Monday April 14, 2008, New York, New York, USA

Film Society of Lincoln Center Tribute to Meryl Streep.

Actress Meryl Streep is honored by the Film Society of Lincoln Center at their 35th Gala Tribute at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall.

Meryl Streep.

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Thursday June 21, 2007, New York City, New York, USA

Mass Yoga session in Times Square

Yoga enthusiasts participate in the Times Square Alliance's annual "Summer Solstice" Times Square Yoga-thon at the Military Island next to the Armed Forces recruiting center. Yoga is increasingly popular in the USA.

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Wednesday September 26, 2007, New York, New York, USA

Global leaders attend Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting

Former U.S. Bill Clinton, Afghani President Hamid Karzai, former U.S. vice-president and global warming activist Al Gore, and World Bank President Robert Zoellick were among the invited panelists at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Conference at the Sheraton Hotel in New York City.

Hamid Karzai

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Friday March 28, 2008, New York, New York, USA

The new 'New York Times' building

The new "New York Times" building on the west side of Midtown Manhattan. The building was completed in 2007 and designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop and FXFOWLE Architects, with Gensler providing the interior design. The tower rises 748 feet (228 m) from the street to its roof, with a mast rising to 1,046 feet (319 m) making it tied with the Chrysler Building as the third tallest building in New York and the seventh tallest in the United States.

Taxi drives past the New York Times building

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Monday October 22, 2007, Newark, New Jersey, USA

Obama hosts low-budget fundraiser in Newark

Senator and 2008 presidential candidate Barack Obama (D-IL) both delivered remarks at a fundraising appearance at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. Obama's low-budget fundraiser, titled "Countdown to Change," was designed to enlist average citizens as supporters.

Barack Obama speaks while standing beside a large American flag.

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Tuesday February 5, 2008, New York, New York, USA

Clinton takes New York in 'Super Tuesday' election

Senator and presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) holds a "Super Tuesday" night celebration in the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center Studios. Clinton answered a strong challenge from rival, Senator Barack Obama (D-IL), garnering 57-percent of the vote to Obama's 40-percent.

Confetti falls on the large crowd of sign-waving supporters.

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Friday October 19, 2007, New York, New York, USA

Denzel Washington and Cuba Gooding Jr. address Boys & Girls Clubs

Actors Denzel Washington and Cuba Gooding Jr. take part in a Boys & Girls Clubs panel discussion on issues affecting America's youth at the Time Warner Center.

Denzel Washinton

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Thursday June 21, 2007, New York City, New York, USA

Garry Kasparov discusses "Putin's Russia'' in New York City

Garry Kasparov discusses "Putin's Russia'' at a Hudson Institute of New York briefing council luncheon at the Four Seasons restaurant.

Garry Kasparov

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Tuesday May 13, 2008, New York, New York, USA

Post-War and Contemporary Art sale at Christie's

Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale at Christie's New York featuring Andy Warhol, Double Marlon, 1966 (in the region of $30 million) , Mark Rothko, No.15, 1952 (in the region of $40 million), Lucian Freud, Benefits Supervisor Sleeping, 1995 ($25-35 million) Jeff Koons, New Hoover Convertibles, New Shelton Wet/Drys 5-Gallon, Double Decker, 1981/86 (in the region of $10 million). The sale totaled $348,263,600, marking the second highest total ever in auction history for the category.

Andy Warhol, Self Portrait auctioned at Christie's sold for $3.513 million.

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Sunday April 20, 2008, New York, New York, USA

Benedict XVI at Yankee stadium

Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd as he arrives to conduct Mass at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankee Stadium Mass concludes The Pontiff's visit to the United States..

Pope Benedict XVI.

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Thursday August 7, 2008, New York, New York, USA

Jay Z and Mayor Bloomberg launch the Summer Streets program

Rapper Jay Z and Mayor Michael Bloomberg kick off New York City's Summer Streets inviting New Yorkers to come out and play this Saturday for the first of 3 days in which 7 miles of the City's streets will be turned over to pedestrians and bicyclists.

Jay-Z

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Friday November 23, 2007, New York City, New York, USA

Black Friday" Marks Launch Of Holiday Shopping Season

New York shoppers gather to the Midtown stores the day after Thanksgiving. Black Friday is the first big shopping day of the holiday season.

Atmosphere at the Apple Store fifth Avenue.

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Wednesday February 20, 2008, New York, New York, USA

Former French foreign minister appointed to UN finance and development post

Former French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy has been appointed as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Adviser on Innovative Financing for Development.

Philippe Douste-Blazy standing outside UN headquarters.

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Wednesday January 30, 2008, New York City, New York, USA

Director Patrice Leconte meets students at the School of Visual Arts in New York.

French Director Patrice Leconte, following in the footsteps of the french director Benoit Jacquot, leads a master class at the New YorkÕs School of Visual Arts. Patrice Leconte has directed his film The Girl on the Bridge, which was well received in the United States in 2000

French director Patrice Leconte portrait.

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Wednesday September 26, 2007, New York City, New York, USA

Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting 2007

Actress Angelina Jolie attends the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Conference at the Sheraton Hotel in New York city on September 26, 2007. Photo by Gerald Holubowicz/Polaris.

Angelina Jolie attends a conference about the educational problem in conflict zones.

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Monday July 14, 2008, New York, New York, USA

Celebs attend 'The Dark Knight' premiere

Celebrities attend the New York city world premiere of "The Dark Knight". The latest installment in the Batman series stars Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger, whose performance is already generating Oscar buzz.

Blake Lively

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Tuesday January 22, 2008, New York, New York, USA

McCain hits the campaign trail on Giuliani's turf

Senator and presidential candidate John McCain (R-AZ) holds a news conference at the Regis Hotel in New York City. McCain traveled to rival Rudy Giuliani's political turf to raise funds and pick up an endorsement from the former mayor's longtime nemesis, former Senator Alfonse D'Amato. Recent polls show McCain and Giuliani locked in a near dead heat in New York. Headshot of McCain.

John McCain

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Saturday June 23, 2007, New York, New York, USA

Save Ellis Island in New York City

A day on the set of "Save Ellis Island" with the actor Elliot Gould, the actress Kristin Cavallari, producer Hilary Shor, and singer Katherine McPhee, at Ellis Island in New York Harbor.

Katharine McPhee

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Friday November 16, 2007, New York, New York, USA

Christie's to hold rock memorabilia auction

Christie's and Ax Armani present a fashion show of vintage rock t-shirts. christie's is set to hold an auction of 292 lots of rock and pop memorabilia on November 30, ranging from vintage t-shirts and autographed pictures, to original music scores, instruments and gold and platinum albums.

A model walks a runway sporting a vintage "Rolling Stones JFK Stadium Coca Cola" t-shirt.

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Thursday June 28, 2007, New York, New York, USA

Al Gore talks about the Live Earth in New York City

Former U.S. vice president Al Gore talks about the Live Earth Call to Action concert and events that will be taking place simultaneously around the earth to promote climate change awareness on June 28, 2007 in New York City. Over 6,000 events will take place in over 100 countries on July 7. On October 12, 2007 Gore and the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change jointly won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to spread awareness of man-made climate change and to lay the foundations for fighting it.

headshot of Al Gore

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Sunday August 5, 2007, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, USA

Sarkozy vacations in New Hampshire

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, on vacation in Springfield Point near Wolfeboro, meets the press and the local citizens early in the morning near the Wolfeboro Marina on Lake Winnipesaukee.

Nicolas Sarkozy

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Wednesday April 9, 2008, New York, New York, USA

FilmAid International Gala

FilmAid International hosts the second annual Power of Film Gala and honors actor Danny Glover.

Danny Glover

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Monday April 21, 2008, New York, New York, USA

Metropolitan Opera "La Fille Du Regiment" opening night

Actress Eva Mendes attends the Metropolitan Opera's opening night gala benefit at Lincoln Center featuring Donizetti's opera La Fille Du Regiment.

Actress Eva Mendes

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Friday July 11, 2008, New York, New York, USA

Actor Josh Hartnett rings the closing bell at the NYSE

Actor Josh Hartnett rings the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange. The filmmakers and cast of the movie "August" visit the NYSE to celebrate the movie's premier, which opens in theaters July 11. In honor of the occasion, lead actor, Josh Hartnett, rings the closing bell. Josh Hartnett plays the larger-than-life dotcom CEO, Tom Sterling in the film.

Josh Hartnett

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Tuesday June 24, 2008, New York City, New York, USA

The Museum of Arts & Design in Columbus Circle

The Museum of Arts and Design unveil his new fa¨ade. The museum's plans to radically alter the building's original design by Edward Durell Stone touched off a preservation battle joined by Tom Wolfe, Chuck Close, Frank Stella, Robert A. M. Stern, Columbia art history department chairman Barry Bergdoll, New York Times' architecture critics Herbert Muschamp and Nicolai Ouroussoff, urbanist scholar Witold Rybczynski, among others. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, supported the redevelopment of a long neglected site.

The MAD Museum of Art and Design, 2 Columbus Circle. The redesigned building includes a glazed terra-cotta and glass facade. Its nacreous ceramic exterior is said to change color at different viewing angles.

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Friday July 11, 2008, New York, New York, USA

James Brown memorabilia auction at Christies

More than 320 items from R&B icon James Brown's South Carolina home are on display at Christie's. Highlights are the blue denim Godfather of Soul jumpsuit he wore for the 1974 concert that preceded the "Rumble in the Jungle" fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire, (estim. $5,000-$7,000); a black cape with the musician's name embroidered in metallic thread, (estim. $15,000-$20,000), and his 1986 Grammy Award for "Living in America," (estim. $15,000-$20,000). Auctions will take place on July 17.

James Brown glasses

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Monday June 9, 2008, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

New York City area hit with stifling record heat

New York City area hit with stifling record heat. People gather around a fountain in Hoboken as the temperatures rises dramatically.

Children and parents play around a fountain.

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Friday July 11, 2008, New York, New York, USA

New iPhone 3G hits the 5th Avenue Apple store

The new Apple iPhone 3G on display at the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue. Crowds of gadget lovers worldwide are purchasing the device following aggressive marketing. The launch turned into an information-technology meltdown as customers were unable to get their phones working. People waited at counters to get the phones activated, as lines built behind them. Many of the customers had already camped out for several hours in line

Shopper for Apple iPhone 3G in Apple store

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Thursday November 22, 2007, New York City, New York, USA

Crowds Gather For Macy's Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade

Spectators watch the balloons floating near Times Square during the 81st annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

The Hello Kitty balloon floats during the 81st annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

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