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SEC, FINRA warn retirees on pension buyouts
Reuters(Reuters) - The top securities regulators on Thursday warned individual investors about pension purchasing companies that persuade retirees and military veterans to sign over pension checks in return for lump-sum payments, as regulatory concerns about the...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Executive Branch, Financial and Business Services
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Sandy-struck New Yorkers seek home buyouts
ReutersBy Hilary Russ and Edward Krudy NEW YORK, May 5 (Reuters) - Joseph Szczesny's modest Staten Island home was inundated when Superstorm Sandy slammed into the U.S. East Coast in October. Now six months later, the 63-year-old bridge repairman and his...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Government Aid, Tropical Storms, Chris Christie, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Hillary is great, but look at other women too, activists say
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton would be the runaway favorite among Democrats for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination, a new Quinnipiac University poll shows, but activists at EMILY’s List, who have launched a campaign to elect the first...
Tags: Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senate, White House, Joe Biden, Executive Branch
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ANALYSIS-New York preserves weapon against Wall Street in case of ex-AIG chief
ReutersBy Karen Freifeld NEW YORK, May 3 (Reuters) - When New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman gave up a claim for damages against former AIG chief Hank Greenberg, he also likely neutralized a long-awaited challenge to his office's power. New York's...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Economy, Business and Finance, Eliot Spitzer
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Task force says NY $5.7 bln power grid modernization on track
ReutersApril 30 (Reuters) - New York's initiative to modernize its electric system through $5.7 billion in public and private investments to build up to 3,200 megawatts (MW) of generation and transmission is on or ahead of schedule, a state panel said on...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), NRG Energy Incorporated, Consolidated Edison Incorporated, Energy, TransCanada Corporation
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Castleton acquires NY power plant from Dynegy
ReutersBy Jeanine Prezioso and Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, May 1 (Reuters) - Commodity trading merchant Castleton Commodities International LLC (CCI) said on Wednesday it had completed the purchase of a 1,210 megawatt (MW) natural gas and fuel oil-fired electric...Tags: Stamford, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Petroleum Industry, Dynegy Incorporated, New York City
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O'Malley sees success in jail indictments, but critics take aim
As critics of Martin O'Malley sensed a new political vulnerability, the governor insisted Tuesday that last week's indictment of inmates and correctional officers at the Baltimore City Detention Center was "a positive achievement" in Maryland's fight...
Tags: Justice System, Safety of Citizens, Rod J. Rosenstein, Joe Biden, Politics
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Sandy dumped huge sewage outflow into waters, roads: report
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Sewage enough to fill 17,000 Olympic-sized pools flowed into public waterways and roadways in the months after Superstorm Sandy laid waste to the East Coast, researchers said on Tuesday. Human waste and dirty water overflowed from...Tags: New York City, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Consolidated Edison Incorporated, Long Island, Science and Technology
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Six months later, Superstorm Sandy's impact still being felt
The Obama administration approved $1.83 billion to help New Jersey recover from the effects of Superstorm Sandy, which six months ago to the day pounded through the state and metropolitan New York City areas, bring flooding, destruction and death....
Tags: Chris Christie, Politics, Hurricanes, New York City, Shaun Donovan
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ANALYSIS-Six months after Sandy, NY fuel supply chain still vulnerable
ReutersBy Sabina Zawadzki and Anna Louie Sussman NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters) - Six months after Hurricane Sandy ripped into the U.S. East Coast and triggered one of the worst energy crises in decades, there is scattered evidence companies and state agencies...Tags: AAA, Energy, Disasters and Accidents, Natural Disasters, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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John David Dyche: Why is Hillary so popular?
Contributing ColumnistA recent Gallup survey shows Hillary Clinton with a 64% favorability rating. She is the clear favorite for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. But why is Hillary so popular? She came on the national scene in 1992 as presidential...Tags: U.S. Senate, White House, Executive Branch, Hosni Mubarak, Politics
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2-Month Wait Too Long For Gun-Ban Rules
The Hartford CourantSo much has happened since April 4 that it seems like more than four weeks since Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed the strict gun-control bill into law. We had the showdown on background checks in the U.S. Senate, and of course, the Boston Marathon bombings....Tags: Magazines, Justice System, Credit and Debt, National Rifle Association of America, U.S. Senate
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