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8A Daily News – Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Forecasters tracking nor'easter that threatens recovery BEACH, N.J. (AP) — A week after Superstorm Sandy pummeled the East Coast, wiping out entire communities, residents were bracing for yet another potentially dam- aging storm. POINT PLEASANT A nor'easter taking shape Monday in the Gulf of Mexico was expected to begin its march up the coast, eventually passing within 50 to 100 miles of the wounded New Jersey coastline on Wednesday. The storm was expected to bring winds of up to 55 mph, coastal flooding, up to 2 inches of rain along the shore, and several inches of snow to Penn- sylvania and New York. One of the biggest But look at it the other way: An estimated 133 million Americans will cast ballots in Tuesday's election. Some will perse- vere despite long lines, pressing personal burdens or the devastation left by Superstorm Sandy. Why do they do it? It's not because any one voter has much chance of deciding the super-tight contest between President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney. A one-vote win is rare WORLD BRIEFING ple — heightened fears that if Syrian President Bashar Assad falls, the disparate factions battling the regime will turn on each other. fears was that the storm could bring renewed flooding to parts of the shore where Sandy wiped out natural beach defens- es and protective dunes. ''It's going to impact areas many areas that were devastated by Sandy. It will not be good,'' said Bruce Terry, the lead fore- caster for the National Weather Service. even in local or state races, which attract small- er turnout. The largest numbers of voters — about 6 in 10 eligible adults — come out for presidential years. Yet the presidency's never turned on just one vote, not even in the 2000 recount that flummoxed Florida. It's so improbable that some economists and psy- chologists debate whether voting is a rational act. ''There is no question that from a simplistic rational view it doesn't make sense to vote,'' said Kevin Lanning, a political psychologist at Florida Atlantic University. ''Even in Florida I'm more likely to be killed in an auto accident going to the polls than I am to cast the deciding vote in the presidential election.'' Some communities were considering again evacuating neighborhoods that were hit hard by Sandy and where resi- dents had only recently been allowed to return. No town had made a final decision to do so as of mid-afternoon Monday. Voters ballot WASHINGTON (AP) — There's always grous- ing about the many people who don't bother to vote. determined to have their say despite odds of decisive crossing BEIRUT (AP) — New chaos engulfed Syria's civil war Monday as Palestinian supporters and opponents of the embat- tled regime were swept up in intense fighting in Damascus, while rival rebel groups clashed over control of a Turkish bor- der crossing. The rare infighting — accompanied by car bombs, airstrikes and artillery shells that killed or maimed dozens of peo- Syrian chaos deepens as rebel rivals fight at border Local Businesses: children to design an ad for YOUR business! You can sponsor a whole classroom of entry. Your student-designed ad will be featured in YOU choose the winning Through a Child's Eyes • Published as a full section of The Daily News December 22 • Digital edition stays online for a full year • Top student "ad designers" receive cash prizes! For details and sponsorship reservations call your Daily News advertising representative today! 527-2151 Tuesday, November 20 DAILYNEWS Deadline to agree to sponsor: RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY A suicide bomber deto- nated his explosives-laden car near an army check- point in Hama province, killing 50 soldiers in one of the deadliest single attacks targeting pro- Assad troops in the 19- month uprising, accord- ing to activists. Eleven civilians died when a bomb exploded in a cen- tral Damascus neighbor- hood, state media said, and activists reported at least 20 rebels killed in air raid on the northern town of Harem. ''It's the worst-case scenario many feared in Syria,'' said Fawaz Gerges, director of the Middle East Center at the London School of Eco- nomics. ''It's an all-out war.'' varied effects and whether one is right for you may depend on your personal health profile, diet and lifestyle. ''Many people take vit- amin supplements as a crutch,'' said study leader Dr. Howard Sesso of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. ''They're no substitute for a heart-healthy diet, exer- cising, not smoking, keeping your weight down,'' especially for lowering heart risks. The studies were pre- sented Monday at an American Heart Associa- tion conference in Los Angeles. Pittsburgh Zoo: 2-year- old boy who fell into The fighting in the cap- ital of Damascus was some of the worst since July, when rebels took over several neighbor- hoods, only to be bombed out by regime forces days later. Shortly after those battles, rebels moved on Syria's largest city, Alep- po, and it has become a major front in the civil war since then. Israeli security chiefs Netanyahu and his defense minister, Ehud Barak, ordered Israel's military chief and director of the Mossad espionage agency to put the country on ''P Plus'' status — code for pre-attack mode on Iran. opposed Israel's prime minister ordered the military to go on high alert for a loom- ing attack on Iran's nuclear program two years ago, but backed off following strong objec- tions from senior security officials, a respected Israeli news program reported Monday. The report exposed a deep rift between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his top security officials over the wisdom of attacking Iran but also indicated that Israel was much closer to carrying out a strike at that time than was previ- ously known. Netanyahu JERUSALEM (AP) — ship investigative pro- gram ''Uvda,'' or ''Fact,'' reported that toward the end of a meeting in 2010 Channel 2 TV's flag- $50 $ SAVE FROM With This Coupon TO 150 QUALITY 2-SIDED FLIPPABLE MATTRESSES FACTORY MATTRESS OUTLET (since 1920) 3650 Main St. in Cottonwood 347-3646 • FREE Delivery • FREE Take-Out Open 7 Days officials were shocked. Then-military chief Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi warned that Israel's ene- mies would notice the measure, which might touch off a war. ''This is not something you do if you are not sure you will ultimately want to carry it out,'' he was quoted by unidentified close associ- ates as saying. ''This accordion produces music when you play with it.'' 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Less than 50 schools throughout the five bor- oughs remained closed because of structural damage and fewer than 20 were without power, Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters at mid-day. About 16 were being used to shelter people left homeless by Sandy, though most will be relocated by the time those students return Wednesday, he said. A handful of schools opened doors with partial utility service. cancer risk LOS ANGELES (AP) — Multivitamins might help lower the risk for cancer in healthy older men but do not affect their chances of developing heart disease, new research suggests. Two other studies Multivitamins may lower found fish oil didn't work for an irregular heartbeat condition called atrial fib- rillation, even though it is thought to help certain people with heart disease or high levels of fats called triglycerides in their blood. The bottom line: Dietary supplements have wild dogs PITTSBURGH (AP) — A 2-year-old boy who fell into an exhibit of African wild dogs was killed by the ani- mals, not the fall, the president of the Pitts- burgh Zoo said Monday, adding a horrific coda to a tragedy that has devas- tated staff and shocked patrons. The boy's mother had exhibit was killed by picked him up and put him on top of a railing at the edge of a viewing deck late Sunday morn- ing when he lost his bal- ance and fell, said Bar- bara Baker, CEO and president of the Pitts- burgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium. There was a safety net below the rail- ing, but it failed to catch him and the boy dropped more than 10 feet into the enclosure, she said. ''The child was so small that he bounced. He bounced twice and then he bounced into the exhibit,'' said Baker, tearing up at a news con- ference Monday after- noon. 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