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/ 5 September 2008
The hit musical Rent closes on Broadway this weekend after 12 years.
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/ 5 September 2008
The Americans are trying very hard to like Andy Murray. After all, he frequently speaks openly about his deep-rooted passion for the US Open.
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/ 4 September 2008
Sixth seed Andy Murray roared into his first Grand Slam semifinal on Wednesday when he beat Juan Martin Del Potro, while Rafael Nadal beat Mardy Fish.
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/ 4 September 2008
Serena Williams on Wednesday fought off 10 set points to prevail in the greatest duel yet with sister Venus, a heart-stopping 7-6 7-6 victory.
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/ 2 September 2008
The Williams sisters will hold another family reunion at the US Open after registering wins on Monday that set up a quarterfinal sibling clash.
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/ 1 September 2008
Roger Federer leapt into the fourth round and Jelena Jankovic zoomed in on a maiden Grand Slam crown at the US Open on Sunday.
Second seed Jelena Jankovic and former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova had to work hard to shake off their opponents in the second round of the US Open.
As the first specialised clinic offering vaginal strength tests, electronic toning and ‘sexercise’ packages opens in New York.
Beijing gold medallists Rafael Nadal and Elena Dementieva shook off their Olympic hangovers on Monday to stumble into the second round of the US Open.
His Wimbledon reign and number-one ranking surrendered, Roger Federer has one trump card left in his competition with Rafael Nadal.
Coney Island, the quaintly rotting amusement park frequented by millions of New Yorkers every summer, has acquired a new attraction.
A 12-year-old girl who fell into a chimney on her Manhattan rooftop and plummeted down the flue for 14 storeys survived almost unscathed.
In New York, one name has always stood out among restaurants: Cipriani. But now the Cipriani family has been hit by a series of legal disasters.
A long-forgotten and inspiring perspective of the Twin Towers emerges in a new documentary by British filmmaker James Marsh.
A British actor who took her battle against her millionaire husband to the internet has been ordered to leave her New York home by a judge.
Robert Mugabe is ”happy” at the veto of a draft United Nations resolution to impose tough new sanctions, as talks continue in Pretoria.
Deceased hotelier Leona Helmsley, who bequeathed $12-million to her pet dog, has left the rest of her multibillion-dollar estate to animal welfare.
Imagine being a leader in your field for more than 60 years. Imagine exchanging ideas with the artistic greats of the past half-century.
Roadrunner was always expected to be fast out of the blocks. And after a test run one night in the city of Poughkeepsie, New York, its creators were far from disappointed.
Hillary Clinton refused to surrender to Barack Obama in the Democratic race for the United States presidency on Tuesday or to acknowledge she had reached the end of the road in her bid for the White House. Rather than concede the loss to Obama, the New York senator told a cheering crowd she would consult supporters and party leaders to decide the future of her campaign.
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt clocked a 100m world record of 9,72 seconds on Saturday to electrify the Reebok Grand Prix athletics meeting. The 21-year-old broke the previous record of 9,74 set by compatriot Asafa Powell in Rieti, Italy, on September 9 2007. Bolt finished ahead of 100m and 200m World Champion Tyson Gay of the United States (9,85) and American Darvis Patton (10,07).
Google on Monday unveiled Google Health, a long-anticipated United States health information service that combines the leading web company’s classic search services with a user’s personal health records online. The password-protected service stores a user’s basic medical history and gathers relevant information connected to their health conditions.
The number of conflicts in which child soldiers were involved dropped sharply from 27 in 2004 to 17 at the end of 2007, according to a report on Tuesday by the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers. But despite the decline, the report said tens of thousands of children remain in the ranks of militias and other armed groups in at least 24 countries.
Global information company Thomson Reuters plans to cut 140 editorial jobs by the end of the year as its Reuters news service absorbs Thomson Financial News. More than half the cuts will be in Europe, while the rest will be scattered, editor-in-chief David Schlesinger wrote in a memo to employees on Monday.
Disgraced former 100m world-record-holder Tim Montgomery was sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison on Friday for his role in a check fraud scheme that also led to the downfall of Marion Jones. Montgomery was once considered the world’s fastest man before being banned from athletics as a dope cheat.
Kira Cochrane defends <i>New York Times</i> literary critic Michiko Kakutani, who has been described as “the stupidest person in New York City".
The popular online hangout MySpace has won a -million judgement over junk messages sent to its members in what is believed to be the largest anti-spam award to date. A federal judge in Los Angeles ruled against notorious ”Spam King” Sanford Wallace, and his partner, Walter Rines.
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is considering mounting a proxy campaign to replace Yahoo! board members after the company failed to reach a deal to merge with Microsoft. The veteran investor has built up a stake in Yahoo! in the last week and would run a slate in an effort to force the company back to the negotiating table.
A Grammy-nominated violinist who left his -million, 285-year-old Stradivarius violin in a taxi is giving a free concert at an airport taxi stand for the driver who returned it. Philippe Quint (34) left his 1723 ”Ex-Keisewetter” violin in Mohammed Khalil’s taxi when returning from Newark Liberty Airport last week.
A new needle-free device that delivers a local anesthetic to the skin promises to help make delivering drugs and drawing blood less painful for children. The system involves a sterile, prefilled, disposable device that dispenses lidocaine powder into the epidermis, the cells that make up the outer layer of the skin.
Oil jumped more than to strike a record over a barrel on Monday on the weaker dollar and supply concerns from Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries members Nigeria and Iran. United States crude gained ,37 to trade at ,69 at 3.55pm GMT, after surging to ,21 earlier.
Yahoo! faced growing pressure on Sunday to find an alternative strategy to Microsoft’s ,5-billion takeover offer after the software maker walked away over a disagreement on price. Yahoo! shares could fall by more than 30% on Monday over the breakdown of talks.