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NZ human rights record under scrutiny at United Nations
New Zealand's record on human rights and challenges it faced were highlighted today as Justice Minister Simon Power spoke at the United Nations.
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Shields apologizes to New York neighbors
Actress Brooke Shields attends a screening of 'Whatever Works' hosted by the Cinema Society and The New Yorker at Regal Cinema Battery Park June 10, 2009 in New York City.
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Vatican completes probe of Legionaries scandal
Vatican investigators have completed their probe into the Legionaries of Christ, the conservative order that was once hailed by Rome but fell into scandal after it revealed that its founder had fathered a child and had molested seminarians.
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Princess Tiana Joins the Disney Princess Royal Court
New York - The court of Disney Princesses was joined by Anika Noni Rose and a host of celebrity guests as Tiana was officially crowned the ninth member of the beloved Disney Princess Royal Court.
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In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 22, 2010, a selection of Alan Freed posters rest at the library and archives in Cleveland.
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Murdoch Nets Up to $400 Million From `Avatar' as News Corp. Lays Off Risk
News Corp. will earn $350 million to $400 million from James Cameron a s a oeAvatara once the worlda s top-grossing film is also released on pay television and DVD, said two people with knowledge of its financial performance.
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NYC ex-bank prez charged in bailout fraud
The former president of a small Manhattan community bank on Monday became the first person accused of trying to defraud the federal bailout program.
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Rielle Hunter lays bare affair with John Edwards in GQ
The tawdry affair that cost former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards his marriage and his reputation became a little more tawdry Monday with the admission from his mistress that she and the former senator slept with each other on the first night they met.
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2010 Census forms arrive, kicking off once-a-decade head count
Census workers inform ethnic Russians of the upcoming census count in the Russian enclave of Brighton Beach March 7, 2010 in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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Fourth faces murder charge n Allen McGraw, of New York, was...
A New York man has been arrested in connection with last weekend's fatal stabbing of Jahda Martin, according to Pittsfield police.
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New York State Proposes Closing 25 Historic Sites
Governor Paterson's budget proposes cuts to the Office of Parks that would mean the closing of up to 25 historic sites across the state.
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PREVIEW-Greek bailout tops EU finance ministers' agenda
Finance ministers from countries using the euro hope to agree on Monday on a way of providing heavily indebted Greece with financial aid, despite French doubts that a deal will be reached.
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Gordon Ramsay - More Tax Trouble for Ramsay
British celebrity chef GORDON RAMSAY has been named and shamed by officials in New York who have listed him among the city's worst "delinquent tax payers." Ramsay's business empire has suffered in the recent economic downturn and in 2009 he was advised to file for bankruptcy because of his spiralling money issues, The TV star managed to stave off ...
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E-mail FOIL requests are win-win for government agencies and public
The New York Freedom of Information Law was first enacted in 1974 and later replaced with the key elements of the current version of the law in 1978.
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Strong wind, rain in Northeast knocks out power for 400,000, diverts flights from NY to Mass.
Strong winds and heavy rain have knocked out power for nearly 300,000 customers in the Northeast, while diverting international flights and toppling a boom crane at an Atlantic City casino construction site.
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New Yorkers offer home to beaten dog
Dozens of New Yorkers have offered a new home to Spike, an 11-month-old bulldog savaged in a beating with a shovel, animal rescue officials said.
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Study: Many WTC Responders With New Heart Problems
Law enforcement officers who worked near ground zero after the World Trade Center attacks seem to show early signs of heart problems at a higher rate than would be expected for their age, a new study suggests.
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Ban salt to save lives, restaurants in New York told
FOUR YEARS ago New York City's health commissioners banned artery-blocking transfats in restaurants.
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Mantela s a Wolf Halla wins fiction prize in NYC
NEW YORK - Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall," winner last year of the Man Booker Prize in London, was honored Thursday night on this side of the Atlantic Ocean.
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2 killed in separate NJ train incident
Two people have been struck and killed by trains in separate accidents in New Jersey.
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