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New York Yankees’ A-Rod (Alex Rodriguez) is to close a deal on a five-bedroom condo overlooking the Hudson River on the Upper West Side.

ESPN.com columnist Bill Simmons announced Friday details of a new website he is launching as well as some of the staff members being added.

A week of high-end fashion has come to a close as Mercedes Benz Fashion Week wrapped up Thursday evening with its final shows.

Gold hit five-week highs in Europe on Friday and silver its strongest since 1980 as growing unrest in the Middle East lifted interest in precious metals, though another reserve requirement hike from China curbed gains.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG.N) fired about 450 workers in Minnesota after an audit by U.S. immigration officials flagged questionable worker eligibility documents, the company said in a regulatory filing on Thursday. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) audited the company's Minnesota restaurants, which led to the dismissals mentioned above.

As authorities in Middle East countries hit by protests continue to censor media and disrupt communication, deaths and the consequent funerals in Bahrain, Yemen and Libya are expected to escalate the unrest.

This will be their fifth outing together.

Marat Mihaylich, a native of Ukraine, has topped the list of criminals wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Eben Moglen, professor of law and legal history, is reportedly trying to rebuild the Internet in a way that will make it impossible for governments or corporate authorities to restrict its use and access.

Over 17 leading galleries and museums across the world have come together to be part of Internet giant Google Inc.'s latest online venture called Art Project.

The top after-market NYSE gainers on Thursday are: Newpark Resources, Valmont Industries, Assured Guaranty, Yingli Green and Pilgrim's Pride. The top after-market NYSE losers are: Home Properties, El Paso, Corn Products International, Nordstrom and First Marblehead.

Edgar Miles Bronfman, Jr., CEO of Warner Music Group , listed his Manhattan’s Upper East Side townhouse for $27.25 million today. The mansion is former home to Muppets creator Jim Henson and his puppet-designing team.

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When a New Jersey family with an autistic child walks into the state office seeking help, Norlande Perpignan is often the first person they see. A clerk making $41,082 a year at the Division of Developmental Disabilities, Perpignan, 40, is also on the front lines of a national debate about public spending, taxes and a fiscal crisis facing local governments.

Hundreds of supporters of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi rallied on Thursday but there were reports of unrest in several locations as the opposition called for a day of anti-government protests.

New York City will have to lay off more than 4,000 public school teachers even though its revenue has leaped about $2 billion since forecasts made last November, a mayoral aide said on Wednesday. New York City has around 75,000 teachers but the headcount must be reduced because Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to cut state aid by $2.1 billion, the aide said.

Bank of China Ltd, the country's fourth-biggest lender, plans to set up a second headquarters in Shanghai, giving a boost to the city's global ambitions, local media reported on Thursday.

In the end Watson tripled the score of his competitors and proved machine is better than man on Jeopardy!

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Rubicon Technology, China XD Plastics, China MediaExpress Holdings, NutriSystem, and Drugstore.com. The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Anadigics, NetApp, eHealth, EnerNOC, and NVIDIA.

After the sexual assault on CBS news' Lara Logan in Egypt, an ABC reporter Miguel Marquez has been attacked in Bahrain. Slideshow recalls incidents of assault against journalists in the Middle East based on the CPJ statement.

Starting Wednesday, drivers in New York face one of the stiffest bans imposed by the nation on usage of handheld cell phones while driving.