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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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Mourners gathering for funeral of slain OPP officer
A handout photo of Ontario Provincial Police Constable Vu Pham. Pham responded to a call on North Line, Huron County - which is just north of Seaforth, Ontario - where he was shot in the line of duty.
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My Sweet Wild Dance
Lily Tomlin is busier than ever: playing Vegas for the next few weeks then touring the country; taking a featured role on Damages; and developing a Desperate Housewives spin-off. EDGE's Jim Halterman spoke to the great Lily about what audiences can expect to see her do in Vegas on the tour, what she thinks of actors coming out and how did she find ...
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Remember Me Should Be Quickly Forgotten
Review in a Hurry: A rich student attending the James Dean School of Brooding falls for a shaggy girl from the other side of the tracks .
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Jet returns to airport after hitting bird
The pilot of a US Airways jet reported a bird strike and an engine problem shortly after takeoff from an upstate New York airport Thursday, forcing the plane to turn back and make an emergency landing, officials said.
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Stars blame script for chemistry
Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler have revealed how much they loved working together on new rom com The Bounty Hunter at the film's London premiere.
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NY attorney general recuses self in Paterson probe
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Thursday he has recused himself and appointed an independent counsel to probe whether Gov.
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Libya demands diplomatic concessions from Swiss
Libya's Ambassador to the United Nations Ibrahim Aldredi speaks during a news conference, Thursday, March 11, 2010, in Geneva, Switzerland.
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U.S. political scandals turn sordid
A New York congressman resigns amid accusations he sexually harassed his male employees during tickle fights.
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Comptrollera s former chief investment officer pleads guilty in ongoing pension investigation
David Loglisci, the former Chief Investment Officer at the Office of the New York State Comptroller, who was indicted last year along with co-defendant Henry "Hank" Morris, pled guilty to a Martin Act felony for his role in the corruption of the New York State Common Retirement Fund and will cooperate in the ongoing investigation.
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Mafia-linked arrests in Italy, US; suspected Gambino soldier accused of protecting counterpart
The FBI arrested a reputed U.S. mobster Wednesday on charges he provided protection for a Sicilian counterpart mapping out criminal turf in Florida - part of an international sweep aimed at further crippling the storied Gambino organized crime family and disrupting its ties to the Italian mob.
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Pataki Endorses GOP's Rick Lazio for Governor
Former Gov. George Pataki, perhaps the most popular Republican in New York, is endorsing Rick Lazio in his GOP bid for governor this year.
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