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Clinton Emails Became the New Focus of Benghazi Inquiry

Now, 17 months later — longer than the Watergate investigation lasted — interviews with current and former committee staff members as well as internal committee documents reviewed by The New York Times show the extent to which the focus of the ... >> view original

Dodgers' Chase Utley suspended by MLB for Games 3 and 4 of NLDS, will appeal

... NEWS SPORTS ON FACEBOOK. "LIKE" US HERE. And Utley still could play Monday as he will appeal the suspension with the hopes of taking the field in Game 3 at Citi Field. A source told the Daily News the appeal will be heard Monday in New York. >> view original

Shiites in Iraq Hailing Putin for Syria Push

Mohammed Hussain Hakim, a prominent Shiite cleric, said that Moscow's new cachet said more about Iraqis' frustration with the pace of the joint American, allied and Iraqi campaign against the Islamic State than about support for Mr. Putin. “The war ... >> view original

Jersey City Proposes Legislation to Legalize Airbnb

Yet Jersey City could soon have something New York does not. On Monday, Mayor Steven M. Fulop will introduce legislation to legalize the use of all short-term sleepover web services, like Airbnb and HomeAway. The law is expected to be approved by ... >> view original

City Room A New York Courtship City Room

He was a newcomer to New York. I considered myself an old hand, an urban savant — despite having seen a fraction of this colossus. But he didn't know that – not when we met for the first time. The only thing I remember about our first meeting is how ... >> view original

Rikers Guard Smuggled Weapon Into Jail: DOI

A Rikers Island correction officer is facing felony charges accusing him of smuggling a small weapon with saw-blade and razor edges into the jail, New York city officials said Sunday. Charles Bracey, 47, of Queens, a nine-year veteran, was arrested ... >> view original

Science Consultant Pushes Back Against Unlikely Opponents

And last year, after a New York state court threw out ChemRisk's original lawsuit on jurisdictional grounds, Ms. Foytlin took to her Facebook page when the company again sued Ms. Savage and her in Massachusetts. “That's cool fellas,“ wrote Ms. Foytlin, ... >> view original

Obama Tells '60 Minutes' Hillary Clinton Made Email 'Mistake'

WASHINGTON — President Obama on Sunday called Hillary Rodham Clinton's use of a private email server “a mistake,” but said it had not endangered national security and had been “ginned-up” into a political attack by Republicans eager to keep her from ... >> view original

After 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Where To?

Or will they live in New York? How about Chicago? What about staying in Washington? If the Obamas even know, they are not talking, but that has not stopped a boomlet of media attention on potential postpresidential houses large and larger. Here is a ... >> view original

New York City and State Reach Agreement on MTA Capital Plan

After months of tense debate over financing for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, state and city officials on Saturday announced a deal to pay for the authority's ambitious plans to repair and expand the nation's largest transit system, with ... >> view original