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Despite mixed results, that missed Wall Street expectations, Amazon's stock price has jumped to an all-time high

Two SeaStreak passengers in critical condition as investigations launched into Lower Manhattan ferry smash.

A blogger's picture of a drunken man taped to an aeroplane seat has gone viral, as reports emerge of drama on board an Icelandair flight approaching New York.

US House speaker John Boehner cancelled earlier vote to please Republican hard-right, triggering bipartisan outrage

Names, dates of birth, social security numbers, addresses and salary details stolen.

Gun lobby's demand for armed officers in every school lambasted around the world.

Facebook game developer Zynga has applied for a real-money gambling license in Nevada.

Photographs lost in Storm Sandy are being found and returned to their owners by a campaign started on Facebook

The world-famous Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was lit ahead of the period of Advent, which falls on the first Sunday of December this year

The Rolling Stones gave a power-packed performance at the O2 Arena, where the iconic British band celebrated their 50th anniversary

New York City is still recovering from Superstorm Sandy's ferocity but that hasn't stopped Big Apple residents from celebrating the 86th Macy's Thanksgiving Day in Central Park

On 06 November 2012, after electoral campaigns costing some $5.8 billion (and feeling like they had continued from the 2010 Midterms) President Obama convinced enough voters to give him "the benefit of the doubt" and re-elect him for a second term in the White House. On 09 November in his first address after securing victory, the President threw down a gauntlet to his Republican opponents in Congress over his proposal to increase taxes on the rich in order to avert the dire consequences ...

Love correspondence of a young 1940’s couple was retrieved on a New Jersey beach and resent to the owner.

New study shows great white sharks evolved from broad-toothed mako sharks two million years earlier than previously thought.

United and American Airlines in and out of New York have cancelled flights as blizzards warnings are put in place on Eastern seaboard and the west of the country.

People living in New York and New Jersey have been evacuated again as the new Nor'easter storm named Athena hits the east coast of the US.

US President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney have already cast their ballot but many of their fellow citizens won't bother.

US President Barack Obama is leading on Republican candidate Mitt Romney in several decisive swing states recent polls show.

Scores of houses have no power supply making them uninhabitable as temperature nears freezing point.

Bloomberg says devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy has brought climate change issue 'into sharp relief'.

4.5 million people are facing chronic fuel and power problems with chronic congestion in New York.

Ratings Agency says underlying capital base to major US insurers safe despite anticipated hit to quarterly earnings from deadly storm.

US President Barack Obama and New Jersey governor Chris Christie visit regions hit by superstorm Sandy and promise all the help needed to rebuild.

Traditional Greenwich Village extravaganza of ghouls, ghosts and monsters abandoned for first time in 39 years.

Angela Dresch, 13, among more than 50 casualties of Superstorm Sandy that has devastated coastal districts of New York and New Jersey.

Explosion at Manhattan power station leaves nearly 200,000 houses without power.

Disruption of power and telecommunication systems due to superstorm Sandy affect the businesses of online retailers.

Transport and communication systems are badly hit and are expected to take days to return to normalcy.

New York and New Jersey declared major disaster areas as Superstorm Sandy death toll reaches 84 .

US Nuclear Regulatory Commission declares alert at Oyster Creek nuclear power plant after Frankenstorm Sandy makes landfall.