Veterans Day Parade New York City 2009: Photos and Videos

One of the largest Veterans Day parades took place in New York City today. The parade has been an annual tradition ever since November 11, 1919, which makes this year's parade the 90th New York City Veterans Day...

Re-elected Mayor Bloomberg Chooses Facebook To Announce Victory

New York City mayor candidate Michael Bloomberg was re-elected as the city mayor yesterday. And, it seems the popular social network Facebook become No.1 choice for Bloomberg to break the news of his victory. The result of the election was made known around 18 hours ago,...

New York City's Mayoral Election: Bloomberg The Winner

Updated: 6:50pm PSTMichael Bloomberg has been re-elected as Mayor of New York City, beating Democrat Bill Thompson.It is the Election Day in New York City today. The mayoral election is in full swing with two major...

Couple Charged Over Spreading Rumours About Thai King's Health

Two people in Thailand were arrested over the allegations that they spread rumours about the health state of octogenarian Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, prompting a stock exchange collapse. It is alleged the couple's actions "undermined the security of the nation." The Thai...

Bloomberg To Acquire McGraw-Hill's BusinessWeek

Financial news service and data company Bloomberg will buy BusinessWeek, a business magazine owned by McGraw-Hill publishers. The magazine had nearly a million subscriptions and was run by John Byrne. BusinessWeek was an influential business periodical competing against...

Inmate's behind-bars bar mitzvah rattles chain of N.Y. officials

" NEW YORK (CNN) -- New York officials want to know how a jail inmate threw a lavish bar mitzvah for his son inside a detention facility, complete with live music and catered kosher food. The gala, attended by...

World Dictatorship! WAKE UP!

" There is just too much to cover to give my 2 cents because I have 2 tons of gold to give. We’ve lived for several years in a delusion of democracy, freedom, and prosperity. Now, they’re taking it all away....

US Airways Flight 1549 comes down in Hudson River, New York

US Airways Flight 1549 has come down in the frigid Hudson River in New York.  All 155 people on board are believed to have escaped the downed plane in what the New York governor described as a "miracle on the...

Paulson Among Buyers of Failed IndyMac Bank

The FDIC issued a news release Friday to let the world known the agency’s board had approved a letter of intent to sell IndyMac Bank to a thrift holding company controlled by IMB Management Holdings LP. ...

NYC mayor in Ashkelon, says Israel humane

Mayor of New York visits Israel in solidarity with the citizens of Israel and Gaza. "Gazans being treated in Ashkelon Bloomberg, who has already visited Israel's rocket-battered region in the past, visited the...

New York City Rings in 2009 with Style and Security

Since yesterday, Dec.30, the familiar blue and steel barricades were set up along the side-streets, no parking zones were enforced from 33rd to 59th Streets and from Sixth Avenue to Eighth Avenue, and all...

Bank of America to Cut 35,000 Jobs by 2011

NEW YORK - Bank of America said yesterday taht it will eliminate 3,000 jobs over the next three years, as it faces a deteriorating economic environment and tries to absorb Merrill Lynch & Co. An announcement...

Job Draugt in US: 533,000 job Cut , biggest since 1974

The job drought story has lost its impact, this is normal human tendency to ignore the generality, it is very repititive in nature.We always want to shut our cognitive gate when any thing that hurts comes in...

Crude Oil below $25 - Prediction

According to predictions from Merrill Lynch & Co. crude oil is expected to drop below $25 a barrel. Definetly news which oil/energy companies are not going to be very happy about. What do you think about...

Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lights Up Tonight

The Rockefeller Christmas Tree lights up tonight in the heart of Manhattan at Rockefeller Center. The tree lighting is a true sign of Christmas in New York and the event should promise to attract thousands. " ...

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