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By Gabriel Elizondo in Americas on September 10th, 2011
Photo: Maria Elena Romero/Al Jazeera

In the endless horizon line of wheat fields that make up the United States heartland, there sits a serene little piece of America and it's called Anthony, Kansas - population 2,440.

When people in this part of America want to see and feel the real-life effects of 9/11, they don’t have to go to New York or Washington,  DC, they can simply come to Anthony.

The town of Anthony could be home to the most impressive memorials to September 11, 2001 anywhere in rural America.

The memorial includes three steel beams from the World Trade Center welded together in a triangular form rising from a central circle. It also includes a 250 pound block of limestone from the Pentagon, as well as soil and ashes from the area of the Pennsylvania crash site.

By Asad Hashim in Americas on September 6th, 2011

He has been called an imam on a mission.

Muhammad Shamsi Ali, an assistant imam at the Islamic Cultural Centre and a pillar of the Muslim community in New York City, is a slight man; soft-spoken, yet forceful in his convictions. Foremost among those convictions is the belief that the only way for communities of different faiths to coexist is to begin contact on a person-to-person level. In his words, he has a passion for inter-faith initiatives.

Al Jazeera sat down with him on the eve of the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States to talk about how he feels his work has been affected by them, and how he has striven to break down barriers between religious communities in New York (a mission that has won him as much praise as criticism, from both Muslims and non-Muslims).

By John Terrett in Americas on August 29th, 2011
Photo by Reuters

When Irene struck New York, New Jersey and Connecticut she roared ashore as a VERY serious category one hurricane.

More than 20 people died as she swept up the US east coast.

Driving wind and rain lashed beaches and brought record flooding to the so called "tri-state area". Repairs could run into billions.

Over a million customers lost power in the storm and roads and railway lines became inundated - something that's only likely to get worse in the days to come as rivers and streams crest.

In the Zone A low-lying areas of New York City there was flooding too, but nothing like as bad as had been feared.

I don't know about you but I had visions of a flooded subway system and skyscrapers with blown-out windows.

In the end the winds were light in Manhattan and the rain relentless but the anticipated storm surge in the harbour wasn't enough to seriously breach the sea walls in the financial district.

By John Terrett in Americas on August 27th, 2011

 

Hurricane Irene has the skyscrapers of New York firmly in her sights and the Mayor Michael Bloomberg's taking no chances.  The time to leave is right now.

In an unprecedented move the mass transit system's being shut down completely.

A mandatory evacuation ordered for low lying parts of the city - a quarter of a million people are being told to head for higher ground.

"We’ve never done a mandatory evacuation before and we wouldn’t be doing it now if we didn’t think it had the potential to be very serious. The best outcome would be if the storm veers off to the east and doesn’t hit or doesn’t hit us hard.  But we can’t depend on mother nature being so kind and we have to prepare for the worst and hope for the best."

The monster storm comes bearing high winds, a lot of rain and very high tide in New York harbour.

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By Clayton Swisher in Americas on June 2nd, 2011
Congressman Anthony Weiner speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill regarding a lewd photo tweet [AFP]

Poor Congressman Anthony Weiner. As if it weren't tough enough making a living out of bashing Arabs and Palestinians to satisfy New York's pro-Israel voters.

Now the self-deprecating references have taken a difficult, bizarre turn for the New York representative, after a lewd photo of a man clad only in underwear was sent from his Twitter account to a college student.

Weiner refuses to acknowledge in any of the interviews that the photo is definitively not a picture of him. Weiner further alleges he was hacked and wants an investigation. Yet days into the fray and--here comes the real surprise - no FBI investigation has been initiated.

By Barnaby Phillips in Americas on May 19th, 2011
Photo by AFP

We don't know what actually happened in that New York hotel room, and it would not be wise to speculate.

But Dominique Strauss-Kahn's legal difficulties do give us an insight into the wildly varying standards of sexual probity different societies tolerate from their leaders.

Take a look at this article in the London's Independent newspaper by John Lichfield.

Lichfield says that in French media circles, it was common currency that Strauss-Kahn could not be safely left alone with a young woman.

So maybe the the famous Gallic tolerance of sexual indiscretions has gone too far; creating a culture where journalists and politicians turn a blind eye not only to infidelities, but also to harassment and even assault.
 
Things are very different in Britain where no high profile figure could expect the media to ignore a reputa

By Al Jazeera Staff in Africa on February 22nd, 2011
Alleged mercenaries deployed by Gaddafi in Tripoli, the Libyan capital.

As the uprising in Libya enters its ninth day, we keep you updated on the developing situation from our headquarters in Doha, Qatar.

By Kristen Saloomey in Americas on February 12th, 2011
Photo from GALLO/GETTY

Egyptians were dancing in the streets on Friday, and not just in Cairo.

Hundreds of them flowed into the immigrant neighbourhood of Astoria, in Queens, New York, waving red, white and black Egyptian flags, cheering not only for a free Egypt - but also for Al Jazeera and its role in broadcasting the revolution.

While Egypt dominates the headlines from the Middle East, the story in the United States continues to be this rising news channel.

As a correspondent for Al Jazeera English in New York, the questions follow me wherever I go: Where can I see Al Jazeera? How can I watch it?

Suddenly my inbox is full of college students looking for internships. Several reporters have approached me (me?

By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on February 11th, 2011

From our headquarters in Doha, we keep you updated on all things in Egypt, with reporting from Al Jazeera staff in Cairo and Alexandria.  

By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on February 7th, 2011

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From our headquarters in Doha, we keep you updated on all things Egypt, with reporting from Al Jazeera staff in Cairo and Alexandria.  Live Blog: Jan28 - Jan29 - Jan30 - Jan31 - Feb1 - Feb2 - Feb3 - Feb4 - Feb5 - Feb6 - Feb7

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(All times are local in Egypt, GMT+2)

11:55pm  As unrest enters its third week, protesters forge close bonds and explore new ways of making their voices heard. A bakery nearby Tahrir displays cupcakes with the Egyptian flag. Pro-democracy protesters have been urging people to display the flags everywhere as a sign of unity.

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11:34pm Mass protests continue across Egypt, a crowd is massing around parliament close to Tahrir [Liberation] Square. Al Jazeera speaks to Alaa Abdel Fattah, an activist and a blogger.



11:15pm Al Jazeeras online producer in cairo that can not be named due to security reasons reports on how central Cairo's Tahrir Square remains the heartbeat of the pro-democracy movement.

In the two weeks that have passed since Egyptians began street protests aimed at overturning president Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule, central Cairo's Tahrir Square has become the movement’s beating heart and most effective symbol.

Tahrir Square remains the heartbeat of the revolution, a young couple ties the knot there.
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Al Jazeera correspondent in Cairo reports on life in Tahrir Square


11:13pm Al Jazeera continuous to cover the events in Egypt under the strict and sometimes dangerous circumstances. Al Jazeera's online producer Gregg Carlstrom recalls the many perils he faced while reporting from the country in upheaval.

"I asked several protesters why they were so angry, and they accused our coverage of bias against the government, of "hyping" the protests. (Al Jazeera has, of course, given ample airtime to the Mubarak government, the ruling National Democratic Party, and its supporters.)

10:00pm More than half of US citizens have heard 'a little or nothing' about the uprising and violence in Egypt, a survey by Pew Research has revealed. The article can be seen here.

9:50pm As the protests in Egypt continue, its neighbour Israel is keeping a close eye on developments.
It is worried about its old ally, President Hosni Mubarak - but could be eyeing up a new friend in his deputy, Omar Suleiman.



9:42pm Omar Suleiman, the Egyptian Vice president, has been criticized by the White House for making remarks about Egypt was 'not ready for democracy'.



9:22pm Al Jazeera's correspondent in Cairo reported: "There are a lot of first time demonstrators today, Tahrir [Liberation] Square has been packed throughout the day. Parliament building is 500 meters away from Tahrir Square, around 1000 protesters have gathered there, and they say that they will try to stay there as long as possible .

They [Pro-democracy] protesters are camped there because they want to make sure that Parliament is cancelled because they don't think it is legitimate due to the vote rigging that took place in the last elections.

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