Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Hillary Clinton Claims the Democratic Nomination and other top stories.

  • Hillary Clinton Claims the Democratic Nomination

    Video Clinton, Sanders and Trump on Primary Results The Democratic and Republican presidential candidates spoke after votes were cast in six states. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS on Publish Date June 8, 2016. Photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times. Watch in Times Video » Hillary Clinton claime..
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  • New York City's Plastic Bag Fee Is Delayed Amid Scrutiny in Albany

    New York City's Plastic Bag Fee Is Delayed Amid Scrutiny in Albany
    Photo State Senator Simcha Felder of Brooklyn, in Albany on Tuesday, is among the opponents of New York City’s plastic bag fee. Credit Nathaniel Brooks for The New York Times ALBANY — The yearslong debate over whether to impose a fee for plastic bags in New York appeared to come to a hard-fought end last month, when the City Council voted to charge 5 cents for most plastic and paper shopping bags.But as with so much else in the city, the last word on the subject lies w..
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  • New York Daily News planned front page had Paul Ryan saying 'I'm ...

    New York Daily News planned front page had Paul Ryan saying 'I'm ...
    Tomorrow's front page: I'M WITH RACIST! Ryan still supports Trump, "definition of racist" https://t.co/0C1JIaQxwNpic.twitter.com/AxlnLYWcv2— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 7, 2016The New York Daily News wasn't mincing words with the front page it had planned for Wednesday. The message: Paul Ryan and Donald Trump are in this together. (The outlet later swapped covers to focus on Hillary Clinton.)“I’m with racist!” the first version said, with a split-screen photograph of the House speake..
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  • The Web's Creator Looks to Reinvent It

    The Web's Creator Looks to Reinvent It
    Photo A group of top computer scientists gathered in San Francisco on Tuesday to discuss a new phase for the web. Credit Jason Henry for The New York Times SAN FRANCISCO — Twenty-seven years ago, Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web as a way for scientists to easily find information. It has since become the world’s most powerful medium for knowledge, communications and commerce — but that doesn’t mean Mr. Berners-Lee is happy with all of the consequences.“It contr..
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  • New York Today: A City of Chefs

    New York Today: A City of Chefs
    Photo Learn to chiffonade with grace. Credit Caitlin Ochs for The New York Times Updated, 10:25 a.m.Good morning on this sweaty Tuesday.Any chance you’re reading this with a coffee in hand, waiting for that three-egg breakfast platter to arrive?It would make sense.New York State has one of the largest (roughly $42.5 billion dollars) restaurant industries in the nation, according to the National Restaurant Association.We love our food.And culinary schools here have train..
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  • 5 Key Factors to the New York Prison Escape, in a Killer's Words

    5 Key Factors to the New York Prison Escape, in a Killer's Words
    Mr. Sweat lost perhaps 30 pounds working on the escape route, “letting myself down and pulling myself back up, you know, three flights every night … crawling through all the pipes.” By the time of the escape, Mr. Sweat said, he was “probably about the best physical shape I been in.”“There was a couple of times … I got quite discouraged,” he said, but he understood that once he started there was no turning back.“We just kept going because you can’t stop … What the hell were you going to do … jus..
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  • Wall St. Ends Mixed as Oil Prices Strengthen

    Wall St. Ends Mixed as Oil Prices Strengthen
    Two widely followed benchmarks ended higher on Tuesday, as energy shares rebounded and investor confidence rose on news that an increase in interest rates was not imminent.The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index gained just 2.72 points, or 0.13 percent, to 2,112.13, but that was its highest close since July 2015. The index is now nearly 19 points shy of its closing high of 2,130.82.The Dow Jones industrial average ended up 17.95 points, or 0.1 percent, at 17,938.28, after exceeding 18,000.The Nas..
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  • NYC spends $265G to urge people to use restroom of their choice

    NYC spends $265G to urge people to use restroom of their choice
    New York City has spent $265,000 in taxpayer funds to make sure everyone knows they can use the bathroom of their choice, with a massive ad campaign urging residents, commuters and tourists to “Look past pink and blue.” The ads, which urge readers to “Use the restroom consistent with who you are,” feature transgender models and are set to be featured in subway cars, bus shelters, phone booths, local newspapers, digital ads and social media promotions. Most will be printed in either English or S..
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  • Solar Impulse 2 postpones New York flight

    Solar Impulse 2 postpones New York flight
    Solar Impulse 2 was forced to postpone its eagerly-anticipated flight from Lehigh Valley to New York as a result of bad weather early Tuesday. The solar-powered plane was originally scheduled to take off from Lehigh Valley International Airport at midnight and was expected to arrive at New York’s JFK Airport about 4 hours later after a flyby of the Statue of Liberty. The journey between Lehigh Valley and New York would have marked the 14th leg of the solar plane’s historic solar-powered trip ar..
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  • FBI Steps Up Use of Stings in ISIS Cases

    FBI Steps Up Use of Stings in ISIS Cases
    “When the bad guys turn to encrypted areas, we’re dark, and the only way to gain a better understanding of what we’re up against may be through an undercover,” Mr. Steinbach said. He said using undercover agents online allowed the F.B.I. to “flesh out” suspects by gaining their trust and persuading them to disclose their real identities.The F.B.I. has about 1,000 open investigations into “homegrown violent extremists,” which it defines as Americans motivated by a foreign terrorist group, includ..
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