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Bang With Friends mysterious CEO revealed
Bang with Friends- the controversial Facebook app run by its CEO and co-founder who just goes by his initial 'C' has been revealed accidentally by Internet New York which included the founders' name on the online ballot. BWF app creator Colin Hodge, 28, and Omri Mor had remained anonymous till last week, but the leak of their identity through Internet Week New York disappointed Hodge, the Daily ...
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Spanish art gets privileged space in New York museum
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has reopened its European paintings galleries after a two-year renovation, giving a privileged space to Spanish masters Velazquez, El Greco and Goya. Prior to the overhaul, the Met's large collection of works by Velazquez, Goya, Ribera, Murillo and El Greco had been distributed in different galleries organized either by artistic movement or ...
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Lady Gaga ready for live gig in August
Pop star Lady Gaga, who underwent a hip operation earlier this year, is likely to perform on stage at a Beyonce Knowles' show in New York in August. Gaga is said to be planning her live return at the said show. If the news turns out to be true, it will be her first major gig following an operation on her hip in February. The grapevine is abuzz after a reported email sent by concert listings ...
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Gay wins 100 at Adidas Grand Prix in New York
NEW YORK (AP) -- Tyson Gay accomplished all his goals at the Adidas Grand Prix: He won, put his body through the grind of rounds - and stayed ...
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Syracuse police investigate dead body found near Velasko Road
Syracuse, NY -- Police are on the scene where a dead body was found in a wet marsh area this afternoon. The body was found partially submerged in the water near Velasko Road and Grand Avenue, police said. The circumstances surrounding the death are unknown and an investigation is ongoing. We'll update with more information as it becomes ...
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Turkish parade in New York is a show of power Turkish Minister
Turkey's EU Minister Egemen Bagis said Turkish parade was a cultural show of power NEW YORK - Turkey's EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis said, " Turkish Day Parade is a signal of Turkey's power, a cultural show of power." Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA) organized the 32thTurkish Day Parade in New York.Addressing the crowd after the parade, ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 25
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Baltimore Orioles: 1. ...
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Hagel tells West Point cadets they must stamp out scourge of sex assault in military
WEST POINT - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday that they must stamp out the scourge of sexual assault in the military.A day after President Barack Obama delivered a similar edict to U.S. Naval Academy graduates, Hagel's message comes amid a series of widespread incidents of sexual misconduct across the armed services in recent ...
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Week later 1 charged in stabbing death of NY man
Police on Saturday say they arrested Steven Hamilton of Blooming Grove about 3 p.m. Friday in a grocery store parking lot. He is accused of stabbing 21-year-old Daquan Nugent to death on May 17 in Newburgh, about 60 miles north of New York ...
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Totally Biased Turns Knicks Gay Protest Into Fashion Show At Madison Square Garden
"Totally Biased" sent two correspondents, comedians Guy Branum and Aparna Nancherla, to Madison Square Garden to interview people protesting gay-bashing that recently occurred at Knicks games -- interview them about their fashion choices, of course. Check out the clip above to see what happens when a protest turns into a red ...
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Vietnam memorial wall replica on display in Oswego County
New Haven, NY -- The Vietnam Moving Wall will be on display in Oswego County until Monday evening. The memorial wall is being hosted by the New Haven American Legion Post #1532 and the Mexico American Legion Post #384. The original replica is half the size of the Vietnam Wall in Washington D.C. and will be at the New Haven Fire Station until Monday. The wall will be open to the public 24 hours ...
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No injuries in Davis Street fire Syracuse firefighters say
a house fire on Davis Street in the city of Syracuse Friday afternoon. Firefighters responded to a three-apartment house at 219 Davis St. around 3 p.m. after a caller reported smoke coming from the windows. The first floor of the house is vacant, but the second floor is occupied, a fire official said. No one was home at the time of the fire. The fire was out by 3:30 p.m. and no one was ...
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NYPD street stop policys critics seek big changes
NEW YORK -; It once was an accepted tactic as old as policing itself and, according to the New York Police Department, a key to the city's dramatic drop in crime: patrol officers stopping young men on the street to see if they're up to no ...
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Rescuers search for pilot of Angel Flight that crashed upstate killing two passengers
EPHRATAH - Divers searched a large pond while investigators combed nearby woods Saturday for any sign of the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed, killing two passengers.The plane's passengers were found dead Friday night near where the small plane crashed in Ephratah, about an hour west of Albany, Fulton County Sheriff Thomas Lorey said. The bulk of the plane was found submerged ...
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Teen arrested for having illegal handgun
Police collared a teen for an illegal handgun during a police stop in Jamaica, authorities said.Plainclothes cops spotted Nicholas Morris, 17, adjusting an object in his waistband about 1:40 p.m. yesterday near Sayres Avenue and 167th Street during a surveillance operation, police said.They identified themselves and asked Morris what he had in the waistband, cops said.When he said he a gun, ...
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Haynes Johnson dies
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Haynes Johnson has died in Bethesda, Md., of a heart attack, his wife said. He was 81. The former Washington Post journalist, who won acclaim for his coverage of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, died Friday at Suburban Hospital, his wife, District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge Kathryn Oberly, said. Johnson began his career as a ...
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Deadly Angel Flight crash in upstate New York
EPHRATAH, N.Y. The crash of a volunteer Angel Flight in upstate New York that killed at least two people is under investigation, and the search for the missing pilot is ongoing, authorities said. Fulton County Sheriff Thomas Lorey said the flight's two passengers were found dead near where the twin-engine plane crashed in a wooded area in Ephratah, about an hour west of Albany. He said the ...
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Teenager dead after drowning in Kasoag Lake in Oswego County
Williamstown, NY -- A 17-year-old is dead after his boat overturned in Kasoag Lake in Oswego County, Oswego County sheriff's deputies said. Around 1:10 a.m., deputies responded to the lake after a reported drowning. Nicholas Curtis Bastable, of Camden, died after his paddle boat overturned on the lake. Bastable was one of three occupants on a two-man paddle boat, deputies said. The two ...
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Sister of high-ranking Chinese diplomat busted for shoplifting
EXCLUSIVE The sister of a high-ranking Chinese diplomat was busted for alleged shoplifting from the Herald Square Macy’s - and her well-connected family caused a huge scene trying to get her out of police custody, The Post has learned.Guo Wang, 37 - whose brother Bangfu Wang is a section chief in the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs - walked into the Macy’s flagship store ...
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Weiners rivals in mayoral race may use Cuomos shame on us remark
Gov. Cuomo’s smackdown of Anthony Weiner’s mayoral bid is "political gold" for the shamed sexter’s rivals, campaign sources told The Post. "This is exactly the kind of stuff you’d use if you need to take Weiner down," an operative in an opposing mayoral camp crowed yesterday, after Cuomo bluntly declared "shame on us" if voters elect Weiner. ...
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Knicks Acquire Four-Time All-Star Carmelo Anthony
from Minnesota. At 26 years old, Carmelo is in the prime of his NBA career having already established himself as a one of the games elite players and the opportunity to add him to our roster was one we could not pass up, Walsh said. I feel we now have a great frontcourt tandem in Amare and Carmelo and this is an exciting day for the New York Knicks and all our fans. It is extremely difficult ...
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NY Knicks vs. Miami Heat Sweepstakes Official Rules
NY KNICKS VS. MIAMI HEAT SWEEPSTAKES (The Sweepstakes) OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. 1. PERIOD: Sweepstakes begins at 12:00pm (noon) Eastern Time (ET) on Monday, January 24, 2011 and ends at 8:00pm ET on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 (the Sweepstakes Period). 2. ELIGIBILITY: Sweepstakes is open to ...
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Knicks Roster Coming Together
The New York Knicks roster is starting to fill out nicely. A day after the Knicks officially obtained five-time All-Star Amare Stoudemire, the team announced the acquisition of Anthony Randolph, Ronny Turiaf and Kelenna Azubuike from Golden State in a sign-and-trade deal for David Lee on Friday. The Knicks roster, including the three drafted rookies, now stands at 12. This trade gives us an ...
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Knicks Complete Sign Trade for Stoudemire
has been officially acquired from the Phoenix Suns, via sign-and trade, in exchange for a protected future second-round draft selection. Stoudemire, 6-10, 249-pounds, has career averages of 21.4 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.40 blocks and 34.3 minutes in 516 career games (499 starts) in eight NBA seasons with the Phoenix Suns. The Lake Wales, FL-native has been named an NBA All-Star five times and ...
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Riverkeeper Calls on Governor to Declare new York City Watershed Off-Limits to Natural Gas Drilling
Riverkeeper Calls on Governor to Declare new York City Watershed Off-Limits to Natural Gas Drilling NEW YORK - August 8 - At a press conference with Queens City Councilman Gennaro today, Riverkeeper called on Governor Paterson to designate the New York City Watershed ...
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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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