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Inspiration behind Beyonce's name revealed

Beyonce's mother Tina Knowles gave her daughter her name to keep her own family name alive.

New York gets 3,000 cameras in major anti-terrorist measure

New York - A 'ring of steel' technology involving hooking up 3,000 closed-circuit cameras is being setting up around New York City to fight terrorist activities, news reports said Friday.

Smoking ban takes effect in New York's parks and beaches

New York - New York City's ban on smoking in parks and beaches took effect on Monday, a week before sun bathers are to hit the white-sand beaches and amusement park on Brooklyn's Coney Island.

Ground Zero visitors say justice is done

New York - Justice was the word heard over and over Thursday around the World Trade Center construction site, as foreign tourists and Americans alike marked the killing of Osama bin Laden.

New York beefs up security, but no specific terror threats

New York - New York commuters encountered heavy security forces deployed around the city on Monday following the late Sunday announcement in Washington that terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden was killed in a US military operations in Pakistan.