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Gunman Kills 4 Marines at Military Site in Chattanooga - The New York Times

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A 24-year-old Kuwaiti-born gunman opened fire on a military recruiting station on Thursday, then raced to a second military site where he killed four United States Marines, prompting a federal domestic terrorism investigation. >> view original

Iconic Toy Store FAO Schwarz Closes Fifth Avenue Location | NBC New York

FAO Schwarz says it is the oldest toy store in the U.S., with a New York City location since 1870. Reported celeb sightings — Kim Kardashian and Kanye West before they were parents; Moms Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears and Victoria Beckham — have ... >> view original

WikiLeaks Shows a Saudi Obsession With Iran - The New York Times

While Saudi Arabia says some documents were fabricated, many contain correct names and phone numbers, and a number of individuals and associations named in them verified their contents when reached by reporters from The New York Times. >> view original

Uber trolls New York City mayor in its app | The Verge

If you're in New York City and you open the Uber app today, you'll find a new ride option next to the big list of its usual choices: "DE BLASIO." It's not a way to get a ride, obviously. Instead, it's a way to needle the New York City mayor and to try ... >> view original

Cruz finally lands on bestseller list, easing feud with New York Times | Fox News

Presidential candidate Ted Cruz' memoir will finally make it to the New York Times' bestseller list after Cruz accused the paper of wrongfully omitting him last week. The book, “A Time for Truth,” will be seventh on the Times' nonfiction list that ... >> view original

The case for New York Fashion Week: Men - CNN.com

(CNN) In fashion, as in life, the unknown can be scary. But newness is also exciting: fashion is after all a cyclic business that renews itself twice a year. To introduce a whole new standalone American fashion week for menswear is a leap of faith, a ... >> view original

Germany's Tone Grows Sharper in Greek Debt Crisis - The New York Times

BERLIN — Despite bitter opposition in many quarters to the austerity-first policies Germany has imposed on Europe's poorer nations, Chancellor Angela Merkel's government has hung on to its role as champion of integration on the Continent through deft ... >> view original

New York Today: Rethinking a Messy Minor Offense - The New York Times

The New York Police Department has been testing a crackdown on public urination and other quality-of-life offenses as more heinous crimes had slowed, write the Times reporters Matt Flegenheimer and J. David Goodman. And now city officials are toying ... >> view original

Benefits, and Some Resistance, as New York Cracks Down on Nail Salon ...

Two months after a New York Times investigation into rampant labor abuses at nail salons and the dangers posed by the chemicals manicurists work with, there have been major shifts in the industry on several fronts. A multiagency task force set up by ... >> view original

Unemployment Rates in New York City and State Fall to Seven-Year Lows - The ...

The unemployment rates in New York City and New York State fell to their lowest levels in nearly seven years as the long, steady improvement of New York's economy continued in June, according to State Labor Department figures released on Thursday. >> view original