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In Holiday Crush, a Fatal Shootout in Times Sq.
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Yosef H. Yerushalmi, Scholar of Jewish History, Dies at 77
New York Times – 38 mins agoAmong his many works, Dr. Yerushalmi examined the conflict between the collective memory of the Jewish people and verifiable history. Full Story »
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A Head Start on TV Careers, With the Garden as a Lab
New York Times – 53 mins agoA Garden of Dreams program puts children from low-income areas in a Madison Square Garden “classroom,” teaching them about jobs in television while making sure they look the part. Full Story »
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White Powder Found at American Express Headquarters
New York Times – 53 mins agoThree people at the Lower Manhattan building were decontaminated, the police said, and the powder was to be tested. Full Story »
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Lottery Numbers
New York Times – 1 hr 23 mins agoDec. 10, 2009. Full Story »
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Port Authority to Cut Staff by 150
New York Times – 1 hr 23 mins agoThe agency’s $6.3 billion budget for 2010 was approved by its commissioners. It also plans to hire fewer consultants. Full Story »
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On Front Lines of the Battle With Peddlers
New York Times – 1 hr 38 mins agoThe New York Police Department’s peddler units are always on the lookout for those selling goods illegally. The sales often develop into more serious crimes. Full Story »
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Tight Times, Tiny Niche: Opening a Store Anyway
New York Times – 2 hrs 38 mins agoIn October, a couple started Tokyo Rebel, which is devoted to Japanese street fashion. But they kept their other jobs. Full Story »
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3 on Trial, Accused of Faking Concrete Tests
New York Times – Thu Dec 10, 9:31 pm ETThe issue is not whether strength-test reports of concrete and steel at major construction projects were wrong, but why. Full Story »
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Street Vendor Is Killed in Times Square Shootout
New York Times – Thu Dec 10, 9:16 pm ETTourists watched as a plainclothes police sergeant tried to question the vendor, who ran off, then turned and opened fire. Full Story »
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We Weren’t Quite Ready for the Modern Toilet Age
New York Times – Thu Dec 10, 8:46 pm ETThe fully automated self-cleaning pay toilets at Herald and Greeley Squares have been replaced, and the bathrooms are now cleaned the old-fashioned way. Full Story »
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Victims’ Family Files Suit in Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Eight on Taconic Parkway
New York Times – Thu Dec 10, 8:31 pm ETRelatives of Michael and Guy Bastardi, who were killed, cite the conduct of the driver at fault, Diane Schuler, who was found to be drunk. Full Story »
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What Goes Up Can Come Down. Hard.
New York Times – Thu Dec 10, 8:16 pm ETThe Greeks knew where hubris would get you. Why do so few politicians get it? Full Story »
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With Tighter Budgets Ahead, a Bronx Principal Starts to Map Out Places to Cut
New York Times – Thu Dec 10, 8:16 pm ETWhile it is not known how much individual schools will be asked to shave off their budgets, schools like the Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics are preparing for the worst. Full Story »
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Speed of Fire Dispatch System Debated
New York Times – Thu Dec 10, 8:01 pm ETSupporters say the new system gets fire trucks out on calls faster than ever. An opponent says that claim is “statistical trickery.” Full Story »
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Remembrance, and Maybe Sainthood, for Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
New York Times – Thu Dec 10, 7:31 pm ETIt is the 30th anniversary of the death of America’s first and most prominent Roman Catholic televangelist. Full Story »
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City Plans to Close Choir Academy of Harlem High School
New York Times – Thu Dec 10, 6:01 pm ETThe beleaguered school, once the home of the famed Boys Choir of Harlem, will start phasing out its secondary school program by not admitting a ninth grade in September. Full Story »
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A Vibrant, Polyglot Hub
New York Times – Thu Dec 10, 5:31 pm ETSprawling out from beneath the rumble of the elevated 7 train, Jackson Heights, Queens, may be the most diverse neighborhood in the most diverse county in the country. Full Story »
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State Sues Administrator of Workers’ Compensation
New York Times – Thu Dec 10, 12:01 pm ETThe New York State Workers’ Compensation Board and the attorney general’s office say that CRM Holdings deliberately underestimated its clients’ liabilities. Full Story »
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What Recession? Making the Leap and Opening a Store
New York Times – Thu Dec 10, 12:01 pm ETIn October, Jeff Williams and his wife, Masayo Fukuda-Williams, of Valley Stream, N.Y., opened Tokyo Rebel, which is devoted to Japanese street fashion. But they kept their other jobs. Full Story »
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New Jersey, as Real as It Gets
New York Times – Thu Dec 10, 10:01 am ETThe MTV show “Jersey Shore” has cemented a defining truism of modern culture: In a reality TV world, no place is deemed more real than New Jersey. Full Story »
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Council Passes Curbs on Greenhouse Gases
New York Times – Thu Dec 10, 9:46 am ETMayor Michael R. Bloomberg called the move the biggest step New York City could take to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide. Full Story »
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No Longer Colorful, Fall Foliage Gums Up Subways in Brooklyn
New York Times – Thu Dec 10, 5:46 am ETSubway riders who thought they had come across every reason for train delays — station fires, flooded tracks and sick passengers — have been presented with a new one. Full Story »
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Shortage of Beds for Homeless in City
New York Times – Thu Dec 10, 3:46 am ETThe Coalition for the Homeless said that monitors witnessed women sleeping on dining room tables at shelters late at night. Full Story »
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New Jersey Marriage Vote Canceled
New York Times – Thu Dec 10, 1:31 am ETSponsors of a bill to legalize gay marriage in New Jersey canceled a vote in the State Senate, where the measure appeared headed for defeat. Full Story »
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