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UPCOMING

US-Tropical-Weather-Sandy (will update)

Pockets of frustration among cold and hungry residents festered Friday, in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, even as other areas sputtered back to life. The biggest challenges in places like Staten Island -- where the majority of New York's storm-related deaths were recorded -- include food and electricity shortages.

Syria-Civil-War monitoring

A Syrian rebel brigade blamed "extremists" for a grisly massacre now gone viral on the Internet, and it vowed to punish the perpetrators.

Pakistan-Mumbai-Suspect

Hafiz Saeed, leader of Pakistan's Jamaat ud Dawaak Party, lives openly in Pakistan, despite a $10 million dollar bounty on his head. CNN spoke to him and here is what he said.

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INTERNATIONAL

Nigeria-Violence

More than 30 people have been shot dead in Nigeria, the head of Amnesty International said Friday, only a day after the rights group accused Nigerian security forces of committing serious abuses in their efforts to crack down on the militant Islamist group Boko Haram in the region.

Turkey-Prisons-Hunger-Strike

Turkey's government announced Friday that at least 682 inmates were participating in a hunger strike in at least 67 prisons across the country, but it insisted that no protesters were in critical condition.

Chinese-Stealth-Fighter

CNN has obtained detailed photographs of a new stealth fighter being tested in China. It is the second such stealth fighter China has tested in as many years and appears destined to become the communist nation's future aircraft carrier-based fighter jet, according to weapons analysts.

Syria-Civil-War

A Syrian rebel brigade blamed "extremists" for a grisly massacre now gone viral on the Internet, and it vowed to punish the perpetrators.

SPORT-football-egypt-ahly-ultras

Since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak, Cairo is a city that has become addicted to the art of protest. But this protest wasn't like any of the others. Outside a smart hotel in the city, several hundred well-appointed young men had gathered to express their frustrations at the new Egypt. Their livelihoods had been decimated since the revolution, they argued. And direct action was the only cure. Except these young men were not bakers, or cab drivers, or stockbrokers, or former regime allies. They were professional soccer players, out of work and unpaid ever since 74 young fans died in a tragic incident at a match in Port Said in February and the domestic league was suspended.

U.S.

Oregon-National-Guard-Lawsuit

Defense contractor Kellogg Brown & Root was negligent in exposing National Guard soldiers to toxic chemicals at a water plant in Iraq, a jury in Portland, Oregon, found Friday.

US-Tropical-Weather-Sandy

Pockets of frustration among cold and hungry residents festered Friday, in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, even as other areas sputtered back to life. The biggest challenges in places like New Jersey and Staten Island -- where the majority of New York's storm-related deaths were recorded -- include food and electricity shortages. Across 15 states and the District of Columbia, utilities reported that about 3.3 million customers remained without power.

FEA-sandy-new-jersey-color

"You're disconnected from the whole entire world," says Gerri Holterhoff, after her mobile phone drops another call. After Superstorm Sandy walloped the East Coast on Monday night, more than 2 million New Jersey residents, such as 62-year-old Holterhoff of Ocean Township, are still without electricity, heat or cell phone service, and they're feeling far removed from normal life. Power has been restored to some households, but nearly 1.5 million customers are still in the dark statewide, and many neighborhoods have been left in disarray.

US-Sandy-Gas-Woes

In Brooklyn, a woman pushed a small grocery cart with a single bag inside. In it, a precious possession shielded from prying eyes: a red can filled with gasoline. In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, gasoline might as well be gold.

MONEY-gas-shortage-sandy

Many of the gas stations in the New York City region were still out of commission Friday due to the effects of Superstorm Sandy, and long lines continued to form at the stations that are still operational. Millions of people were still without power from the fatal storm that made landfall on the Jersey Shore and plowed through the Northeast on Monday. This has affected gas stations, which cannot pump gas without electricity.

MONEY-superstorm-sandy-red-cross

In the days since Superstorm Sandy pummeled much of the Northeast with severe winds and torrential flooding, donations to the American Red Cross have been pouring in. The agency received nearly $35 million through early Friday morning, said Karen Stecher, a Red Cross spokesperson. "The public has been generous," she said.

MONEY-superstorm-sandy-donations

Just three days after Superstorm Sandy pummeled much of the nation's East Coast with severe winds and torrential flooding, donations to relief efforts are pouring in.

MONEY-sandy-unemployment

Residents of three states pummeled by Hurricane Sandy could be eligible for disaster assistance payments if they lost their job due to the storm.

MONEY-sandy-mortgage-relief

Relief is coming to homeowners hit hard by Superstorm Sandy, as government agencies and major lenders roll out plans to offer them breaks on mortgage payments and other types of financial assistance.

MONEY-sandy-economic-impact

The estimated loss to the nation's economy from Superstorm Sandy has climbed to as much as $50 billion, making it one of the nation's most costly disasters.

MONEY-verizon-sandy

Verizon on Friday said it is making progress in getting its cellular service back online for customers impacted by Superstorm Sandy, but the repair work may take a chunk out of its fourth-quarter earnings. In a regulatory filing, the company said it is directing its resources towards powering up cell towers and rebuilding its network, "which may take some time." Verizon said it is not yet able to estimate how much impact the storm will have on operating profit, "but we expect that it could be significant."

MED-sandy-health-risks

In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, cold weather could put people returning to their homes at risk. Here is a bit about some of the health risks victims of the storm may face.

New-York-Marathon-Race

The New York City Marathon -- scheduled for Sunday -- was canceled Friday due to lingering effects from Superstorm Sandy, the city's mayor said.

US-Sandy-NYC-Marathon

On her way to pick up her New York City Marathon bib number Friday, longtime New Yorker Lauren Mandel was having second thoughts of running in the iconic race. Just four days after Superstorm Sandy hit her city, she was wracked by a knot in her stomach as she got closer to the convention center serving as the hub for race participants. "Walking past ... generators heating up tents for people to eat pasta tomorrow night when there are people who haven't eaten a hot meal in five days" left her with the feeling: "This is so inappropriate and this is so wrong," she said. Those feelings of outrage echoed across the city and nationwide since Wednesday, when Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the race would go on as scheduled.

US-Mars-Rover-Atmosphere

Drumroll please. The results are in. The rover Curiosity, equipped with the most sophisticated tools ever sent to the Red Planet, has returned the initial measurements of the composition of the Martian atmosphere. And they are ...

US-Coastal-Migration

Last month a small pocket of marshland in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey was saved from development. The local online newspaper, the Sandpaper.net, celebrated the preservation of Grassle Marsh -- named for a leading authority on the larvae of surf clams - and its populations of kingfishers and fiddler crabs. This week, Little Egg Harbor -- on the shore of Ocean County - was pulverized by 'superstorm' Sandy. Homes were turned into debris fields; boats were tossed into the marshes or piled on top of each other. One quiet ceremony, one catastrophic storm. Both symbolize a national dilemma -- as the headlong migration to America's coastlines clashes with rapidly changing climate patterns and more powerful storms.

SPORT-NHl-Winter-Classic-Canceled

The National Hockey League on Friday put its annual outdoor Winter Classic game on ice -- the latest casualty of the NHL's lockout of its players.

POLITICS

POL-Election-Challenges

When Superstorm Sandy rocked the Eastern Seaboard earlier this week, uncertainty over Tuesday's election began to creep into the minds of those who have spent months organizing it. Though polling places up and down the East Coast were still without power Friday, Sandy's impact is most noticeable in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, scene of widespread flooding, power outages and hurricane-force winds.

POL-Election-Monitors

The Justice Department Friday announced that it is dispatching more than 780 federal observers and monitors to 23 states to watch for potential problems which would violate voting rights protected by federal law.

Election-Observers

For the past decade, international election observers have traveled to the United States to witness how Americans conduct their presidential election. They are back again this year but officials in the battleground state of Iowa and in Texas have warned that the observers could face criminal charges if they try to show up at polling stations on Tuesday. Observers, however, told CNN it's a tempest in a teapot -- they're not going to break the law.

POL-Campaign-Jobs-Report

Launching their final campaign bursts in a close and contentious race, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney argued Friday over who will bring real change to a nation still mired in a sluggish economy.

POL-Romney-Home-State

Mitt Romney trails in states with personal ties, including Michigan, where he was born, and Massachusetts, where he served as governor.

POL-CNN-Ohio-Poll

With four days to go until the presidential election, a new poll indicates the race for arguably the most important battleground state remains very close.

POL-Clinton-Pennsylvania

Add one more high-profile name to the list of those making surprising, last-minute stops to Pennsylvania just days before Election Day: Former President Bill Clinton.

POL-Final-Stretch-Ads

In final stretch, campaigns and allies drop $93 million for battleground ads

POL-Indiana-Senate-Poll-2

A poll of likely voters in Indiana showed Democratic Senate candidate Joe Donnelly with an eleven point lead over GOP rival Richard Mourdock, whose comments on rape and abortion in October drew consternation from Democrats and some Republicans.

COMMENTARY-Avlon-centrist-candidates

We need to see more principled centrists elected to Congress

COMMENTARY-houry-heron-health-care

Why health reform is key for minorities

MONEY

MONEY-stocks-markets

U.S. stocks sank Friday afternoon as investors looked ahead to the election next week. The Dow Jones industrial average and the Nasdaq fell 1.0%, while the S&P 500 shed 0.8%. The Dow and Nasdaq are poised to finish the short week of trading relatively unchanged while the S&P 500 was still slightly higher. The market was closed on Monday and Tuesday due to Hurricane Sandy. The area around the New York Stock Exchange remained without power for a fourth straight day Friday, with the city still struggling to recover in the aftermath of the storm.

TECH-Apple-iPad-mini-sale

The iPad Mini made its global sales debut Friday, but the lines of fans outside many stores were much smaller than previous Apple debuts.