New Jersey

New Jersey voters grumble at makeshift polling stations

7 Nov 2012

Impatient New Jersey voters queued up amid rubble and rotting rubbish left by superstorm Sandy as US presidential election officials scrambled to open makeshift polling stations on time.

Superstorm Sandy slams New Jersey's struggling housing market

7 Nov 2012

Cody Buck rebuilt his home in Sayreville, New Jersey, after Hurricane Irene knocked it down last year. A week ago, Buck showed New Jersey Governor Chris Christie how superstorm Sandy had destroyed...

Race to find housing for Sandy victims as new storm approaches

6 Nov 2012

With power slowly returning to New York and New Jersey and emergency fuel being rushed into the region, authorities have a potentially bigger problem in the wake of superstorm Sandy - where to...

Rock concert for Sandy victims raises US$23m

6 Nov 2012

The US network NBC said its benefit concert for superstorm Sandy victims drew nearly US$23 million in donations to the American Red Cross.

Iconic Jersey shore reels after Hurricane Sandy

5 Nov 2012

It is an American icon, the backdrop to 1,000 stories - where Tony Soprano's nightmares unfolded, where Snooki and The Situation brought reality TV to the ocean's edge, and where Bruce Springsteen...

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Howard Winn

HSBC suffers the Taibbi treatment in Rolling Stone

Shirley Yam

How tycoons' IPO 'losses' may hide profits at herd's expense

Rolling Stones confirm 50th anniversary gigs

The Rolling Stones will rock the stage once again with four gigs in Britain and the United States to mark their 50th anniversary, the legendary British band has confirmed.

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Name Kasey Bush

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Star sign Scorpio

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Few people heading to New York City think of visiting nearby New Jersey. The state's reputation is hardly appealing: a breeding ground of rock stars; home of 'Joisy girls', those gauche habitues...

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Name: Kasey Bush

Age: 16

Star sign: Scorpio

I live in southern New Jersey. It's a very rural area: the nearest mall is 45 minutes away, and the most...

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