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It’s convenient to think that the economic and social problems in the United States that Occupy Wall Street has given voice to will go away by passing a flat tax, cutting taxes again on upper-income groups, or perhaps by just ignoring everything. But the economic and social problems are there, Occupy Wall Street or not.

While some rejoice at the unexpected snow over Halloween weekend, many others in the Northeast face power outages, mass delays, and dangerous driving conditions as the rare snow storm travels up the East Coast. See footage of the storm, including New York' Occupy Wall Street, and view photos of the massive snowfall at MetLife Stadium and across Connecticut and Massachusetts.

In recent years, a growing number of companies have been encouraging workers to voluntarily improve their health to control escalating insurance costs.

After a nor'easter pummeled the area on Saturday, Oct. 29, the Northeast is now clambering to clean up the aftermath. More than 2.3 million customers, stretching from Maryland to New England, lost power on Saturday and early Sunday morning, due to the storm.

Americans watch hundreds of hours of television, so if Apple begins making them with Voice recognition, it could be the ultimate machine.

Highlights from an extensive report on tablet computer owners.

Kirsten Dunst and Orlando Bloom will co-star in Roger Donaldson's Cities.

A rare October snowstorm blanketed East Coast with heavy record snowfall and rain Saturday that knocked down trees and power lines just before the Halloween.

It’s conventional wisdom that because the 2012 Republican nomination race is relatively close, it’s likely to stay a dogfight until the last primary has been held in June. Don’t believe it: Political-science research says the one who wins the New Hampshire primary in January and Super Tuesday on March 6 will be the nominee.

A rare October snowstorm blanketed much of the U.S. Northeast on Saturday, as a deadly nor'easter rolled into the region just in time for Halloween.

Members of MF Global Holdings Ltd.'s board of directors met Saturday to discuss options for the sale of the brokerage, Bloomberg News reported.

U.S. and European shares took a breather on Friday after a strong rally on a long-awaited euro zone rescue deal, but a weak sale of Italian bonds showed investor confidence in the agreement was shaky.

Oil prices retreated on Friday in light volume trading as uncertainties about Europe's plan to tackle its debt problems prompted some profit taking after the previous session's rally.

Michael Moore shows support at Occupy Oakland.

Snow is falling Saturday in the Northeast, and the rare October Snowstorm of 2011 is expected to smash records from New York to areas inland of the Interstate 95 corridor before it ends early Sunday.

I am the only woman in the establishment and yet I barely notice, so at home do I feel. I've just perched myself in one of the lounge's lion-armed chairs, newspaper in hand, when, from across the room, a man bellows, Rocky Patel; toro; 1992; a Nicaraguan blend. I used to like those. Good smoke.

'Google Offers' partners with 14 other daily deal Web sites and picks up service in four new cities as it battles with Groupon.

Diversified financial services firm Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) said it is cancelling its planned five-state pilot of a monthly $3 fee for users of its debit cards as a response to customer feedback the bank has received.

Oakland, Calif., Mayor Jean Quan has apologized for a clash between police and protesters during a march against economic inequality that left a former U.S. Marine seriously wounded, and said she would meet with demonstrators.

A major early-season snowstorm is expected Saturday as an area of low pressure tracks up the U.S. East Coast, bringing with it the possibility of significant snowfall in a broad band.

The Bank of America Corp., after receiving heavy public criticism for a planned $5-per-month debit-card fee, is likely to give customers more ways to avoid the fee, a person familiar with the bank's plans said Friday.