Sunday, October 9, 2016

33 Injured, 4 Serious in New Hyde Park LIRR Derailment and other top stories.

  • 33 Injured, 4 Serious in New Hyde Park LIRR Derailment

    What to KnowThree cars of a Long Island Rail Road train derailed after hitting a work train in New Hyde Park33 people were injured, seven of whom were employeesThe MTA hopes to have "at least one" track running by Monday morningA Long Island Rail Road train derailed in New Hyde Park Saturday night, injuring 33 people.Of the 33 injured, seven were employees and the rest were commuters, MTA Chairman Thomas F. Prendergast said in a news conference Sunday morning. Four were seriously injured, with o..
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  • Presidential Debate: Donald Trump Signals He Will Make Bill ...

    Presidential Debate: Donald Trump Signals He Will Make Bill ...
    Trump escalates confrontation that could hurt G.O.P. in November.In a set of talking points sent to supporters on Sunday morning, Mr. Trump instructed his backers to attack the party leaders — and vowed to win without them. “A lot of the people who are being so critical now are the same ones who doubted him before,” read the talking points, which were forwarded by a Republican strategist. “They are more concerned with their political future than they are about the future of the country. Mr. Tru..
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  • New York's had its share of soul-crushing home playoff losses

    New York's had its share of soul-crushing home playoff losses
    I remember the first time. We were sitting about six rows from the very top of Giants Stadium. It was Jan. 7, 1990, and a few of us had lucked into playoff tickets for the Giants-Rams game that day. Not all of us were Giants fans, but that didn’t matter. We hadn’t come from the great distances we had come from to root for Los Angeles, for crying out loud. Of course, if you are a Giants fan, you don’t need to be reminded of the awful details of that day, right? Up 13-7 heading into the fourth qu..
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  • 2 Police Officers Are Shot and Killed in Palm Springs, Calif.

    2 Police Officers Are Shot and Killed in Palm Springs, Calif.
    Video Two Palm Springs Officers Are Killed Lesley Zerebny and Jose Gilbert Vega, officers with the Palm Springs Police Department in California, were killed on Saturday after responding to a domestic disturbance call. A suspect surrendered on Sunday and is in custody. By REUTERS on Publish Date October 9, 2016. Photo by Omar Ornelas/The Desert Sun, vi..
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  • The 7 restaurants that changed New York City

    The 7 restaurants that changed New York City
    Of America’s zillions of restaurants, only a handful have changed tastes far beyond their own walls. Fewer still not only introduced new foods and cuisines, but influenced our broader culture. Paul Freedman’s rich new book, “Ten Restaurants That Changed America” (Liveright), brings them to life — and unintentionally raises a provocative question. As a longtime restaurant critic and columnist, I couldn’t help wonder: What were the New York restaurants that changed New York? It’s true that five o..
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  • Politics|Donald Trump's Long Record of Degrading Women

    Politics|Donald Trump's Long Record of Degrading Women
    Photo Donald J. Trump participated in a forum on child care last month in Aston, Pa. Many women attended the event. Credit Damon Winter/The New York Times Donald J. Trump’s comments and behavior toward women have been the subject of criticism over the course of his presidential campaign. The revelation on Friday that Mr. Trump spoke about women in vulgar and degrading terms was the latest in a string of disclosures in which the Republican presidential nominee has been a..
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  • Hurricane Matthew Toll Climbs to at Least 15 as North Carolina ...

    Hurricane Matthew Toll Climbs to at Least 15 as North Carolina ...
    Death Toll Climbs in North CarolinaThe storm’s assault on North Carolina extended into Sunday, and the governor said at least seven people had been killed in the state.“I wouldn’t assume that there aren’t people clinging for life right now in houses that are underwater that we have yet to reach, especially in lower-populated areas,” Gov. Pat McCrory told reporters in Raleigh, the state capital. “That’s what my major concern is.” Video 'This Storm Is Not Over For North Carolina' Gov. Pat McCr..
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  • Hip health insurer Oscar cuts jobs in NYC to move them to Arizona

    Hip health insurer Oscar cuts jobs in NYC to move them to Arizona
    Health insurance startup Oscar is expanding out West and cutting New York jobs—at the same time it’s slashing its New York network in half next year. Oscar said last week it is laying off 31 workers from its member-
services team in Manhattan and creating new positions in its 
customer-service division in Tempe, Arizona. The layoffs were scheduled for Dec. 31 or the following two weeks, according to a filing with the state Department of Labor. “This move allows us to meaningfully extend our ope..
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  • Kanye West beefs up security in New York City

    Kanye West beefs up security in New York City
    While robbery victim Kim Kardashian jetted back to LA on Thursday, Kanye West stayed in New York with some beefed up security. The rapper was spotted that afternoon outside the Bowery Hotel, where “there was a huge security detail out front.” “It looked presidential,” says a spy. “The security team was well-dressed, about four or five of them. There was another security guard near the maitre d’ stand at the entrance to the lobby, but he didn’t have a big circle around him inside.” West, however..
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  • The 'sex slave' scandal that exposed pedophile billionaire Jeffrey ...

    The 'sex slave' scandal that exposed pedophile billionaire Jeffrey ...
    In 2005, the world was introduced to reclusive billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, friend to princes and an American president, a power broker with the darkest of secrets: He was also a pedophile, accused of recruiting dozens of underage girls into a sex-slave network, buying their silence and moving along, although he has been convicted of only one count of soliciting prostitution from a minor. Visitors to his private Caribbean island, known as “Orgy Island,” have included Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew..
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