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HP's fire sale on the TouchPad tablet computer has exhausted inventories for good in Canada , while the U.S. is still waiting for the next shipments -- but the company said on Monday consumers shouldn't hold their breath.

In the wake of Hurricane Irene, all but one of New Jersey Transit's commuter train lines remained suspended on Monday morning, as did all Metro-North Railroad service and half of the routes on the Long Island Rail Road.

Hurricane Irene shut down the neon lights on Broadway, and substantially reduced commercial activity over the weekend -- including canceling thousands of flights, but the storm's economic damage will likely be far less than originally predicted. In particular, New Yorkers, for the most part, feel like they were spared.

Uncounted thousands remain vulnerable to continued flooding.

Dozens of homes in the Diamond State were damaged or destroyed by fierce winds; while many roads remain impassable due to fallen tree limbs and power lines.

Canadian gold miner Northgate Minerals said it agreed to be bought by peer AuRico Gold for C$1.46 billion ($1.48 billion), and ended a deal with Primero Mining .

Hurricane Irene has left the U.S. East Coast but the update in the aftermath reveals a path of destruction, as the storm plodded along 1,100 miles of coastline while inflicting whipping and drenching impact. Clean will likely take months, and damage could near $20 billion on all.

Following Irene's fury, America's largest metropolitan city is back in business on Monday as most subways and buses resumed service. Commuter traffic is lighter than normal as many in the region still lack power and others who fled remain out of town, but it was a quick turnaround for New York.

Korean electronics giant Samsung has released a LTE version of Samsung Galaxy Tab, which may give touch competition to Apple's iPad 2 when launched in U.S.

The Atlantic City casinos, which were shut as Hurricane Irene moved toward the city and the rest of New Jersey, will reopen at noon on Monday.

Hurricane Irene's impact on New York City proved not as severe as feared, since winds did not reach hurricane force, above 74 mph.

Sino-Forest, a Chinese forestry company accused of fraud, said on Sunday Allen Chan had resigned as chairman and CEO and that it placed three senior employees on administrative leave, due to information uncovered in an ongoing internal review.

Was the Hurricane Irene Path Evacuation and transit system shutdown ordered by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg wrong?

In Washington, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials said it would take several days to begin complete cost estimates of damage caused by the storm, and to determine how long it will take be before transportation systems in the East Coast Boston-New York-Philadelphia-Washington corridor will be back to full service.

At least five storm-related deaths have been recorded in the state.

New York has lifted an unprecedented evacuation order in place for Hurricane Irene and the New York Stock Exchange will open Monday, but New York area airports will not reopen until at least late Monday, officials said. New York's transit system including subways that serve eight million people each weekday were closed in advance of Hurricane Irene. Also, all New York area airports were closed. But the evacuation was lifted Sunday afternoon, and the New York Stock Exchange says i

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has lifted the unprecedented evacuation order in place for Hurricane Irene, allowing 370,000 people to return to their homes Sunday afternoon in low-lying areas of New York after the storm hit the city Sunday.Also, the New York Stock Exchange will open Monday under a normal schedule, a spokesman said.

Even as rains and wind from Hurricane Irene's path began to lash the coast of North Carolina Friday, much of the Eastern seaboard braced for the massive storm as it targeted such major cities as New York and Boston Sunday morning.

Massachusetts residents were spared the bulk of the wrath of Hurricane Irene, as it was downgraded to a tropical storm Sunday morning as it entered the Bay State. Nevertheless, the storm uprooted hundreds if not thousands of trees and power lines, and caused extensive flooding.

New York dodged a big bullet as Hurricane Irene weakened early Sunday on approach, but America's largest city and the surrounding area in particular didn't dodge significant impact from the storm's path and might. Hurricane Irene had weakened to a tropical storm when it made landfall in New York City, with winds of 65 miles per hour. One hour earlier the storm had taken a toll on New Jersey and Long Island, knocking out power for most, downing big trees, and causing flooding in the are...

Hurricane Irene roared in to Connecticut as a tropical storm Sunday, killing at least 1 person and leaving about 500,000 homes without power. Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy urged Connecticut's resident to remain at home and not travel, as dozens if not hundreds of downed power lines, trees, and other road hazards exist.