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Stewart to miss a few games but DL not necessary
Email NEW YORK -- Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Friday that catcher Chris Stewart would not be put on the 15-day disabled list and that the result of an MRI indicated Stewart did not seriously injure his left groin Thursday night, as the club had feared. The club had been concerned that the catcher might have required a DL assignment, too. Rookie Austin Romine was in the starting ...
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Kuroda stifles Blue Jays with eight two-hit innings
TOR@NYY: Kuroda fans five, holds Blue Jays scoreless NEW YORK -- This was supposed to be a down year for the Yankees, even before Opening Day. The adjusted assessments, following injuries to key personnel, were for an even more bleak season. At the same time, the Blue Jays were expected to make a move, one year after the fall of the Red Sox and simultaneous with the expected Yankees decline. ...
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At least 20 injured as trains collide north of New York after derailment
Two trains collided after one of them derailed during the Friday evening rush hour in Fairfield, the U.S. state of Connecticut, injuring at least 20 people, local authorities said. The Fairfield police estimated that 20 to 25 people were injured in the accident, but no fatalities had been reported so far, media reports here said. An New York-bound train from New Haven derailed at around 6 p.m. ...
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N.B.A.s Concussion Policy Has Major Role in Knicks-Pacers Series
Professional basketball players do not routinely collide at full speed, or fire small objects at one another with extreme velocity. They do not tackle, ram or body-check. Their heads may rise to startling heights, but they are not in ...
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Reyes rejoins Jays in New York rehab of sprained ankle progressing well
Toronto Blue Jays Jose Reyes, who twisted his left ankle during a Friday game, watches from the dugout during the second inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, April 13, 2013. (Orlin ...
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Naked man found dead inside car in Rockaways
The body of a dead naked man was found in a car in the Rockaways this afternoon, police said.The unidentified 51-year old man was discovered by cops in the front seat of a 2002 white Ford Mustang on Beach 120th Street near Rockaway Beach Boulevard at 2:55 p.m., police sources said.EMS declared the man dead at the scene.According to sources, the man was believed to be drunk and there were no ...
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Buggy hordes of cicadas sighted in Virginia ... but New York Not yet
The first of the Brood II cicadas, which only mature every 17 years, are being spotted in some southern states including Virginia. NBC's Brian Williams ...
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Hefner faces Cubs seeking first win of 2013
The Cubs have won four of their past six games, inching closer to the .500 mark despite a 3-2 loss in Friday's series opener against the Mets. Chicago enters Saturday afternoon's contest at Wrigley Field with a 17-24 record. On the same date last year, the club was 15-23 and in the early stages of a 12-game losing streak. Manager Dale Sveum no doubt hopes this year's Cubs are ...
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Hackers Target New York Times Website
E! Online Twitter Account Hacked A company spokesperson was quoted by the paper as saying that "a small number of users" were unable to access the website and that ...
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Race for the Cure Why do you participate
Breast cancer survivors sing "What a Wonderful Day" at the state fairgrounds' Chevrolet Court at the 2012 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The 2013 race opens at 8 a.m. ...
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20 injured when commuter train derails in Connecticut
More than 20 people were injured Friday when a commuter train in Connecticut derailed and struck a train moving in the opposite direction, officials said. Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokeswoman Marjorie Anders said the westbound 4:41 p.m. Metro-North commuter train out of New Haven derailed near the Fairfield station at 6:10 p.m., hitting the side of an eastbound train on the ...
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South America contraception up to 79 Middle Africa 19
Between 2003 and 2012, the total number of women worldwide wanting to avoid pregnancy and in need of contraception increased from 716 million to 867 million, with growth concentrated among women in the 69 poorest countries where modern method use was already very low. A young Chinese boy walks past a neighborhood 'sex shop', full of contraceptive suggestions, in central Beijing. (UPI ...
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Pettitte lands on DL as Yankees recall Nuno
Email NEW YORK -- Some 22 hours after another episode of "The Sky is Falling" in the Bronx, it turns out some pieces of bright blue have come down, some puffs of white as well, but not as many as the Yankees had feared. Shortly before the Yankees were to engage the Blue Jays on Friday night, Andy Pettitte was assigned to the 15-day disabled list, and general manager Brian Cashman ...
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NYCs biggest union picks de Blasio in mayor race
NEW YORK (AP) -- The biggest labor union in New York City endorsed Public Advocate Bill de Blasio for mayor Friday, providing him a prized endorsement heading into the highly competitive Democratic ...
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Your comments What can be done about workplace bullying
workplace bullies may have high social skills that they use to strategically abuse their co-workers while still receiving positive evaluations from their supervisors. According to the authors of the study, this is the first attempt to measure a relationship between being a bully and job performance, and the correlation was strongly ...
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With same genetic test results 1-in-2 women would follow Jolie
A YouGov poll found 1-in-2 U.S. women would have a double mastectomy if genetic tests suggested they had a very high chance of developing breast cancer. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive on the red carpet at the 84th Academy Awards at the Hollywood and Highlands Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on February 26, 2012. UPI/Kevin ...
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Metro-North trains collide in Fairfield Conn. injuries reported
The Connecticut Post reports that there are believed to be injuries in the collision, which occurred just after 6 p.m. in Fairfield near Bridgeport.The crash involving an eastbound and westbound train occurred during rush hour on a Friday evening, meaning both trains were likely packed with commuters returning home as well as revelers heading into the city, a passenger on the eastbound train ...
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Loose cow puts up a fight in New York
New York State Department of Transportation was called in to corral a cow that was found in a pond in New Hartford, New York. WKTV's Kristen Copeland ...
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Guess which Upstate mayor is not quoted on governors press release
press release this afternoon to announce that he had sent a bill to the state Legislature to create a Financial Restructuring Board to help distressed local governments. About 75 percent of the press release consists of laudatory comments from mayors, county executives and other officials from 17 municipalities across New York state. To the surprise of no one who has ...
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New York auction houses boast billion dollar week
- Two of New York's leading auction houses combined for the art world's richest sales week ever, with works going under the hammer for a breathtaking total of more than one billion dollars. Christie's reaped in more than $638 million dollars at its blockbuster contemporary art auction on Wednesday. Its staggering haul included a record $58.4 million for a Jackson Pollock drip ...
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New York biker events May 17-19
17-19: New York City Tattoo Convention , Roseland Ballroom, 239 W. 52nd St., New York, NY; Come get inked, join the tattoo competition, or just come see the sights. World- famous artists from all over the world, vendors, stage ...
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Intel kicks off ultrabook road trip in New York
ultrabook world tour in New York, hoping to make consumers excited about the latest PCs and curb a drop in the computing market. The chip giant opened a temporary pop-up shop in Manhattan's Meatpacking District from May 17 to 19 to give New Yorkers the chance to try out new computers firsthand. ...
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Harvey beats Cubs with his arm and his bat
NYM@CHC: Harvey helps himself with go-ahead hit CHICAGO -- Matt Harvey drove in his first run of the season to supplement another superb pitching performance, and he and the Mets beat the Cubs, 3-2, on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field. With his teammates unable to do much against Cubs starter Edwin Jackson, Harvey found a hole on the left side of the Chicago infield with an RBI single that ...
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William D. Duncombe Syracuse University Maxwell School professor dies at 57
Syracuse University William D. Duncombe, a professor at Syracuse University's Maxwell School for more than 20 years, passed away Saturday in Portland, Oregon, the university announced today. Duncombe was a professor of public administration and international affairs, a senior research associate in Maxwell's Center for Policy Research, and associate director of the Center for Policy ...
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Husband charged in murder of Chenango County woman
Norwich, NY -- The husband of a Chenango County woman who was found dead months after disappearing has been charged with her murder. Ganesh Remy Ramsaran was charged with second-degree murder. He is accused of killing his wife, Jennifer Ramsaran. Chenango County District Attorney Joseph A. McBride said Ganesh Ramsaran was arrested around 11 a.m. Friday at the Chenango County Sheriff's ...
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Buffalo Zoo goes ape for the gorillas
The Buffalo Zoo is a historic landmark in Buffalo city. It is the third oldest zoo in the United States and has an amazing array of over 1000 species of animal. The zoo is also a tourist attraction, bringing in 400 000 visitors each year.
Zoos are an important educational facility for children, a means by which younger generations can see wild and endangered animals in real life, in an environment as close as is reasonably possible to what their natural surroundings would be, and by seeing a real-life image, rather than a picture in a text book, children develop a more intimate understanding of the challenges facing these rare and beautiful creatures. Read more
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