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2 NY students surrender in exam cheating scandal
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A fifth New York student has surrendered to face charges he was paid to take college entrance exams for others. Michael Pomerantz reported to Nassau County authorities on Monday morning. He was implicated last week in a growing... -
NYer pleads guilty to stabbing child at restaurant
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder for repeatedly stabbing an 8-year-old boy who was playing video games at a New York restaurant arcade. An apologetic Evan Sachs also pleaded guilty to assault on Wednesday in...Tags: Westbury, Trials, Dining and Drinking, Assault, New York
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King: Hearings on Muslims in America will be fair
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican congressman who has organized controversial hearings into radical Islam called Muslims "part of the mosaic" of America Wednesday and said they shouldn't feel threatened or intimidated by his inquiry. "If there is...Tags: NBC (tv network), Al-Qaeda, Washington, DC, The Associated Press, Politics
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3 dogs, 2 cats rescued from New York horror house
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island mother and daughter have been charged with animal cruelty after officials rescued 13 starving and filthy dogs and two cats from their home, which was littered with the carcasses of over two dozen dead...Tags: Dog (animal), Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), New York, Cat (animal), Long Island
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Hundreds at New York church possibly exposed to virus
MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Health officials say hundreds of people may have been exposed to hepatitis A while receiving communion on Christmas Day at a church on Long Island, N.Y. The Nassau County Health Department said Monday it will offer...Tags: Symptoms, Abdominal Pain, New York, Long Island
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Botched robbery leads to N.Y. student's death -- by police
It wasn't like the movies. Seven of the police officer's bullets hit the robber. An eighth hit a hostage, Andrea Rebello. Both were killed, and a standoff was over. The repercussions, however, had just begun. The death of the 21-year-old Hofstra...Tags: Shootings, Health and Safety at School, Politics, Government, Colleges and Universities
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Hofstra student, captor killed in home invasion near university
NEW YORK -- A Hofstra University student being held hostage during a home invasion was shot dead and her captor was also killed as police arrived at the scene of the break-in early Friday, just two days before commencement ceremonies at the college on...
Tags: Shootings, Teaching and Learning, New York City, Colleges and Universities, Nassau County Police
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What happened when Baz Luhrmann moved 'The Great Gatsby' to Australia
F. Scott Fitzgerald's ambition for "The Great Gatsby" was scarcely modest: "Something new — something extraordinary and beautiful and simple and intricately patterned," the novelist wrote to his editor of his plans for the 1925 novel. Tobey...Tags: The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013), Petroleum Industry, Kanye West, Australia, Celebrities
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Easton man faces charges in theft of valuable artwork at Long Island house
Authorities said they used hidden cameras to catch an Easton man who worked as a house painter stealing several pieces of valuable artwork from a New York collection, including a Pablo Picasso etching. The footage showed 42-year-old Joselito Vega...Tags: Social Security, Brooklyn (New York City), South Side, Theft, Auction Service
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MSG Plan To Run Nassau Coliseum Mentions Hartford's AHL Team
The Hartford CourantWhile Madison Square Garden Co. is competing for the right to renovate and run the Nassau Coliseum, the company says it has no specific plan to eventually move its AHL affiliate from Hartford to Long Island if it wins the bid. The Islanders will be...Tags: Bruce Ratner, Brooklyn (New York City), Connecticut Whale, New York Knicks, Barclays Center
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MSG Eyes Long Island
pdoyle@courant.comMadison Square Garden Company signed a lease extension with Comcast Spectacor just five weeks ago, reaching an agreement to keep its AHL affiliate at Hartford's XL Center for at least the next three seasons. But it seems the executives at MSG may...Tags: Bruce Ratner, Brooklyn (New York City), Connecticut Whale, New York Knicks, Barclays Center
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Preview Of Summer Arts Events All Around Connecticut
There's a lot coming to Hartford-area museums this summer. Here's just a few of the biggest events: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St. in Hartford, will present “Virgil Marti / MATRIX 167” opening on Aug. 1. Marti’s...
Tags: Sculpture, The Amistad, Norwich, Artists, Shimon (music group)
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