Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

Big News

• David Letterman performs before an empty theater for second night
• Obama visits storm disaster zone
• Bellevue Hospital Evacuates Patients After Backup Power Fails
• PSEG not yet able to estimate bill from
• Feds say users will likely never get Megaupload files back
• Storm-crippled NYC subway creaks back into service after Sandy
• Apple told to rewrite Samsung did not copy statement post it on front page until Dec 14th
• Sundays NYC Marathon a go
• Shoppers Say Thanksgiving Before Christmas Please – I think 30 days before is what it should be limited to. For instance, 25th of November (or Black Friday) for Christmas decoration. Thanksgiving can’t go up until November 1st, and Halloween is October 1st. That simple.
• Springsteen set for Sandy benefit
• Death toll up gasoline lines grow after Sandy
• Stolen phone database alive carriers can now block pilfered handsets

General News

• US Navy Warships Offer Aid After Superstorm Sandy
• Telecoms storm damage assessed
• We tried sun-dried
• Live Coverage A Halting Return as the Northeast Mourns Losses
• Happy Halloween Wait Americans spend how much on candy
• Live Coverage Halting Return as Region Tallies Losses After Storm
• What to Expect from Disneys Star Wars
• US north-east tries to rebuild as millions battle Sandys effects
• Nets Opener Against Knicks in Brooklyn Is Postponed
• New Jersey Continues to Cope With Hurricane Sandy
• People kayak through streets to home
• VIDEO R2-D2 pleased at new Star Wars films
• Child sex convict Sandusky sent to Pennsylvania maximum security prison
• Obama tells New Jersey
• Apple sinking more money into R D as spending rose $1B in 2012
• Hurricane Sandy power outages signs of progress in some states
• Apple to open 30 to 35 new stores in 2013
• What the real Slumdog Millionaire did next
• Lucas to use $4 Billion to start Educational Foundation – That’s one way of spending $4 Billion. I mean who needs that much money. Isn’t $250 Million enough?
• Hurricane Sandy For some a rare business opportunity
• Hoboken N.J. Residents Stranded by Flood – AccuWeather.com
• VIDEO Inside homes of Sandy victims
• 2 suspects held in USC Halloween shooting that wounded 4 – Los Angeles Times
• Your pictures Turkey
• NY after Sandy A tale of two cities
• Mortgage rates up from last week
• Bits Blog New York Start-Ups Become Officemates in Hurricane Sandy Aftermath
• MoviePass Offers Unlimited Movie Tickets For $29.99 A Month — But Can It Ever Hope To Turn A Profit
• How Store Shelves Stay Stocked Even After a Sandy-Sized Disaster
• VIDEO Lights out but NYC cooks up a storm
• Eco-warriors US military pushes for green energy
• Three days after Sandy 659000 ConEd customers in NY powerless
• The 25 Best Inventions of the Year
• Man beats robot car on race track
• Water delivery system makes up 12.6 percent of US energy consumption report
• Sundays NYC Marathon a go
• Lingering Unemployment Poses Long-Term Risk
• Sandusky moved to facility where hell serve out sentence
• Ex-President of Penn St. Charged in Sandusky Case
• Gas shortages long lines add to post-Sandy misery
• High taxes dont drive the rich out of California
• Cuba hard hit by storm Sandy

International

• More hints of an opening for direct U.S.-Iran talks
• Libyan congress backs new cabinet
• Paris police acquittal overturned
• Afghanistan election planned for 2014
• Mexico Citys new subway line to cut down on commute pollution
• Vladimir Putin to get a new Russian-made ride
• VIDEO Nasa engineers mission in Ghana
• Are Switzerlands Tax Haven Days Over
• Swedish town exports its unemployed to Norway
• Finland Plan for universal 100Mbps service by 2015 on track
• Mexico to charge police officers in attack against CIA agents
• Have Indias poor become human guinea pigs
• Fuel tanker explodes in Saudi Arabia killing 10 – CNN blog
• Saudi fuel truck crash kills 22
• Argentina lowers voting age to 16
• Putin hunkers down
• Somali forces make mass arrests
• The secret story behind Xi Jinpings disappearance finally revealed
• Report $800 million is snuck out of Iraq each week
• Twitters Political Engagement Map tracks how people respond to the candidates tweets

Politics

• Two reasons the Obama-Christie photo op in N.J. is worth its weight
• FiveThirtyEight What State Polls Suggest About the National Vote
• Will presidential election loser blame hurricane Sandy
• Some things to watch in the final days
• Positive Romney tours Florida
• Obama front and center in storm crisis as Romney subdued
• Billionaires and shadowy groups fund record-breaking election
• As Obama tours storm damage Romney carefully steps back onto campaign trail
• Gov. Chris Christie an Obama critic praises the president amid N.J. storm damage – Of course the GOP will go soft on somebody when it benefits them.
• Biden jokes about 2016 presidential run. Is he serious
• FiveThirtyEight Obamas Electoral College Firewall Holding in Polls
• Twitters Political Engagement Map tracks how people respond to the candidates tweets

Health

• Managing stress after a disaster
• Infectious disease concerns after Superstorm Sandy
• Why do I crave comfort foods now
• Can a Pill Treat Autism
• People in Poor Neighborhoods Breathe More Hazardous Particles

Science/Space

• Is Sandy a taste of things to come
• Chasing ghosts the weird science of tracking the dead
• Fossil Finds Trace the History of Penguins preview
• Did NYC rats survive hurricane Sandy – Some did, yes, others no.
• Curiosity Rover Takes Best Self Portrait Ever
• Protoplanet Vesta Forever young
• Astronauts Set for Spacewalk Thursday to Fix Ammonia Leak
• Last life on Earth microbes will rule the far future
• Going boldly Behind the scenes at NASAs hallowed Mission Control Center
• Apollo Flight Controller 101 Every console explained
• The Real Question Who Didnt Have Sex with Neanderthals
• Can a Pill Treat Autism
• Bottle-Breaking Trick – Time-Lapse Video
• Can UFOs Cause Air Accidents – I’d presume so.
• Elephant uses mystery move to speak Korean
• Marine Microbes Swarm to Food Hot Spots | Animation
• Autumn The Cooling-Off Season
• Can Our Bodies Predict the Future – It’s possible, I don’t see how it couldn’t be.
• Clues to Pain Relief Found in Deadly Snake Venom
• 9 New Tree-Loving and Endangered Tarantula Species Discovered in Brazil
• November 2012 Night Sky Guide Sky Map Gallery

Financial

• Sony cuts Q2 2012 losses to $198 million bumps revenue to $20.6 billion thanks to mobile
• Sharp expects to post $1.94 billion operating loss for the year score a meager Q2 operating profit
• Apple Files 2012 Annual SEC Report with More of Everything

Historical

• George Clooney is distant cousin of Abraham Lincoln
• Going boldly Behind the scenes at NASAs hallowed Mission Control Center
• Nov. 1 1909 The Machine Stops

Tips and Tricks

• Teenage Bedroom as Battleground
• Knife Fight 8 Chefs Knives Tested and Rated

Gaming

• Rovio releases Angry Birds Star Wars gameplay trailer starring Luke and Leia birds
• Eddy Cues Top Priority A New Super-Smart Siri
• Architects of 38 Studios $75M loan sued by Rhode Island EDC
• Wii U advertising campaign begins
• Nuketown 2025 and the return of those creepy mannequins
• PlayStation 4 may have an AMD A10 processor at least 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage

Gadgets

• A Claw for Ice
• Fourth-gen iPad benchmarks show A6 processor doubles speed of previous generation
• Engadget gets animated in Gadget Where Are You video
• Acer wont release a Windows RT tablets until it knows how well Microsofts Surface is selling
• The status of official CableCARD tuner support for Windows 8
• Screen Grabs Microsoft Surface goes to work on NCIS LA
• Belkins NetCam Wi-Fi Camera with Night Vision keeps an eye out for ghosts while youre out hooks up with iOS / Android
• Charging Electronic Devices the Old Fashioned Way – I’d take one. It would double as marshmallow roaster too.
• iPad Mini gets torn asunder by iFixit finds very small screws

Law

• UK supreme court says rendition of Pakistani man was unlawful
• Being A Jackass On Twitter Shouldnt Be Illegal Public Shame Should Be Enough
• Court Says Police Can Install Cameras On Your Property Without Warrant If Your Property Is A Field
• MPAA Megaupload Want In On Hearing Over Whether Former User Can Get His Data Back
• UK court slaps Apple for mocking Samsung in its mandatory online apology
• Apple slammed over Samsung notice
• Google settles Rosetta Stone lawsuit its last major dispute over AdWords

Patents

• Patent troll claims it invented the Windows 8 and Windows Phone
• ICC goes on lawsuit spree sues Apple others over patent

Technology

• Behind Silicon Valleys Un-Retirement Why Bob Mansfield Is Back at Apple
• Dell Latitude 6430u Brings Wilocitys 802.11ad WiGig Solution to Consumers

Internet

• Finland Plan for universal 100Mbps service by 2015 on track
• Dotcom reveals Mega download site
• AT T announces cloud-based storage 5 GB free for iOS users
• Time-lapse map shows internet outages as Hurricane Sandy makes landfall video
• Google+ refreshes Hangouts with new features and interface

Mobile

• Bluegrass Cellular offering homespun wisdom iPhone 5 for $150 on November 2nd
• Pentagon drops RIM exclusivity eyes up iPhones Android phones
• AT T and T-Mobile switch on joint database for stolen cellphones
• Stolen phone database alive carriers can now block pilfered handsets

Software/Apps

• Microsoft we misspoke actually theyre Windows Store apps
• Windows Phone 8 Tip Edit Photos
• Apples Ive will reportedly put his own stamp on iOS with more clean edges flat surfaces
• Microsoft Delivers MDOP 2012 with User Experience Virtualization

Developer

• Mozilla Busts HTML5 Myths

London/Britain

• BBC seeks link-up with childrens charities in wake of Savile scandal
• Allergy boy happy to be alive
• British Forests Face Threat from Ash Blight
• Child benefit cuts cost £50000
• Met Police got £23m from sponsors
• China fund buys stake in Heathrow
• Mel B granted restraining order
• Body found in missing vet search
• London example for police commissioners
• Tube workers strike over pensions
• Mayor Had to make dog track call
• Man 84 stabbed nephew to death
• Ex-SFO boss payments irregular
• Alternative Tube Maps The Electric Tube
• Rabbis sea death was an accident

Personal

• Romney Burned By Own Lie To Ohioans

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?

• Congressman Sues TV Stations For Defamation For Airing Political Ads Against Him – What happened to Freedom of Speech?
• Air Force brawl Unofficial Academy tradition results in melee 27 injuries

Funny

• Apple Breaks the News to Siri Comic
• Heres Johnny
• Yep Its a Hybrid
• Im So Excited… Im So… Zack Im So Scared
• Too White Doesnt Really Work
• I C Wut U Did There
• Hurricane Sandy Gangnam Style
• Mein Kraft
• Being Prepared Youre Doing It Right
• Drink Up Nerds
• All Set
• Viewer Discretion Advised
• On The Prowl
• Halloween Mashup WIN
• November 01 2012
• Well Played Disney
• Halloween Treats WIN
• Whoa-dacious
• The Guide To Trading Candy
• I C Wut U Did There
• So Is It Technically a V8 Engine
• Art Imitates Life
• Bitched By Dad
• No Use Crying Over My Ingenuity
• Torchys Tacos Constructs a Taco Cannon
• Cabin in the Snowy Woods – Fantastic Picture
• Works Every Time

Chicagoland

• Peoria Bishop Politicians who support abortion rights reject Jesus
• CPS Half of schools underutilized
• Suburban man killed in Fox Lake crash
• Chicago man arrested on child porn charges
• Man dies in Back of the Yards shooting
• Two kids found stabbed to death in Naperville babysitter charged
• Emanuel wants digital billboards in neighborhoods
• Person hit by train in Libertyville dies
• 10 displaced by Logan Square coach house fire
• Its a Great Exhibit Charlie Brown – I should make it a point to go there. Maybe during my two weeks off in December I’ll go.
• Heres A Photo From When Streetcars Roamed Chicago
• Public defender not guilty of assaulting prosecutor
• Man 19 dies after shot in Washington Park neighborhood
• Brookfield Zoo Welcomes Baby Wombat

Total Number of stories: 220

Look for more stories tomorrow.