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Five technology companies, which include International Business Machines Corp (IBM) and Intel Corp, have agreed to invest $4.4 billion in New York State over a period of five years for creating a research and development hub for nanotechnology, as said by the state's Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Amazon is set to bring color to the Kindle when it unveils Kindle Fire on Wednesday during a press conference, according to reports.

On Monday, Amazon announced that it had closed a deal with 20th Century Fox to stream 2,000 of the studio's titles under its Amazon Prime subscription service. This news followed close on the heels of Netflix's announcement that it had signed an exclusive deal to stream movies from DreamWorks Animation. The two companies have spent the past several months snapping up content in a decidedly eager - if piecemeal - way.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held a public meeting on Tuesday night to discuss new regulations on the oil and natural gas industry.

Cantaloupe Listeria Deaths Continue to Rise

The World Health Organization recently endorsed a cervical cancer detection method using vinegar that can diagnose precancerous spots and remove them in minutes.

Tensions between the Israelis and the Palestinians grew Tuesday as Israel announced plans for over 1,000 new housing units outside of boundaries established during the 1967 war.

Ed Koch backs Obama after heavily criticizing president's Israel policy.

Revised figures from the U.S. Census Bureau shows there were more than 650,000 gay couples in the U.S. in 2010, with 131,729 reporting they were married.

Former New York Jet and current Miami Dolphin defensive lineman Jason Taylor said Dolphins quarterback Chad Henne is more talented than Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez in a recent interview.

Voice, text and data service for AT&T and T-Mobile customers has now become available at some underground New York City subway.

Health care costs rose sharply this year, further underscoring the problem of uninsured and underinsured Americans, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.

Lil Wayne is celebrating his 29th birthday Tuesday.

Legendary curmudgeon Andy Rooney will no longer regularly appear on CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes, according to a report.

The brunt of job cuts will likely occur in Europe and The United States.

Seven New York teenagers were arrested for participating in a cheating scheme that allegedly paid a college student thousands of dollars to impersonate as high school students and take the SAT for them.

New York, long home to major technology companies like IBM, will garner $4 billion now from five tech leaders for semiconductor research, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

Visit by the Oscar-winning actress Tuesday comes after filmmaker Michael Moore lent his support Monday.

Shares of BlackBerry developer Research in Motion vaulted 6 percent Tuesday amid speculation Carl Icahn has joined Canadian hedge funds in a move to shake up the company.

Rex Ryan, the New York Jets' head coach, responds to criticism of his approach by Joe Namath, the team's long-retired quarterback.

Some liberals seem to love Ron Paul, the Republican presidential candidate and Texas House member. At the top of that list seems to be Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Paul has been a frequent topic on Stewart's show, and on Monday Paul appeared on Stewart's show for a fun and friendly and rather pleasant exchange.