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Galapagos Goes to Washington
WNYC's Ben Walker hopped on a Galapagos bus ferrying political pilgrims to the inauguration from New York City. He spoke with some of the passengers and has this to report.Ann Schaetzel from Brooklyn...
View ArticleLove Your Job? Most Don't, Survey Finds
Employers continue to trim their payrolls, as evidenced by today’s Bureau of Labor Statistics report showing a loss of 85,000 jobs in December. But while one in ten Americans is now out of work, even...
View ArticleThe State of Our Union Is ______
Admit it. When you saw that headline above, the word "strong" popped into your mind.The Constitution requires the president to "from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the...
View ArticlePaterson Suspends Top Aide, Calls for Investigation, in Wake of Times Report
New York Gov. David Paterson has suspended a close aide and called for an investigation into his own administration, following a report by The New York Times that questioned whether Paterson exerted...
View ArticlePaterson Suspends Aide, Calls for Investigation
David Paterson has suspended a close aide and called for an investigation into his own administration, following a report by The New York Times that questioned whether the governor exerted improper...
View ArticlePaterson Drops Election Bid
Gov. David Paterson will not run for election this year, but he insists he will serve out the remainder of his term in office.The embattled governor, who faces allegations that he and the state police...
View ArticlePaterson Ends Campaign, Vows to Finish Term
Gov. David Paterson will not run for election this year, but insists he will serve out the remainder of his term in office.The embattled governor, who faces allegations that he and the state police...
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Brooklyn Boro Prez: Staten Island Has an Apple Store. Why Don't We?
People at the SoHo New York Apple store try out Apple Inc\'s new iPad on April 3, 2010. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz is asking for Apple to plant a...
View ArticleBaby Lions Seek Names
Awwwwww! Three cute new lion cubs, born at the Bronx Zoo on January 27, were introduced to the public on Friday. The male and two females, along with their mother Sukari and father M'wasi, can be seen...
View ArticleWhy Bomb Suspect Was Charged with Trying to Use WMD
The term "weapons of mass destruction" has been around for decades, but it's become much more common in recent years, particularly since the run-up to the war in Iraq. (The American Dialect Society...
View ArticleGeorge Steinbrenner, 'The Boss,' Dies
George M. Steinbrenner III, the bombastic Yankees owner who became known as "The Boss" for his iron-fisted management style, died Tuesday morning in Tampa, Fla. after suffering a massive heart attack....
View ArticleGeorge Steinbrenner: Beloved and Reviled
George M. Steinbrenner III, the bombastic Yankees owner who became known as "The Boss" for his iron-fisted management style, died Tuesday morning in Tampa, Fla. after suffering a massive heart attack....
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What the Dodgers Meant to Brooklyn
More than 50 years after the Dodgers left Brooklyn, many in the borough still think of the lovable Bums as their team. Fans fondly recall the glory days of the 1955 World Series and legendary players...
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'Buried in Bureaucracy': A Look at Hart Island, the City's Cemetery
For more than 140 years, Hart Island, part of the Bronx, has served as Potter’s Field for New York, the city cemetery where the indigent, and others, are buried. Covering 101 acres in at the western...
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