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Cano Hits Two Two-Run Homers Yankees Beat Blue Jays 7-2
NEW YORK (AP) Robinson Cano hit a pair of two-run homers to back a solid effort by David Phelps, and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays for the ninth straight time at Yankee Stadium, 7-2 ...
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Thousands Set To Step Off Sunday For AIDS Walk New York
AIDS Walk New York , to raise money for awareness about HIV/AIDS. The walk is the largest fundraiser of the year for the Gay Men's Health Crisis, and 40 other AIDS-related causes, CBS 2′s Cindy Hsu reported Saturday Since the first walk in 1986, the AIDS Walk has inspired nearly 890,000 people to participate and millions more to donate. The walk has raised more than $128 million in ...
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Granderson plays right field for first time in Majors
Email NEW YORK -- Curtis Granderson's versatility is only matched by his affability. The Yankees lined Granderson up for his first Major League game in right field Saturday against Toronto, and the longtime center fielder assured his manager that he wouldn't have a problem at the new position. "When I talked to him about it, he was like, 'Fine. No problem,'" said ...
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Joba moving closer toward rehab assignment
Email NEW YORK -- Joba Chamberlain may be getting closer to a return to the mound. Chamberlain, who has spent the last two weeks on the disabled list with a strained right oblique muscle, threw a long-toss session Saturday and will throw one more bullpen session before going out on a rehab assignment. Chamberlain, who has been limited to less than 30 innings in each of the last two seasons, ...
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Amazing no one died in devastating Conn. Metro-North train crash officials say
FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's fortunate that no one was killed and that there weren't even more injuries.Seventy-two people were sent to the hospital Friday evening after the crash, which damaged the tracks and threatened to ...
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Last-minute fortune seekers buy Powerball tickets
After weeks of rolling without a winner, the Powerball jackpot has once again ballooned in time for its Wednesday drawing, an estimated $360 million jackpot considered the third largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest jackpot in ...
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Report Boy 12 Shot Dead In Jersey City
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A 12-year-old boy is dead after being shot while playing basketball with his father in Jersey City, according to a published report. Gwyan Elijah Levine was shooting hoops outside his home with his father, Gwyan Levine, when a vehicle with two men inside pulled up and someone began firing shots, according to a Star-Ledger ...
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10 Things To Know About The Preakness Stakes
Kentucky Derby winner Orb wins the race to set up a Triple Crown try in the Belmont Stakes in three weeks, or another horse pulls an upset and prevents a shot at history. With that in mind, here are 10 things to know about the Preakness -- and ...
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Mets appealing earned-run call from Friday
Email CHICAGO -- The Mets are appealing to Major League Baseball to have Matt Harvey's second first-inning earned run from Friday's game switched to an unearned run. On the play, Starlin Castro was on third base and Anthony Rizzo was on second base when Alfonso Soriano hit a ground ball sharply up the middle. Ruben Tejada ranged to his left, spun and his throw to first base got away ...
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Collins impressed by Parnells performance
Email CHICAGO -- Terry Collins has been impressed by Bobby Parnell this year, perhaps so much so that he wanted to actually hold the closer back from an early appearance on Friday. With two outs and the Cubs threatening in the eighth, Collins opted to go to right-hander Greg Burke instead of the right-handed Parnell, though Parnell would come in and close out the game with a perfect ninth. ...
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NYC mayor urges courage at Ohio commencement
GAMBIER, Ohio (AP) -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg told college graduates in Ohio that success in life requires courage, curiosity and hard ...
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New York politician accused of serial sex harassment to resign
ALBANY, N.Y.-A New York assemblyman accused of sexually harassing young female staffers for years says he will resign before he's expelled from the Legislature. Assemblyman Vito Lopez informed leaders on Saturday he will resign effective Monday morning. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver had planned a rare expulsion proceeding against Lopez beginning Monday. Lopez was once a powerful Brooklyn ...
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West Village anti-gay attack leaves man shot dead NYPD says
NYC crime rates A 32-year-old man was shot and killed in an apparent anti-gay attack in the West Village early Saturday morning.The victim, whose name is being withheld until family is notified, was shot in the face with a .38-caliber revolver while walking with a friend about midnight on Eighth Street, shortly after the suspect had passed the pair and made anti-gay remarks, New York City ...
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36 New Officers Added To New York State Park Police Force
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The New York State Parks system is adding 36 new officers to the ranks of its force, which is responsible for safety at 179 parks and 35 historic sites. Officials with the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced this week that 36 recruits have graduated from the New York State Park Police Academy in Rensselaerville, outside Albany. It ...
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Yankees Designate Alberto Gonzalez Acquire Reid Brignac From Rockies
NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Yankees have acquired infielder Reid Brignac from the Colorado Rockies for cash, adding a left-handed bat to the group of backups filling in for the team’s injured stars. Brignac was designated for assignment by Colorado on Thursday. He was acquired by the Rockies from Tampa Bay on Feb. 14 and hit .250 in limited action. New York designated shortstop Alberto ...
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Official `Amazing no one died in train crash
Seventy-two people were sent to the hospital Friday evening after the crash, which damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the Northeast ...
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UAE Host UN High-Level Thematic Debate on Energy-Water Nexus in New York
WAM NEW YORK: May 18th, 2013 (WAM): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) partnered with the President of the 67th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to host a high-level, thematic debate titled "Sustainable Development and Climate Change: Practical Solutions in the Energy-Water Nexus" on 16 May 2013 at the UN Headquarters in New York. Government leaders and a diverse ...
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UPDATE 1-Investigators seek cause of New York commuter train crash
Sat May 18, 2013 2:05pm EDT (Updates with car safety, ridership numbers) By Karen Brooks May 18 (Reuters) - Federal investigators on Saturday searched for the cause of a rush-hour train crash in Connecticut that injured dozens of people commuting home from New York City, three of them critically. More than 60 people were hospitalized Friday night after an eastbound commuter train derailed and ...
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Official Assemb. Vito Lopez to step down Monday
Photo credit: AP | Assemblyman Vito Lopez, D-Brooklyn, speaks during an affordable housing news conference as Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, left, listens, at the Capitol in Albany. (April 18, ...
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Flaming Lips Ring In Summer Early At GoogaMooga
GoogaMooga festival best. It was not too cold, not too hot, pretty much the perfect night for an outdoor show. It was almost as if you were back in your mother's womb. Hidden away in a remote field of Brooklyn's Prospect Park (to find the location, it was best to just follow the music, since signage was spare), Coyne and the rest of his band tried to amp up the crowd. Taking the ...
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Queens Councilman bashes Delta terminal concessionaires after taking donation from airline
Talk about biting the hand that feeds you!City Councilman Donovan Richards turned up at a ceremony Thursday morning to accept a $100,000 donation from Delta Airlines for the opening of a YMCA in his Rockaways district.That night, the Queens Democrat turned up at a community rally to protest that concessionaires at the new $1.4 billion Delta terminal at JFK were paying wages as low as $8 an ...
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Young Woman Dies A Day After Being Hit By Vehicle In The Bronx
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — One of three people women struck by a vehicle in the Bronx Friday has died. The accident happened around 3:30 p.m. Friday at Grand Concourse near East 172nd Street. Two female victims - described in some reports as 20 and 28 and in others as 16-year-old girls — were taken to Bronx Lebanon Hospital in critical condition. One has since died, authorities ...
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Winning Mega Millions Ticket Sold In New Jersey
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A Mega Millions jackpot ticket was sold in New Jersey Friday night, while the Powerball jackpot stands at a whopping $600 million. Winning Mega Millions tickets worth $190 million were sold in New Jersey and Virginia. Three tickets in New York and three in New Jersey also matched five numbers without the "mega" number, for a value of $250,000 each. ...
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Soccer-Vilanova needs more cancer treatment in New York
At 16 years old, Jack Andraka is already a superstar in the field of science. Earlier this year, he won Intel's prestigious Gordon E. Moore Award, when he created a groundbreaking testing method that can detect pancreatic cancer in its earliest stages. His work is expected to save thousands of ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 18
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: Chicago Cubs: 1. ...
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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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