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A group of Brazil-based hackers took down the main corporate Web site of New York-based Citigroup on Friday, as the loosely associated collective continued its weeklong campaign of attacks on Web properties of major international banks. The public site of Brazil's central bank was also taken down.

The 2010-2011 MVP might be the new Knicks nemesis.

Last year, gay-rights advocates nationwide celebrated when New York became the sixth and by far the largest state to legalize same-sex marriage. This year, they may have four times as many reasons to celebrate.

A Blake Griffin dunk contest appearance would have been the highlight of this year's competition, but the dunk-master of the Los Angeles Clippers, says he plans to skip the 2012 NBA dunk contest, disappointing millions of fans. In the wake of his decision, you can get your fix of Griffin slams by watching the forward's ten best dunks here.

The New York Giants and the New England Patriots aren't the only ones ready for Super Bowl Sunday: so are eleven orders of nuns, all determined to fight the surge of underage sex trafficking that accompanies the NFL event each year. The nuns have been prepping for Indianapolis since training camp began last summer, and have one target firmly in their sights: the hundreds of hotel rooms rented out for Super Bowl XLVI.

Louise Neathway allegedly extorted $6,000 from Cashman and failed to get an additional $15,000.

The Colts quarterback received medical clearance following his spinal surgery this past off season.

Unarmed Bronx teenager shot and killed in his apartment on Thursday.

The New York Knicks now seem more interested in signing J.R. Smith than Kenyon Martin.

Reversal came amid intense backlash

A few weeks ago, New York-based clothing designer Joseph Mbeh was attempting to trademark the name of Beyonce and Jay-Z's daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, with plans to create a children's clothing line titled Blue Ivy Carter NYC.

China's invisible man Liu Bolin teamed up with Harper's Bazaar to photograph noted fashion designers 'lost' in their work.

Discount Gun Sales is proud to team up with the Susan B. Koman Foundation to offer the Walther P-22 Hope Edition in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Anonymous published a 15 minute transcript from the call, which was between officers from both countries discussing how to prosecute the hacking collective and its members. In a Twitter posting the group gloated, The FBI might be curious how we're able to continuously read their internal comms for some time now, after it emerged members of Anonymous had managed to intercept an email between the FBI and British authorities listing a time and password for the sensitive conference call.

Super Bowl 2012 is just days away and both the New England Patriots and New York Giants are mapping out their game plans. But, at Super Bowl XLVI, the players are not the only ones who will be sporting some fancy footwork. Italian brand Fratelli Rossetti has been tapped to provide its luxury footwear the team of NBC Sports Super Bowl 2012 commentators.

Ever wish you can ask Woody Harrelson, star of the upcoming film Rampart, anything you want? Well, today you can do that on Reddit! From 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET on Friday, Harrelson will be answering questions from fans on the social news Web site.

At his presentation of the his budget proposals for the remaining fiscal year and for Fiscal Year 2013, Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned of the increasing cost of the pension system that, as he said, is in dire need of reform. Right now, our pension system is fairly described as a ticking time bomb, he said during the presentation.

Tracy Morgan may be attracting more attention for his behavior lately than his comedy. In addition to accusations of neglecting his mother, Morgan made a memorable appearance on the Jimmy Fallon Show this week. I grew up with Tom Brady, Morgan said on the talk show last night in Indiana. We was both in special-ed school together. Tom Brady used to wear a crash helmet on the little bus, spit on the window.

Outrage over the Susan G. Komen for the Cure's decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood has spurred talk about its abortion services--a politically controversial part of its program that only accounts for 3 percent of its patient care.

Eira Maghuyop, a 14-year-old student from The Ursuline School in New Rochelle, N.Y., committed suicide on Tuesday over bullying.

Treasure hunter Greg Brooks claimed he has located the wreck of a World War II British merchant ship that was carrying a load of platinum now worth $3 billion. The ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Cape Cod during World War II and should Brooks' location of the ship proves accurate, he will find one of the richest sunken treasures ever discovered.