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Fire officials say an extension cord sparked a blaze that tore through an apartment building in New York City’s Chinatown, and the death toll has risen to two. At least 27 other people were hurt.
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In preparation for the upcoming Year of the Ox, a selection of small plastic replicas of oxen are for sale in a street-side display on Mott Street in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008.
