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The top after-market NYSE gainers on Friday are: Enzo Biochem, Louisiana-Pacific, Halliburton, Superior Energy Services and Cambrex Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers are: Gannett Co, Genco Shipping & Trading, Renesola, Sprint Nextel and Jaguar Mining Inc.

For the upcoming Christie's Post-War and ­Contemporary Sale in New York, an artwork by Roy Lichtenstein is regarded as one of the highlights estimated at $35million-$45 million.

The Rangers are Cardinals are evenly matched.

Altered climatic conditions and global warming are causing noticeable changes in the size of animals, leading to evolution of miniature versions, new research indicates.

Apple has brought speech recognition to the masses with its new iPhone 4S, equipped with an intelligent assistant named Siri

Zachary Quinto, known for his popular role as Spock in the 2009 Star Trek sequel, has revealed in an interview with New York magazine that he is a gay man.

Zachary Quinto's revelation to come out as a gay man is one of many in Hollywood over the past two years, inspired by campaigns against teen bullying like It Get Better project. Here, read Quinto's coming out and see ten other stars who left the LGBT closet.

Occupy Rome, one of many demonstrations inspired by the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York, was the first to see widespread violence.

The Detroit Lions suffered their first defeat of the National Football League season on Sunday, their 25-19 loss to the San Francisco 49ers leaving the Green Bay Packers as the only unbeaten team after six weeks of play.

President Barack Obama invoked Dr. Martin Luther King in voicing support for the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators, who are organizing protests throughout the U.S., adding that protesters do not need to demonize financial industry employees.

Ford (F), which did not accept U.S. Government assistance, has rebounded after a restructuring, and is well-positioned to capitalize on U.S. job growth, when it returns with gusto. Is now a good time to consider Ford's shares?

A New York City McDonald's worker was arrested for brutally beating a customer with a metal rod following an altercation with the entire incident caught on video.

Actor Zachary Quinto, known for portraying Spock in the 2009 blockbuster film Star Trek, has publicly come out as a gay man.

François Hollande has won the Oct. 16 primary election against Martine Aubry, making him the Socialist Party candidate to challenge incumbent Nicholas Sarkozy for the French presidency, but his lack of experience and foreign policy know-how may still be his undoing.

Halloween 2011 already looks like its going to be a smash and NYC looks like it's the place you want to be when it all goes down. As the day draws closer several hotels and bars are putting out information about some of the hottest parties set to rock the city. Here are 29 choices for parties that have been listed on HalloweenNYC.com. Note that all prices are subject to change.

Dan Wheldon, the winner of the 2011 Indianapolis 500, was prounounced dead on Sunday following a crash 11 laps into the IndyCar series season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, pouring in sympathy on Twitter.

Former William Morris agent Sue Mengers, who pioneered behind-the-scenes roles for women in Hollywood, died at her home in Beverly Hills Saturday.

Republican presidential hopefuls Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain had some strong words about illegal immigration this weekend when they campaigned in Iowa and Tennessee, respectively.

When U.S. restrictions on work permits barred Intel from moving nearly 50 Finnish engineers to the United States this year, the microchip maker reluctantly parked them in a new research center in Finland.

The Texas Rangers crushed the Detroit Tigers 15-5 on Saturday to reach the World Series for the second year in a row by winning the best-of-seven American League Championship Series 4-2.

Climate Change has been blamed for many things and add one more to the list: It is stunting the growth of animals and plants because warmer temperatures and lack of water is causing them to shrink, a new study suggests. Researchers also warned that it could affect food production in coming years.