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Lack of run support hurts Marcum Mets
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 -- ...
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Hafner delivers clutch homer before Yanks win in 10th
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 ...
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Syracuse fatal fire victim identified she had survived house fire as a child
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 ...
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Some thunder in Syracuse tonight
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 ...
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Is no place safe New Yorks gay community unsettled by hate crimes
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 ...
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Knicks face many questions heading into 2013-14
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. ...
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The New York Times Reinvents the Boring Banner Ad
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 ...
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Mandatory gun ownership law passed in Colorado town
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 ...
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Apple called international tax dodger
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 ...
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As Seamless and GrubHub merge online orders continue to dominate New York
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 ...
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Mets to honor military on Sunday
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 ...
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Murphy maintains top spot in lineup
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 ...
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Davis moved to sixth in batting order
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 ...
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More Oklahoma tornado damage path painfully similar to the May 3 1999 Storm
Comparing preliminary data from today with that the National Weather Service's storm summary from the 1999 event and the tornado tracks are amazingly ...
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Huge tornado plows into Oklahoma City suburb kills 37
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 ...
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New York-Oneidas deal gets first look today
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Oneida Indian Nation leader Ray Halbritter announce an agreement in Albany Thursday that would give the Oneidas exclusive rights to casinos in Central New York in exchange for paying the state about $50 million a ...
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Federal trial on NYPD stop-and-frisk ends
In this Friday, May 17, 2013, photo, U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin is interviewed in her federal court chambers, in New York. Scheindlin is the federal judge presiding over civil rights challenges to the stop-and-frisk practices of the New York Police Department. (AP Photo/Richard ...
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Metro-North New Haven line to resume full service Wednesday
The Metro-North Railroad will resume full service on its New Haven line on Wednesday - for the first time since Friday’s rush-hour derailment that left 72 injured, including two critically, transit officials said.Service should be up and running by the peak a.m. hours, officials said.A broken section of rail is believed to have caused the crash.Commuters on sections of the disrupted train ...
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New York Toys With Out Of State Partner
Broadway on the left of the Flatiron building and Fifth Avenue on the right. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Out of state investors in real estate partnerships in high tax states sometimes get nasty surprises, particularly if partnership management is not sensitive to their concerns. That appears to be what happened to Craig Olsheim based on a recent decision in ...
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Knicks Offer a Blunt Assessment of What Went Wrong
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Tex takes at-bats for first time since injury in sim game
Email BALTIMORE -- The corner locker normally reserved for Mark Teixeira in the visiting clubhouse at Camden Yards was instead occupied by newly acquired infielder Reid Brignac on Monday, a reminder that Teixeira still has not played a single game for the Yankees this year. There is hope that could be changing soon. Teixeira announced on Twitter on Monday that he had his first at-bats since ...
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Youk A-Rod taking ground balls in Florida
Email BALTIMORE -- Yankees infielder Kevin Youkilis has resumed taking batting practice and ground balls at the club's complex in Tampa, Fla., while Alex Rodriguez is also taking ground balls at third base in his return to on-field action. Manager Joe Girardi seemed encouraged by Youkilis' progress as he comes back from a lumbar spine sprain, but indicated that it is not likely that ...
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Girardi gives Wells a break holds him out of lineup
Email BALTIMORE -- Vernon Wells has enjoyed some success against Orioles right-hander Freddy Garcia, stroking seven hits in 16 at-bats (.438), but he was out of the Yankees' lineup on Monday because manager Joe Girardi believes the veteran outfielder could use a break. Wells has been a nice surprise for the Yankees, batting .286 with 10 homers and 23 RBIs, but the 34-year-old had also ...
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Lawsuit challenges NYPDs anti-theft sting tactics
NEW YORK (AP) -- A lawsuit in Brooklyn is challenging the New York Police Department's anti-crime tactic of leaving wallets, cash and bags in plain sight to tempt ...
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Your comments on David Rubin Who will I-81 changes benefit
David M. Rubin wrote a guest column on Sunday supporting the removal of the I-81 viaduct, arguing that this is the most important civic decision of the past 60 years. He commented that the effect on Destiny USA's business was being given too much weight in the decision making process. He also said that groups like the Onondaga County Legislature should not be given too much voice in the ...
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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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