The Statue of Liberty will reopen to the public on July 4, months after Hurricane Sandy forced it to close down.

NYC was hit hard by Sandy just one day after the statue’s 126th birthday last November. Lady Liberty herself made it through the storm unscathed, but 75% of the 12-acre island the statue rests on was underwater. The storm surge flooded buildings and broke railings, docks, paving stones, electrical systems, sewage pumps and boilers. In total, Sandy wreaked about $59 million worth of destruction on Liberty Island and neighboring Ellis Island combined.

Morsy out in Egypt coup, while the military has taken over state media and it is monitoring all news and information content.

Following a fiery and defiant speech by Islamic Brotherhood President Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s military defended their nation against terrorist, radicals and fools.

Egypt's army has deposed the country's first democratically elected president, installing the head of the country's highest court as an interim leader, according to Egypt' top general.

After only one year, Cablevision decided to close down Newsday’s digital-only Westchester operation: The company reportedly declined to disclose how many employees were laid off.

Now, our nation's highest court has just declined a Cablevision Systems request seeking a stay of National Labor Relations Board proceedings in which the company is involved.

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It was back in 1963. A historic and tumultuous year for those living in USA:
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered “I Have a Dream” speech and the ZIP code was first introduced.

USPS was founded in 1775 and postal carriers had to rely on hand sorting based on local addresses. Correspondence went through 10 postal workers before it arrived as your local mail. By the 1940s, the Post Office realized its sorting system was not serving the country properly.

Flash flood warnings are now in effect until this afternoon...

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Starting July 1, children in China will have to visit their elderly parents on a regular basis, or at least stay in touch. It's the law!!!

This new law aims to improve the well-being of the elderly. This amended Law of Protection of Rights and Interests of the Aged makes it illegal for people to neglect all spiritual needs of the elderly.

It's already a legal requirement for sons and daughters to see to their parents' physical needs.

However, a new clause says that family members who do not live with their parents should visit or "greet them" frequently.