted by KDVR Web Staff

Saturday, October 27th, 2012, 6:54pm

With just 10 days to go until Election Day, political heavyweights and Hollywood celebrities came to Colorado Saturday in support of their favorite presidential candidates.

Republicans brought out a bus with political stars from New Mexico and New Hampshire to a Mitt Romney campaign office in Cherry Creek.

Actors Rachael Leigh Cook, Ben McKenzie, Bryan Greenberg and Zachary Quinto all appeared at an early vote student rally at the University of Colorado Boulder to support President Obama.

“This state is so important. This election is so important,” said actress Jennifer Westfeldt, whose grandfather lives in Denver. She spoke to a group of Obama volunteers at an Early Vote Canvass Kick-Off in Lakewood.

Jon Hamm of the cable series “Mad Men” spoke to a cheering crowd at The Penalty Box located at 1862 W. Wadsworth Blvd.

“It’s exciting that Colorado is a battleground state. And it should be exciting for you,” Hamm said.

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Stolen British Olympic medal returned in the mail

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Saturday, October 27th, 2012, 3:07pm

London (CNN) — An Olympic bronze medal stolen from a London nightclub earlier this week has been reunited with its owner.

A spokesman for the London Metropolitan police said a medal belonging to the British field hockey player Hannah Macleod had been mailed anonymously to the offices of England Hockey on Friday. The player had appealed via her Twitter account for the medal to be returned in this manner.

A bronze medal belonging to fellow British Olympian Alex Partridge, a rower, remains missing.

“We are still looking to recover the second medal, and we stress that our inquiries remain active,” said Detective Chief Inspector James Harman.

“Alex’s medal has yet to be traced, and he is understandably keen to be reunited with it as soon as possible.”

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Northeast in crosshairs of ‘superstorm’ Sandy

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Saturday, October 27th, 2012, 9:15am

(CNN) – Sandy regained hurricane strength Saturday, as weather forecasts predict it will turn into a destructive “superstorm” that will impact the Eastern Seaboard as early as Sunday.

This storm will be studied for years to come, said Louis Uccellini, who is responsible for environmental prediction at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

CNN Weather estimates damage from Hurricane Sandy could reach $3.2 billion. This estimate is based only on wind damage and does not include flooding.

At least four states in its path, as well as the nation’s capital, have declared states of emergency, and some airlines have announced they will allow passengers to change existing flights to and from Atlantic coast cities free of charge.

How is Sandy expected to develop?

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