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Anti-Valentine's events in NYC to cheer up lonely hearts, love haters
New York, Feb 8 : As lovebirds in Big Apple gear up for fun-filled and romantic Valentine's Day bashes, the city is certainly not leaving behind lonely hearts and love haters.

Ex-madam Kristin Davis to run for New York Governor
New York, Feb 08 : Ex-madam Kristin Davis, who was linked to former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, is set to run for the post herself.

Mum of Vladimir Putin's love child 'vanishes'
New York, Feb 8 : The woman who gave birth to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's love child is said to have vanished.

Tiger Woods could return to golf at Tavinstock Cup next month
New York, Feb 8: American golfer Tiger Woods could make a return to competitive golf in a months' time at the Tavinstock Cup in Isleworth, Florida.

New melatonin-based drinks may not be too safe to guzzle regularly
New York, Feb 8 : New melatonin-based drinks like iChill, RelaxZen and Dream Water might be helping restless people sleep faster, but according to experts, they might not be too safe to drink regularly.

Al Qaeda now more 'agile' and creative, says Clinton
Washington, Feb.8 : US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday that Al Qaeda has grown more "creative and flexible" since 2001.

Tiger Woods's rumoured golf comeback dismissed by Kiwi caddie
New York, Feb 8: Rumours of American golfer Tiger Woods' imminent return to competition at the Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona from February 17 has been emphatically denied by his Kiwi caddie Steve Williams.

Palin caught consulting notes scribbled on hand during Tea Party speech
New York, February 8 : Sarah Palin served a critics' delight after consulting notes scribbled on her left hand during an address at the National Tea Party Convention in Nashville.

F, G lines to have weekend shutdowns
Park Slope straphangers will soon have a few F-words of their own for their beleaguered subway line. For the next 11 months, there will be no subway service along the F and the G lines between Jay ...

Fire consumes Marine Park apt, leaves hot dog
marinefire fire in apartment Kings/MM 2-11-10 pics edited HEAD: Fire consumes apartment, leaves hot dog By Thomas Tracy A two-alarm blaze ripped through an East 35th Street home Thursday, leav...

6 sorority members deny hazing at Rutgers
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Six members of a suspended Rutgers University sorority pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of hazing. A lawyer for five of the women said they deny the allegations of p...

Gov. David Paterson is not resigning, says his spokesperson, calling allegations a 'new low'
New York Democratic Governor David Paterson is not planning to resign, his spokeswoman said on Monday, calling blog reports "entirely fabricated.""This is a new low even by the standards of planet Alb...

'Paranoid' gov going ballistic
02/08/2010 1:24 PM The tragedy is that this once great state is now being run to ruin by an incompetent and a egomaniac while real people lose their jobs, houses and hope of surviving in this tough t...

Steve Phillips, finished with same sex addiction clinic as Tiger Woods, opens up on intern affair
Former ESPN analyst Steve Phillips breaks his silence on his affair with then 22-year-old intern, Brooke Hundley (below) that has cost him his marriage.

NY Murder Defendant Testifies That Wife Vanished
(12/22/2008) A 68-year-old man accused of killing his wife and burning her body says the last time he saw her, she was driving away from their suburban New York house in an SUV. Werner Lippe test...

Jury Hears Summations In NJ Corruption Trial
(2/5/2010) Attorneys in the first trial stemming from New Jersey's largest federal corruption sting are offering jurors their interpretation of the evidence. Suspended Jersey City Deputy Mayor Le...

A foodie tour of New York follows "Top Chef" footsteps
In the Steps of a Top Chef Tour : Three-hour walking tour (with one short subway ride) in downtown Manhattan, inspired by the Bravo show "Top Chef." Tour currently offered Fridays and Saturdays, 11 a....

Body Found In Landing Gear Of NYC-To-Tokyo Flight
The body of an apparent stowaway was found inside the landing gear compartment of a Delta jet that had just landed in Tokyo from New York on Feb. 7, 2010.

Abbott & Costello on The Colgate Comedy Hour
Abbott & Costello gems into one big package (and reasonably priced at $29.95). What makes this collection so extraordinary – and thus a “gotta have” - is the inclusion of 14 of t...

Schumer, Hatch to offer jobs tax credit
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today met with local businesses and unemployed workers to discuss his new bipartisan “Hire Now Tax Cut” proposal to provide businesses that hire unemployed ...

Clinique and Milly Designer, Michelle Smith celebrate girls' night out
Milly invite you to toast their newest collaboration and celebrate Girls’ Night Out – a bash that’s all about fun and fashion. This Milly for Clinique cosmetic bag, which is Michelle...

A taste of Belgium, part 3
semi-regularly take a look at the fine beers of Belgium , the greatest beer producing country of all.In fact, I recently reconnected with my all-time favorite, and had almost forgotten how wonderful i...

Super Bowl promo of Leno, Oprah and Dave secretly taped at Letterman's NY studio
View all ť Today's New York Times has the inside story of how the very funny David Letterman promo that aired last night in the Super Bowl telecast was produced here in New York last week. I...

Undertaker's injury and surgery, Rey Mysterio's retirement
View all ť Right before the Royal Rumble, on 1/19 the Undertaker was forced to miss several shows. He had his knee scoped. To fill the void atop the card on Smackdown, Triple H was removed from ...

2011 BMW X5 will be introduced at New York Auto Show with new engines, transmissions
2011 BMW X5 Photos courtesy of BMW WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ, Feb. 7 -- The New York International Auto Show is nearly two months away, but BMW is already starting to reveal its plans for the exposition. The...

The Make Out Party, Mondays at Madame X
Madame X will host The Make Out Party Monday nights after work. Tonight's premiere event will also double as a bithday party for DJ Juice E, who will be bringing beats and rhymes from the high school ...

Tiny constraints in blood flow may detect artery narrowing in the heart
View all ť Cardiologists and heart imaging specialists at 15 medical centers in eight countries have enrolled patients in an investigation to learn whether the subtle squeezing of blood flow thr...

Who will help the hungry children of Marlboro, NY
Marlboro Central School District go to school hungry. Luckily, the MCSD does provide free and reduced priced lunches as well as breakfasts for children who qualify. Unfortunately, during long vacation...

Elizabeth Bauer Designs- a vintage and eclectic approach to modernity
Filled with her favorite vintage finds from antique shops across the world, Elizabeth Bauer Design is a treasure trove for accessible and fun high-end furnishings and accessories for the home.

Puppies Defeat Saints at Socialist Super Bowl Party
View all ť Last night the third installment of the Socialist Super Bowl Party was held in Crown Heights, Brooklyn and it, once again, lived up to its billing. This event had little to do with th...

Valentine's Day fragrances for your New York City sweetheart
Whether it’s investor relations or straight up investment banking, she’s young, she’s moneyed and she knows what she wants. This Valentine’s Day, don’t skimp on the good ...

NYC mayor wants fed promise to pay for 9/11 trial
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he is skeptical that the federal government would cover the cost of trying Sept. 11 suspects in Manhattan.

Canadian stocks turn lower on Wall Street stumbles
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Canadian shares turned lower on Monday with lingering concerns about the global economy hitting the energy sector and investors took their cues from Wall Street, where e...

Aqueduct winners drop controversial partner
Aqueduct Entertainment Group took a step towards meeting Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s conditions for its controversial racino bid Monday when it cut ties with a partner who had pleaded guil...

Off-Broadway shows debut 2-for-1 discounts
(AP) - New York City's tourism organization is launching a discount program to help boost ticket sales for 25 Off-Broadway shows.The NYC & Company "On the House'' discount runs from Monday through Feb...

Nook in most stores by midweek
Barnes & Noble says its Nook electronic tablet will be back in stores by midweek; the book retailer ramped up production after the device sold out over the holidays.

Nasdaq OMX profit grows even as revenue falls
Competing trading platforms launched in recent years have eaten away at market share held by long-standing exchange operators like Nasdaq OMX and NYSE Euronext.

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants fed promise to pay for 9/11 trial
N EW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he is skeptical that the federal government would cover the cost of trying Sept. 11 suspects in Manhattan. The mayor said Monday that he w...

Royal Shakespeare Company plans 6-week New York visit during summer 2011
NEW YORK - Call it Stratford-upon-Hudson. Or maybe the East River. Great Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company will take up residence at New York's Park Avenue Armory in 2011, presenting five Shakespe...

'Rock Around the Ages' Valentine Dance
Don 50s, 60s and 70s-style garb for the Greenbelt's Rock Around the Ages Valentine Dance. Registration is required for this free event. For more information, call 718-667-3545 or visit www.nycgovparks...

Columbia University students warned about coyotes
Columbia University's public safety department is warning students about coyotes on the campus, MyFox NY reported Monday. There were reports of coyotes on the Morningside Campus in Manhattan's Morn...

DEC expands Meeker plume testing
State Environmental and Health officials released new findings regarding a soil gas plume underneath Meeker Avenue in the northeast corner of Greenpoint, which include the discovery of very high level...

Friedrich supporters protest Weprin mailing
Dozens of supporters of state Assembly candidate Bob Friedrich rallied Sunday afternoon in Little Neck to protest what they describe as hateful campaign literature opponent David Weprin sent out last ...

5 unaccounted for after power plant blast
MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut — About five people remain unaccounted for after a deadly explosion at an under-construction power plant, and a section of the site was too unstable to search, a fire off...

Controversial figure Darryl Greene steps aside at Aqueduct Entertainment Group to free up 'racino'
Darryl Greene, a controversial figure with AEG with a criminal past, has stepped aside in order to free up plans to open a 'racino' at Aqueduct (pictured above).

Espada Proposes Senator Expulsion For Misdemeanors
State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada today proposed a bill to automatically expel state senators convicted of misdemeanor crimes.Espada's proposal would apply to Class-A misdemeanors convictions....

NJ Gay Rights Group Curtailing Political Donations
Lawmakers in New Jersey shot down a bill that would have legalized gay marriage in the Garden State. Now, the largest Garden State gay rights group is suspending donations to political parties.

Organic Vegetarian Food Truck Hits the Streets
cinnamonsnail.com The nation's first organic food truck, the Cinnamon Snail, will hit the streets of Hoboken on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2010 with service to Brooklyn to follow. The truck...

Gothic Goddess Media Photographs the Creepshow at Club Europa in Brooklyn NY 2.4.10
’s precious, $2,500 base. The accident took place in the back of the club where the bands housed their equipment and instruments. It was in its case, no less! One thing this photojournalist has ...

Eat a Chiquita banana... Win an entire living room set, including couch, HDTV, Wii and more!
www.chiquitabananas.com before May 1, 2010 for a chance to win the following:One Grand Prize of: 50” HDTV, Wii™ console & Wii Balance Board (includes Wii Fit Plus™,

Daniel Boulud and Alain Ducasse hit the road; free lunch; Choice Eats event
article yesterday on New York's burgeoning food truck scene, I am here to report that the city's two most visible celebrity chefs, Daniel Boulud and Alain Ducasse, have announced their intention to ge...

Get two off-Broadway tickets for the price of one
NYC & Co. , allows you to purchase two tickets to select off-Broadway plays, for the price of one. The offer runs from February 8-28 and applies to over 20 current productions, including:

Bona Drag's curated fashion flair
View all ť The paradox of choice. Know when you walk into a restaurant and there are hundreds of options to choose from? None necessarily great, just a big ol' catalog of mediocracy. Well, i...

Women for WineSense NYC hosts its first event of the year with wine and chocolate
Chocolat Moderne , to host a decadent evening of wine and chocolate for its first event of 2010. Participants are invited to "Sip and Shop" while they enjoy a selection of artisanal chocolat...

Activity for young children at the Long Island Children's Museum
Children can learn about the lives and contributions of famous African American inventors as they create a collage craft moving from station to station. Admission to the exhibit is free with the regul...

New York May Finally Get Snow as U.S. Northeast Faces Round Two
Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- A new storm system barreling across the country may bring as much as 12 inches (30.5 centimeters) of snow to New York, Washington and Baltimore starting tomorrow night, forecaste...

Wall St down as fears for eurozone rise
US share prices swung lower in opening trade as markets reopened after a rocky week for global bourses amid fears of debt problems in the eurozone that could affect the overall world economy.

St. Vincent's Hospital to get $6M in new loans
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Largest mumps outbreak in years spreads as more than 300 cases diagnosed in New York suburbs
Feb. 6, 2010 MONSEY, N.Y. - More than 300 people have been diagnosed with the mumps in suburban New York as America's largest outbreak of the disease in years spreads. Almost all the cases are among O...

Manhattan, Kansas, Lawmakers Vote to Ban Driving With Cell Phones
Article Reprints The days of drivers with a cell phone to their ear could be coming to an end in Manhattan, Kan., this summer. City commissioners have unanimously approved a ban on handheld phones ni...

Wall Street falters on debt worries
NEW YORK – Socks were lower on Monday as brokerage upgrades for Home Depot Inc and Amazon.com Inc were offset by persistent worries about euro zone sovereign debt problems that dented sentiment. Ov...

City Council To Hold Hearing On Proposed Terror Trials
The City Council is stepping into the controversy over the upcoming September 11th terror trials with plans to announce today a hearing into the federal government's plans to hold the trials in Lower ...

State Concerned Over Safety Of Deutsche Bank Building Demolition
As demolition of the former Deutsche Bank building goes on, the state is concerned about growing safety issues at the tower.According to the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, city records show ...

City Gets New Area Code
New York City is getting a new area code.Area code 929 will be assigned to the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, parts of the city that now use 718 and 347 area codes.The dialing pattern is a...

MTA Closes Two Bronx Stations For Renovations
A rough commute may be in store for some Number 6 train riders in the Bronx over the next few months.The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has closed the Morrison Avenue-Soundview and Whitlock Ave...

Body found in wheel well of NY-to-Tokyo flight
TOKYO — A body was found inside a wheel well of a Delta Air Lines plane after it landed in Tokyo from New York, and Japanese authorities Monday were trying to identify the man. The body of th...

Trade Alert: VHGI - February 8, 2010
WESTON, FL--(Marketwire - February 8, 2010) - Wall Street News Alert's "stocks to watch" this morning are: VirtualHealth Technologies, Inc. (

Wall St. Turning Against Obama
One-time Wall Street supporters of U.S. President Barack Obama are turning against him as he pushes for new regulations, The New York Times reported Monday. The newspaper said some of the large firms ...

NYC Won't Be As Lucky
Caught Cheating: Celebrity Scandals On Saturday New York City residents feared the worst only to be pleasantly surprised when blizzard-like conditions that dumped more than 2 feet of snow on Washing...

Not just any chicken broth...Super Bowl chicken broth.
View all ť Like a good all-American sports fan, I fired up some chicken wings last night. And by “some” I mean “a lot” of wings, a lot of spicy, flavorful wings, a &ldquo...

Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief
Banner courtesy of IMG World & American Express Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief™-Haiti NYC, 2010 will take center stage at this year’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on the evening of ...

MetLife announces $80,000 grants inluding Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory of Music
National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts (National Guild) have announced the grant recipients of this year's MetLife Foundation Creative Aging Program. Grants will support the design and im...

Finding Your Soul Mate
Loveman Productions Can finding your soul mate happen to you? Imagine what it would be like to find someone who understands everything about you. Your every thought and mood met with understanding and...

Seth Glier teams up with Musicians on Call for the 'Rock for Rooms Residency'
Musicians On Call . This wonderful residency will be going on February through April giving you multiple opportunities to attend a show. This is not the first time the singer-songwriter is teaming up ...

The Choking Game ... a deadly game kids play
View all ť The Choking Game is a dangerous and misunderstood activity causing death and suffering for thousands of kids around the world. This dangerous activity that high-achieving teens and ea...

Westminster weekend debuts at the Nassau Coliseum
WestminsterWeekend Dog Show event, Thursday, February 11 thru Sunday, February 14, 2010. Thiswill be the Long Island debut of the four day event.The Westminster Weekend Dog show is an annual affair th...

Hamas encourages suicide bombers
The Palestinian Authority has encouraged many of its youth to become “holy” warriors, risking earthly death for eternal life. If killed in battle for the faith, the “martyr” ca...

The Grand Concourse Beyond 100."
Design Trust For Public Space , a non-profit organization focused on urban development in New York City, held a competition soliciting proposals on how to improve the South Bronx neighborhoods along o...

DJ Questlove celebrates J Dilla at Donuts are Forever 4 at the Bell House
Roots drummer, Questlove spun dozens of re-imagined versions of songs by his friend and former collaborator. Proceeds from the event go to the J Dilla Foundation, which supports music education for ch...

Paterson meets with lawmakers over future
(AP) - Gov. David Paterson met privately with key Democratic leaders about his re-election plans as questions swirl around the state capitol about a variety of unproven accusations involving the Democ...

ATF, Rangers Respond To Church Break-In
Authorities responded to an alarm at Heritage Park Baptist Church at 7720 S. Broadway Ave. shortly after midnight. According to Tyler police, a rock was thrown through a glass door on the back side of...

Liberty Mines Gets Further Funding From Jilin Jien - Company
and elsewhere as the country seeks to feed nickel needs that its own domestic mine supply doesn't meet. The credit facility will allow Liberty to purchase equipment and increase ore processed at its...

Futures Pointing To A Modestly Higher Open On Wall Street
(RTTNews) - After showing considerable weakness in recent weeks, stocks are likely to regain some ground in early trading on Monday. The major index futures are currently indicating a modestly higher...

At least 5 dead in Connecticut gas-blast horror
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- A massive explosion ripped through a natural-gas-fueled power plant under construction along the Connecticut River yesterday, killing five workers and injuring at least a dozen in...

Gov. Paterson Meets With Lawmakers Over Future
(1/25/2010) Gov. David Paterson met privately with key Democratic leaders about his re-election plans as questions swirl around the state capitol about a variety of unproven accusations involving th...

Inside the Jets salary cap and contract issues
Bill Kostroun/AP With the National Football League heading to an "uncapped" year, the New York Jets are set to face several challenges this upcoming offseason. Jason Fitzgerald of

The truth about HFCS
Learning about sugar People have recently begun to believe that HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) is bad for you, when this is simply not the case. It is no worse for you than sugar (

A NYC Valentine gift guide pt.2 including TashiLingerie, RTR, Divine Chocolate and Folli Follie
TashiLingerie looks amazing There is a new intimate apparel e-boutique TashiLingerie.com, offering bridal, wedding night and honeymoon perfect lingerie, loungewear, sleepwear and accessories from ling...

Suns desperate for Iguodala FEB 08
Iverson will retire at the end of this year as a Sixer, so they are looking toward the future and I think they are ready to rebuild. McGrady would make sense because he and AI (the REAL AI) will come ...

Tea Party fascism in Revolutionary War clothes
Sinclair Lewis said if fascism ever comes to America it will come wrapped in the flag. Though the neo-fascists at the Tea Party convention will never come close to translating their brand of American ...

St. Vinny's gets $6M transfusion
In a bid to keep cash-strapped St. Vincent's Hospital running through the end of the month, Gov. Paterson and the Greenwich Village medical center's creditors yesterday agreed to provide $6 million in...

Hillary Clinton still trying to decide what to wear to daughter's wedding
"Well, if you don''t tell anybody ... we''re still looking," the New York Daily News quoted her as saying at CNN''s "State of the Union" talk show.The Secretary Of State added: "I don''t have a dress ...

Gruebel Turnaround Means UBS May Trump Credit Suisse
Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- UBS AG, the European bank with the biggest losses from the credit crisis, is poised for an earnings rebound that may help it catch up to Credit Suisse Group AG.

Stock futures point to higher start for Wall St
* U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday, pointing to a higher start for Wall Street. By 0910 GMT, futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite were up between 0...

Frank McCourt High School attracts hundreds of prospective students, parents at new city fair
The Frank McCourt High School was the hottest item at the city's new high school fair Sunday, but other small schools - including a new charter high school in East Harlem - also attracted hundreds of ...

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