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Odds Stacked Against Heat In Game 6
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FBI NYPD announce reward in 2008 bombing of recruiting station
The FBI and the New York Police Department Tuesday announced a reward of as much as $65,000 for information in a 2008 Times Square recruiting station bombing. The March 6, 2008, bombing of the Armed Forces Recruiting Station remains unsolved, the FBI said in a statement released Tuesday with a previously unpublicized video of the suspected attacker arriving, leaving the bomb and departing on a ...
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Radio programmes that address global issues honoured by UNNew York Festivals Awards
18 June 2013 – A message of hope from a boy on the war-torn streets of Kabul, a profile of Danish efforts to help the elderly live the way they choose and an investigative story on the cruel reality of human trafficking are the winners of this year’s awards for outstanding radio programming presented by the United Nations as part of the 2013 New York Festivals Awards. ...
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Man pleads not guilty in NYC hate-crime shooting
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance says the 33-year-old Morales had been charged with second-degree murder as a hate crime in the May 17 shooting of Mark Carson. He also is charged with criminal possession of a weapon, menacing, and menacing a police ...
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Psychiatrist who accused Lohan doc of turning her into addict busted for selling oxy for cash
Terence Stamp doesn't think the new 'Man of Steel' stacks up Don’t expect to see Terence Stamp - who played baddie General Zod in ...
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Man who ran barbaric dog fighting arena faces seven years jail
Terence Stamp doesn't think the new 'Man of Steel' stacks up Don’t expect to see Terence Stamp - who played baddie General Zod in ...
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Appeals court backs opening of tony Union Sq. Park eatery
Leasing a portion of crowded Union Square Park to a swank eatery that sells $18 omelets does not violate the public trust doctrine, an appeals court ruled today.The Appellate Division reversed a lower court's decision from January that barred the tony Chef Driven Market from opening in the 14th Street oasis.The five-judge panel also approved the popular holiday market that operates in the ...
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Police NJ 8th-grader brought pot to graduation
BAYONNE, NJ - Authorities say a Bayonne, NJ, student was arrested at her eighth-grade graduation after marijuana cigarettes were found in her purse.City police tell The Jersey Journal that a teacher supervising Monday's ceremony at the Midtown Community School was holding some students' purses as they went to get their diplomas.When she smelled marijuana coming from one of them, she ...
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Espada Jr. says dad pressured him into looting non-profit as judge gives senator six months jail
He says his daddy made him do it. The son of disgraced ex-state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, Jr., today blamed his father for pressuring him into participating in the looting of their Soundview Healthcare nonprofit as a judge sentenced him to prison time."Over the past year we have been at odds, as he wanted to fight this," Pedro Gautier Espada, 39, whined as he was sentenced ...
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Accused homophobic West Village killer pleads not guilty
Signs and flowers are left at a memorial for Mark Carson who was killed after Elliot Morales allegedly yelled homophobic slurs at Carson before shooting him in the head on May 22, 2013 in the West Village. A homophobic accused killer pleaded not guilty at his arraignment today in the gay hate crime slay of Mark Carson, 32, who he allegedly shot in a bias attack in the West Village last month. ...
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Man stabbed in chest near Times Square Disney store
Terence Stamp doesn't think the new 'Man of Steel' stacks up Don’t expect to see Terence Stamp - who played baddie General Zod in ...
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Delays expected on LIRR evening commute
NEW YORK - The Long Island Rail Road says commuters should brace themselves for evening rush hour delays.Tuesday's tough commute was the result of damage from a tunnel derailment.The railroad had to cancel or divert about three dozen of its 144 morning rush-hour trains.No injuries were reported Monday night when a slow-moving, Long Island bound train derailed.The disabled train blocked one ...
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Yankees’ Mark Teixeira Headed Back To DL Reliever Adam Warren Recalled
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – First baseman Mark Teixeira is headed back to the disabled list, according to WFAN’s Sweeny Murti. Right-handed pitcherAdam Warren has been recalled. On Monday, general manager Brian Cashman said that he was leaning toward placing the slugger back on the disabled ...
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Fashion Designer Sylvie Cachay’s Doctor Debunks Defense’s Claim Of Accidental Drowning
slain fashion designer Sylvie Cachay . The jury heard from Cachay’s personal physician on Tuesday. She told the jury that Cachay was taking five prescription medications at the time of her death for fibromyalgia, a chronic pain condition, and for insomnia. Cachay’s ...
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Govt claims spying programs stopped plot to bomb New York Stock Exchange
The deputy director of the FBI claimed Tuesday that a controversial electronic surveillance program revealed in media reports earlier this month helped thwart a plot to blow up the New York Stock ...
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Community Board 5 rejects Midtown East re-zoning -- but its non-binding
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Abe Hirschfelds son kept him alive - and in pain - to complete $300M deal sister alleges
Terence Stamp doesn't think the new 'Man of Steel' stacks up Don’t expect to see Terence Stamp - who played baddie General Zod in ...
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Speedos still a no go for Christie despite lap band surgery
New Jersey Gov. Christie may have slimmed down a bit after his belly band surgery -- but he’s not about to make a public splash in a swimsuit at the shore this summer."We are not doing that on Fourth of July. There are something I absolutely know at my core would be a bad thing. Me in a Speedo is one of them," Christie quipped on MSNBC’s "Morning Joe" ...
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FBI digging at former home of famed NY mobster
Former American Heritage Plantation golfer T.J. Vogel is one of six amateurs competing against the world’s best at this week’s Masters at Augusta National Golf ...
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Paterson Floats Idea For ‘Cocoon’ Hotel Near Great Falls
PATERSON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) - The mayor of Paterson is floating the idea of building a 22-story hotel complex with an unconventional design on cliffs ...
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Bayonne 8th Grader Accused Of Bringing Marijuana To Graduation
BAYONNE, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) - Authorities say a Bayonne student was arrested at her eighth-grade graduation after marijuana cigarettes were found in her purse. City police tell The Jersey Journal that a teacher supervising Monday’s ceremony at the Midtown Community School was holding some students’ purses as they went to get their ...
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Keidel The Future Of Flushing Is Here As Wheeler Gets Set To Take Hill
More Columns To those with a fertile imagination, Tuesday is a cornucopia of New York baseball. It is a kaleidoscope of icons, prospects and promises, a screen-in-screen morality play framed in the Bronx and Atlanta. The Metstrot two pitchers to the mound who double as tarot cards for a beleaguered fan base, while the Yankees welcome a wounded hero back to the Bronx. I’ve watched every ...
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Former Olympic Diving Champion Greg Louganis To Marry Johnny Chaillot In Fall
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Former Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis plans to get married this fall. People magazine says the 53-year-old Louganis will marry paralegal Johnny Chaillot. ';I finally met my soul mate — the more I fall in love with Johnny, the more I fall in love with myself,'; Louganis told the magazine.';This is what the universe had in store for both of ...
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Atchison back but will be cautious
Scott Atchison is in his seventh year in the bigs. ATLANTA -- Scott Atchison understands that without surgery, his right elbow will never be fully healthy. But he also knows that with proper management, he can pitch in the big leagues at less than 100 percent. With that in mind, the Mets activated Atchison from the 15-day disabled list Tuesday, proceeding with an extra man in their bullpen for ...
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Mets place Turner on 15-day DL
Email ATLANTA -- What an unlucky coincidence for Justin Turner that the scuffling infielder's injury comes now, with the Mets scheduled to face four left-handed starting pitchers in their next six games. In the midst of an 8-for-50 slump that has lowered his average more than 110 points, Turner would have had a chance to start most days in the infield. Instead, he will rest this week in ...
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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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