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PETA hunting down critics
The animal-rights group PETA is seeking personal information on anonymous commenters who allegedly defamed the organization by blasting its pet-euthanasia policy on the Huffington Post, according to a new Manhattan lawsuit. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants the court to release names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers and other private details about three bloggers who reacted to an ...
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Tears for bus-slay victim 14
The best friend of the Queens teen shot dead on a city bus collapsed into tears at her funeral yesterday."I’m gonna really miss you baby, but I’m gonna hold [your] mama strong," sobbed Shaquana Almonds, 16.A line stretched around the block, as hundreds of mourners flooded the Greater Allen Cathedral of New York in Jamaica to say good-bye to D’aja Robinson, 14.Shaquana ...
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Kid busted in $1 muggings
Police nabbed a freckle-faced teen terror yesterday who allegedly was sticking up boys for single dollar bills in Carroll Gardens.The bully allegedly began his spree Monday when he approached a 12-year-old at about 7:20 a.m. near Court Street and Second Place, but the kid fled.He pulled off five similar heists, twice getting cash. The suspect, who lives in Red Hook, was charged with ...
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Can’t rain on Coney’s Mermaid Parade
Organizers of Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade told The Post yesterday that the freakfest won’t be sunk this year after all.The march is all set for June 22, thanks to 1,930 devotees who shelled out more than $86,000 to save it."The fans of the Mermaid Parade came to the rescue," said Dick Zigun, founder of Coney Island USA, which runs the event, now in its 30th year. ...
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‘Gift of grab’ PA execs axed
The Port Authority’s treasurer and two top associates were summarily fired this week for accepting valuable gifts, meals and theater tickets from agency vendors, The Post has learned.Treasurer Anne Marie Mulligan, a 35-year veteran, assistant treasurer Veronica Biddle and PA risk manager John Huxel were axed for "mismanagement and ethical violations," according to an internal ...
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DA foe faces TV reality in court
A Manhattan judge yesterday tossed a last-ditch effort by Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes’ political adversary to block next Tuesday’s premiere of a CBS reality show about the DA.Justice Paul Wooten denied an injunction brought by Abe George, a Democrat running against Hynes in the September primary, who sued Hynes and CBS last week for colluding to give the incumbent "millions in ...
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He’s ‘Star Ticked’ at ad ‘botch’
In his "Star Trek" getup. Burton claims the company charged $10,000 a month and botched the job. "Child’s Play Communications failed to provide adequate p.r. services, forcing the staff at Burton’s company to personally take on most of CPS’s duties and to ultimately seek alternative p.r. representation," Burton said in court papers. Philip Semprevivo, the ad ...
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Great original ‘Gatsby’ online
PRINCETON, NJ - Princeton University has put the manuscript and corrected galley pages of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s "The Great Gatsby" online.The 1925 novel is a staple of high-school English class reading lists. A new film version, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, opened this month.Princeton officials say the handwritten work shows Fitzgerald’s writing process.Fitzgerald studied at ...
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Cheap Wicked Tickets SuperbTicketsOnline.com Announces Reduced Pricing On Tickets For Broadway Production At Gershwin Theatre Wicked tickets are available at SuperbTicketsOnline.com that have been reduced in price for Broadway showings at New York039
MILWAUKEE, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The hugely popular musical had a San Francisco tryout in 2003 and had its official opening there at the Curran Theatre. On Broadway, it opened at Gershwin Theatre on October 30, where it is still playing today. Touring productions are occurring at different locations across the U.S. and elsewhere. SuperbTicketsOnline.com has reduced the prices of ...
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Cuba With Three Athletes in New York City
Havana, May 25 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will take part in the 3rd stage of the Diamond League in the city of New York with three athletes, as confirmed by Daniel Osorio, technical coach of the Cuban track and field team Friday. Olympic female pole vault jumper and runner-up Yarisley Silva is heading the Cuban trio, said Osorio to Radio Habana Cuba. The other athletes will be Orlando Ortega (110 ...
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Cops recover three guns drug cache in Brooklyn bust
Cops busted a pair of alleged Brooklyn drug dealers today, scoring three guns along with a cache of cocaine and heroin, authorities said.David Etienne, 27, and Brian Johnson, 25, were caught off guard when officers from the NYPD’s Brooklyn North Gang Squad stormed their building on Clifton Place in Bed-Stuy and gave up without a fight.Cops with a search warrant raided the drug house at ...
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Feds fight ruling on access to morning-after pill in New York
NEW YORK – Department of Justice lawyers filed court papers Friday again asking a federal appeals court to delay lifting age restrictions and prescription requirements on an emergency contraceptive popularly known as the morning-after pill. The papers seek to delay implementation of a judge's April 5 ruling lifting restrictions on the drugs, including the medications sold under the ...
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Yanks win but lose Granderson Phelps to injury
NYY@TB: Gardner goes yard with two-run shot in fourth ST. PETERSBURG -- The Yankees seemed to have little difficulty coming up with enough runs and hits to defeat the Rays on Friday night, but they bumped into at least one more serious problem in the injury department. Curtis Granderson was forced to leave the game after being hit by a fifth-inning pitch that caused a left hand fracture, and ...
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New York fast-food workers protest Wendys in latest labor rights demo
USA Fast-food workers continued demonstrating for better conditions Friday, protesting a Wendy's shareholder meeting just one week after the New York Attorney General announced an investigation into claims of widespread wage theft in the industry. Two labor rights groups, Fast Food Forward and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, organized rallies Thursday and Friday outside the Sofitel ...
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Sheik Mansour Hand Behind Manchester City Is Content to Stay in Background in New York
The setting was modest, the mood jovial, the dignitaries on hand pretty impressive. In the school cafeteria of P. S. 72 in East Harlem on Wednesday morning, professional soccer was nudged forward in New York City, with talk of a new team with prestigious owners and a new stadium designed specifically for the sport. At a news conference in the cafeteria, Mayor Michael ...
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Syracuse police Public help crucial to solving brutal homicide
Police said 51-year-old Michael Daniels was standing alone around 9:40 p.m. Thursday outside the Los Amigos Market at the corner of West Brighton and Cannon streets when he was attacked by a group of ...
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Trucker who bumped I-5 bridge in Washington state watched in horror as span collapsed behind him
A collapsed section of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River is seen in an aerial view Friday, May 24, 2013. Part of the bridge collapsed Thursday evening, sending cars and people into the water when a an oversized truck hit the span, the Washington State Patrol chief said. Three people were rescued from the water. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday declared a state of emergency in ...
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Associate of arms dealer Viktor Bout extradited to New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S-Syrian citizen accused of conspiring with jailed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout has been extradited to New York from Australia to face charges he conspired to buy aircraft in violation of economic sanctions, federal prosecutors said on ...
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C-NS student suspended after Twitter comments
Twitter about the district's failed 2013-14 school budget. Brown, who has never been in trouble with the district before, started a hashtag on Twitter Wednesday to discuss things the district could cut in its budget for next year. The ...
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Man dies after attack by teens outside Syracuse store...
Syracuse, NY -- A 51-year-old man who was attacked and beaten outside a Syracuse store Thursday night has died. Syracuse police said Michael Daniels, of Syracuse, was standing alone around 9:40 p.m. outside the Los Amigos Market at the corner of West Brighton and Cannon streets when he was attacked by a group of teenagers. Police said the teens repeatedly punched Daniels and then kicked him in ...
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Horace Mann School apologizes for decades of sexual abuse
The elite Horace Mann prep school today apologized for decades of sexual abuse suffered at the hands of teachers and administrators and pledged reforms to improve student safety, in its first public comments addressing the sex scandal."We sincerely apologize for the harm that was caused by the teachers and administrators who abused anyone during their years at Horace Mann School," the ...
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Prison $233M in fines for LIRR gravy train doc
A doctor at the heart of the massive LIRR "gravy train" scandal was sentenced to eight years in federal prison yesterday for his central role in the audacious $1 billion pension scam - which the judge condemned as "a large pool of corruption."Dr. Peter Ajemian, 63, was also ordered to pay back $233 million for falsely diagnosing hundreds of greedy Long Island Railroad workers ...
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Teixeira expects rehab stint return to Yanks soon
Email ST. PETERSBURG -- Mark Teixeira expects to begin a Minor League rehabilitation assignment next week with the Double-A Trenton Thunder, and the Yankees first baseman believes his first big league action of the season is just around the corner. Teixeira has not played since injuring his right wrist on March 6, but he will advance to extended spring training games this weekend at the ...
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Stewart tests groin strain draws start at catcher
Email ST. PETERSBURG -- Chris Stewart had an audience as he ran the bases at Tropicana Field on Friday afternoon, testing the left groin strain that has kept him out of the Yankees' lineup since May 16. Manager Joe Girardi, coaches Tony Pena and Rob Thomson and head athletic trainer Steve Donohue were all on the field as Stewart jogged from home plate to first base several times and then ...
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Nova returns from DL as long reliever
Email ST. PETERSBURG -- A seat in the Yankees' bullpen may not be Ivan Nova's ideal assignment, but as he acknowledged with a chuckle, it still beats riding buses in the Minor Leagues. Nova was activated from the 15-day disabled list on Friday by the Yanks, and while they gave some thought to reinstating him to the rotation in Vidal Nuno's place, Nova will instead be asked to ...
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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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