New York ( /njuË ËˆjÉ”rk/; locally [nɪu ˈjoÉ™k] or [nuË ËˆjÉ”rk]( listen)) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east.

New York City, which is geographically the largest city in the state and most populous in the United States, is known for its history as a gateway for immigration to the United States and its status as a financial, cultural, transportation, and manufacturing center.  Read More

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Secret Service Prostitution Scandal
Secret Service Scandal: 3 More Resign, Number Of Those Involved Raised To 12

By IBTimes

It's been confirmed that three more Secret Service employees resigned on Friday amid a prostitution scandal in Colombia. This raises the total number of employees to leave the U.S. Secret Service due to the recent misconduct to six. (11:17 am)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, THE NEW YORK TIMES

One Direction
One Direction, The Wanted And The 'Return' Of The Boy Band: Did It Ever Really Go Away?

By IBTimes

Boy band fever is definitely in the air, but did the genre ever really go away? (11:01 am)

MORE TOPICS: TWITTER, FACEBOOK, AUSTRALIA, THE NEW YORK TIMES, LOS ANGELES, BILLBOARD

"One Day on Earth"
Earth Day 2012: ‘One Day On Earth’ Debuts Worldwide, Offers Time Capsule Of Our Lives

By IBTimes

Earth Day is this Sunday, and audiences in more than 160 countries across the globe will gather to screen director Kyle Ruddick's new documentary, "One Day on Earth," which was shot in every country of the world on the same day. (10:55 am)

MORE TOPICS: CALIFORNIA, UNITED NATIONS, LOS ANGELES, INDIA, HOLLYWOOD

Guinness World Record holder for the Most Pierced Man Bucholz shows some of his 453 piercings in Dortmund
There's a Record for That? Weirdest Records from around the World [SLIDESHOW]

By IBTimes UK

The first edition of "The Guinness Book of Records" was released on 27 August 1955 and turned to be Britain's number one bestseller. (7:29 am)

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Francois Hollande
Francois Hollande: The Man Who Would Be France's Next President

By IBTimes

Francois Hollande is France's Socialist candidate for the 2012 French presidential campaign. (7:18 am)

MORE TOPICS: UNEMPLOYMENT, WHITE HOUSE, ELECTIONS

Iggy Pop
Happy Birthday Iggy Pop: The Stooges Singer Turns 65

By IBTimes UK

The Stooges have been popular in creating punk and grunge music and they had great influence on other recording artists in the late 70s and 80s. (1:30 am)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, MICHIGAN, ADDICTION

 Cast member Emily Blunt arrives for the premiere of the film "The Five-Year Engagement" to begin the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival in New York
'Five Star Engagement' Opens Tribeca Film Festival: Stars Attend Premiere [SLIDESHOW]

By IBTimes UK

Jason Segel and Emily Blunt Star in "Five Star Engagement", a romantic comedy opening the Tribeca Film Festival. (1:16 am)

MORE TOPICS: LOS ANGELES

Exclusive: BlackBerry maker hires law firm for restructuring

By Reuters

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has hired law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP to work out a restructuring plan that could include selling assets, seeking joint ventures or licensing patents, people briefed on the matter said. (12:42 am)

MORE TOPICS: NETFLIX, IPHONE, CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW, BLACKBERRY, SMARTPHONE, LAW FIRM

Marl the Stock-Picking robot probably would have resembled Robbie the Robot from Forbidden Planet, if he had been real. The SEC is charging the Hunter Brothers with fraud.
Stock-Picking Robot 'Marl' A Fraud: Hunter Brothers Defraud 75K Investors, SEC Says

By IBTimes

Twin brothers in the U.K. allegedly defrauded about 75,000 investors by telling them a stock-picking robot named "Marl" could identify penny stocks that would double in price while the brothers were simply listing stocks they were paid to promote, the U.S. (7:36 pm)

MORE TOPICS: SEC, COURT, INVESTMENT

Chesapeake discloses loans after Reuters report

By Reuters UK

Chesapeake Energy Corp <CHK.N>, in response to a Reuters report earlier this week, will disclose to shareholders the existence of loans its CEO Aubrey McClendon took out against his interest in thousands of wells granted to him as a corporate perk, according to a regulatory filing on Friday. (6:42 pm)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, MANAGEMENT, LAWSUIT, INVESTMENT

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