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$590M-plus Powerball 1 winning ticket sold in Fla
DES MOINES, Iowa - It's all about the odds, and one single ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching all the numbers to win the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said early Sunday.The lone winner was sold at a Publix supermarket location in Zephyrhills, Fla., according to Florida Lottery executive Cindy O'Connell. She told ...
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Lance Stephenson Gives Pacers Energy Points and Signature Play Against Knicks
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Anthony blocked in 4th as Knicks knocked out
New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith, center, is held by guard Raymond Felton as he appeals to referee Ken Mauer, left, after receiving a technical foul during the second quarter of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael ...
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Thug blows away teen on Qns. bus
A 14-year-old girl was shot dead aboard a city bus in Queens last night when a gunman opened fire from the sidewalk, cops said.The unidentified victim was struck at least once in the head at about 9 p.m. and pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital, according to police.It was unknown why the shooter, who ran away after spraying bullets at the Q6 bus, which was stopped while headed north on Sutphin ...
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‘Gay slay’ in Village
A gay man was gunned down in Greenwich Village early yesterday allegedly by a bigot who hurled homophobic slurs at him - a senseless attack that Police Commissioner Ray Kelly called "clearly a hate crime."Brooklyn resident Mark Carson and a pal were walking on Sixth Avenue near West Eighth Street at around midnight when the two were approached by Elliot Morales, 33, and two other ...
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In clutches of hofstra fiend
Hofstra student John Kourtessis described a chaotic scene of fear and horror when a crazed parolee in a ski mask took his friends and him hostage in a gunpoint siege that ended with the death of a pretty co-ed."Somebody in this house f--ked up and owes this Russian guy $10,000," yelled Dalton Smith, who was on the run after violating parole last month."I was trying to calm ...
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Friendly fire killed tragic coed cops say
The Hofstra University student killed during a home-invasion robbery was the victim of friendly fire from a veteran cop, Nassau County police revealed last night.The officer unleashed a barrage of bullets when intruder Dalton Smith pointed a gun at him while using Andrea Rebello as a human shield, police said."He kept saying, ‘I’m going to kill her,’ then pointed the gun ...
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New York police kill hostage
Source: Facebook New York police have shot and killed a university student who was being held hostage in her home by an intruder. Andrea Rebello, 21, was shot once in the head when a police officer opened fire on the intruder who was holding Rebello in a headlock, the Associated Press reported. The intruder, 30-year-old Dalton Smith, was shot seven times and also died. Police said he had an ...
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Stephenson helps Pacers eliminate Knicks in Game 6
The Pacers defeated the Knicks 106-99 in Game 6 to secure a 4-2 victory in their Eastern Conference semifinals series. Indiana advances to the Eastern Conference finals where they will face Miami. Game 1 is set for ...
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Powerball drawing follows late ticket-buying rush
(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki). Cathy Raymond, of Oklahoma City, displays the Powerball Lottery tickets she purchased in Oklahoma City, Friday, May 17, ...
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Stephenson spurs late rally to lead Pacers past Knicks and into East finals
Indiana Pacers guard D.J. Augustin passes the basketball to centre Roy Hibbert (55) around New York Knicks centre Amar'e Stoudemire (1) while Knicks guards Jason Kidd (R) and J.R. Smith (8) watch the play during the first half of their NBA Eastern Conference second round playoff game in Indianapolis, Indiana May 18, 2013. (BRENT ...
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Connect dots to Obama
To believe the deputy, Neal Wolin, didn’t tell Geithner about such abuses, in the middle of a presidential campaign no less, is to believe they were all too busy to focus on politics. And to believe that Geithner didn’t warn the White House is to believe the IRS agents just made honest mistakes that coincidentally helped the incumbent president.And to believe that nobody told Obama ...
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Book buff’s Wilde accusation
Will the real Earnest please step up?A Soho man claims that he has owned a rare first edition of Oscar Wilde’s play "The Importance of Being Earnest" for nearly 30 years, but that his attempt to auction it failed after a British man declared the book stolen, according to a lawsuit.Elia Zois says in his Manhattan Supreme Court suit that he bought the book, one of just 12, in 1985. ...
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Pervy pol’s hefty ‘harass’ets
INSIDE CITY HALL The playing field may not be level when disgraced Assemblyman Vito Lopez makes his audacious move for a City Council seat. Like everyone running for the council, Lopez will be able to claim as much as $92,000 in public matching funds from the Campaign Finance Board even as he’s being booted from Albany for a series of repulsive actions toward female staffers.And like all ...
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14-year-old girl struck killed by bullet while riding a city bus in Queens
A 14-year-old girl was killed aboard a moving city bus tonight in Queens after a shooter fired multiple rounds into the side of the vehicle from the sidewalk, cops said.The shots rang out at around 9 p.m. when the gunman shot several times into the side of the Q6 bus as it traveled south on Sutphin Boulvard in Jamaica, cops said.The unidentified girl was shot at least once in the head, according ...
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Galactic war rockets ahead
Space travel is nothing to toy with.A Manhattan company that bills itself as the world’s first commercial "spaceline" claims an effort to turn its lofty rocket ships into pint-sized promotional items was grounded after a New Jersey company stiffed it on a business deal, according to a lawsuit.Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, which has yet to launch a single trip to the ...
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Winning numbers drawn in $590.5 million Powerball jackpot
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Lottery officials have announced winning numbers in a near-historic Powerball jackpot. The numbers drawn Saturday are: 22, 10, 13, 14, 52 and a Powerball of 11. Officials ...
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Knicks Eliminated From Playoffs In 106-99 Loss To Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Lance Stephenson scored a playoff career-high 25 points and led a late 11-2 run Saturday night, leading the Indiana Pacers past the New York Knicks, 106-99 and into the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since ...
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Pacers eliminate Knicks will face Heat in East final
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Lance Stephenson scored a playoff career-high 25 points and led a late 11-2 run Saturday night, leading the Indiana Pacers past the New York Knicks, 106-99 and into the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2004. The New York native also had 10 rebounds and the Pacers were spurred by the return of point guard George Hill two days after he was diagnosed with a ...
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Pacers 106 Knicks 99 Knicks Path Through Playoffs Is Blocked by Pacers
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Boom in Luxury Towers Is Warping New York Real Estate Market
Only 10 floors have been completed in what is intended to be the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere ...
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Chancellor Walcott Lashes Back At Mayoral Candidates Over Education Policies
NEW YORK (AP) — The head of New York City’s public schools is lashing back at mayoral candidates who say they would change Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s education policies if elected this November. Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said Saturday that the policies championed by several candidates to succeed Bloomberg would ';hurt children.'; Five Democratic candidates ...
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Bridgeport Man Charged In Murder Of Eastern Connecticut State University Student
TRUMBULL, Conn. (AP) — A Bridgeport man has been charged with murder in the death of an Eastern Connecticut State University student a day after her body was found in a wooded area of Trumbull. State police say 30-year-old Jermaine Richards surrendered Saturday to face murder and kidnapping charges in the death of Alyssiah Wiley. Authorities confirmed earlier in the day that remains found ...
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Assemblyman Lopez Announces Plans To Resign On Monday Morning
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The New York assemblyman accused of asking young female staffers to massage him, touch his cancerous tumors and join him in hotel rooms said Saturday he will resign rather than possibly be expelled from the Legislature amid sexual harassment allegations. The announcement by Democratic Assemblyman Vito Lopez, 72, a once powerful Brooklyn Democratic leader, came ...
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Briarcliffe College 2013 commencement
College sports NUMBER OF GRADUATES406 associate degrees; 279 bachelor'sFACULTY SPEAKERGeorge Santiago Jr., fourth president in the school's 46-year history, acknowledged students are leaving college at a tough time, with an economy marred by bankruptcies, foreclosures and layoffs. "In this environment, Briarcliffe College becomes even more relevant preparing you, our graduates, ...
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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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