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WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama won a second term in the White House yesterday, overcoming deep doubts among voters about his handling of the U.S.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The most unpopular House of Representatives in modern times was left pretty much unchanged by voters Tuesday with control firmly in Republican hands, according to projections.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama rolled up victories in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania on Tuesday and limited Republican challenger Mitt Romney’s path to victory as U.S.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – First-time U.S. voters are supporting President Barack Obama by a two-to-one margin and are more likely to believe the country is on the right track, according to a Reuters/Ipsos exit poll conducted on election day.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – New York City’s mayor took more steps today to prepare for a new storm forecast to strike just a week after superstorm Sandy soaked the region with deadly flooding and high winds that crippled transit and power systems.

KAMPALA,  (Reuters) – Norway has become the fourth European country to suspend aid to Uganda after $13 million in donor funds was found to have been embezzled.

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka,  (Reuters) – Tillakaratne Dilshan, playing in his 250th one-day international, made light of a back injury to lead Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand under the Duckworth-Lewis method in another rain-hit match today.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – R&B star Rihanna unveiled a duet entitled “Nobodies Business” with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown today, three years after Brown was charged with assaulting her.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Damage to the agricultural sector from the passage of Hurricane Sandy has now been put at J$1.43 billion.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Police are investigating the murder of three men in Westmoreland last night.

(Jamaica Gleaner)  Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller today announced that persons whose houses were severely damaged during the passage of Hurricane Sandy two weeks ago will receive vouchers valued at J$60,000.

A $4.9M contract for the repair of a road at Mahdia was awarded last year and later “certified” by regional officials as having been completed however the Auditor General found that no work had been done.

WARSAW,  (Reuters) – One of Poland’s best-selling newspapers fired its most senior editors today over a “flawed” article that triggered a political row when it said traces of explosives had been found in the wreckage of a presidential jet that crashed in 2010.

BAMAKO,  (Reuters) – Military experts from Africa, the United Nations and Europe have drawn up preliminary plans to recapture northern Mali from al Qaeda-linked rebels, African officials said today.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin fired Russia’s defence minister over corruption allegations today, the latest twist in an unfolding saga of power, money and suspected adultery at the heart of the Kremlin.

(Trinidad Guardian) Local Government Minister Dr Suruj Rambachan says he is worried about the indifference of T&T’s Hindu population when it comes to national events and the role they play in shaping the direction of the country.

(Trinidad Guardian) A new Caribbean Airlines (CAL) Boeing 767 aircraft was temporarily grounded yesterday in Canada causing a delay to passengers en route to T&T.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Trinidad and Tobago economy experienced a decline that was “sharper than anticipated” during the second quarter of 2012, with the energy sector experiencing a “substantial contraction” of 7.3 per cent and with the non-energy sector contracting by 0.7 per cent, according to Central Bank data presented yesterday.

(Jamaica Observer) Sean Paul walked away with the award for Best Reggae Act Saturday at the 17th staging of the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – From a suspected Israeli airstrike in Sudan to cyber warfare in the Gulf and a drone shot down over Israel, the largely hidden war between Iran and its foes seems heating up and spreading.