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With same genetic test results 1-in-2 women would follow Jolie
A YouGov poll found 1-in-2 U.S. women would have a double mastectomy if genetic tests suggested they had a very high chance of developing breast cancer. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive on the red carpet at the 84th Academy Awards at the Hollywood and Highlands Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on February 26, 2012. UPI/Kevin ...
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Metro-North trains collide in Fairfield Conn. injuries reported
The Connecticut Post reports that there are believed to be injuries in the collision, which occurred just after 6 p.m. in Fairfield near Bridgeport.The crash involving an eastbound and westbound train occurred during rush hour on a Friday evening, meaning both trains were likely packed with commuters returning home as well as revelers heading into the city, a passenger on the eastbound train ...
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Hits Just Keep On Coming Yanks Place Andy Pettitte On DL Call Up Vidal Nuno
Yankees starter Andy Pettitte leaves due to injury in the fifth inning against the Seattle Mariners on May 16, 2013. (credit: Mike ...
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Metro-North Trains Involved In ‘Major Derailment’ Injuries Reported
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Two Metro-North trains collided just east of the Fairfield Metro Station in Bridgeport, Conn., authorities announced Friday evening. According to Metro-North, an eastbound train derailed and collided with a westbound train around 6:10 p.m. The Metro-North Railroad says emergency workers are arriving at the scene of Friday’s accident. The rail ...
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Loose cow puts up a fight in New York
New York State Department of Transportation was called in to corral a cow that was found in a pond in New Hartford, New York. WKTV's Kristen Copeland ...
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New York auction houses boast billion dollar week
- Two of New York's leading auction houses combined for the art world's richest sales week ever, with works going under the hammer for a breathtaking total of more than one billion dollars. Christie's reaped in more than $638 million dollars at its blockbuster contemporary art auction on Wednesday. Its staggering haul included a record $58.4 million for a Jackson Pollock drip ...
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Harvey Dazzles Yet Again Helps Own Cause With Go-Ahead Hit In Mets’ Victory
CHICAGO (AP) Matt Harvey won his fifth straight decision, allowing five hits in 7 1-3 innings and singling in the go-ahead run in the seventh to lead the New York Mets over the Chicago Cubs 5-0 ...
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Tony’s Table With Stephanie Broccoli Rabe Cauliflower Pasta
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Who doesn’t love a meal cooked by mom, especially a simple one? Fresh grocer Tony Tantillo and his daughter Stephanie cooked up a family ...
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Scandal In Greenwich Who Is Rare Baby Anteater’s Daddy
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — There’s a mystery in this well-to-do town and it’s not one of murder and mayhem. As CBS 2's John Slattery reported Friday, it has to do with the birth of a baby anteater. In this town of prosperity, where polite company doesn’t speak of ';conception," there’s a hush-hush question about "Archie" the ...
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Queens Man Sentenced To Decades Behind Bars For 1-Hour Crime Spree
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Carrying out a one-hour crime spree has turned into 40 years to life in prison for a Queens man, prosecutors announced Friday. As WCBS 880′s Irene Cornell reported, Darius Lowery, 25, started his crime spree one early morning on February 2, 2010 when someone left a running car unattended outside their home in St. Albans. Lowery, of Ozone Park, and his ...
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Intel kicks off ultrabook road trip in New York
ultrabook world tour in New York, hoping to make consumers excited about the latest PCs and curb a drop in the computing market. The chip giant opened a temporary pop-up shop in Manhattan's Meatpacking District from May 17 to 19 to give New Yorkers the chance to try out new computers firsthand. ...
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Harvey beats Cubs with his arm and his bat
NYM@CHC: Harvey helps himself with go-ahead hit CHICAGO -- Matt Harvey drove in his first run of the season to supplement another superb pitching performance, and he and the Mets beat the Cubs, 3-2, on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field. With his teammates unable to do much against Cubs starter Edwin Jackson, Harvey found a hole on the left side of the Chicago infield with an RBI single that ...
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Polaroid brings some ballast to pro wakeboarding
A Polaroid Corp. camera lens is attached to a Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy S III smartphone during the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 9. Polaroid just announced a new sponsorship with professional ...
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MLB New York Mets 3 Chicago Cubs 2
Matt Harvey scattered five hits over 7 1/3 innings and drove in the winning run Friday in the New York Mets' 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Harvey (5-0) gave the Cubs a pair of first-inning runs but retired 20 of the next 21 batters after that. He allowed five hits, struck out six and didn't allow a walk. The effort was saved by a throw ...
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De Blasio run for mayor gets boost with union endorsement
Bill de Blasio's so-far anemic race for mayor just got a big jolt in the arm with the endorsement of one of the city's most powerful unions: Local 1199SEIU.The massive heath care organization is the first union to get behind the public advoate, who is widely seen as the labor darling in the race but had yet to snag a union endorsement.The move is a blow to City Council Speaker ...
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Knicks Seek Productive Sidekick for High-Scoring Anthony
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Five People Struck In Separate Bronx Car Accidents
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Two accidents in the Bronx have left at least five people hurt, including two children. At around 2:45 p.m., two children were struck in the Soundview section. The accident took place at Westchester and Morrison Avenues. The children, aged 9 and 11, were taken to Jacobi Hospital in critical condition. At around3 p.m., three people were hit at Grand Concourse near ...
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Monzo Breaking Down Saturday Races Not Named The Preakness Stakes
We took a long look at that , but there are a few races I like at Belmont Park and Monmouth Park as well that we can discuss. Last week, we hit a couple of winners and exotic wagers at Monmouth Park. Let’s aim for more. We head to Belmont Park ...
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Giglio Knicks Head Coach Mike Woodson Deserves Credit For Adjusting
More Columns New York Knicks head coach Mike Woodson was wrong for changing his lineup, going big, benching Pablo Prigioni and trying to match Indiana's size and toughness down low. Instead of approaching the ebbs and flows of the Eastern Conference semifinals like a team that had won over 50 games with a style and identity of three-point shooting, floor spacing, and, most importantly, ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 17
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: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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Antibiotics May Relieve Back Pain Symptoms
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Gen. Videla leader of Argentine junta dies in prison
Gen. Jorge Rafael Videla, who led the Argentine military junta that killed thousands of opponents, died Friday in prison, government officials said. He was 87. The New York Times reported his death at the Marcos Paz Prison in Buenos Aires was announced by the Secretariat for Human Rights. The son of an Army officer, Videla graduated from the National Military College in 1944 and rose to be a ...
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College student intruder killed in NY break-in
The shooting death of an unarmed student by police clashing with protesters has become the latest flashpoint in a battle over education ...
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Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy QA
op-ed piece why she decided to go through with the surgery. At 37, the mother of six wants to stay healthy and active for her family — and to reassure them that she is doing everything possible to avoid the disease that took her mother’s life: cancer. "I wanted to write this to tell other women that the decision to have a mastectomy was not easy," Jolie writes. "But ...
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Long Beach Man Pleads Guilty To Hitting Teen Dragging Her 600 Feet
MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – A Long Beach man has pleaded guilty to a Labor Day hit-and-run accident that left a 15-year-old girl seriously injured last year. German Gutierrez, 50, pleaded guilty to assault, depraved indifference, aggravated driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident with serious physical injury, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced ...
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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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