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The authorities have intensified their efforts in pursuing the notorious hackers responsible for hacking SONY, the CIA, the US Senate, PBS, FOX, NATO and many more. LulzSec leader Sabu's identity has been suggested by numerous sources.

On Wednesday, a day before his final one at the Pentagon, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates issued a statement of farewell, thanking all U.S. Armed Forces.

Former Beatle John Lennon, one of the greatest icons of the 1960s peace movement, became a right-wing Republican and big fan of Ronald Reagan during the final years of his life, according to a man who worked as an assistant for Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono.

The nominations for the 2011 Teen Choice Awards were released Wednesday

Three men convicted in a thwarted plot to bomb a Bronx synagogue were sentenced to 25 years in federal prison

Three point guards might be available for the Knicks to acquire.

A group opposed to gay marriage said it will spend at least $2 million to oust seven New York state senators who changed their positions on gay marriage, The Associated Press reported.

Will Kim wear a Vera wedding gown on her wedding day?

President Barack Obama praised New York’s passage of same-sex marriage but refused to take a hard line on the issue at an East Room press conference at the White House Wednesday.

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Family woman Téa Leoni is reported to have split with her husband David Duchovny, but this all around talented woman still has much going for her.

Pippa Middleton, the sporty young sister of Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, made an appearance Wednesday at Wimbledon on the arm of her sometime boyfriend, Alex Loudon.

Selena Gomez was truly surprised when she met Shia Labeouf in his dressing room and posted the video to her Twitter account.

Just days after he marched with Gov. Andrew Cuomo to champion his same-sex marriage victory, Mayor Michael Bloomberg blasted Cuomo's plans to close the Indian Point nuclear plant.

Passengers departing from New York's John F. Kennedy Airport had to wait Wednesday morning as airport officials cleared about 150 turtles from the runway.

The New York Knicks may be making a run at the oldest player in the NBA in free agent center Kurt Thomas. The 38 year old Thomas played for the Chicago Bulls last year after signing a one year contract for $1.3 million to backup Joakim Noah.

President Barack Obama said gays and lesbians should receive equal treatment but stopped short of endorsing gay marriage during a news conference Wednesday, carefully parsing his answers to questions about New York's landmark same-sex marriage law.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, the lead female character in the upcoming film 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' has an outfit mishap at the movie's premiere.

A Manhattan grand jury has found a second defendant not guilty of all charges in the Deutsche Bank manslaughter trial after eight days of deliberations.

The Dallas Mavericks may be losing their backup point guard J.J. Barea to free agency. Barea indicated that he would like to return to the defending champions, but would leave for the right price.

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