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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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Cops On The Lookout For Bronx Teen Missing Since Early Saturday
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — The NYPD is asking the public for help in locating a Bronx girl who went missing on Saturday morning. Faberly Paredes, 14 was last seen at home on the morning of Saturday, May 18. She has been described as 5’5″, 135-lbs, Hispanic, with brown eyes, and black hair. Paredes does not have a history of mental illness, this is the first time that she has gone ...
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Search for Metro-North crash clues begins
National Transportation Safety Board member Earl Weener said a portion of the track will be sent to a lab to try to determine if the accident caused the fracture or if the rail was broken before the crash. The eastbound Metro-North Commuter Railroad train departed out of Grand Central Terminal and was heading ...
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Toni On New York Taking A Bite Out Of Brooklyn
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) – If you love New York City like we love New York City then tag along with Toni On! We uncover hidden city secrets, show you the coolest stuff to do and hunt down the best treats because we love to eat! If you’re looking for a good time, Toni is your go-to ...
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Authorities Hofstra Student Was Struck And Killed By Officer’s Bullet
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A funeral mass is planned for next week for a Hofstra University student who was shot and killed during a break-in at her apartment on the school's campus in Uniondale. The funeral for Andrea Rebello will be Wednesday at St. Teresa of Avila Church in the Westchester County town of Sleepy Hollow. The newspaper says the service will be in ...
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Police commissioner calls fatal shooting in New York City an anti-gay hate crime
NEW YORK, N.Y. - A gunman used anti-gay slurs before firing a fatal shot point-blank into a man's face on a Manhattan street alive with a weekend midnight crowd, a killing New York's police commissioner called a hate crime. Before opening fire early Saturday, the gunman confronted the victim and his companion in Greenwich Village and asked if they "want to die here," Police ...
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Briarcliffe College 2012 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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Yanks look to complete sweep of Blue Jays behind CC
Injuries may have taken their toll on the Yankees and Blue Jays, but the teams' aces are at full strength, which could mean fans at Yankee Stadium will be in for a pitching duel on Sunday. The Yankees sport the best record in the American League East at 27-16, despite boasting an All-Star roster of wounded hitters. With Derek Jeter, Kevin Youkilis, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira and Eduardo ...
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Oxbow Wins The 138th Preakness Stakes
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb’s bid to capture the Triple Crown. Oxbow led from start to finish. It was the sixth Preakness victory for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas and 15th Triple Crown win, the most in horse racing history. ';I get paid to spoil dreams,'; Lukas said in an interview with NBC moments after the race. Orb finished fourth. The ...
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Gee looks to deliver Windy City series win
As the Mets and Cubs navigate their way through the early part of the 2013 season, winning one series at a time is the most important step toward inching their records closer to the .500 mark. Each will have a chance on Sunday to claim the series, as left-hander Travis Wood takes the ball for the Cubs and right-hander Dillon Gee will pitch for the Mets in the rubber match of a three-game ...
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New York Mets lose 8-2 to Chicago Cubs
New York Mets staring pitcher Jeremy Hefner pitches to the Chicago Cubs in the first inning in a baseball game in Chicago on Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles ...
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Keegan Bradley Maintains Lead At Byron Nelson Championship
IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Keegan Bradley overcame two early bogeys and maintained his lead at the Byron Nelson Championship with 2-under 68 in the third round Saturday. Bradley had a 13-under 197 total for a one-stroke lead over Sang-Moon Bae, and two-shot advantage over Tom Gillis. Bae shot a 66, and Gillis had a 67. On Sunday, Bradley will be trying to win at TPC Four Seasons for the second time ...
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Time Is Running Out To Get In On Record-Breaking Powerball Drawing
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Powerball is a game of numbers, and lottery officials say the majority of possible combinations have already been purchased ahead of Saturday night’s near-historic $600 million drawing. The odds of winning the game’s largest jackpot remain astronomically high: 1 in 175.2 million. But since about 80 percent of the possible combinations have been ...
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Cops ID teen girl struck killed by car in Bronx
Police today identified a teen girl struck by a car and killed in Mount Eden, authorities said.Zuleimi Torres, 16, was crossing the Grand Concourse with her friend, 16, about 3:35 p.m. Friday near Mt. Eden Parkway when the two were hit by a Chevy SUV, authorities said.EMS rushed them to St. Barnabas Hospital, but Torres suffered a brain injury and could not be saved. The other girl is expected ...
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Mets Avoid Shutout Fall To Cubs 8-2
CHICAGO (AP) Scott Feldman pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning and drove in two runs with a big two-out double, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 8-2 on ...
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Twitter scavengers race for All-Star rewards
Joe Palmeri from Middle Village, N.Y., was the first winner of the All-Star scavenger hunt. (Andrew Harts/Special to MLB.com) NEW YORK -- Fans all over New York City competed to be the fastest in a social media scavenger hunt that rewarded winners with All-Star Sunday and Fan Fest tickets. With five different winning locations scattered around Manhattan, baseball fans took to Twitter starting ...
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Canos two homers help Yanks take care of Jays
TOR@NYY: Cano drills his second homer of the ballgame NEW YORK -- Every day, the spotlight that follows the Yankees seems to be trained on the players who aren't with the team. But that changed Saturday, when Robinson Cano, the lone regular in an infield decimated by injuries, hit two home runs to lead New York to a 7-2 win over Toronto. Cano, the only Yankees hitter this season to have ...
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Mets struggles continue in games started by Hefner
NYM@CHC: Tejada makes a great leaping catch CHICAGO -- The Mets remain winless in each of Jeremy Hefner's starts this year, after an 8-2 loss to the Cubs on Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field. The Mets stranded four men in scoring position in the first two innings alone. Cubs starter Scott Feldman earned his fourth win in five starts, and has now allowed just one earned run over his ...
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Collision closes New York area train route as NTSB investigates
A team from the National Transportation Safety Board arrived Saturday to investigate a commuter rail collision that caused a prominent railroad line near New York City to be partially ...
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Parole escapee identified as shooter in Hofstra home invasion
A career criminal who fled parole last month has been identified as the shooter in the stunning death of a Hofstra University student in a home invasion robbery just off campus.Dalton Smith, 30, was identified by his fingerprints after he was shot dead during the early Friday morning encounter with cops inside the Uniondale home, Nassau County police said.Police had issued a warrant for ...
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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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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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