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Gallery owners and employees sorted through the artworks that had been hanging on their walls or were packed in their storage rooms, separating those that were irrevocably damaged from those that stood a good chance of being restored.

Insurers are keeping a close eye on Hurricane Sandy as it churns north across the Atlantic Ocean, preparing to dispatch rapid-response teams to the hardest hit areas once the storm passes.

Forecasters warned that the New York City region could face the worst of Hurricane Sandy as it bore down on the U.S. East Coast's largest cities Monday, forcing the shutdown of financial markets and mass transit, sending coastal residents fleeing and threatening high winds, rain and a wall of water up to 11 feet tall. It could endanger up to 50 million people for days.

Hurricane Sandy grounded thousands of flights in the U.S. northeast Monday and upended travel plans across the globe, stranding passengers from Hong Kong to Europe. The massive storm threatens to bring a near halt to air travel for at least two days in a key region for both domestic and international flights.

Hurricane Sandy, the monster storm bearing down on the U.S. East Coast, strengthened on Monday after hundreds of thousands moved to higher ground, public transport shut down and the U.S. stock market suffered its first weather-related closure in 27 years.

The projected storm surge from Hurricane Sandy is a "worst case scenario" with devastating waves and tides predicted for the highly populated New York City metro area, government forecasters said Sunday.

Lack of FDA inspections and over-trust of food companies has led to unsafe products on the market.

Willis Group Holdings PLC said Dominic Casserley will take over as chief executive early next year, replacing Joe Plumeri, the colorful CEO who took the company public in 2001.

Travelers posted a record quarterly operating profit as prices rose and losses from natural disasters fell sharply.

A California businessman chartered a fishing boat, loaded it with 100 tons of iron dust and spewing his cargo into the sea in an ecological experiment that has outraged scientists and government officials.

A 42-year-old man fell 20 feet from an escalator as he was leaving MetLife stadium following the New York Giants' 27-23 win over the Washington Redskins. It's the second such death at an NFL game this season.

Despite the efforts of some, there are no federal sterility guidelines for compounding pharmacies that make and distribute drugs all over the country.

As carbon dioxide continues to build up in the atmosphere as a result of burning fossil fuels, the seas absorb much of it. The risk is not just to fish, but to human survival.

A plan by state regulators to require that insurance companies set aside more capital to back their investments in residential mortgage-linked bonds, has been met with stiff opposition.

Toyota first learned about the problem that caused it to recall 7.4 million vehicles more than four years ago, according to documentation filed by the company with U.S. safety officials.