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‘1199’ boost for de Blasio
Bill de Blasio’s mayoral bid just got a big jolt - an endorsement from Local 1199-SEIU, which represents 200,000 health-care workers. The powerful union is the first to get behind the public advocate, whom many see as labor’s darling in the race.The move, meanwhile, is a blow to two of his Democratic rivals: City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and former city Comptroller Bill ...
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Co-ed beauty in hofstra horror
A beautiful Hofstra University sorority girl was shot dead during a home invasion early yesterday after a masked gunman stalked her and her twin sister from a bar to their home near campus, law-enforcement sources told The Post.Andrea Rebello, a 21-year-old junior at the Hempstead, LI, college, pleaded for her life right before the gunman exchanged fire with Nassau County police, officials and ...
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Party girl who celebrated life
She wasn’t just a pretty face.Andrea Rebello, 21, was a stunning social butterfly who plastered party pictures all over social media - but she also had a little-known domestic side in which she cooked, gardened and enjoyed family. The beloved sorority girl - a junior public- relations major with a sociology minor at Hofstra University - was rarely seen without her twin sister, Jessica, ...
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Cory’s figure of speech $1.3M
Newark Mayor Cory Booker has made $1.3 million in fees for 90 speeches he has delivered around the country since 2008, including nearly $500,000 since the start of last year.Booker disclosed his income from speaking engagements in a filing made yesterday with the US Senate. The Democrat is required to report his income because he is running for the Senate in 2014.His campaign staff provided ...
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What’s the deal NJ sets rules on ’Net bets
ATLANTIC CITY - New Jersey moved forward yesterday with its plans to offer Internet gambling, issuing regulations on how new online bets are to be handled.The rules offered by the state Division of Gaming Enforcement include techniques to verify that players are within New Jersey’s geographic boundaries, include a 15 percent tax on casinos’ online winnings and add cautions for people ...
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Shocker Post finds honest NY politician
EXCLUSIVE Finally, an honest pol!City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer helped bust a businessman on a bribery charge, The Post has learned.Mike Wolfert, who’s developing a massive indoor rock-climbing center in Queens, allegedly asked Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) to pull strings for him after he was slapped with a stop-work order for doing construction work without a permit.But rather than accept ...
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Lawyer Assault on Brown athlete from Norwood was self-defense
PROVIDENCE - A Connecticut Marine accused of beating a Brown University basketball player from Norwood, Mass., so badly that he was hospitalized with head injuries acted in self-defense, his attorney said ...
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Watch New York Mega Millions Drawing
Across America. Evening America I'm Brian hooker it's Friday may seventeenth the night mega million jackpot -- an estimated in the ninety million dollars. Our first quite well tonight. 43 and a ...
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Raccoon found in Marcellus tests positive for rabies health department says
Marcellus, NY -- A raccoon found in the town of Marcellus has tested positive for rabies, the Onondaga County Health Department said Friday evening. "This is the first positive rabies findings of the season," Commissioner Dr. Cynthia B. Morrow said in a news release. "It is important not to touch or feed wildlife because they may be rabid." The raccoon was seen in the ...
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UPI Sports Calendar for Saturday May 18
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Conn. commuter trains collide 60 go to hospitals
FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five critically injured and one very critically injured, Gov. Dannel Malloy said. There were no reports of ...
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Stop Persecution Solemn Peaceful Protest in New York
Falun Dafa practitioners protest peacefully in front of the Chinese Consulate General in New York on May 17, calling for an end to the persecution of the practice in China. (Edward Dai/The Epoch ...
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Stewart to miss a few games but DL not necessary
Email NEW YORK -- Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Friday that catcher Chris Stewart would not be put on the 15-day disabled list and that the result of an MRI indicated Stewart did not seriously injure his left groin Thursday night, as the club had feared. The club had been concerned that the catcher might have required a DL assignment, too. Rookie Austin Romine was in the starting ...
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Kuroda stifles Blue Jays with eight two-hit innings
TOR@NYY: Kuroda fans five, holds Blue Jays scoreless NEW YORK -- This was supposed to be a down year for the Yankees, even before Opening Day. The adjusted assessments, following injuries to key personnel, were for an even more bleak season. At the same time, the Blue Jays were expected to make a move, one year after the fall of the Red Sox and simultaneous with the expected Yankees decline. ...
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N.B.A.s Concussion Policy Has Major Role in Knicks-Pacers Series
Professional basketball players do not routinely collide at full speed, or fire small objects at one another with extreme velocity. They do not tackle, ram or body-check. Their heads may rise to startling heights, but they are not in ...
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Reyes rejoins Jays in New York rehab of sprained ankle progressing well
Toronto Blue Jays Jose Reyes, who twisted his left ankle during a Friday game, watches from the dugout during the second inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, April 13, 2013. (Orlin ...
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Naked man found dead inside car in Rockaways
The body of a dead naked man was found in a car in the Rockaways this afternoon, police said.The unidentified 51-year old man was discovered by cops in the front seat of a 2002 white Ford Mustang on Beach 120th Street near Rockaway Beach Boulevard at 2:55 p.m., police sources said.EMS declared the man dead at the scene.According to sources, the man was believed to be drunk and there were no ...
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Buggy hordes of cicadas sighted in Virginia ... but New York Not yet
The first of the Brood II cicadas, which only mature every 17 years, are being spotted in some southern states including Virginia. NBC's Brian Williams ...
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Hefner faces Cubs seeking first win of 2013
The Cubs have won four of their past six games, inching closer to the .500 mark despite a 3-2 loss in Friday's series opener against the Mets. Chicago enters Saturday afternoon's contest at Wrigley Field with a 17-24 record. On the same date last year, the club was 15-23 and in the early stages of a 12-game losing streak. Manager Dale Sveum no doubt hopes this year's Cubs are ...
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Hackers Target New York Times Website
E! Online Twitter Account Hacked A company spokesperson was quoted by the paper as saying that "a small number of users" were unable to access the website and that ...
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Race for the Cure Why do you participate
Breast cancer survivors sing "What a Wonderful Day" at the state fairgrounds' Chevrolet Court at the 2012 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The 2013 race opens at 8 a.m. ...
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20 injured when commuter train derails in Connecticut
More than 20 people were injured Friday when a commuter train in Connecticut derailed and struck a train moving in the opposite direction, officials said. Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokeswoman Marjorie Anders said the westbound 4:41 p.m. Metro-North commuter train out of New Haven derailed near the Fairfield station at 6:10 p.m., hitting the side of an eastbound train on the ...
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South America contraception up to 79 Middle Africa 19
Between 2003 and 2012, the total number of women worldwide wanting to avoid pregnancy and in need of contraception increased from 716 million to 867 million, with growth concentrated among women in the 69 poorest countries where modern method use was already very low. A young Chinese boy walks past a neighborhood 'sex shop', full of contraceptive suggestions, in central Beijing. (UPI ...
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Pettitte lands on DL as Yankees recall Nuno
Email NEW YORK -- Some 22 hours after another episode of "The Sky is Falling" in the Bronx, it turns out some pieces of bright blue have come down, some puffs of white as well, but not as many as the Yankees had feared. Shortly before the Yankees were to engage the Blue Jays on Friday night, Andy Pettitte was assigned to the 15-day disabled list, and general manager Brian Cashman ...
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NYCs biggest union picks de Blasio in mayor race
NEW YORK (AP) -- The biggest labor union in New York City endorsed Public Advocate Bill de Blasio for mayor Friday, providing him a prized endorsement heading into the highly competitive Democratic ...
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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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