美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-10-31（在线收听） |
1. Big cities and small towns across the Northeast United States are preparing for the onslaught of a superstorm. Hurricane Sandy is threatening some 50 million people along the most heavily populated corridor in the United States. 2. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is campaigning with running mate, Representative Paul Ryan in Ohio. Meanwhile, President Barack Obama met with federal officials for an update on Hurricane Sandy's path and the danger it poses to the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions.
3. Officials in the Caribbean say the death toll from Hurricane Sandy has risen to 65, with 51 of those deaths in Haiti. Heavy rains are adding to the initial blast of the hurricane. Bridges have collapsed and banana crops are ruined.
4. Poo may not be waste after all. A Swedish company is hoping to revolutionize the toilet with the PeePoo, a biodegradable bag that sanitizes human wastes to make fertilizer. The company hopes provide sanitation to millions of people living without running water in the developing world. |
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