Hurricane Sandy Estimated Cost $60 Billion

Superstorm Sandy will end up causing about $20 billion in property damages and $10 billion to $30 billion more in lost business, according to IHS Global Insight, a forecasting firm.

Suicide Silence: Death of vocalist "Mitch Lucker" 'devastating'

Fans were in mourning over the death of Mitch Lucker, a vocalist for the heavy metal band Suicide Silence who was killed in a motorcycle accident in Huntington Beach.
The band posted a statement on its Facebook page Thursday morning reading, "There's no easy way to say this. Mitch passed away earlier this morning from injuries sustained during a motorcycle accident.

MITCH LUCKER: Fans attending singer’s Huntington Beach vigil with candles

 vigil for Suicide Silence singer Mitch Lucker in Riverside that was put on by a close friend in which a number of longtime friends attended at Back to the Grind.
There is also a vigil happening right now at the crash site in Huntington Beach that fans are attending.

"Berlusconi" Won't Be Jailed

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was convicted today in a Milan court for tax fraud and sentenced to four years in jail and a five-year ban from public office.

Speaking tersely by phone on one of the TV channels he owns, he called the sentence "political, incredible and intolerable.

U.S Now: Gas Shortage and Overwhelmed Transit Systems coz sandy

he Northeast struggled to get back on its feet today following the wallop it took from Sandy, but was hampered by miles long lines at the few gas stations that had power, an overwhelmed mass transit system and still massive power outages.

MTA buses running Now

Gov. Cuomo said he hoped regular bus service would resume Wednesday.

 Riders can ride for free Tuesday and Wednesday as they are "struggling to get their lives in gear."

 Cuomo and MTA Chairman said the authority would try and restore parts of the subway system and complement it with bus service - but said restoring service through now-flooded subway tunnels beneath the East River was a daunting task.

Disney buying Lucasfilm for $4B, ‘Star Wars’ Episode 7 slated for 2015 release

Los Angeles • A decade since George Lucas said "Star Wars" was finished on the big screen, a new trilogy under new ownership is destined for theaters after The Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday that it was buying Lucasfilm Ltd. from him for $4.05 billion.

The seventh movie, with a working title of "Episode 7," is set for release in 2015. Episodes 8 and 9 will follow. The trilogy will continue the story of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia beyond "Return of the Jedi," the third film released and the sixth in the saga. After that, Disney plans a new "Star Wars" movie every two or three years. Lucas will serve as creative consultant in the new movies.

Fears for thousands after 'near total destruction' of Myanmar city Muslim quarter

A human rights group expressed concern for the safety of thousands of Muslims on Saturday after revealing satellite images of a once-thriving coastal community reduced to ashes during a week of violence in western Myanmar.

The images released by the New York-based Human Rights Watch show "near total destruction" of a predominantly Rohingya Muslim part of Kyaukpyu, one of several areas in Rakhine state where battles between Rohingyas and ethnic Rakhine Buddhists threaten to derail the former Burma's fragile democratic transition.

Justin Bieber cancer rumor has Beliebers shave their heads.Is thats mean justin bieber is going down?

Hoards and hoards of Justin Bieber devotees got thrown for a loop this week after a couple bad apples on the Internet had the brilliant idea to start a rumor that the pop prince had cancer.

The hoax, Reddit attests, began Tuesday night when a chanter used something to the tune of the Fake Tweet Builder to generate a tweet supposedly sent from Entertainment Tonight's verified account.

Justin beiber friends shaved their head coz of humor of justin positive at cencer

Many Justin Beiber fans are learning the hard way this week that just because you read it on Twitter, doesn’t mean it’s true. For a teenage fan of the “Baby” singer, it’s hard to know what would be worse – reading reports (later proven to be false) that your idol has cancer, or else discovering that you just shaved your head for nothing.

Sold Out Japanese man buys "catarina migliorini"A Brazilian student's virginity for $952k

A Brazilian student has sold her virginity in an online auction for US$780,000 (S$952,000) as part of a documentary organised by an Australian filmmaker, although a man who did the same only fetched US$3,000 (S$3,667).

Spain to support in Indian railways

Oct 26 (IANS) India Friday signed an MoU with Spain to promote cooperation in the areas of high speed railways, upgrading speed of passenger trains, improving safety of train operations and modernization of the network, said officials.

SpikeTV offers $10M for proof of Bigfoot's existence

Forget Donald Trump's $5 million offer for President Obama's college and passport records -- Spike TV has a much more lucrative offer. And it might even be more humorous than Trump's guffaw-inducing "October surprise."

The cable network is teaming with Lloyd's of London for a new one-hour reality show, "10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty." The title pretty much says it all: Teams of explorers will go on a grand expedition for proof that Bigfoot -- the mythical hairy creature said to roam the forests of America's Pacific Northwest and other areas -- actually exists.

WONDERWALL ROBERT PATTINSON: SEX SCENE WITH KRISTEN STEWART IN BREAKING DAWN - PART 2 IS "PRETTY RIDICULOUS"

"The sex scene in this one is pretty ridiculous," Pattinson, 26, revealed. In addition to being a newlywed and new mom, Bella (Stewart) also becomes a vampire in the final Twilight film. "It's just because you're kind of shooting stuff to be PG-13 . . . It's just trying to think of inventive ways to make something sexy," the actor explained. "It can't just be a normal sex scene. It's supposed to be about, like, the greatest vampire sex you've ever had."

PHOTOS: Rob and Kristen's Romance

And it was difficult to film -- in front of a big crew! Pattinson and his real-life girlfriend of three years, Stewart, 22, were directed to show faces of "ecstasy."

"We're doing it just to the camera, and the camera man is laughing as well," he said of the close-up shot with a crew of 40 people watching. He added, "Guys faces I don't think are really designed to do [that]."

PHOTOS: Kristen cheats on Rob with Rupert Sanders -- all the shocking photos!

Another highlight of Pattinson's new interview? He admits he cried while watching Marley and Me.

"I was so surprised," he said of the film's ending. "I was like devastated."

"Literally I never want to see it again, it was horrible," he added. "It was like looking at war footage. I can't take it, I hate people, but I love dogs."

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 opens in theaters Nov. 16.