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Evangelist preacher anti-Islamist sentiments from near 9/11 siteEvangelist preacher anti-Islamist sentiments from near 9/11 site
An internet evangelist has been preaching against Muslim radicalism at a location near the 9/11 site in New...


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Another tropical storm warning issued for USAnother tropical storm warning issued for US
Another tropical storm is forming close to the US...
Brooklyn brothers make hit music from interview about attempted rape
Three Brooklyn brothers have made a hit record on YouTube based on an Alabama man's interview about an assault on his younger...
Samantha Stosur through to the US Open quarter-finals
Australian Samantha Stosur defeated 12th seed Russian Elena Dementieva to advance to the US Open quarter-finals early on...
Meet the US 'black widow' who gobbles 180 chicken wings in 12 minutes
An American woman, who calls herself the Black Widow, has broken the national championship record by gobbling up 180 chicken wings in 12 minutes in an eating...
New York's famed Rubin Museum celebrating Lord Ganesh in September
Prestigious Rubin Museum of Art (RMA) in New York (USA) is celebrating Lord Ganesh during September in view of Ganesh-Chaturthi falling this...
Republican 'Young Guns' critical of Bush to offer real change to voters
A new generation of Republican congressmen are bidding to convince voters that the Right can offer real change, and criticized former president George W Bush and the party hierarchy for betraying conservative...
Venus Williams' dresses making 'fireworks' at US open
Tennis star Venus Williams, infamous for her dressing sense, appeared in a red sequined tennis dress that resembles New York fireworks in her match against Shahar Peer at the U.S....
Florida pastor blasts Muslims, Mormons, Hindus, pro-choice supporters gays
A Florida pastor, Bill Keller, has come to New York and criticized Muslims, Mormons, Hindus, pro-choice supporters...
Tiger Woods heading to 'Infidelity Analyst' Sarah Symonds' lair
Disgraced golfer Tiger Woods could leave for Newport, Wales-hometown of 'Infidelity Analyst' Sarah Symonds-if he competes for the US in the Ryder Cup this...
Justin Bieber on high with album sale and movie
Teenage heartthrob Justin Bieber is on cloud nine these days as his 4 million albums have been sold worldwide in less than a...
White House correspondent livetweets his heart attack saga
A White House correspondent is so addicted to Twitter that he even tweeted about having a heart attack and posted updates when the doctors were attending to...
NYDN endorses Indian American politico's challenge to incumbent NY Congresswoman
Indian American Reshma Saujani, the Democratic primary challenger to Representative Carolyn Maloney in New York's 14th District, has received a strong endorsement from the New York Daily...
Bopanna-Qureshi, Paes-Black in US Open quarter-finals
India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam Ul-Haq-Qureshi stunned second-seeded Daniel Nestor of Canada and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia 6-3, 6-4 in the US Open tennis third round to enter their second successive Grand Slam...
Nadal sends new father Simon home; Stan slams Murray
Rafael Nadal solved the travel plan dilemma of Gilles Simon, sending the distracted Frenchman home to see his newborn son with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 defeat in the third round of the US Open...
The art of making antibiotics is 2000 years old
Ancient Nubians were regularly consuming antibiotic tetracycline, most likely in their beer, according to a chemical analysis of their...
Iran paying Taliban 1,000 dollar bounty for each US soldier's head in Afghanistan
Iran is reportedly paying bonuses of 1,000 dollars to the Taliban for killing an American soldier in Afghanistan and 6,000 dollars for destroying a U.S. military...
Oz voters favour fresh polls even as Independents dither over support
In the midst of uncertainty as to who would form the minority government in Australia, with the three key Independent MPs are yet to take a decision, a majority of the citizens are now fed up with the posturing and dithering of the trio and are in favour of fresh polls, according to a national poll conducted to assess the future of the...
Clooney's 'The American' tops US box-office
Hollywood star George Clooney starrer 'The American' has topped the US box office with an estimated earning of $12.9 million in the...
When Condoleeza Rice hung up on Bush to keep him away from DC following 9/11 attacks
Former US Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice, has revealed that she ordered the then President George W Bush not to return to Washington after the 9/11 attacks before hanging up the phone on...
White House blunder over Oval Office rug quote
The White House has committed an embarrassing blunder over an Oval Office carpet quotation, which they thought belonged to Martin Luther King but in fact,...
Johnson is a wonderful man, says Jessica Simpson
Singer Jessica Simpson is quite happy with her new beau, footballer Eric Johnson, and describes him as a wonderful...
Ex-Colombian spy seduced cop to implicate judges
A former Colombian detective, who received orders from her superiors to infiltrate the Supreme Court in 2007, had seduced a national police captain to be able to carry out her mission, media reports...
US honours Mother Teresa with a stamp
The United States has issued a postal stamp honouring Mother Teresa 'the diminutive Roman Catholic nun and honorary US citizen who served the sick and destitute of India for nearly 50...
42 dead in mudslides in Guatemala
At least 42 people have died in mudslides that followed heavy rains in Guatemala, local media reported...
Radcliffe gets giant artwork on birthday
Daniel Radcliffe's 'Harry Potter' co-stars designed a giant piece of artwork as a 21st birthday present for the...
Jason Sudeikis, January Jones are couple
American actor Jason Sudeikis has confirmed that he is dating actress January...
22 killed in Guatemala mudslides
At least 22 people have died in mudslides caused by heavy rains in Guatemala, media reports...
Hudson settles haircare line lawsuit
Hollywood actress Kate Hudson has settled a lawsuit in which she was accused of stealing the idea for a line of haircare...
Eli Roth blasts horror film critics
Director Eli Roth has slammed critics of his horror films, accusing reviewers of failing to 'understand' his...
Rachel Weisz to replace Angelina Jolie in 'Gravity'?
Actress Rachel Weisz is tipped to step into the shoes of Angelina Jolie in the film...
Murray determined to beat Wawrinka in fourth-round of US Open
British tennis ace Andy Murray is determined to blast his way past Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka to reach the last 16 of the US Open at Flushing...
Bhupathi's US Open campaign ends
India's Mahesh Bhupathi's US Open tennis campaign ended with early losses in the men's doubles and mixed doubles...
Farmlands hacked out of tropical forests, finds study
More than half a million square miles of new farmland - an area as big as Alaska - was created in the developing world between 1980 and...
Blair cagey about Bill Clinton's 'potentially sexual element'
Former British prime minister Tony Blair is reluctant to explain a passage from his new book that referenced a 'potentially sexual element' to former US president Bill Clinton's 'curiosity about...
Middle East peace: Clinton facing crucial test
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faces a crucial test with the proposed resumption of Middle East peace...
Paris Hilton knife wielder in court Paris Hilton knife wielder in court
A man who has been accused of entering Paris Hilton’s property and wielding two knives outside her window has pleaded not guilty to attempted felony...
Gulf oil spill being investigated further Gulf oil spill being investigated further
Engineers in the US have been asked to assess a piece of equipment that could show the cause of the worst oil spill disaster in the country's...
Labor Day In Western New York
A 15K run kicks off from Canal Side at 8a.m. with more than 500 runners from across Western New York and the U.S. The race serves as the USA National Masters 15K Championship, drawing masters...
Budco Health Service Solutions Recognized for Role in Helping New York...
Budco Health Service Solutions, the nation’s leading dependent eligibility verification provider, was recently recognized for successfully managing a verification process that will provide the...
American Muslims Ask, Will We Ever Belong?
For nine years after the attacks of Sept. 11, many American Muslims made concerted efforts to build relationships with non-Muslims, to make it clear they abhor terrorism, to educate people about...
American Academy Of Ophthalmology Joins Forces With Middle East Africa Council Of Ophthalmology For Joint Meeting In Chicago October 16 To 19
The largest and most comprehensive ophthalmic educational meeting in the world, the American Academy of Ophthalmology's (Academy) 2010 Joint Meeting in conjunction with the Middle East Africa Council...
2 In 5 Kids in New York Are Overweight Or Obese
According to a new report, 2 out of every 5 of New York City's children from kindergarten to eighth grade, are either overweight or obese. This figure, released in a report on Sunday, comes from...
Almost Half Of All Americans Use Prescription Drugs Each Month
Nearly half of all Americans used at least one prescription drug per month in 2008, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and...
Obama to propose massive rebuilding package
President Barack Obama, waving to media on White House's South Lawn Sunday, hopes is considering closing tax breaks for oil and gas companies to pay for the...
Report: Congressional charities pull in corporate cash
review of federal tax records and Congressional disclosure reports by The New York Times has found . The disclosures, which are detailed in a story running on the newspaper's website Monday,...
Adult services censored on Craigslist
(CNN) -- Online classified service Craigslist's decision to censor its adult services section is a "good step but a continuing battle has to be fought," a leader in the fight against...
2,000 more troops may be going to Afghanistan
Washington (CNN) -- As many as 2,000 additional troops -- including a number of U.S. forces -- may be headed to Afghanistan in the coming weeks under a plan being proposed by Gen. David Petraeus, CNN...
Victim in acid attack released from hospital
(CNN) -- The 28-year-old victim of an acid attack was released Sunday from a Portland, Oregon, hospital, a nursing supervisor said, nearly a week after an unknown assailant threw a cup of the caustic...
President mulls new measures to spark economy
(CNN) -- On this Labor Day, the White House will put its focus squarely back on the economy, following a week where the Obama administration concentrated on Middle East peace talks and the end of...