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By JAMES BARRON With Hurricane Irene pushing toward the East Coast, officials made plans to shut down the city's mass transit system on Saturday, and the mayor ordered a mandatory evacuation of certain coastal areas. By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE and KIM SEVERSON The hurricane warning that was put into effect in North Carolina on Thursday was extended up through New Jersey on Friday, and New York and much of the Northeast were placed under hurricane watches. The Lede Blog By ROBERT MACKEY On Friday, The Lede is tracking preparations for the expected landfall of Hurricane Irene, a powerful storm heading for the Notheastern United States. By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM In his much-anticipated speech, the Federal Reserve chairman said the nation's long-term prospects were strong, but suggested that the United States fiscal system was broken. By SENAN MURRAY and RICK GLADSTONE A suicide bomber driving a vehicle packed with explosives rammed the main United Nations building in the Nigerian capital on Friday, spreading panic among citizens. |
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Common Sense By JAMES B. STEWART At Hewlett-Packard, a new chief executive has taken the company in a different direction, and not everyone is pleased. By CHRISTINE HAUSER The market stumbled after the Federal Reserve chairman gave no stimulus signals, but gained sharply later in the day. By JOHN M. BRODER and CLIFFORD KRAUSS Final approval of the project will not come before the end of the year, but the agency's report gave every indication that the administration was prepared to see the Keystone XL pipeline to the Gulf of Mexico proceed. By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ A consortium of Asian sovereign wealth funds and private equity firms is in negotiations with bankers and could close a deal as early as this weekend, an official briefed on the talks said. DealBook By KEVIN ROOSE As Hurricane Irene travels up the East Coast, New York is steeling itself for disaster, with several big financial firms located in designated flood zones. |
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