Sheldon Silver Ban hush money for sex-harass complaints

New York Post - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

ALBANY - Better late than never!In a last-ditch effort to hold on to power, embattled Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver yesterday proposed sweeping changes to the way the Assembly handles sexual-harassment complaints - banning the same type of secret settlements he approved 16 months ago for two victims of pervy ex-Assemblyman Vito Lopez. With a gaggle of willing Democratic Assembly members ...

Hide the council interns if Gropez wins

New York Post - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Pervy pol Vito Lopez could have as many as 100 interns to hit on should he bring his governmental groping act to the City Council, staffers said yesterday.Dozens of paid and unpaid interns from colleges and high schools throughout the city roam the City Hall and legislative corridors every year under a lax vetting process that puts only paid staffers through the council’s human-resources ...

Council GOP boss wants candidate cash slashed

New York Post - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

As the city prepares to dish out tens of millions of dollars to political candidates this year, the City Council’s Republican minority leader wants to scale back the generous taxpayer giveaway.Councilman James Oddo (R-SI) is renewing a push for legislation requiring that a more stringent standard be put in place before the city Campaign Finance Board hands taxpayer funds over to candidates ...

Vaccine mom has no shot

New York Post - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

A judge denied a request by a devout Catholic mom on Staten Island for an injunction that would allow her daughter to return to school while the family’s lawsuit against the city over vaccines is heard.Dina Check, of West Brighton, is suing to force the city to let her 5-year-old daughter into class even though the child hasn’t had her shots. Check, who says she is against ...

Hughes looks to bounce back keep Orioles reeling

New York Yankees - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

It took a few days for Phil Hughes to get over his last start, a disaster against the Mariners in which he gave up seven runs and recorded only two outs. That's the way things have been going lately for the Yankees right-hander, who allowed six runs in his prior outing. He'll have a chance to put his last two starts completely out of mind Tuesday night, when he leads the Yankees ...

South Africa Jansen to Be Honoured in New York

All Africa - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

South Africa's Professor Jonathan Jansen will receive the Education Africa Lifetime Achievement Award for Africa at a gala ceremony in New York on 3 June, it was announced at the weekend. Jansen, the vice-chancellor and rector of the University of the Free State, played a key role in turning the university "away from its apartheid legacy into an institution that is truly ...

Hawkins Collins ejected for arguing hit-by-pitch call

New York Mets - Monday 20th May, 2013

Mets reliever LaTroy Hawkins argues with home-plate umpire Tom Hallion. (Seth Wenig/AP) NEW YORK -- Mets reliever LaTroy Hawkins and manager Terry Collins were ejected from Monday night's game against the Reds after arguing a call by home-plate umpire Tom Hallion. With two outs in the top of the seventh inning, Hawkins appeared to hit Brandon Phillips in the hand with a pitch. Hawkins ...

Lack of run support hurts Marcum Mets

New York Mets - Monday 20th May, 2013

CIN@NYM: Byrd smashes a three-run homer to left field NEW YORK -- Even while winning three games in four tries to end their last road trip, the Mets averaged fewer than four runs per game. They entered Monday's contest averaging 4.2 runs over the season, a number that has decreased steadily since the early days of April. So although the Mets seem to be improving in other areas -- ...

Hafner delivers clutch homer before Yanks win in 10th

New York Yankees - Monday 20th May, 2013

NYY@BAL: Hafner ties game with ninth-inning home run BALTIMORE -- Travis Hafner's ninth-inning homer tied the game and Vernon Wells' ground-rule double provided the lead an inning later, powering the Yankees to a 6-4 victory over the Orioles on Monday at Camden Yards. Hafner's opposite-field homer, his eighth, came as Jim Johnson blew his third consecutive save opportunity for ...

Syracuse fatal fire victim identified she had survived house fire as a child

The Post-Standard - Monday 20th May, 2013

Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse authorities have identified the victim in Sunday's fatal fire as Natasha McGlown, 24. The 4 a.m. fire caused intense heat that injured five firefighters who responded to 354 Clairmonte Ave., near Upper Onondaga Park. McGlown's body was not found until after the fire had been contained and fire officials were able to search the second-floor apartment. She died ...

Some thunder in Syracuse tonight

The Post-Standard - Monday 20th May, 2013

National Weather Service/weatherTap A new round of thunderstorms is possible near Syracuse after midnight. The thunderstorms which were over Michigan earlier Monday evening are moving to the southeast and are weakening. They should cross the Buffalo area before midnight tonight. The National Weather Service radar shows the line of storms tracking to the east at about 40 mph. (The fuzzy blue ...

Is no place safe New Yorks gay community unsettled by hate crimes

am New York - Monday 20th May, 2013

Photo credit: David Gatten of New York marches in a rally to honor Marc Carson. (Craig Ruttle) The string of savage hate crimes in New York City, culminating with the death of Marc Carson in Greenwich Village early Saturday morning, has New York's gay community reassessing its assumption of "safe places." Gay people come from all over the world to enjoy the non-judgmental ...

Knicks face many questions heading into 2013-14

Sports Illustrated - Monday 20th May, 2013

The Knicks were eliminated from the postseason by the Pacers. (David E. Klutho/SI) Here’s a look at what’s in store for the Knicks this offseason after their second-round loss to the Pacers. ...

The New York Times Reinvents the Boring Banner Ad

Media Week - Monday 20th May, 2013

obscure piece on The New York Times’ website about Picasso repurposing his canvases by painting over older, abandoned projects was fascinating, at least insofar as stories about master artists and their recycling habits go. But let’s face it-it wasn’t exactly click ...

Mandatory gun ownership law passed in Colorado town

The Post-Standard - Monday 20th May, 2013

The latest opposition to gun control has come out of Nucla, Colorado. The town of less than 1,000 people has passed a new ordinance which would require heads of households to own a gun. According ...

Apple called international tax dodger

Middle East Times - Monday 20th May, 2013

A congressional report said U.S. technology giant Apple was using gaps in international tax laws to avoid paying tax on tens of billions of dollars. The report says Apple had moved $74 billion beyond the reach of the IRS from 2009-12 using a variety of loopholes to do so, some of which are used to declare tens of billions of dollars were earned unattached to any country. Apple seems to claim ...

As Seamless and GrubHub merge online orders continue to dominate New York

am New York - Monday 20th May, 2013

Photo credit: Seamless and GrubHub had a combined $875 million in 2012 takeout sales. The two giants in online food ordering merged Monday, as GrubHub and Seamless became one massive company that hopes to expand its footprint and become ubiquitous nationwide. Seamless, which is based in New York, and GrubHub had a combined $875 million in takeout sales last year, resulting in more than $100 ...

Mets to honor military on Sunday

New York Mets - Monday 20th May, 2013

A representative from each branch of the military will throw out a ceremonial first pitch before the game. (AP) NEW YORK -- After the cancellation of Fleet Week, the Mets joined with the USO of Metropolitan New York to plan their own gathering for thousands of military personnel. On Sunday, more than 3,000 servicemen and women, as well as their families, will be at Citi Field to participate in ...

Murphy maintains top spot in lineup

New York Mets - Monday 20th May, 2013

Email NEW YORK -- Seeking some sort of production out of the first spot in his lineup, manager Terry Collins solicited advice following Saturday's loss in Chicago. Bench coach Bob Geren presented the winning suggestion, revisiting an idea that the team had broached several times in recent years: Daniel Murphy, leadoff man. "I said, 'OK, but we've got to have somebody hitting ...

Davis moved to sixth in batting order

New York Mets - Monday 20th May, 2013

Email NEW YORK -- Ike Davis' rope with the Mets may extend indefinitely, but his run as the cleanup hitter has come to an end. Manager Terry Collins bumped Davis to sixth in the lineup on Monday, marking the first time in more than a week he has hit anywhere other than fourth against a right-handed pitcher. Collins had promised Davis a full week's worth of starts at the cleanup spot ...

More Oklahoma tornado damage path painfully similar to the May 3 1999 Storm

The Post-Standard - Monday 20th May, 2013

Comparing preliminary data from today with that the National Weather Service's storm summary from the 1999 event and the tornado tracks are amazingly ...

Huge tornado plows into Oklahoma City suburb kills 37

The Post-Standard - Monday 20th May, 2013

Videos from a variety of news organizations show effects of a monstrous tornado that roared through Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening neighborhoods and making a direct hit on an elementary ...