B Media Network New York News Editor Home Page: May 2013

Friday, May 17, 2013

05/17/13 The Raw New York State News Feed

omprehensive Real-Time News Feed for New York.

New Yorkers furious over photos taken through windows _{2013-05-17, 12:50 pm}
A visitor views the photography of Arne Svenson on
Its a Boy _{2013-05-17, 12:44 pm}
... belated wishes to the ultra-fabulous Lois Sam
Canadian quake felt across parts of upstate NY _{2013-05-17, 12:41 pm}
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake in Ontario, Canada has
Oneida Indians sign deal for central New York casino territory _{2013-05-17, 12:39 pm}
From left, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Madison Cou
NYC Assemblyman Lopez will resign amid sex scandal _{2013-05-17, 12:38 pm}
This Jan. 14, 2013 photo, Assemblyman Vito Lopez s
Cow corralled after getting loose in central NY _{2013-05-17, 12:37 pm}
A wayward cow's dip in a central New York pond end
Assemblywomen Join N.Y. Legislators in Urging Cuomo to Sign Bi-State Flood Prevention Measure _{2013-05-17, 12:36 pm}
Assemblywomen Connie Wagner and Valerie Vainieri H
Vantage point from New York to the Front Range _{2013-05-17, 12:21 pm}
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Race day forecast: High pressure flips the 'green light switch' for racing _{2013-05-17, 11:53 am}
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American Eagle retools Manhattan operations as part of building global identity _{2013-05-17, 11:46 am}
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Friday, May 10, 2013

Hotel Report: Kimpton's Eventi Hotel in New York City

... fluffy bedding work the magic on a good night's sleep. They enjoy the added bonus of being spacious, especially by New York standards, and Fido is welcome too ( love that Kimpton pet policy). The dining is fine, but it's no loss to take your meals ...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/katiebell/2013/05/10/hotel-report-kimptons-eventi-hotel-in-new-york-city/

Hundreds of Fast-food Workers Protest for Higher Wages

... here. Dubbed "St. Louis Can't Survive on $7.35," the campaign is building on similar efforts in Chicago and New York, where retail and restaurant workers have walked out to protest low wages in recent months. Here the effort is being organized by a ...

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/hundreds_of_fastfood_workers_protest_for.htm

8 Fascinating Reads

... some of the world's smartest investors gather to pitch their best ideas at the Ira Sohn Investment conference in New York. Dan McCrum An investor who followed every top idea from the 12 speakers last year would have made 19 per cent, less than the ...

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/05/10/8-fascinating-reads-21.aspx

Judge in NYC refuses to suspend his Plan B ruling

... plant explosion in West has been charged with possessing bomb-making materials, including a pipe and chemicals. NEW YORK (AP) - A judge on Friday refused to delay enforcement of his decision giving women of all ages broad access to morning-after ...

http://www.ksla.com/story/22217714/judge-in-nyc-refuses-to-suspend-his-plan-b-ruling

Yang Receives Honorable Mention From Elie Wiesel Foundation

... the Prize in Ethics Essay Contest sponsored by the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. Ms. Yang will be flown to New York in October for recognition by the Foundation and to meet Mr. Wiesel personally. The contest invites American college juniors ...

http://www.chattanoogan.com/2013/5/10/250962/Yang-Receives-Honorable-Mention-From.aspx

Are there (and/or should there be) special death penalty rules for female murderers?

... as deserving of execution as male murderers. James Acker, a criminal justice professor at the State University of New York at Albany, describes the "competing theories" this way. One is that "this is about chivalry, where we're all bending over ...

http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/2013/05/are-there-andor-should-there-be-special-death-penalty-rules-for-female-murderers.html

National award-winning parenting expert Julia Cook in New York City

May 10, 2013 - NEW YORK -- Nationally-known parenting expert and children's author Julia Cook will be in New York City next week - May 15 through 19 - talking about predator safety for children and parents.

http://www.prlog.org/12135354-national-award-winning-parenting-expert-julia-cook-in-new-york-city.html

Le Parc at Brickell Condo Brings Style and Sustainability to Miami's Brickell Financial District

... of a better city for our first residential project," said Lori Bruno, owner of Ligne Roset Miami, Philadelphia and New York. "Le Parc's setting in Miami's vibrant Brickell neighborhood across from Simpson Park is the perfect complement to our ...

http://www.prlog.org/12135377-le-parc-at-brickell-condo-brings-style-and-sustainability-to-miamis-brickell-financial-district.html

4 Biggest Takeaways from This Week's MLB Action

... in Cleveland this week is deserving of action from the commissioner's office. As Joel Sherman pointed out in the New York Post , forcing umpires to speak to the media after the game could be one step toward accountability. As for the Angels-Astros ...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1635853-four-biggest-takeaways-from-this-weeks-mlb-action

Fitch to Rate GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GCJ12 Commercial Mortgage P-T Certs; Presale Issued

... Fitch Ratings Primary Analyst Jeffrey Henry, +1-212-906-9163 Director Fitch Ratings, Inc. One State Street Plaza New York, NY 10004 or Committee Chairperson Robert Vrchota, +1-312-368-3336 Managing Director or Media Relations Sandro Scenga, New ...

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130510005838/en/Fitch-Rate-GS-Mortgage-Securities-Trust-2013-GCJ12

Fitch Downgrades Arch Coal's IDR to 'B-'; Outlook Negative

... Ratings Primary Analyst Monica M. Bonar, +1-212-908-0579 Senior Director Fitch Ratings, Inc. One State Street Plaza New York, NY 10004 or Secondary Analyst Christopher M. Collins, CFA, +1-312-368-3196 Director or Committee Chairperson Sean T. ...

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130510005824/en/Fitch-Downgrades-Arch-Coals-IDR-B--Outlook

New York Photos of the Week, May 3 - 10

In this week's photos from around New York, punk fashion is on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Kristen Wiig returns to "Saturday Night Live" and cat entrepreneurs showcase their latest product.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323744604578473540274345684.html?mod=topix

Had enough of The Great Gatbsy already? Try these books instead

... insist that this "Great American Novel" isn't all that great are being raised across the internet - most notably, New York magazine's Kathryn Schulz has written 2,000-word explanation of why she "despises" Fitzgerald's novel. It is an impressive ...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/may/10/great-gatsby-baz-luhrmann-twenties-books?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29

Five Best: William Friedkin

... Elia Kazan doesn't spare himself. After he directed his first feature, "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," he returned to New York: "I sat alone in my room in the Royalton Hotel . . . ," he writes, "and thought how worthless my life was. . . . It was just ...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323628004578457053400004338.html?mod=topix

How New York Became One Of The Most Corrupt States

It's happening again. Rarely a month seems to pass when there isn't some state legislator in New York facing indictment.

http://www.gpb.org/news/2013/05/10/how-new-york-became-one-of-the-most-corrupt-states?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GPBNewsFeed+%28GPB+News%29

Singer Rosanne Cash's latest project takes her out of NYC and into the American South

... a smouldering version of Bobbie Gentry's 1967 hit, "Ode to Billie Joe," at a gala Thursday night benefiting New York radio station WFUV. One of her travel stops in Mississippi was the Tallahatchie Bridge, where, in the song's lyrics, a young man ...

http://www.lethbridgeherald.com/entertainment/singer-rosanne-cashs-latest-project-takes-her-out-of-nyc-and-into-the-american-south-20130510.html

Humberto Fontova: When The FBI Tracked Terror-Suspects - Literally

... "We have the area around the U.N. staked out but haven't spotted him yet," answered Malone who ran the FBI's New York field office. The date was November 17, 1962 and the FBI wanted a clean sweep of the three top plotters, all Cuban agents. The ...

http://townhall.com/columnists/humbertofontova/2013/05/10/when-the-fbi-tracked-terrorsuspectsliterally-n1592705

More Haitians using Puerto Rico as migrant route

... can make it to the U.S. territory without getting arrested, they can fly on to U.S. cities such as Miami, Boston or New York without having to show a passport, although some kind of identification, such as a driver's license, is needed. Immigration ...

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/06/3383268/more-haitians-using-puerto-rico.html

Want to Succeed? Get Used to Failure

... Herrin, founder of jewelry company Stella and Dot, speaking at the Women Entrepreneurs Rock the World Conference in New York on Thursday. Herrin, who was named female entrepreneur of the year by Savor the Success, the organization responsible for ...

http://www.inc.com/jana-kasperkevic/women-entrepreneurs-conference-Jessica-Herrin-stella-and-dot.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+inc%2Fall-topics+%28Inc.com+%3E+All+Topics%29

This week on - NYN': Brodsky speaks

OK, he's no Garbo, but it's always refreshing to interview former Westchester Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, who on this week's episode of WMHT's state Emmy-winning "New York Now" discusses the current ethics mess - his take is illuminating - as well as the troubles facing cash-strapped upstate cities.

http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/186926/this-week-on-nyn-brodsky-speaks/

NYC Introduces Bike Share Program

... Mayor Michael Bloomberg has given the nod for the implementation of a bike-share program across the boroughs of New York City. Sponsored by Citibank, citi bike bicycles are bright blue and heavily embossed with the company's logo. They are designed ...

http://www.wallstreetinsanity.com/nyc-introduces-bike-share-program/

Another Author Who Hated Brooklyn? Henry Miller

This week kicked off with the sort of unfortunate news that the lit scene's favorite Brooklyn transplant , Martin Amis, may or may not completely hate it here .

http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2013/05/10/another-author-who-hated-brooklyn-henry-miller

Story from NorthCountryNow.com

... agriculture from around the 21st Congressional District intended to help advise Congressman Owens on the needs of New York farmers and provide a local perspective on farm policy for his work in Washington. "Local input is invaluable to my ability to ...

http://northcountrynow.com/news/farmers-madrid-canton-nicholville-named-panel-advise-rep-owens-085907

Secrets and spies

... colony of Bermuda. Their brief is to "invade" the seaboard of the northeastern US and pretend to vaporise Boston, New York and Washington. The next world war has begun - the third world war, between communism and the west. The Vulcans successfully ...

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e5da6ad4-b282-11e2-8540-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Farts_books%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

CBOF 46: Passing the Test of Time of Business Inclusion for Minority Owners

... unique and important power player among niche business trade fairs throughout the US. Chicago is second to none to New York and Los Angeles as it relates to the history and the number of successful minority-owned enterprises. This years' CBOF 46 did ...

http://www.examiner.com/article/cbof-46-passing-the-test-of-time-of-business-inclusion-for-minority-owners?cid=rss

Lilydale... Western New York's new age epicenter

... turn west on Dale Drive to Lily Dale. Deb is a registered nurse and a freelance writer who has lived in western New York all of her life. She's also a Reiki master with a firm belief in holistic health and wellness. Deb promises to keep you informed ...

http://www.examiner.com/article/lilydale-western-new-york-s-new-age-epicenter

Demonstrative, '12 runner-up for steeplechaser of year, has 1st over jumps of year at Iroquois

... in Virginia. A win for Demonstrative would be his third in Grade 1. He already owns the trophies from last year's New York Turf Writers Cup at Saratoga and the Marion DuPont Scott Colonial Cup at Camden, S.C. Divine Fortune, who was third in the ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/demonstrative-12-runner-up-for-steeplechaser-of-year-has-1st-over-jumps-of-year-at-iroquois/2013/05/10/e0e4b65e-b99b-11e2-b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html

The Stupidest Headline Ever

... between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man," read a recent ad campaign she organized in New York City's subways. In case anyone was confused as to the identity of the civilized man, it urged readers to "support Israel, ...

http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2013/05/the-stupidest-headline-ever.html

New Yorkers Share Mom's Wisdom

... for appreciating the ways our moms have nurtured us and tried to give us a good start on life's path. Every day, New York subway commuters are treated to the soulful sounds of Christopher Campbell singing and playing his battery-powered organ for ...

http://www.voanews.com/content/new-yorkers-share-moms-wisdom/1658776.html

Singer Rosanne Casha s latest project takes her out of NYC and into the American South

... a smouldering version of Bobbie Gentry's 1967 hit, "Ode to Billie Joe," at a gala Thursday night benefiting New York radio station WFUV. One of her travel stops in Mississippi was the Tallahatchie Bridge, where, in the song's lyrics, a young man ...

http://www.680news.com/2013/05/10/singer-rosanne-cashs-latest-project-takes-her-out-of-nyc-and-into-the-american-south/

Missing Children From Western New York

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has 118 active cases from New York State listed on their website.

http://www.wben.com/pages/16309323.php?contentType=4&contentId=13020781

Brian Eno: From Glam Rock to Gardening

... appeared in the late 1970s. These have since evolved into the more sophisticated work currently exhibited here in New York, 77 Million Paintings . The installation is situated in a huge disused storefront, a place of respite in the heart of Midtown. ...

http://www.papermag.com/2013/05/brian_eno_from_architecture_to.php

Frederick residents spar over plan to build new Walmart on Golden Mile

... Residents asked questions of the property after a presentation from the developer and architects. DLC Management, a New York-based firm that is developing the property, has asked the city to change the zoning for the roughly 50-acre site from mixed ...

http://www.gazette.net/article/20130510/NEWS/130519775/1124/frederick-residents-spar-over-plan-to-build-new-walmart-on-golden-mile&template=gazette

Company news: Kristian Bryant promoted to staff architect at VIP Architectural Associates

... been promoted to staff architect at VIP Architectural Associates, PLLC after earning his architecture license from New York State. Bryant graduated from Syracuse University School of Architecture in 2000. Bryant is a member of the American Institute ...

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/05/company_news_kristian_bryant_p.html

Spire permanently installed on WTC tower

... Manhattan, below, and Brooklyn as seen from the 105th floor of One World Trade Center, Friday, May 10, 2013 in New York. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer - The 408-foot spire at the top of One World Trade Center is seen from lower Manhattan, Friday, May 10, ...

http://www.njherald.com/story/22218731/2013/05/10/spire-permanently-installed-on-wtc-tower

Driver of vehicle in custody after manhunt

The driver of a vehicle who fled on foot after being pulled over by police on state Route 37 is now in custody. New York State Police, Border Patrol, St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Department and Massena Village Police had been involved in a manhunt ...

http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20130510/NEWS09/705109735

Judge in NYC refuses to suspend his Plan B ruling

... a member of the Green Valley High School choir and you want a chance to sing on stage with the Rolling Stones. NEW YORK (AP) - A government appeal of a ruling giving women of all ages broad access to morning-after birth control is frivolous, a ...

http://www.ktiv.com/story/22217714/judge-in-nyc-refuses-to-suspend-his-plan-b-ruling

Global network of hackers steal $45m from ATMs

... the threat that more such thefts may be in store. Seven people were arrested in the U.S., accused of operating the New York cell of what prosecutors said was a network that carried out thefts at ATMs in 27 countries from Canada to Russia. Law ...

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130510/NEWS90/130519998

Several could be 'designated' an All-Star

... and his value to a beat-up Yankees team can scarcely be overstated. Long a favorite in Cleveland, his first year in New York has been tremendous. He has a .284/.408/.568 line, has launched six home runs and driven in 18 runs. The knock on Hafner is ...

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130509&content_id=47087924&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

PlayCo Presents a Conversation With Roland Schimmelpfennig at the Golden Dragon, 5/12

The Play Company 's Idea Lab, in collaboration with Goethe-Institut New York and the German Consulate New York, is proud to present a public event featuring internationally acclaimed German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig, in conjunction with our New York premiere production of his play THE GOLDEN DRAGON.

http://broadwayworld.com/article/PlayCo-Presents-a-Conversation-With-Roland-Schimmelpfennig-at-THE-GOLDEN-DRAGON-512-20130510

Director of Monroe Community Hospital fired

... MCH in 2000 and became acting administrator in 2003. Spring received the 1999 Thomas Clarke Memorial Award from the New York Association of Homes and Services for the Aging when he was chief operating officer at St. Ann's Community. (c) 2013 ...

http://www.rbj.net/article.asp?aID=194883

Libous Should Refrain From N.Y. Fracking Vote, Group Says

New York Water Rangers, a coalition of 10 environmental groups, is calling on state Senator Tom Libous to recuse himself from fracking deliberations after his ties to a real estate company with a natural-gas lease were disclosed.

http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-MMJSJM0D9L3501-19O8V1JDC0H9LD789ON3CPKGT1

New Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Poster Is an Instrument of Evil

... in the film helmed by Harald Zwart. Jessica Postigo and I. Marlene King wrote the script. : Set in contemporary New York City, a seemingly ordinary teenager, Clary Fray (Lily Collins), discovers she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a ...

http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/66526/new-mortal-instruments-city-bones-poster-instrument-evil

American moms create a parenting melting pot

... soon as a child goes into a run or walk, the lifeguards will be yelling." Erin Black, 39 and a mother of three from New York, points to the emotional and physical strains inherent in American culture as a reason to seek "clues" from abroad. "I think ...

http://www.freep.com/article/20130510/FEATURES01/305100069/1025/features

Buddy's pizza to be on 'Pizza Cuz' on Cooking Channel

... airing at 9 p.m. on the Cooking Channel. Show hosts Francis Garcia and Sal Basille, pizza experts and owners of the New York-based Artichoke Basille's Pizza, explore legendary pizza places across the country. In the episode titled 'Neighborhoods,' ...

http://www.freep.com/article/20130510/FEATURES02/305100086/1025/features

Iroquois Steeplechase Features Demonstrative

... win for Demonstrative would be his third top-level steeplechase win. He already owns the trophies from last year's New York Turf Writers Cup at Saratoga and the Marion DuPont Scott Colonial Cup at Camden, S.C. is expected to be Demonstrative's main ...

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/78186/iroquois-steeplechase-features-demonstrative?source=rss

DreamIt's Super-Startups 2013

DreamIt Ventures, an accelerator program that operates programs in New York and Philadelphia, announced the list of startups that will be plowing through its three-month NYC summer initiative.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2013/05/10/dreamits-super-startups-2013/

Developer Guttman to build massive Long Island City art storage facility

... Fine Art Storage, after the Italian word for "egg," will be the first custom-built fine art storage facility in New York, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing project officials. Generally, art storage spaces are built in modified existing ...

http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/05/10/developer-guttman-to-build-massive-long-island-city-art-storage-facility/

Singer Rosanne Cash's latest project takes her out of NYC and into the American South

... a smouldering version of Bobbie Gentry's 1967 hit, "Ode to Billie Joe," at a gala Thursday night benefiting New York radio station WFUV. One of her travel stops in Mississippi was the Tallahatchie Bridge, where, in the song's lyrics, a young man ...

http://www.brandonsun.com/entertainment/breaking-news/singer-rosanne-cashs-latest-project-takes-her-out-of-nyc-and-into-the-american-south-206948101.html?

Rosanne Cash's new project takes her out of NYC

This April 3, 2012 file photo shows singer Rosanne Cash at the Revlon Concert for the Rainforest Fund dinner and auction in New York.

http://www.mercurynews.com/celebrities/ci_23216481/rosanne-cashs-new-project-takes-her-out-nyc

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Philippine police: ex-Marine, murder weapon linked

... jeans he tried to have burned. Timothy Kaufman, 35, was arrested last month near his grandfather's upstate New York home. He faces extradition proceedings in a federal court in Albany to answer to murder charges in the Philippines. A date for the ...

http://www.turnto10.com/story/22201878/court-for-ex-marine-accused-in-philippines-murders

Quest Diagnostics to consider job seekers with criminal histories

Quest Diagnostics Inc. will pay a $70,000 penalty and no longer automatically disqualify job applicants with prior arrests or criminal convictions as part of a settlement agreement with the New York attorney general's office.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130509/INFO/305099991

The Pulitzer Prize Board surrender - and how the New York Times blew the Ed Kennedy story

... to government pressure, led the attack on its own reporter by publicly censuring and then firing him. He cited the New York Times as leading the big daily attack with a nasty editorial blasting Kennedy only two days after it had splashed Kennedy's ...

http://www.sfbg.com/bruce/2013/05/08/pulitzer-prize-board-surrender-%E2%80%93-and-how-new-york-times-blew-ed-kennedy-story-part-

Feds in NYC say cyber gang stole $45M worldwide, hacked into database of prepaid debit cards

... but prosecutors did not have details. An indictment unsealed Thursday accused the eight of being members of the New York cell, saying they withdrew $2.8 million in cash from hacked accounts in less than a day. One of the suspects was caught on ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/feds-in-nyc-say-cyber-gang-stole-45-million-by-hacking-into-database-of-prepaid-debit-cards/2013/05/09/8d20a2f2-b8c0-11e2-b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html?tid=pm_business_pop

Cyber-criminals stole $45 million in ATM breach

... but prosecutors did not have details. An indictment unsealed Thursday accused the eight of being members of the New York cell, saying they withdrew $2.8 million in cash from hacked accounts in less than a day. One of the suspects was caught on ...

http://www.wtop.com/256/3316456/Cyber-criminals-stole-45-million-in-ATM-breach

Centre Stage plans 2013-14 season

... the Banyan Theatre. The cast also includes Penn State School of Theatre faculty legend Jane Ridley who performed in New York at Pan Asian Repertory, La MaMa E.T.C., Lambs Theatre and New Dramatists; Joy Hooper who received her master of fine arts in ...

http://news.psu.edu/story/276664/2013/05/09/arts-and-entertainment/penn-state-centre-stage-plans-2013%E2%80%9314-season

Country music on air in New York City

Even though a cowboy hat sighting on Fifth Avenue is still pretty rare, country music has made an important move into New York City.

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/82af5916f9c04db0bda512e0a182bb0f/US--Music-NYC-Country

Gov. Andrew Cuomo to Oneidas: Start sharing casino revenues or prepare for competition

Just a month ago, Mario Cuomo and the leader of the Oneida Indian Nation celebrated the 20th anniversary of an agreement that allows the tribe to run a casino in Central New York without pouring any money into public coffers.

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/05/gov_andrew_cuomo_to_oneidas_st.html

Cerberus Financing Landlords Wall Street Can?t Reach: Mortgages

... rental homes in Miami last month. Cerberus is putting "billions of dollars into this space," he said. The New York-based firm is seeking to fill a void left by regional lenders that prior to the housing crash were the primary source of loans for ...

http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-MMEFO40YHQ0X01-0HDHHAUO6LINADNNN6BN8R72SU

Country music on air in New York City

Even though a cowboy hat sighting on Fifth Avenue is still pretty rare, country music has made an important move into New York City.

http://www.woai.com/news/local/story/Country-music-on-air-in-New-York-City/MCpuhkPJYU-Uz82C-ATTBQ.cspx?rss=1484

Fitch Affirms Multibank's L-T Idr at 'BB+'; Outlook Stable

... Fitch Ratings Primary Analyst Diego Alcazar, +1-212-908-0396 Director Fitch Ratings, Inc. One State Street Plaza New York, NY - 10004 or Rene Medrano, +503 2516-6610 Senior Director or Committee Chairperson Theresa Paiz-Fredel, +1 212-908-0534 ...

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130509006422/en/Fitch-Affirms-Multibanks-L-T-IDR-BB-Outlook

EDITORIAL: Tourism a big contributor to Bloomington economy

... Center at IU includes Brown and Owen counties. Almost 8,000 of those jobs are in Monroe County. True, we're not New York or the Gulf Coast. No casinos glitter here (although there is one just down the road). But we have IU. And despite the fact it's ...

http://www.hotel-online.com/News/2013_May_09/k.BMG.1368119254.html

First time that I have heard that France still has a territory off the coast Canada ? ? ?

Search teams using underwater sonar, scuba divers and new accounts will try to solve one of the great aviation mysteries of all time: What happened to the L'Oiseau Blanc, or White Bird, a 31-foot long cloth-and-wood biplane that vanished while trying to cross the Atlantic from Paris to New York in 1927.

http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/09/18148585-search-is-on-for-lindberghs-lost-french-rivals

American moms creating a parenting melting pot

Feds in NYC: Hackers stole $45M in ATM card breach

... but prosecutors did not have details. An indictment unsealed Thursday accused the eight of being members of the New York cell, saying they withdrew $2.8 million in cash from hacked accounts in less than a day. One of the suspects was caught on ...

http://www.northjersey.com/news/Feds_in_NYC_Hackers_stole_45M_in_ATM_card_breach.html

Gusty Storm Risk for Part of Northeast Friday, Saturday

There is the potential for locally gusty thunderstorms to affect portions of Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and upstate New York Friday and Friday night and then areas farther east on Saturday.

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/gusty-storm-risk-for-part-of-n/12050828

Here's a Sneak Peek at its Art and Arcade Games

... venues as the old Suzanne Brown Gallery in Scottsdale for more than a decade, as well as in such cities as London, New York, Rome, and Seoul -- says it was a change of pace from his previous work. "I usually do gallery shows and what excited me ...

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/jackalope/2013/05/gringo_star_street_bar_tempe_art_arcade_games.php?print=true

Controversial Cancer Hospital-College Project Receives Community Approval

... open space and traffic concerns. At an emotionally charged land use committee meeting on the City University of New York and Memorial Sloan-Kettering project - during which many MSK patients and cancer survivors came out with personal pleas for its ...

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130509/upper-east-side/controversial-cancer-hospital-college-project-receives-community-approval

Quest Diagnostics Agrees Not to Automatically Disqualify Job Candidates Based on Prior Arrests

New York State has reached a settlement with Quest Diagnostics, one of the world's largest providers of medical diagnostic testing, information and services, to ensure that applicants for employment are not automatically disqualified based on prior arrests or criminal convictions and without considering mitigating factors.

http://portchester.patch.com/articles/quest-diagnostics-agrees-not-to-automatically-disqualify-job-candidates-based-on-prior-arrests

Kris Kross rapper's funeral held in Atlanta

Authorities seeking the extradition of a former U.S. Marine arrested last month in upstate New York say they have linked him to guns used in a double killing in 2011 in the Philippines.

http://www.abc3340.com/story/22208238/kris-kross-rappers-funeral-held-in-atlanta

Court for ex-Marine accused in Philippines murders

... jeans he tried to have burned. Timothy Kaufman, 35, was arrested last month near his grandfather's upstate New York home. He faces extradition proceedings in a federal court in Albany to answer to murder charges in the Philippines. A date for the ...

http://www.wboc.com/story/22201878/court-for-ex-marine-accused-in-philippines-murders

U.S. charges eight in $45 million cyber crime scheme

Loretta Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, speaks at a news conference in New York, May 9, 2013.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/09/net-us-usa-crime-cybercrime-idUSBRE9480PZ20130509?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews

Cuomo Touts Expansion of Casino Gambling

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said there is a big enough appetite for gambling in New York to permit the state to expand casino operations while protecting the interests of existing racetrack-based casinos.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/78168/cuomo-touts-expansion-of-casino-gambling?source=rss

Senators defeat border security provision

Cablevision posts surprise first-quarter loss

Cablevision Systems Corp., cable company for the New York area, posted a surprise loss for the first quarter on Thursday, as it lost TV viewers and expenses rose, in part due to the lingering effects of Superstorm Sandy.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/cablevision_posts_surprise_first_uRNEMu1hekH0KUoc8f4zWI?

Metal singer charged with soliciting wife's murder

Authorities seeking the extradition of a former U.S. Marine arrested last month in upstate New York say they have linked him to guns used in a double killing in 2011 in the Philippines.

http://www.katv.com/story/22202535/divorce-docs-changes-worried-metal-singers-wife

Interview: Uwe Boll and Dominic Purcell Talk Assault on Wall Street

... the investors who wronged him. Boll and Purcell generously sat down for exclusive interviews recently in a hotel in New York City's SoHo neighborhood to talk about shooting the thriller in lower Manhattan. The director and actor discussed how the ...

http://www.shockya.com/news/2013/05/09/interview-uwe-boll-dominic-purcell-assault-on-wall-street/

Var Inspired by Stripping Wanderer, Dark Fairytale on First Album

... and HA jland, they decided that this record would benefit from a professional setting. That meant decamping to the New York studio that Cult of Youth's Sean Ragon runs out of the back of his record store, Heaven Street. The newly expanded quartet ...

http://www.spin.com/articles/var-no-one-dances-quite-like-my-brothers-sacred-bones-interview-in-the-studio/

Northern Ireland hopes to tear down 'peace lines'

... repeatedly over a... Authorities seeking the extradition of a former U.S. Marine arrested last month in upstate New York say they have linked him to guns used in a double killing in 2011 in the Philippines. Philippine authorities seeking the ...

http://www.klfy.com/story/22208711/northern-ireland-hopes-to-tear-down-peace-lines

Carli Lloyd cleared to play with WNY Flash

Midfielder Carli Lloyd will join the Western New York Flash on Friday after being medically cleared to play.

http://www.whec.com/news/stories/s3027398.shtml?cat=571

Pianist Simone Dinnerstein Joins LPR X 5

... in its first week of sales. Released in 2007 on Telarc, it was named to many "Best of" lists including those of The New York Times , The Los Angeles Times , and The New Yorker . The first classical musician ever featured at (Le) Poisson Rouge(158 ...

http://broadwayworld.com/article/Pianist-Simone-Dinnerstein-Joins-LPR-X-5-20130509

the Meeting* Honors Justin Vivian Bond, 5/16

The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre will conclude their Spring 2013 season on Thursday, May 16 at The Duplex in New York's West Village.

http://broadwayworld.com/article/THE-MEETING-Honors-Justin-Vivian-Bond-516-20130509

Night at the Museum: Cindy Adams Works a Room

EVENING CINDY ADAMS is standing with a friend among a crowd of hundreds, surveying the black-tie attendees at the PEN Literary Gala, who include Philip Roth, Z adie Smith , Jay McInerney , Jennifer Egan , Candace Bushnell , Joanna Coles and Peter Godwin .

http://observer.com/2013/05/cindy-adams-works-a-room/

No movie night in Morristown? Theater in danger of closing this month

... organization remains "optimistic this location will be filled with the same use." Mark Ehrenkranz, producer of the New York Film Critics Series, said his program has shown films at the Morristown theater for the last five years. And he thinks it's ...

http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2013/05/no_movie_night_in_morristown_t.html

Ex-lawmaker to be sentenced in NYC in fraud case

A 74-year-old former New York State lawmaker who secretly recorded other politicians in a bid for leniency for her role in a corruption scandal faces up to two years in prison after she pleaded guilty to embezzling money.

http://www.salina.com/news/a0717-BC-US-CorruptionProbe-N-3rdLd-Writethru-05-09-1129-clone

Veteran New York Banker Kanas Works on Another Sweet Bank Deal

Veteran New York banker John Kanas returned to his New York banking roots Wednesday as BankUnited introduced itself to New Yorkers with a sweet deal - free ice cream for those who passed by the bank's three new Manhattan branches.

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20130509006319&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

Evacuation Zones To Double Across City

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office announced that it is doubling the number of evacuation zones along New York City's coastline.

http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2013/05/evacuation-zones-to-double-across-city/

U.S. charges eight in $45 million cyber crime scheme

... obtained by hacking into two credit card processors in a cybercrime scheme, are presented at a news conference in New York, May 9, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Members of the global criminal organization hacked into two credit card processors and ...

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?sec=Worldupdates&file=/2013/5/10/worldupdates/us-charges-eight-in-45-million-cyber-crime-scheme

TravisTorres1972

... ws and free community services through the internet to the residents and organizations of the City of White Plains, New York.

http://www.whiteplainscnr.com/userinfo-TravisTorres1972.html

Boston's Top Cop Warns Against "Police State" | Related To ...

... brother measures. "So, I do think we need more cameras. We have to stay ahead of the terrorists and I do know in New York, the Lower Manhattan Security Initiative, which is based on cameras, the outstanding work that results from that," said King. ...

http://tallahasseeo.com/2013/05/09/bostons-top-cop-warns-against-police-state-related-to-police-state-forming-in-tallahassee-with-the-unconstitutional-corruption-of-cameras/

OMH lengthens time for Ogdensburg listening tour stop

... ities for improving the north country's behavioral health system.' Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.

http://www.mpcourier.com/article/20130509/NEWS09/705099708

Quest Diagnostics Will Not Automatically Disqualify Job Candidates With Arrest History

New York State has reached a settlement with Quest Diagnostics, one of the world's largest providers of medical diagnostic testing, information and services, to ensure that applicants for employment are not automatically disqualified based on prior arrests or criminal convictions and without considering mitigating factors.

http://pearlriver.patch.com/articles/quest-diagnostics-will-not-automatically-disqualify-job-candidates-with-arrest-history

Feds: Hackers stole $40 million in 10 hours

... and "cashers" used a sophisticated new cyber-attack to erase debit card limits and steal $40 million from ATMs in New York and around the world in just 10 hours on Feb. 19, Brooklyn federal prosecutors charged Thursday. Eight members of a ...

http://www.newsday.com/news/feds-hackers-stole-40-million-in-10-hours-1.5230815

Feds: Hackers stole $45M in ATM card breach

NYC Hotel Encourages Guests to Live and Imbibe Like the 'Real' Gatsby

In anticipation of Baz Luhrmann's debut of The Great Gatsby movie, The Mansfield Hotel, a historic boutique hotel in New York, unveils its own ties with the classic novel with a truly authentic Gatsby experience.

http://www.sys-con.com/node/2652751

Group to hang "I am not for sale" signs

Federal, state and local members of a task force fighting human trafficking presented one of the winning posters that will be soon be displayed throughout western New York.

http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/local/group-to-post-i-am-not-for-sale-signs

Method Studios Announces Top Flight Animation Hires

... Method Studios is an award-winning international visual effects group with facilities in Los Angeles, Vancouver, New York, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, London, Sydney and Melbourne. As an artist-driven company known for its creativity, Method services ...

http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=2592960

Golf outing to benefit the Hospice Foundation

... nearly $8,000 to date! Joe Kirchmyer is a veteran journalist who has lived in and written about Buffalo and Western New York for the past 25 years. During those years, he produced literally thousands of special sections for The Buffalo News. While ...

http://www.examiner.com/article/golf-outing-to-benefit-the-hospice-foundation?cid=rss

Photo gallery and Mustard Video: Prince of Wales says Houghton Hall...

... Picture: Ian Burt And after three years of working with the collections curator Dr Thierry Morel, galleries in New York, Washington, St Petersburg and Moscow, as well as Russian and British governments the collection travelled 1,700 miles to its ...

http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/photo_gallery_and_mustard_video_prince_of_wales_says_houghton_hall_exhibition_is_a_once_in_a_life_time_experience_1_2187869

Glance at the Past

... passed away in a local hospital on April 30, flowing a short illness. He was born June 15, 1904, at Schenectady, New York, and was 58 years old. Mr. Johnson moved from Rhode Island to Caspar 38 years ago and has lived there since that time. He was ...

http://www.advocate-news.com/local/ci_23206475/glance-at-past

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Rasputin Owner Michael Levitis Indicted for Defrauding Debt-Relief Customers Out of $2.2 Million

... Preet Bharara, Rasputin co-owner Michael Levitis is a criminal: The D.A. and U.S. Postal Inspection Service New York Inspector-in-Charge Philip R. Bartlett announced yesterday that the 36-year-old former lawyer and three others had been indicted for ...

http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2013/05/michael-levitis-rasputin-fraud.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nymag%2Fgrubstreet+%28Grub+Street+-+nymag.com%27s+Food+and+Restaurant+Blog%29

BofA Traders Have Perfect Quarter as Morgan Stanley Stumbles

... the fixed-income trading business as he seeks to double return on equity even without improvement in markets. The New York-based bank said last month it had already reached its asset-reduction target for the end of 2013. The fixed-income business ...

http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-MME13Y6S972K01-6R4JOP7LLJGUVC7LUQF5KEE6OL

Five Train Stations Worth a Stop

... their heritage and their engineering accomplishments. Here are five that are on the right track. For 100 years, New York's Grand Central Terminal has represented big-city hustle and bustle. About 700,000 people pass through it every day; yet, ...

http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/10938836/five-train-stations-worth-a-stop

U.S. Stocks Advance After Dow Tops 15,000 on Earnings Forecasts

... and revenue will miss analyst estimates. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 0.1 percent to 1,628 at 2:37 p.m. in New York. The Dow added 14.19 points, or 0.1 percent, to 15,070.39. Trading of S&P stocks was in line with the 30-day average at this ...

http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-MMH0E46JIJWN01-1DS8CD9KGSL30SV5SRB324BULK

Why the Web loves Cleveland hero Charles Ramsey

... Slater to NASA "Mohawk Guy" Bobak Ferdowski to Lydia Callis, the hyper-animated sign-language interpreter for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg who found Web fame during Superstorm Sandy. These observers say the Ramsey memes are reminiscent of the ...

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/08/tech/web/charles-ramsey-viral/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_latest+%28RSS%3A+Most+Recent%29

Ferguson key in Man U's financial transformation

... family, which owns the Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL franchise, held an initial public offering for the club on the New York Stock Exchange as a way to reduce its debt. In its prospectus at the time, Manchester United warned that it was "highly ...

http://ap.savannahnow.com/pstories/sports/20130508/1133360300.shtml

Tax Department announces e-filing hits all-time high

New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Thomas H. Mattox has announced that, as of the end of April, 87 percent of taxpayers had e-filed their personal income tax returns.

http://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2013/05/08/110880/tax-department-announces-e-filing-hits-all-time-high

American Diabetes Association: 10-year-old Lockport youth is ambassador for Tour de Cure

The American Diabetes Association, Western New York Chapter, has named Vincent Harrer of Lockport its youth ambassador for the 2013 Tour de Cure.

http://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2013/05/08/110879/american-diabetes-association-10-year-old-lockport-youth-is-ambassador-for-tour-de-cure

Higgins announces winners of 2013 annual student art competition

... as judges were Jennifer Swan, communication and administration coordinator for Arts Services Initiative of Western New York Inc., and Leslie Zemsky, a local artist and president of the Albright Knox Art Gallery.

http://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2013/05/08/110878/higgins-announces-winners-of-2013-annual-student-art-competition

John Sampson Threatened To Silence Witnesses In Corruption Scandal

State Senator John Sampson, who is the latest local politician to be embroiled in a serious corruption scandal , is now accused of threatening the witnesses lined up against him, according to a New York Times report .

http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2013/05/john-sampson-threatened-to-silence-witnesses-in-corruption-scandal/

Read Up!: Our 5 Favorite Book Events This Week

... European absurdism was all the rage on this side of the pond. Don't miss this rare chance to hear a couple of New York greats talk about a common influence. David Sedaris McNally Jackson Friday, 7pm, Free The surliest elf to ever darken Santaland is ...

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2013/05/powerhousearena.php

VIDEO: Cooper Union Students Take Over President's Office, Hold Vote of No Confidence

... w with Democracy Now! , alumna Kerry Carnahan sent the students several stacks of hot melty cheese. City College of New York students will join Cooper Union students to rally today at 6 p.m. in Cooper Square . Watch this space for updates.

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2013/05/video_cooper_occupy.php

Ferguson key in Man U's financial transformation

... family, which owns the Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL franchise, held an initial public offering for the club on the New York Stock Exchange as a way to reduce its debt. In its prospectus at the time, Manchester United warned that it was "highly ...

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/8/ferguson-key-in-man-us-financial-transformation/?

Hundreds Pack Upper East Side Church to Protest Marine Transfer Station

... foster the opposite of equity. "The people in the luxury buildings will move away," Gallagher told DNAinfo.com New York. "The people in Isaacs and Holmes Towers - they are the hostages of this project." The East 91st St. Station has long been part ...

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130508/yorkville/hundreds-pack-upper-east-side-church-protest-marine-transfer-station

British police arrest kidnapping fugitive wanted in US

... teacher, is wanted for confronting his 22-year-old ex-girlfriend with a gun and a knife and holding her hostage in New York City in June 2004. Police arrested the 47-year-old Lopes then released him on bail. He fled, and was sentenced to 15 years in ...

http://www.13wham.com/news/world/story/British-police-arrest-kidnapping-fugitive-wanted-i/XXslNBsyu0CnYOfoHEWWdA.cspx?rss=105

Mike Williams getting more attention after first Nike EYBL event

... The one school that Williams hopes to hear from this summer is Florida, a program that a number scoring guards from New York - Mike Rosario, Erving Walker - have found a great deal of success. "Their style of play fits my style of play," he said. ...

http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/08/mike-williams-getting-more-attention-after-first-nike-eybl-event/

Assemblywoman Connected to Disgraced Pol Shirley Huntley Reports Burglary

... politician Shirley Huntley said her home was burglarized Monday night. Assemblywoman Vivian Cook, 75, told DNAinfo New York that a burglar used a crowbar to break into into her Jamaica home around 9:30 p.m. and stole jewelry and papers. "They had ...

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130508/jamaica/assemblywoman-connected-disgraced-pol-shirley-huntley-reports-burglary

Brooklyn Dad and Reggaeton Artist Killed in Van Wyck Motorcycle Accident

... 30. "[He was] very loveable. We said a prayer for his family." Wellington, who grew up in Panama and moved to New York with his family in 1989, worked at Safe Horizons in Manhattan, where he specialized in assisting domestic violence victims. "That ...

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130508/south-ozone-park/motorcyclist-killed-on-van-wyck-expressway-cops-say

Summit promotes tourism upstate

... industry," Cuomo said. "We believe there is much more potential that is still untapped in terms of tourists." New York City has about 50 million visitors a year, Cuomo said. He wants to get those tourists to travel to upstate New York and discover ...

http://statepolitics.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/08/summit-promotes-tourism-upstate/

10 Questions with Carl Heilman II: Adirondack Photographer, Snowshoe Maker, and Author

Carl Heilman II has been the capturing the majestic beauty of the Adirondack Mountains in Upstate New York for over 30 years, using an artist's eye to bring observers of his photography closer to nature through panoramic images of snow-glistening mountains and crystal clear forest steams! Well-known already from the Adirondacks to the Capital ... (more)

http://www.adirondack.net/whatsnew/2013/05/10-questions-carl-heilman.html

Historic landmark plaque to be unveiled Sunday at Dr. Bob's home in Akron

... The event comes on the 78th anniversary of the first meeting of Smith, known as Dr. Bob, and Bill Wilson, a New York stockbroker, at the Gate Lodge at Stan Hywet Hall on North Portage Path on Mother's Day 1935. Akron hosts the annual Founders' Day ...

http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/historic-landmark-plaque-to-be-unveiled-sunday-at-dr-bob-s-home-in-akron-1.396010

The Fifth Avenue Apple Store Is Under Water

Apple 's flagship Fifth Avenue store in Manhattan isn't taking the rain too well. The New York Post reports that the store is flooding with water. A customer named Errol Rappaport said, "I was down there at 5:45 AM because I had trouble backing up my ...

http://www.timesunion.com/technology/businessinsider/article/The-Fifth-Avenue-Apple-Store-Is-Under-Water-AAPL-4499537.php

Hospital care comes in many price ranges

If you were treated for simple pneumonia at a hospital in Western New York in 2011, you might have been charged anywhere from $9,889 to $25,317 - depending at which hospital you ended up.

http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2013/05/08/hospital-care-comes-in-many-price-ranges.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vertical_37+%28Physician+Practices+Industry+News%29

Fergie Time: End of an era at Manchester United as Alex Ferguson announces retirement

... executive Richard Scudamore said. Manchester United, which is owned by the American Glazer family and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, did not immediately announce a successor, but will need to act swiftly to stave off any market uncertainty. ...

http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/article/GB/20130508/CP03/305089938/-1/princegeorge/fergie-time-end-of-an-era-at-manchester-united-as-alex-ferguson&template=cpArt

Cory A. Booker and Tech Executives Call for Policies to Support Growth, Job Creation

Technology executives met for a tech policy networking breakfast yesterday, where the CompTIA joined with the New Jersey Technology Council, New York Technology Council and Connecticut Technology Council to announce the formation of a new Tri-State chapter of TechVoice.

http://www.blackenterprise.com/small-business/cory-booker-tech-policies-growth-job-creation/

CA-CANADA Summary

... industrialized countries. were burned alive when the tractor-trailer transporting them caught fire on an upstate New York highway, state police said on Tuesday. The horses were on their way to a rendering plant in Quebec on Monday evening when the ...

http://news.yahoo.com/ca-canada-summary-162329697.html

Boba s Discount Furniture Celebrates the Grand Opening of Two New York ...

Bob's Discount Furniture today announced it will contribute a total of $27,000 to 16 New York City schools and two youth-focused charities to celebrate the May 23 grand opening of its newest discount furniture stores in Brooklyn and the Bronx.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20130508006151/en

Watch live: Gina DeJesus expected to arrive home shortly

... Lynn Grossman, Kevin Johnson and Donna Leinwand Leger in Washington, D.C., and Laura Petrecca and Kevin McCoy in New York. Police Chief Michael McGrath said Wednesday that three young women held in captivity for almost a decade in a middle-class ...

http://www.livingstondaily.com/article/20130508/NEWS01/130508012/Watch-live-Gina-DeJesus-expected-to-arrive-home-shortly

Five travel problems and the sites that try to solve them

... more flexible ones, the savings are significant. To test it, I entered dates for a weeklong European getaway from New York in June. Given a choice of 20 major cities, I picked Venice and Athens, and for each got a long list of flight options and ...

http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/travelkit/five-travel-problems-sites-try-solve-them-1C9840293

Sharpton: Meeting with PepsiCo 'positive'

... eastern Kansas woman and her 18-month-old daughter have recovered her car and taken a man in for questioning. NEW YORK (AP) - The Rev. Al Sharpton says a meeting he held with PepsiCo Inc. officials and members of Emmett Till's family was "positive." ...

http://www.ktvn.com/story/22195881/sharpton-meeting-with-pepsico-positive

The Howard Hughes Corporation Unveils Innovative New Summer Program...

... Day Weekend. Programs will include a diverse array of new retail, culinary and cultural events in conjunction with New York-centric activities that locals and visitors have come to enjoy each year. The series will commence in the historic ...

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20130508006045/en

Time For The New York State Senate To Stop Sanctioning Discrimination

On April 30 the New York state Assembly approved the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act by a vote of 84-46. The bill would prohibit discrimination against transgender New Yorkers in the areas of housing, employment, credit and public accommodations, while expanding New York's hate crimes law to include crimes against transgender individuals.

http://pamshouseblend.firedoglake.com/2013/05/08/time-for-the-new-york-state-senate-to-stop-sanctioning-discrimination/

District Attorney Announces Heroin Distribution Arrests

... trafficking in was conducted by the Westchester District Attorney Narcotics Initiative (WDANI) along with the New York State Police, Croton-on-Hudson and Harrison Police Departments. home in Cortlandt, where they seized nearly an ounce of cocaine, ...

http://www.whiteplainscnr.com/article9606.html

... head injury. Newman, a graphic designer, has a long history in the magazine world. He's been the design director of New York, Details and Fortune (among others), creative director at Real Simple and Reader's Digest, and currently runs an independent ...

http://www.adweek.com/news/press/media-industry-rallies-help-magazine-designer-bob-newman-149283

JCPenney Returns to Sales Strategy Online, but Struggles Persist

... a long ways in terms of reversing its controversial "no sale" or "fair and square" strategy . In short, per the New York tech firm, the brand is offering approximately two to three times as many specials online as it was last year. In other words, ...

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/jcpenney-returns-sales-strategy-online-struggles-persist-149258

Katonah Resident Nominated For New York State Senate 'Woman Of Distinction'

BEDFORD, N.Y. New York State Senator Greg Ball announced Wednesday afternoon that Katonah resident Theresa Pirraglia will be his nomination for the 2013 New York State Senate Woman of Distinction.

http://bronxville.dailyvoice.com/politics/katonah-resident-nominated-new-york-state-senate-woman-distinction

Robert Redford to produce unscripted CNN series

... shows director and actor Robert Redford at the premiere of "The Company You Keep" at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Neighbors say one of three brothers in custody after three women were found alive in his Cleveland home passed out fliers and ...

http://www.fox44abc22yourvoice.com/story/22194291/robert-redford-to-produce-unscripted-cnn-series

Job Fair, More Stores Announced for Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta

... Crabtree & Evelyn, Crocs, Fossil, Fragrance Outlet, Ghirardelli Chocolate, Hartstrings, Johnston & Murphy, Jones New York, Juicy Couture, Kasper, Kate Spade, Lane Bryant, Lenscrafters, Lids, Lids Locker Room, Little Tokyo, Loft Outlet, Luggage ...

http://woodstock.patch.com/articles/job-fair-more-stores-announced-for-outlet-shoppes-at-atlanta

Alex Ferguson blows final whistle on Man U career

... chief executive Richard Scudamore said. Manchester United, owned by the American Glazer family and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, did not immediately announce a successor, but will need to act swiftly to stave off any market uncertainty. ...

http://www.khq.com/story/22191845/man-united-alex-ferguson-retiring-at-end-of-season

U.S. fan revolt threatens Stones tour

... festival. Although there was widespread grumbling about ticket prices after the Rolling Stones played in London and New York last year, it is since this tour reached the U.S. West Coast and heartlands such as Chicago that outright hostility has ...

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/05/09/entertainment-news/u-s-fan-revolt-threatens-stones-tour/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+japantimes+%28The+Japan+Times%3A+All+Stories%29

Chesapeake Energy Corporation Prevails in Bond Litigation

Chesapeake Energy Corporation today announced that the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled in Chesapeake's favor, enabling the company to redeem its $1.3 billion of 6.775% Senior Notes due 2019 at par pursuant to the Special Early Redemption provision of the Notes.

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20130508006473&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education and the...

... in the Fields of Special Education and At-Risk Students ($20,000) BiblioNasium (Marjan Ghara and Adele Schwartz/New York) earned the Erudient Education Prize for Innovation in Borderless Education ($10,000) The new Education Design Studio Fund ...

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Conn. company fined after worker injured

... victim, Scott Ackerman, was working at New Milford Block and Supply Corp. after he was displaced from his home in New York by Superstorm Sandy. He was among families provided temporary housing on church property in New Milford in a project organized ...

http://www.krmg.com/ap/ap/transportation/conn-company-fined-after-worker-injured/nXkj5/

Fitch Affirms The Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund at 'AAAmmf'

... Fitch's opinion. The administrator of the fund is Gemini, an affiliate of NorthStar, and the custodian is Bank of New York Mellon. Fitch views the role of the investment advisor with respect to financial support as less critical in the case of U.S. ...

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Fitch to Upgrade S-T Rating to 'F1+'on $60MM Missouri Dev Fin Bd VRDBs 2008A

... Ratings Primary Analyst Trudy Zibit, +1-212-908-0689 Managing Director Fitch Ratings, Inc. One State Street Plaza New York, NY 10004 or Secondary Analyst Janet Rosen, +1-312-368-3172 or Committee Chairperson Joseph Staffa, +1-212-908-0829 Senior ...

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10 Reasons Why Alaska Should Top the Serious Fly Angler's "Bucket List"

... thing to realize that you are not necessarily occupying the top slot in the food chain. There are few people in New York, or Miami, or St. Louis, or San Francisco who have ever felt that. 8. You Get Better You might think you are the "hot stick" on ...

http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/flytalk/2013/05/10-reasons-why-alaska-should-top-serious-fly-anglers-bucket-list

Body of man who died trying to save a drowning boy recovered from Black River

... and turned over to the Jefferson County Medical Examiner's office. Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.

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Two prosecutors leaving St. Lawrence County DA's office

... Monday, while Mr. Becker said he expects to depart by month's end. Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Special effects master Ray Harryhausen dies at 92

In this Saturday, May 15, 2004 file photo Ray Harryhausen visits the Empire State Building in New York.

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