U.S. Top News: Northeast crawls back to business after monster storm

	Click to View in Browser 10/31/2012 Northeast crawls back to business after monster storm NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Northeast began crawling back to normal on Wednesday after monster storm Sandy crippled transportation, knocked out power for millions and killed at least 45 people in nine states with a massive storm surge and rain that caused epic flooding. New York Harbor "unlikely" to fully reopen Wednesday: U.S. Coast Guard NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard said it was "unlikely" that New York Harbor would be fully reopened on Wednesday following Hurricane Sandy, as damage assessments continue in the area. In hurricane, Twitter proves a lifeline despite pranksters SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As Hurricane Sandy pounded the U.S. Atlantic coast on Monday night, knocking out electricity and Internet connections, millions of residents turned to Twitter as a part-newswire, part-911 hotline that hummed through the night even as some websites failed and swathes of Manhattan fell dark. Ghosts said to mingle with guests at haunted Arizona hotel DOUGLAS, Arizona (Reuters) - Manager Robin Brekhus was skeptical about her Arizona hotel's supernatural history until the day she went to the basement in search of candles during a power outage and glimpsed a figure in a long duster coat and cowboy hat in the beam of her flashlight. Climate and cost concerns mount in wake of "superstorm" WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters Point Carbon) - Monday's mammoth storm that caused severe flooding, damage and fatalities to the eastern U.S. will raise pressure on Congress and the next president to address the impacts of climate change as the price tag for extreme weather disasters escalates. Lower Manhattan faces up to four days without power: ConEd NEW YORK (Reuters) - Residents of lower Manhattan faced up to four days without power on Tuesday as Consolidated Edison, New York City's power provider, scrambled to repair the damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy. More than 760,000 Con Ed customers in NYC still without power (Reuters) - New York power company Consolidated Edison Inc said Wednesday it had restored power to over 160,000 of the 930,000 total customers knocked out by Hurricane Sandy, leaving about 764,000 still without power. Alert at New Jersey Oyster Creek reactor ends as water recedes (Reuters) - Power company Exelon Corp said Wednesday it ended the alert at the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in New Jersey as high water from Hurricane Sandy in the plant's cooling water intake structure returned to normal levels. South Dakota executes man who raped, murdered nine-year-old girl (Reuters) - A man convicted of the 1990 rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl was put to death on Tuesday night in a South Dakota execution witnessed by the victim's parents, who drove 1,400 miles from their New York home to watch him die. Travelers, cargo stranded as airports, rails assess damage (Reuters) - As rail, transit, airline and port workers dug through debris, dealt with power outages and assessed damage on Tuesday from massive storm Sandy, it was increasingly clear that restoring full transportation would take some time . Related Video U.S. Morning Call: Traders return to NYSE, Nasdaq Clean up begins after superstorm Sandy Great Debate Ethiopia and Eritrea: An elusive peace on the cards? Cuban Missile Crisis proved compromise is key A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend