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Report Mary J. Blige Owes Millions In Back Taxes
R&B superstar Mary J. Blige has been hit with a $3.4 million tax lien from Uncle Sam for failing to pay her taxes over several years, according to court records. Blige has already been hit withliensin Saddle River, N.J. and Westchester County, N.Y. where she owns homes, according to court documents. The IRS said Blige, 43, has failed to pay all her income taxes over the past several ...
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Woody Johnson On Mike Goodson Situation ‘Truth Justice And The American Way’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Jets running backMike Goodson was in attendance at New York’s first OTA practice on Monday morning. Three days earlier, theIrvington,N.J., ...
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We wont screw it up Yahoo buys New York-based social network Tumblr for $1.1bn as chief executive Marissa Mayer rules out radical changes following negative reaction
The statement from Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer begins with a promise "not to screw it up", whilst assuring users that David Karp will remain CEO and that Yahoo! will "operate Tumblr independently".The deal went through for $1.1 billion (723 million) in cash, a sum justified by Tumblr's impressive numbers as one of the world's fastest growing social-media networks.The ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 20
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...
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Aardsma signs Minor League deal with Mets
The Mets signed right-hander David Aardsma to a Minor League deal and assigned him to Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday. Aardsma, 31, opened the year with Miami's Triple-A affiliate in New Orleans, and he went 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA in 10 games (14 innings). He was released on Wednesday. The veteran hurler was in Spring Training this year with the Yankees, but was designated for assignment on ...
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Cat and mouse game between Royalty Pharma and Elan suddenly a blur of motion
Royalty Pharma again increased its offer for Irish drug company Elan Corp. to $12.50 a share, but said it would withdraw its offer if shareholders approve several transactions just announced by Elan. The increased offer values Elan at about $6.4 billion, a 7 percent premium to Elan's closing price of $11.67 on Friday. The stock was up 3.4 percent at $12.06 a share Monday afternoon. In ...
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Music Review Look and Listen at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery
Look and Listen is the title of a festival of new music performed in art galleries that kicked off its 12th season with a concert at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery on Friday evening. But during a performance of Lewis ...
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Feds NYU researchers took bribes from Chinese co.
NEW YORK -; Three researchers are charged with taking bribes from a Chinese government-supported institution in exchange for access to restricted research from a New York University ...
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Figoski slay thug testifies against former partners-in-crime
A violent thug turned courtroom snitch fingered his former partners-in-crime today in the murder trial of two Brooklyn men accused of a botched robbery that led to the death of a NYPD cop.Ariel Tejada, 24, detailed the planning that went into the brutal 2011 robbery that led to the fatal shooting of NYPD Det. Peter Figoski.The former Crips gang member testified against alleged robbery ringleader ...
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LaGuardia delays linger after dense fog advisory lifted
Latest forecast A dense fog advisory for Long Island has expired, but LaGuardia Airport was still experiencing some flight arrival delays of up to an hour and a half, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.For the most part, flights at both Kennedy and MacArthur airports were back to normal, following some earlier weather-related delays, the FAA reported on its website.As for the ...
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Now that Tumblrs hit it big whos next in line on the New York tech scene | Heidi Moore
$1.1bn acquisition of Tumblr - "we won't screw it up," the acquirer promised - than the New York tech world erupted in gossip and speculation about which company among them would be next to find an equally rich and self-deprecating corporate suitor. "That's all people are talking about at Internet Week - what's going to be the hot new acquisition?" said ...
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Duly Noted Questions for Cooper denial for PokerStars startups for Brooklyn
charging tuition to all students , it raised questions about the university's management, and now Felix Salmon wants to know who will hold themselves accountable. ...
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Navy cancels Fleet Week in Big Apple
Sailors and Marines line the railing on the USS Iwo Jima as the vessel sails past the Statue of Liberty during the Parade of Ships on May 26, 2010 in New York. The parade processes up the Hudson River and marks the beginning of the Fleet Week celebrations which takes place throughout Memorial Day. UPI/Monika ...
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NYPD to increase presence after bias killing
NEW YORK -; A spate of anti-gay attacks in New York City is prompting police to increase their presence in some gay-friendly neighborhoods heading into what's usually a time for ...
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NYPD messages to Muslim informant Get pictures
This handout photo provided by Jamill Noorata, taken May 3, 2012, shows Shamiur Rahman, left, sitting with Siraj Wahhaj at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan, New York. The New York Police Department defends its surveillance of Muslims as narrowly focused in a new court filing in a civil rights lawsuit. But text messages between a detective and an informant obtained by The ...
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Wizards’ Bradley Beal On Derrick Rose ‘I Think He’s Scared’
who recently talked about the Bulls’ point guard on 106.7 The Fan . "That’s hard, because I’ve never experienced that injury," Beal said. "And I know what type of injury that is, it’s possible it’s gonna happen again. Knock on wood. But at the same time, you might have to give it a go. If you’re practicing for two months and everybody in ...
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City To Boost Police Presence In Response To String Of Anti-Gay Attacks
five recent LGBT hate crimes . In response to a request from Quinn, New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott has announced that the more than 1,700 public schools will hold emergency lessons about hate crimes and anti-bullying efforts before the end of the school year. ';We’re not going to go back to the times when Greenwich Village had to have escorts that led people from ...
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Sims Carmelo Anthony’s Shoulder Woes Are More Than A Warning Sign
Carmelo Anthony’s first post-playoff doctor visit will evidently focus on his left shoulder , according to the New York Daily News. Melohurt his shoulderon April 14 and exacerbated it in the first round against Boston. Naturally though, at the time — and with the Indiana series ahead — Anthony said only that"(I)t really just kind of popped in and out a little bit, but ...
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Prosecutors Over $2M In Heroin Crystal Meth Seized From Queens Drug Trafficking Trio
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – More than $2 million in heroin and crystal methamphetamine have been seized from a trio of Queens drug traffickers, prosecutors announced Monday. Miguel Mercado-Guelen, Henry Nunez and Diego Estevez were arrested last month in the Bronx after an alleged drug and cash exchange, prosecutors said. "The indictments of these three individuals have broken up a drug ...
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Gloves Come Off Between Kean And Sweeney In N.J. State Senate
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) - The two most powerful men in the New Jersey Senate are locking horns. Democratic Senate President Stephen Sweeney has pulled all 7 Republican-sponsored bills from Monday’s agenda and says no GOP legislation will see daylight until further notice. Republican Leader Tom Kean Jr. says Sweeney is playing politics at the expense of policy. Kean refused to ...
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Ex-Jet Tim Tebow Makes Cameo On All-Star Celebrity Apprentice Donates Money
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Nope, Tim Tebow still doesn’t have a job in the National Football League. But that doesn’t mean his services aren’t wanted in other capacities. The former Jets quarterback made an appearance on theAll-Star Celebrity Apprentice finale on Sunday night. In one scene, eventual winnerTrace Adkins called up the former Heisman Trophy winner in an ...
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Ad Campaign Highlights Counseling Services For Superstorm Sandy Victims
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The New York Cityhealth department has launched an ad campaign highlighting free confidential counseling for people having problems dealing with the aftermath ...
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Poll Most Jersey Residents Gearing Up For Summer Down The Shore
impact from superstorm Sandy , according to a new poll. The AAA Clubs of New Jersey conducted the ‘Jersey Shore Travel Poll’ earlier this month to ...
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Months-Long Stop-And-Frisk Trial Wrapping Up
NYPD’s controversial stop-and-frisk program . During summations, city attorney Heidi Grossman said that there is ';no indication of racial motivation whatsoever'; in the practice and argued that the plaintiffs failed to show that there ...
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Can any city outdraw Big Apple for Memorial Day tourists Just one
A major gambling mecca is likely to attract a lot of Memorial Day weekend vacationers, per Orbitz. Chances are good a lot of vacationers will be heading to the gambling tables and everything else in Las Vegas, the nation's most popular Memorial Day vacation destination, according to Chicago-based travel web site Orbitz (NYSE: OWW). Las Vegas scored the top spot because it offers a compelling ...
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New York's community gardens creating tension once more
Community gardening in New York is under threat again, but what are the ideas and opinions surrounding this ongoing battle between the people and the city?
Community gardening is a well-known term and idea in New York City thanks to the much-publicized opposition between former Mayor Giuliani and members of the New York City public, who brought a lawsuit to have the gardens protected. The issue was eventually resolved when Mayor Bloomberg replaced Giuliani and introduced the Garden Settlement of 2002. Read more
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