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New York Yankees Legend Yogi Berra Dies at 90

Yogi Berra, the New York Yankees All-Star catcher who became as famed for his humorous adages as his athletic prowess, died Tuesday, the Yogi Berra Museum reported. He was 90. "It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that Yogi Berra passed ... >> view original

Pope Francis, in New York, Will Live Like a Diplomat

The five-story, 11,000-square-foot townhouse where the pope will bunk during the New York portion of his trip doesn't fade into the scenery, either: Less than a block from Central Park and across the street from the emir of Qatar's 45,000-square-foot ... >> view original

Los Angeles Puts $100 Million Into Helping Homeless

In New York, Mr. Blasi said that hundreds of existing housing vouchers went unused because homeless people could not find landlords who would accept them. While overall homelessness has declined nationally, urban areas with rising rents are facing the ... >> view original

Judge Strikes Down New York City's Ban on Foam Food Containers

New York City's ban on plastic-foam food containers, the once-ubiquitous vessels for Chinese takeout and curbside halal food, has been overturned, rejecting a signature environmental initiative of two mayors and clearing the way for an industry-backed ... >> view original

'Pizza Rat' Prompts a Collective 'Ew' and Debate on Cleaning New York Subway

Even in a subway system often cluttered with trash, it stood out: a whole slice of pizza left carelessly on the floor. The slice found its way into the grip of an ambitious rat that dragged it down the stairs of the First Avenue L station in Manhattan ... >> view original

Panda Express Takes a Second Run at New York

ROSEMEAD, Calif. — You tend to hear two prevailing views of Panda Express, a buffet-style chain that spoons up populist Chinese-American dishes at more than 1,800 locations around the world — and that plans on planting flags in New York City this year. >> view original

New York Today: A Host of Holidays

[New York Times]. • The Brooklyn cherry factory that was a secret marijuana farm will plead guilty to marijuana possession and pollution. [New York Times]. • “Frequent fliers”: 800 people accounted for 18,713 of the city's jail stays in last 6 years ... >> view original

Plan on Migrants Strains the Limits of Europe's Unity

LONDON — After weeks of indecision, the European Union voted on Tuesday to distribute 120,000 asylum seekers among member states, a plan meant to display unity in the face of the largest movement of refugees on the Continent since World War II. >> view original

Tour the posh New York real estate linked to a US investigation of Malaysia's ...

Malaysia's prime minister must be feeling the heat. Accused of pocketing nearly $700 million from a state development fund, Najib Razak now faces an investigation by the US Justice Department's Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative, according to the ... >> view original

Brian Williams Back on Air After 7 Months

“And good day,” Mr. Williams said in his familiar baritone, his first on-air words in his new role. “I am Brian Williams at MSNBC headquarters here in New York.” Mr. Williams then went directly into two hours of coverage following the pope's arrival at ... >> view original