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The earthquake reminded us that we’ve got to be prepared for a variety of things.

Powerful Hurricane Irene could pose a big threat to the densely populated northeast United States, including New York, as it swings up the eastern seaboard from Saturday on its current forecast track, the top U.S. government hurricane forecaster said on Wednesday.

A Dutch court ruled that Samsung violated an Apple patent by using the Android 2.3 operating system in three of its smartphones.

Gold and silver prices plunged Wednesday as a strengthening stock market and hope that the U.S. central bank will take steps to boost the American economy dimmed the appeal of precious metals as a safe haven.

Hurricane Irene is following a path that will bring it up the East Coast from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to Long Island, New York and New England. But, where exactly will it hit? Here's a look at the scenarios.

The entire Bahamas – which comprises 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets -- remains under a hurricane watch.

Federal officials have warned Irene could cause flooding, power outages or worse all along the East Coast as far north as Maine, even if it stays offshore.

Hurricane Irene has been upgraded to a Category 3 storm and could even grow stronger as it approaches the Carolinas and Northeast this week.

Sprint is said to be launching iPhone 5 in mid-October along with Verizon and AT&T and it would come as a 3G phone.

Irene has been upgraded to a ‘Category 3’ storm as it passes over the Bahamas on Wednesday, with winds as strong as 115 miles per hour.

The Hurricane Irene path was a Category 2 hurricane Tuesday morning with about 100 mph winds, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.

By law, the USPS is mandated to break even -- but for fiscal 2011 it is expecting to post a $8.3 billion shortfall

For Eriko Ebina, standing outside a downtown Tokyo medical equipment store that has a side business buying gold, the recent surge in prices for the precious metal was just too tempting.

Taiwan's Acer Inc reported a worse-than-expected quarterly loss, the first in company history, hurt by charges for an inventory write-off and reorganization, and said it would be impossible to break even for the full year.

The Washington Monument will be closed indefinitely to the public after engineers found cracks in the stones at the top of the structure.

Hurricane Irene strengthened back into a Category 2 storm as it approached to the Bahamas early Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Hurricane Irene, growing dangerous by each passing day, left the northwestern Caribbean, triggering high waves and heavy downpours which left about one million people in the dark in Puerto Rico. According to official storm predictions, the United States' Southeast region is under threat of a potential landfall towards the end of the week.

Edward Zwick has signed on to direct Legendary East's first project, The Great Wall, the company said Tuesday.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has confirmed that a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck central Virginia at 1:51 pm EDT. It is the strongest quake to hit the Virginia area since 1897.

Hurricane Irene could reach the New York area by Sunday night or Monday morning, and residents should prepare, officials say.

Though Hurricane Irene has weakened to a Category 1 hurricane, it is expected to hit along the North Carolina coast, heading north into Virginia and up the Chesapeake Bay by Sunday morning.