How Hurricane Sandy destroyed years of medical research

HURRICANE SANDY How Hurricane Sandy destroyed years of medical research Mice and other specimens were lost when a New York lab flooded and lost power, potentially setting back crucial studies for years THE U.S. RECOVERY October's solid jobs report — and what it means for the presidential race The economy added a better-than-expected 171,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.9 percent. Is that good news for Obama, or not? HURRICANE SANDY A letter from The Week's editor As the storm overtook New York City, our editors scrambled to produce a magazine VISUALIZE THIS Infographic: Our car-buying habits Americans are once again shelling out for new cars. But what kinds, and why? Here, an infographic guide THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN Why Mitt Romney thinks he can win true-blue Pennsylvania The GOP candidate is making a late push into a state that has gone Democratic in every presidential election of the past 20 years 2012 PRESIDENTIAL RACE Will Hurricane Sandy suppress voter turnout and tip the election? Between voters too busy cleaning up from the storm and polling places unable to serve those who do show up, Sandy could be a spoiler FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SLATE How to hurricane-proof New York: Mimic the Dutch A $15-billion Dutch-style storm surge control system could have prevented America's biggest city from flooding, says Matthew Yglesias at Slate SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE Watch: A young Tom Hanks does standup NEWSER Study says drying laundry indoors is unhealthy NEW YORK MAGAZINE Despite Sandy wreckage, New Yorkers wait in line for iPad Mini DISCOVERY NEWS Inside the mind of a marathon runner SALON New Orleans sends a love letter to New York The week's best photojournalism In the week's most captivating images, Sandy devastates the Northeast, Santa votes in Chile, and a costumed Californian celebrates Halloween by surfing         Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | privacy policy  Copyright © 2012 The Week, All rights reserved.