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  1. New York to lose two congressional seats in 2013


    Mid-Hudson News - 27 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON – The 2010 Census numbers show New York State number three among the 50 in terms of population, but because of a shift and loss of population in ...
    New York Will Lose Two House Seats, and New Jersey One- New York Times
    New York State Loses 2 Seats in House- Wall Street Journal
    Bloomberg - DNAinfo
    all 4389 news articles »


  2. New York AG Sues Ernst & Young


    The Ledger - Samantha Gross - 48 minutes ago

    Andrew Cuomo, New York governor-elect, takes a tour of the Manhattan Psychiatric Center at Ward Island, after he spoke to the media at the center, ...
    New York lawsuit's effect on local Ernst & Young offices unclear- Crain's Detroit Business
    New York sues Lehman Brothers' accountants Ernst & Young over fraud- AHN | All Headline News
    New York sues Lehman Brothers' accountants- UPI.com
    Big4 - Los Angeles Times
    all 845 news articles » PINK:LEHMQ - PINK:LEHPQ
  3. Saudi king leaves New York hospital


    Washington Post - 2 hours ago

    AP RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia's royal palace says King Abdullah has left the Presbyterian Hospital in New York City in good health after two ...
    Saudi King Leaves New York Hospital After Treatment- BusinessWeek
    Saudi King leaves hospital in NY- BBC News
    Saudi king leaves US hospital after surgery- AFP
    Aljazeera.net - Reuters UK
    all 221 news articles »


  4. Philadelphia Flynnie: Philly up, New York down in sports world


    Patriot-News - Tom Flynn - 1 hour ago

    19, 2010 in East Rutherford, NJ There's nothing better than to wrap up a pretty darn good year for Philly Sports Nation than to stick it to New York not ...
    The New York Giants press room filled once Eli Manning began speaking- ESPN
    Eli takes a leadership role in New York- ProFootballTalk
    SILive.com - G-Men H.Q.
    all 2906 news articles »


  5. Union: Spider-Man fall caused by human error


    CNN International - Jason Kessler - John Roberts - 15 minutes ago

    New York (CNN) -- The fall that seriously injured an actor in the stage musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" was caused by human error, an actors' union ...
    Official Statement: New Safety Protocols Underway, SPIDER-MAN to ...-Broadway World
    New York critic pastes Bono's Broadway turkey- First Post
    Playbill.com - UPI.com
    all 1372 news articles »


  6. Copper Advances for a Fourth Day in London, Shanghai, New York


    BusinessWeek - Glenys Sim - 10 hours ago

    Futures on the Comex in New York were little changed at $4.2780 a pound, after touching an all time high of $4.2965 earlier. Copper for March-delivery on ...
    BASE METALS: Comex Copper Sets New Record On Chinese Data- Wall Street Journal
    Trader Holds $3 Billion of Copper in London- Wall Street Journal
    METALS-Copper soars to record on supply worry, fund buys- Reuters
    Reuters Africa - Bloomberg
    all 387 news articles »


  7. New York Yankees cut the amount they spend on Major League ...


    New York Daily News - Mark Feinsand - 2 hours ago

    If Andy Pettitte returns to the Yankees in 2011, that would boost the team's payroll about $12 million. They are already over the luxury ...
    Tuesday's Sports In Brief- SI.com
    Yankees pay lowest luxury tax since 2003- Kansas City Star
    Tuesday's Sports In Brief- Newsday
    all 534 news articles »


  8. Crucial Vote On 9/11 Health Care Bill Expected Wednesday


    CBS New York - 20 minutes ago

    NEW YORK (CBS 2) — In the the nation's capital, New York Senator Chuck Schumer ... “To say that this is a New York problem is like saying Pearl Harbor was a ...
    Bloomberg urges passage of 9/11 health bill- CNN
    Senators: Extend visa fee hike- Times of India
    Patch - CNN International
    all 999 news articles »


  9. Lil Wayne gives big to a disabled New Jersey woman


    Boston Herald - 7 hours ago

    ... an $11000 motorized wheelchair for a disabled New Jersey woman after her daughter consistently wrote to him in prison, the New York Daily News reports. ...
    Lil Wayne gifts fan's ailing mother motorised wheelchair- NDTV.com
    all 51 news articles »
  10. Westchester County Favors Bonds Over IOUs to Make New York Pension ...


    Bloomberg - Michael Quint - 2 hours ago

    Westchester County, the New York suburb where household income is 53 percent above the US average, ...
  11. PRESS DIGEST - New York Times business news - Dec 22


    Reuters - 4 hours ago

    Dec 22 (Reuters) - The following were the top stories in The New York Times business pages on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not ...
  12. Michael Strahan slams New York Giants after huge collapse against ...


    New York Daily News - Ralph Vacchiano - 7 hours ago

    Rodgers missed the Packers' loss in New England on Sunday night because of a concussion he suffered one week earlier. He told ESPNMilwaukee.com that he has ...


  13. New York in grip of bedbug hysteria


    ABC Online - Lisa Millar - 3 hours ago

    As New York welcomes thousands of tourists for the Christmas season, the city is also trying to get rid of a few ...
  14. New York remains third most populous state


    Newsday - Olivia Winslow - 8 hours ago

    New York remains the third most populous state in the country, but its anemic 2.1 percent population growth in ...
  15. Get New York Alerts


    Huffington Post (blog) - 14 hours ago

    One of the least known tax injustices was revealed by the New York Times when it pointed out that the top 400 taxpayers who earned $250 million on average ...
  16. Lunar Eclipse Over New York City


    Wall Street Journal (blog) - Maya Pope-Chappell - 14 hours ago

    The next total lunar eclipse will occur in June 2011 and will not be visible from New York City — or anywhere in North America. Those who missed Tuesday's ...
    Total lunar eclipse- Albany Times Union
    Lunar eclipse seen through time-lapse images- abc7.com
    Khabrein
    all 3538 news articles »


  17. Citigroup Insurance Agencies Fined $2 Million for Duping New York ...


    Bloomberg - Andrew Frye - 16 hours ago

    Citigroup, based in New York, is the third-biggest US bank by assets. “We are pleased to have this matter resolved,” Citigroup said in a statement. ...
  18. US stocks rally to new highs on deal making news


    Xinhua - Wang Guanqun - 10 hours ago

    NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- US stocks carried its rising momentum to another day on deal making news and upbeat corporate earnings, pushing major indexes ...
    Dow Jones Indexes to introduce a new country classification system- Zawya (press release)
    Dow Jones Indexes to Introduce a New Country Classification System-GlobeNewsWire (press release)
    US Stocks Climb To Two-Year Intraday Highs, Led By Financials- Wall Street Journal
    PR Newswire (press release) - istockAnalyst.com (press release)
    all 892 news articles » GE - AXP - JPM


  19. New York's Schools Seize a Chance to Expand


    New York Times - Julie Satow - 15 hours ago

    The new building, which would open in 2014, is in New York City's most congested school district and would help ease overcrowding at nearby public schools. ...
  20. Sanchez says shoulder still sore


    ESPN (blog) - Rich Cimini - 12 hours ago

    New York Jets QB Mark Sanchez, commenting for the first time on his sore throwing shoulder, gave this update Tuesday on 1050's The Michael ...
    Steelers vs. Jets game win for New York makes holidays happier- Examiner.com
    Cook: These are not the 'Same Old Jets'- SNY.tv
    NFL Week 16 Odds: New York vs Pittsburgh- Brobury
    Associated Content - FanHouse
    all 1308 news articles »


  21. Mayor to lure New York financial firms to Southie Marine Park


    Boston Herald - Thomas Grillo - 6 hours ago

    The battle between Boston and New York for high-paying financial services jobs may not yet be as hard-fought as the Sox-Yankees rivalry, but it could have a ...
  22. New York Giants WR Steve Smith has successful knee surgery


    ESPN - 10 hours ago

    By Ohm Youngmisuk Smith did not undergo a mosaicplasty on the articular cartilage as initially expected, according to a source. Looking for more information ...
    S. Smith's surgery less complex than expected- msnbc.com
    all 7 news articles »


  23. New York, Ohio Lose Out in New Census; Texas Wins


    Forbes (blog) - Jon Bruner - 13 hours ago

    State population figures from the 2010 Census are out today, and they don't look good for New York and Ohio, each of which will lose two seats ...


  24. New York's Met Determines Velazquez Is Authentic


    ABC News - Daniel Trotta - Patricia Reaney - 18 hours ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Experts at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art have determined that a 1624 portrait previously attributed to a follower of the ...
  25. New York's SUNY Schools Choose Microsoft's Cloud


    InformationWeek - Doug Henschen - 16 hours ago

    Microsoft announced Tuesday that the State University of New York (SUNY) has settled on Microsoft's Live@edu suite to ...
    MSFT
  26. New York taxi drivers to wear bulletproof vests in pilot scheme


    Daily Mail - 20 hours ago

    The president of the New York Federation of Taxi Drivers, Fernando Mateo, believes the vests will provide another - potentially vital - layer of protection ...
    NY cabbies to wear bullet-proof vests- AFP
    NYC livery cabbies get bulletproof vests- Wall Street Journal
    all 60 news articles »


  27. Rapid Reaction: St. John's 85, Northwestern 69


    ESPN (blog) - Kieran Darcy - 7 hours ago

    NEW YORK -- A quick take on St. John's 85-69 win over Northwestern in the championship game of the annual Holiday Festival at Madison Square ...
    St. John's wins another inseason tournament- Wall Street Journal
    NU Game Day: Cats up 40-37 on St. John's- Chicago Breaking Sports - Tribune (blog)
    Northwestern stays unbeaten, tops St. Francis- Wall Street Journal
    Wall Street Journal - Chicago Tribune
    all 319 news articles »


  28. Newlyweds who boasted about their infidelity in the New York Times ...


    Daily Mail - Daniel Bates - 18 hours ago

    A cheating couple have been condemned as 'tasteless' for bragging about their infidelity in the wedding section of the New York Times. ...
    Carol Anne Riddell And John Partilla's New York Times 'Vows' Story ...- Huffington Post
    Jilted Ex Blasts NY Times Over 'Vows' Story- Forbes (blog)
    Should Newspapers Sugar Coat The World?- The Atlantic
    San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - Globe and Mail (blog)
    all 51 news articles »


  29. WellPoint's New York Insurance Plan Rate Increase to Face Higher ...


    Bloomberg - Pat Wechsler - 15 hours ago

    WellPoint Inc.'s request to raise rates as much as 28 percent on small-business health plans in New York will ...
    WLP
  30. New York Governor Fined


    ToTheCenter.com - 21 hours ago

    New York Governor David A. Paterson was fined $62125 by the New York State ethics board for “soliciting, accepting, and receiving" five free World Series ...
    Powerless and Irrelevant New York Governor Fined $62125 for His ...- Slate Magazine (blog)
    New York Governor Paterson Fined $61125 for Yankees Tickets- BusinessWeek
    New York Governor fined for accepting free Yankees tickets. Why ...- msnbc.com
    FanHouse - Wall Street Journal
    all 347 news articles »


  31. Ice Skating In New York City


    Huffington Post - Grace Green - 18 hours ago

    New York City offers a variety of ice skating options that cater to both the seasonal and the more experienced skater. There are rinks that serve alcoholic ...
  32. Let city deal with juvenile offenders instead of shipping them to ...


    New York Daily News - 1 hour ago

    The elected officials of New York - primarily the Democratic officeholders - are used ... New York State houses 700 troubled youths, most of them minority, ...
    Bloomberg Makes a Proposal on Youth Prisons- New York Times
    NYC May Get More Tax Revenue Than Mayor Forecast, Agency Says-BusinessWeek
    Lupica: It's NYC which is great, not Bloomy- New York Daily News
    all 35 news articles »


  33. New rules should make it easier at tax time to track what you paid ...


    Boston Globe - Margaret Collins - Danielle Kucera - 8 hours ago

    NEW YORK — Investors who forget what they paid for shares of stock will get help starting next year, courtesy of the ...
  34. Local fan 2011 predictions for sports in Buffalo, New York


    Yahoo! Sports - 15 hours ago

    Terry Pegula, a billionaire from Carbondale, Pennsylvania, is a hockey dad who once lived in Western New York and is an avid Sabres fan, while admitting his ...
  35. CityTime Vendor's Contract Is Cut


    Wall Street Journal - Andrew Grossman - 7 hours ago

    New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli Tuesday canceled a Metropolitan Transportation Authority contract with the vendor behind New ...
    Payroll Project Designer Loses a Transit Contract- New York Times
    NY comptroller rejects NYC transit contract- Wall Street Journal
    all 20 news articles »


  36. Natural Gas Futures Decline in New York on Forecasts of Milder Weather


    Bloomberg - Christine Buurma - 21 hours ago

    Natural gas for January delivery fell 7.3 cents, or 1.7 percent, to $4.164 per million British thermal units at 10:33 am on the New York Mercantile Exchange ...
    Natural Gas Futures Climb in New York on Below-Normal Temperature ...-Bloomberg
    all 134 news articles »


  37. New York Police simulates Mumbai attack


    Indian Express - 1 day ago

    Sensing that New York remains on the terrorist hit-list, the city police simulated a Mumbai-type attack to gauge its preparedness in the event of a similar ...
    NYPD Trains for New Type of Attack- Wall Street Journal
    NYPD Not Ready for Mumbai-Style Attack- Slate Magazine (blog)
    Inside The NYPD's 'Mumbai-Like' Anti-Terrorist Exercises- Huffington Post
    all 35 news articles »


  38. For Philly phans, it's phun, phabulous, phantastic


    The Associated Press - 14 hours ago

    The star pitcher turned down an extra $30-plus million from New York to ... "We removed the inferiority complex to New York in one week," die-hard fan Dave ...
  39. Mideast Crude for Asia Rises to 27-Month High; Futures Gain on ...


    Bloomberg - Yee Kai - 1 hour ago

    Middle East crude for sale to Asia climbed to the highest in almost 27 months as futures in New York rallied ...
    Crude prices rise in New York, London- OIL Marketer
    Oil hits new two-year high- Sydney Morning Herald
    OIL FUTURES: Oil Passes $90 After API Reports Inventory Draw- Wall Street Journal
    Economic Times - Reuters UK
    all 705 news articles »


  40. Countdown Daily: AFC East Huddle


    ESPN - Rich Cimini - 9 hours ago

    NEW YORK -- When it comes to nailing down a playoff spot, the New York Jets are like a lazy teenager -- they procrastinate until the final minute. ...
    Skill coupled with luck means good things for NFL teams- CBSSports.com
    all 9 news articles »


  41. 'GMA' Savings Makeover Nets New York Family $58288


    ABC News - Elisabeth Leamy - 26 minutes ago

    The Gunns approached me because their 2010 New Year's resolution was to pay their bills on time and start saving. Our story aired on Dec. ...
  42. Grab Your Boa, Drag Takes off on New York Stages


    ABC News - Mark Kennedy - 22 hours ago

    When "Priscilla" comes to Broadway in February, Swenson won't be alone in fighting razor burn: Drag is spicing up New York stages this winter, ...


  43. A Voice from Old New York


    Christian Science Monitor - Heller McAlpin - 48 minutes ago

    In his posthumously published memoir, A Voice from Old New York, Auchincloss recaptures a time when there was “a predominating and generally recognized ...


  44. Special Report: Inside AIG's tortuous turnaround


    Economic Times - 4 hours ago

    NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: Tight squeeze in the war room In rescuing AIG in 2008, the Fed, ... In New York, the Fed had pulled some of its best people from bank ...
    Lonely moments for U.S. Treasury's AIG fix-it man- Reuters
    Special Report: Inside AIG's Tortuous Turnaround- ABC News
    Inside AIG s tortuous turnaround- Moneycontrol.com
    all 34 news articles »


  45. Rabbi charged with killing former cop


    Herald Sun - Heather Yakin - 7 hours ago

    A NEW York grand jury today indicted a rabbi and two associates on first-degree murder charges in the slaying of ...
  46. How to crack the New York Times most-popular list


    Washington Post (blog) - Ezra Klein - 15 hours ago

    The most-emailed articles list on The New York Times website is one of the Internet's key barometers of news and trends, an essential way for ...
  47. Top 10 New York Stock Exchange-traded stocks posting largest ...


    CanadianBusiness.com - 12 hours ago

    BankAtlantic BanCorp. Inc. : Approximately 3556500 shares changed hands, a 496.2 percent increase over its 65-day average volume. ...
    Top 10 New York Stock Exchange-traded stocks posting largest ...- CanadianBusiness.com
    all 14 news articles »
  48. Sewer leak causes stink at UN headquarters


    Sify - 5 hours ago

    New York, Dec 22 (IANS) Offices at the UN Security Council and General Assembly had to be evacuated because of a 'suspicious odour' caused by the likely ...
    UN quarters evacuated due to suspicious odor- CNN
    all 420 news articles »


  49. Bad golfers can ignore etiquette of yelling "fore": court


    Reuters - Aman Ali - Ellen Wulfhorst - 13 hours ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bad golfers who shank balls can ignore the proper course etiquette of yelling "fore", according to a ruling by New York's top court on ...
    Golfers Can't Count on 'Fore,' NY Top Court Rules- BusinessWeek
    For Golfers, Fore Isn't Last Word On Ducking- New York Times
    Golfers Not Liable for Failure to Yell 'Fore'- Wall Street Journal (blog)
    all 248 news articles »


  50. Business Highlights


    Bloomberg - 13 hours ago

    By AP NEW YORK (AP) — Deutsche Bank admitted criminal wrongdoing and agreed to pay more than $550 million in connection with its participation in tax ...
    Deutsche Bank to pay 550 million dollars over US fraud- AFP
    Deutsche Bank to pay $550 million in tax fraud probe- CNNMoney
    Business briefs- Arizona Daily Star
    ABC News - Financial Times
    all 456 news articles » ETR:DBK


  51. If no Melo, Knicks have potential Plan Bs


    ESPN (blog) - Chris Broussard - 14 hours ago

    While the New York Knicks remain confident in their chances of acquiring Carmelo Anthony this season, they are preparing backup plans in ...
    Report: Mavs entering race for 'Melo- FOXSports.com
    all 70 news articles »


  52. Russian spy Anna Chapman to feature nude in Playboy


    NDTV.com - 1 hour ago

    PTI, Updated: December 22, 2010 16:31 IST New York: Glamorous Russian spy Anna Chapman is to be exposed again in the US - this time in the pages of popular ...


  53. Oil tops $90 on tight NY gasoline, cold weather


    Moneycontrol.com - 6 hours ago

    US oil prices climbed back above USD 90 for only the second time in two years on Tuesday, led by unseasonal gains in gasoline as New York supplies tighten ...
    New York Gasoline Premium Strengthens on Idled Hovensa Cracker- Bloomberg
    NYMEX-Crude ends higher a third day on demand hopes- Reuters
    NYMEX-Crude rises as gasoline gains, dollar down- Reuters
    Bloomberg - Reuters Africa
    all 205 news articles »


  54. US denies 'new Pakistan raid' report


    Press TV - 6 hours ago

    “There is absolutely no truth to reporting in the New York Times that US forces are ...New York Times article on Monday night reported that American ... A
    New York Times reports US plans for military escalation in Pakistan- World Socialist Web Site
    NATO vehemently denies any proposal on raids into Pakistani territory- Associated Press of Pakistan
    Complicity,duplicity- The News International
    The Hindu - Independent
    all 814 news articles »


  55. Coburn Blocks Sept. 11 Health-Care Bill, Seeks Changes to Bring ...


    Bloomberg - Brian Faler - 6 hours ago

    The legislation, aimed at those who responded to rescue and cleanup efforts at the New York's World Trade Center, would reopen a compensation fund created ...
  56. US stocks rise to highest levels in two years


    Sify - 10 hours ago

    New York, Dec 22 (DPA) Major US stock indices Tuesday closed at their highest levels in more than two years as investors looked to 2011 with increased ...
    S&P 500 Index Climbs to Pre-Lehman Level as Profit Forecasts Fuel ...- Bloomberg
    US Stocks Erasing Loss Since Lehman Failure Fuels 2011 Bulls- Bloomberg
    all 135 news articles » PINK:LEHMQ


  57. Disunion: Diary of a New York Lawyer


    New York Times (blog) - Louis P. Masur - 1 day ago

    A New York lawyer and philanthropist, Strong poured all his stunted literary ambitions into his diary, which he sustained for 40 years, starting at age 15; ...


  58. New York Jets DE Shaun Ellis being sued for throwing snow at fan


    ESPN - Rich Cimini - 1 day ago

    FLORHAM PARK, NJ -- New York Jets defensive end Shaun Ellis confirmed Monday that he's being sued by a Seattle Seahawks fan claiming physical ...
    Seahawks fan sues New York Jets, player over snowball- Seattle Post Intelligencer
    New York Jets Player Sued for Throwing Snowball at Fan- People Magazine
    Jets' Ellis sued over snowball incident- FOXSports.com
    all 58 news articles »


  59. New survey shows more US Jews than suspected


    Jewish Telegraphic Agency - 14 hours ago

    NEW YORK (JTA) -- The American Jewish population is larger than suspected, according to new estimates compiled by Brandeis University. ...
    For deaf Jews, Jewish community only slowly opening up- Jewish Telegraphic Agency
    all 5 news articles »
  60. APNewsBreak: NJ gets extension on $271M tunnel tab


    Wall Street Journal - David Porter - 13 hours ago

    The federal government and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey each contributed $3 billion to the project, while New Jersey's share was $2.7 billion. ...
  61. Stocks end at highest levels in more than two years


    CNNMoney - 14 hours ago

    NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- US stocks rose modestly Tuesday but managed to close at their highest levels in more than two years as investors set their sights ...
    Stocks edge higher at the open- CNNMoney
    all 7 news articles »
  62. Rodgers says he is cleared to play


    ESPN (blog) - 10 hours ago

    Ohm Youngmisuk has covered New York sports since 1997. ... He joins ESPNNewYork after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a ...
  63. Larry David lauds tax deal in Times op-ed


    Detroit Free Press - B.J. Hammerstein - 2 hours ago

    "Seinfeld" creator and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star Larry David enthused sarcastically in a New York... Times op-ed piece Tuesday about the
  64. Times Sues City Police, Saying Information Has Been Illegally Withheld


    New York Times - James Barron - 9 hours ago

    The New York Times has sued the New York Police Department, saying the department had routinely violated a state law that requires ...
  65. The Tax-Cap Illusion


    New York Times - 6 hours ago

    It certainly does to Andrew Cuomo, the governor-elect of New York. ... Mr. Cuomo would be the third recent New York governor who wants to limit annual ...
  66. Health Highlights: Dec. 21, 2010


    BusinessWeek - 16 hours ago

    The increases would be reviewed by state or federal officials to assess whether they are unreasonable, The New York Times reported. ...
    Pfizer recalls more bottles of Lipitor over odor- The Associated Press
    all 345 news articles » PFE


  67. Cost basis brings New Year headache for advisers


    Reuters - Helen Kearney - 18 hours ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New Year's celebrations will barely be over before financial advisers face their first challenge for 2011 -- new ...
    SCHW
  68. New govs take office amid historic budget crisis


    The Associated Press - 1 day ago

    NEW YORK (AP) — New York's incoming governor, Democrat Andrew Cuomo, says he won't raise taxes even though he will inherit a budget deficit of at least $9 ...
  69. Satyam Board to `Review' Relisting on New York Exchange ...


    Bloomberg - Ketaki Gokhale - 23 hours ago

    ... India's biggest corporate fraud probe, will consider relisting on the New York Stock Exchange after filing its financial accounts as per US standards. ...
  70. CREDIT MARKETS: Fed Purchases Keep Bonds In Check


    Wall Street Journal - Prabha Natarajan - 14 hours ago

    NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--A recovery in Treasury yields and lack of economic data highlighted another lackluster ...
    Treasury flat in light trading; Fed buys $9.4B- The Associated Press
    TREASURIES-Bonds gain after recent price cuts draw buyers- Reuters
    Treasurys Try To Rally; Long-Term Treasurys Up A Bit- Wall Street Journal
    Wall Street Journal - ABC News
    all 429 news articles »


  71. NYC ice-pick mugging suspect: I'm sick, need help


    Wall Street Journal - 14 hours ago

    AP NEW YORK — A court document says a parolee charged with wielding an ice pick in several stickups in New York City elevators told a detective he thinks ...
    NY ice-pick rob suspect charged in 2 more stickups- Wall Street Journal
    all 25 news articles »


  72. Cuomo Leaves Plate of Unfinished Business for Next NY Attorney General


    Bloomberg - Karen Freifeld - 6 hours ago

    New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who's moving to the governor's mansion next month, ...
    Cuomo to E&Y: Let Me Introduce You to My Good Friend, Martin- Wall Street Journal (blog)
    all 3 news articles »
  73. Rapper confesses to '93 NY murder, authorities say


    The Associated Press - 14 hours ago

    NEW YORK (AP) — The 1993 killing of a man outside a housing complex was a cold case for years until a suspect appeared on detectives' doorstep last week. ...
    G-Dep Confesses to Murder; Rapper Didn't Know Victim Died, Says Report- CBS News
    all 233 news articles »


  74. 2 media firms clash over 'SourceMedia' trademark


    BusinessWeek - Ryan J. Foley - 15 hours ago

    A New York-based media company that serves the financial industry has asked a judge to stop a company that owns a major daily newspaper in ...
  75. City Sparring With the EPA Over a Plan to Check Schools for PCBs


    New York Times - Mireya Navarro - 15 hours ago

    The Environmental Protection Agency plans to begin inspecting school buildings in New York City next month for contamination with the ...
    Safe Schools, Healthy Kids Act could give federal aid for schools ...- New York Daily News
    NYC disputes schools PCBs claim- Wall Street Journal
    EPA to Inspect City Classrooms for PCBs- Wall Street Journal
    all 11 news articles »


  76. Madoff secretary deemed flight risk, loses bail


    msnbc.com - Larry Neumeister - 16 hours ago

    AP NEW YORK — Bernard Madoff's former secretary was ordered Tuesday to surrender in Florida by a judge who revoked her $5 million bail, ...
    NY judge revokes bail for Bernie Madoff secretary- The Associated Press
    Annette Bongiorno, Bernie Madoff's secretary surrenders to federal ...- New York Daily News
    Ex-Madoff employee's bail revoked- Financial Times
    Vancouver Sun
    all 220 news articles »


  77. Yankees sign pitcher from co-chairman's youth team


    Wall Street Journal - 9 hours ago

    AP The New York Yankees have signed 19-year-old Leonel Vinas to a minor league contract. The right-hander from Long Island was the ace of Hank's Yanks, ...
    Vinas, one of 'Hank's Yanks,' gets Minors deal- MLB.com
    all 35 news articles »


  78. Blacks, women, now gays: Military to adjust again


    Washington Post - David Crary - 15 hours ago

    AP NEW YORK -- Two decades after integration of the US military, race riots flared on Navy warships in the Vietnam era. ...
  79. At War: Lens: Covering Marines at War, Through Facebook


    New York Times (blog) - 4 hours ago

    By THE NEW YORK TIMES On our sister New York Times blog Lens, ... Over the next year, The New York Times will follow the stories of the men and women of ...
  80. Bartenders turn to kitchen to create new cocktails


    Reuters - Richard Leong - 1 day ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Bartenders are turning to the kitchen, using ingredients such as cinnamon smoke and colorless tomato juice and ...


  81. Sleeping bag chic: Angelina Jolie's favourite dowdy coat has now ...


    Daily Mail - 8 hours ago

    But Sofia Vergara decided to cover it all up in a snug-looking quilted coat as she entered the Good Morning America studios in New York yesterday. ...


  82. Apple bans Wikileaks app, leaves New York Times untouched


    NetworkWorld.com - Paul McNamara - 14 hours ago

    Here's a story in which an Apple representative explains to the New York Times why Apple will no longer allow a fellow to use Apple's online store to sell ...
  83. Three Pianos, New York Theatre Workshop, New York


    Financial Times - Brendan Lemon - 17 hours ago

    I issue this confession because free wine is dispensed at Three Pianos, a loose, lively interpretation of Schubert's Winterreise song cycle at New York ...


  84. Bank of New York Mellon (BK) Reaches Initial Resistance Level ...


    Benzinga - Chip Brian - 16 hours ago

    SmarTrend has detected shares of Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE: BK) have bullishly opened above the pivot of $29.50 today and have reached the first ...
    THE NEW YORK TIMES RISES 2.30% ON HEAVY VOLUME: WATCH FOR ...- Zacks.com
    all 677 news articles » NYT - BK - PINK:CMTX
  85. New York State's Juvenile Justice System


    New York Times - 9 hours ago

    New York State's juvenile justice system has been sued by the federal Department of Justice, the Legal Aid Society and now the City of New York. ...
  86. Internet radio host sentenced to prison for threatening judges


    CNN International - Megan Miller - 14 hours ago

    New York (CNN) -- A New Jersey radio host and blogger was sentenced Tuesday to 33 months in prison after making death threats against ...
    U.S. radio host gets prison for threatening judges- Reuters
    Man who blogged 'judges must die' sentenced in NY- Wall Street Journal
    all 146 news articles »


  87. New York May Have a Chance for Snow on Christmas Day, Weather ...


    Bloomberg - Brian K. Sullivan - 1 day ago

    “We do have a chance of snow in the forecast for Christmas,” said Brian Ciemnecki, a weather service meteorologist in Upton, New York. ...
    No dream: White Christmas possible for New York City- amNY
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