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ALBANY — A federal jobs bill expected to pass this week in Washington is expected to bring $2.3 billion in budget aid to New York state, and another $700 million to help counties and New York City.

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WASHINGTON — Aiming to stay a step ahead of counterfeiters, the government is planning a new design for the $100 bill that will be unveiled next month, the Treasury Department said Friday.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Interest rates leapt higher in the bond market Friday after the government reported better than expected February jobs data.

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BUFFALO — Lawyers for the founder of an Islam-oriented television station who is accused of beheading his wife say it’s ridiculous to think religion has anything to do with the case as they ...

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DULUTH, Minn. — Wearing just a T-shirt and shorts, Mayor Don Ness strolled to the end of a dock jutting into frigid Lake Superior. He grinned, waved his arms to a cheering crowd, and jumped in.

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NEW YORK CITY — Next week is shaping up to be a busy one for market debuts with four companies planning IPOs — a sign that the battered sector is again picking up steam.

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ROCHESTER — Authorities say a 44-year-old man has died after falling from the top of an office building under construction in Rochester.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Treasury Department has received a record $1.54 billion from the sale of warrants it received from Bank of America as part of the support it provided during the financial crisis.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Facing sharp questions from bailout overseers, Citigroup Inc. CEO Vikram Pandit said Thursday the bank is “fundamentally different” than the tangled behemoth ...

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LLOYD — An environmental group says it’s buying nearly 200 acres of land to protect the views across the Hudson River from the Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site.

NEW YORK CITY — An imam is facing a judge over charges that he lied to FBI agents investigating a foiled suicide bomb plot against New York City.

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ALBANY — The expansion of gambling in New York is having a streak of bad luck. The recession has interrupted more than $900 million in construction work on a Seneca Indian casino ...

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