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A passenger sleeps at JFK International Airport as she waits for the airport to reopen in New York

Tips for stranded travellers

Snow storms are probably worst nightmares for air travellers, especially during holiday season. Scores of passengers in U.S. continue to curse their luck as the worst December snowstorm hit northeast. Here are some tips for snow-stranded travellers.

GM Shares Gain After Analysts Give Thumbs Up

GM poised for China growth, small cars
Shares of General Motors rose more than 2 percent Tuesday after a slew of analysts advised buying shares of the automaker, which has raised $23 billion recently in the world's largest IPO.

Transit projects given boost

The Federal Transit Authority is granting $82.4 million to seven transit projects in five cities.
The federal government is awarding $182.4 million to seven transit projects already under way in Dallas, New York City, Northern Virginia, Salt Lake City and Seattle.
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Blizzard creates havoc for U.S. travelers.

Blizzard wreaks havoc for U.S. travelers

The two-day blizzard that hit the East Coast on Sunday left behind a trail of disruption involving blockage of some major roadways, cancellation of a number of flights and complete suspension of rail services.
AIG president Robert Benmosche

AIG shares rise on new credit facilities

Shares of American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) are soundly higher this morning after the company said it entered bank credit facilities totaling $3-billion.
The National Weather Service Issues Blizzard Warning

Blizzard buries the northeast

A full-blown blizzard pounded the northeast from yesterday into today, making roadways hazardous, shutting down transit systems and causing at least one state government to declare a state of emergency.
United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu.

Lithium battery stores solar power

The U.S. Department of Energy is investing in a power storage system that brings together several emerging industries in the alternative energy field -- solar and wind power, and the lithium-ion battery.
Does driverless car mean road safety?

Does driverless car mean road safety?

Google has recently created a lot of buzz over the computer-driven cars, which it has been testing on the West Coast. But, does driverless car mean road safety? Carty Law PA looks into legal complexities.
NORAD Tracks Santa

Tracking 'NORAD Tracks Santa'

NORAD Tracks Santa, the annual Christmas tradition, is gaining popularity like never before. But did you know that the U.S. military department NORAD has been keeping a close eye on Santa's flight since 1955 and the idea was born in 1897?
U.S. President Barack Obama boards Air Force One enroute to Hawaii for vacation December 22, 2010.

Obama promises kept and not

As the first two years of President Barack Obama's tenure wind down, the President has made a big push to accomplish some of his goals. While he has kept many of his promises, he has not kept others. Some of those are stalled, others in the works.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY and Sen. Charles Schumer D-NY, arrive at a press conference near Ground Zero in New York on December 23, 2010.

Ground Zero health bill passage hailed

Ground Zero first responders and the lawmakers who backed their efforts gathered this afternoon across the street from the site of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, to celebrate the passage on Wednesday of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, which will establish permanent healthcare and compensation to the approximately 20,000 people who got sick from the toxic air at the site in the weeks following the destruction of the World Trade Center.

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