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Houston Voters Reject Broad Anti-Discrimination Ordinance

If Roger Goodell, the N.F.L. commissioner, “would even suggest that the Super Bowl not be played here because we don't want men in ladies' bathrooms, then we need a new commissioner,” Mr. Patrick said. Both sides claimed to speak for the city. The main ... >> view original

Missing Italian Marathoner Found on New York Subway, Still in His Running Gear

Officials for New York Road Runners, which organizes the race, said that the person wearing No. 23781 finished the race in 4 hours 44 minutes 27 seconds. It was 3:03 p.m.. Mr. Marengo looked for his friends, Mr. Boschini said, but could not find them. >> view original

New York Today: Unusual Elections

As Election Days in New York go, this year's is pretty quiet: nothing statewide, no federal elections and several uncontested seats. But there are a few interesting races, and three seats in the State Legislature are open because their prior occupants ... >> view original

China, Taiwan and a Meeting After 66 Years

BEIJING — President Xi Jinping of China, and the leader of Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou, will meet on Saturday in Singapore, the first such meeting since before the Chinese Communist revolution of 1949 and the retreat of the Chinese nationalists across the ... >> view original

New York City election results

New York City election results: Staten Island district attorney: Democratic ex-congressman and city councilman Michael McMahon defeated Republican and former Manhattan prosecutor Joan Illuzzi. McMahon led 55 percent- 45 percent with 98 percent of ... >> view original

Humans of New York and the Cavalier Consumption of Others

After this image of a Brooklyn student named Vidal captured widespread attention on the Humans of New York blog, he and the photographer, Brandon Stanton, were invited to the White House. Credit PHOTOGRAPH BY BRANDON STANTON. COURTESY ... >> view original

MTA Bus Kills 70-Year-Old Woman Crossing Street in Brooklyn, Drives Away: NYPD

... cross a Brooklyn street Tuesday, then drive away. The video obtained by NBC 4 New York shows the woman in a green sweatshirt standing on the side of the road at Fulton and Sackman streets in the Ocean Hill section of Brooklyn, waiting for cars to ... >> view original

Matt Bevin, Republican, Wins Governor's Race in Kentucky

Matt Bevin, a Republican political novice, wealthy Louisville businessman and Tea Party favorite, was elected Kentucky's next governor on Tuesday and swept fellow Republicans into statewide office with him. The stunning victory heralds a new era in a ... >> view original

New York City makes it easy to deny you have a drinking problem

“In New York you can run around and mask that,” he says, noting it's easy to barhop and socialize with different pals over the course of an evening. Jon, who now also writes for the addiction website the Fix, finally got sober about four years ago, but ... >> view original

Clemson Tops First Set of College Football Playoff Rankings

Clemson (8-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), which has not been the top-ranked team in an Associated Press poll since just after the 1981 season, was named No. 1 in the first College Football Playoff rankings of this season, which were released ... >> view original