Saturday, April 29, 2017

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  • Doctors, Former N.Y. Assemblyman, 11 Others Accused In Alleged ...

    Doctors, Former N.Y. Assemblyman, 11 Others Accused In Alleged ...
    NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — More than a dozen people have been arrested and charged in a prescription drug ring in Brooklyn, and a doctor is the alleged ringleader. As CBS2’s Dave Carlin reported, nurses and even a former New York state assemblyman were also caught up in the bust, dubbed “Operation Avalanche.” “I’m absolutely innocent,” said Dr. Lazar Feygin, 70, of Staten Island. “I don’t know what is going on.” On his way into court. Dr. Feygin protested the criminal charges that he turned his me..
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  • Judge: New York City allowed to destroy ID-related documents to ...

    Judge: New York City allowed to destroy ID-related documents to ...
    NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- A judge ruled that New York City is legally allowed to destroy personal documents associated with its municipal identification program.However, the judge also issued a stay Friday - postponing any action until April 17, pending an appeal. Two Republican state Assembly members have sought to prevent the destruction of documents, such as copies of foreign passports, used to verify a person's identity to obtain the IDNYC card.Representative Ronald Castorina, Jr., is one of ..
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  • Protesters took to the streets in New York City against air strikes in ...

    Protesters took to the streets in New York City against air strikes in ...
    UNION SQUARE, Manhattan (WABC) -- President Trump's decision to hit a Syrian air base with missiles is dividing Americans, but this time it's not along party lines.In fact, at Friday night's rallies there were splits going so many ways, it was hard to keep track, who was for and against what exactly. Hundreds of protesters brought traffic to a standstill by Union Square, even leading to a handful of arrests.The group's main message was say no to war, and no to U.S. intervention."All of these hu..
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  • Knicks' Willy Hernangomez hopes to work with his 'idol'

    Knicks' Willy Hernangomez hopes to work with his 'idol'
    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Willy Hernangomez has a rich summer ahead — a chance to work with his “idol,” Grizzlies star center Marc Gasol, every day for more than a month. Gasol has committed to playing for the Spanish National team in the European Championships. Hernangomez, the Knicks’ stud rookie center, wants to play but hasn’t yet gotten permission from team brass. Spain’s training camp begins in late July. The final — which Spain is favored to make — doesn’t end until mid-September. Even Carmelo A..
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  • Uber rewards driver who suffered passenger from hell

    Uber rewards driver who suffered passenger from hell
    VIDEO The Uber driver who went viral this week — for keeping his cool during a hellacious ride with a Bronx woman who threatened to falsely accuse him of rape — has opened up about the incident in a new video. The man, whose name is still a mystery, posted the clip on Youtube Friday, saying Uber had gifted him with a lifetime supply of phone chargers after the enraged passenger complained of him not having one. “I bet I will never have a problem for not having a charger anymore,” the driver sai..
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  • National Beer Day Specials in New York City and New Jersey

    National Beer Day Specials in New York City and New Jersey
    Beer enthusiasts get to celebrate their favorite drink on Friday.National Beer Day is being marked with special discounts at multiple bars and restaurants.Here's where you can score a cold one in celebration: NEW YORK CITYGrand Central Terminal, 89 East 42nd Street, is celebrating National Beer Day in a grand way. Various vendors including Beer Table to Go and Murray's Cheese are offering 20 percent off beer along with specials on prezels, tacos, sandwhichs and samosas. Score a can of beer for a..
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  • Owner sues to finish 24-bedroom 'single-family home'

    Owner sues to finish 24-bedroom 'single-family home'
    COROLLA, N.C. — The owner of a 24-bedroom home along North Carolina’s Outer Banks has gone to court, arguing the house with enough beds to sleep 50 people is a single-family home. Multiple media outlets report the owner of the $4.6 million property north of Corolla sued Currituck County last month. The county ordered construction stopped in September 2016, three months after the state Appeals Court also issued a stop-work order. The court ruling overturned the county’s original decision in 2013..
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  • Last of New York's Master Wigmakers

    Last of New York's Master Wigmakers
    The world of wigs in New York is vast, and various. In Midtown, Korean-American wholesalers sell them in bulk in the human hair district, and a roomful of wigmakers weaves hair for the Metropolitan Opera and Broadway musicals. At the hair emporiums along 125th Street in Harlem and Fulton Avenue in Brooklyn, women sort through styles with names like Senegalese Twist and Peruvian Bodywave. In parts of Brooklyn and Queens, among the few public places you’ll find Orthodox Jewish women not wearing t..
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  • The New York Times reporter Trump can't quit

    The New York Times reporter Trump can't quit
    Several days before Donald Trump announced his bid for the presidency in June 2015, he invited New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman to lunch at Trump Grill. Haberman was late. Trump waited, as did his soon-to-be campaign aides: Corey Lewandowski, Michael Cohen, Hope Hicks and Sam Nunberg, the latter of whom recounted the details of the lunch in an interview with CNNMoney this week. At lunch, Trump and his aides laid out the framework of their soon-to-be campaign: the messaging, the med..
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  • Trump Fires Warning Shot in Battle Between Bannon and Kushner

    Trump Fires Warning Shot in Battle Between Bannon and Kushner
    But this past week, one that some of his aides considered the best of his presidency, was marred by fits, starts and self-inflicted wounds — and the constant churn of news accounts of a White House at war with itself finally wore the president out. And notice of a possible shake-up was a warning shot to his team to make adjustments. A spokeswoman for Mr. Trump, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, insisted that such accounts were untrue.“Once again this is completely false story driven by people who want to..
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