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  • June 2008

    • States to Motorists: Hang Up

      Philadelphia Inquirer  |  Jun 27, 08 2:10 PM CDT

      States to Motorists: Hang Up

      (Newser) - It might be time to get that hands-free cell: Tickets for phone use while driving are skyrocketing, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. States are increasingly making yakking behind the wheel a primary offense, meaning police can pull motorists over just for that. California and Washington next week join New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and DC in enacting the strictest mobile phone laws. More »

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      California  • cell phones  • New York  • New Jersey  • driving  • Connecticut  • motorists

    • City Plans to Test Every Bronx Adult for HIV

      New York Times  |  Jun 26, 08 3:50 AM CDT

      City Plans to Test Every Bronx Adult for HIV

      (Newser) - City officials aim to test every Bronx adult for HIV by 2011 under an ambitious initiative to tackle the high rate of AIDS deaths in the borough, the New York Times reports. The voluntary testing would become routine in emergency rooms and storefront clinics and would pare down consent requirements into a 5-minute presentation health care providers could quickly run through. More »

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      New York  • public health  • AIDS  • HIV/AIDS  • Bronx  • AIDS prevention

    • Silicon Valley, Big Apple, DC Remain Top US 'Cybercities'

      MarketWatch  |  Jun 24, 08 3:38 PM CDT

      Silicon Valley, Big Apple, DC Remain Top US 'Cybercities'

      (Newser) - Silicon Valley, New York, and Washington, DC, still have the most tech workers among US metro areas, a new report shows. New York has the most techies, but when San Francisco and the greater Bay Area are combined with Silicon Valley, it tops the list, MarketWatch notes. The Valley is also tops in concentration of workers and average salary—$144,800. More »

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      New York  • technology  • Silicon Valley  • employment  • Durham  • Bay Area  • Washington, DC  • Boulder

    • Gay Sports Leagues Net Straight Players

      Village Voice  |  Jun 18, 08 9:40 PM CDT

      Gay Sports Leagues Net Straight Players

      (Newser) - Gay and straight men in New York are teaming up, literally: The city’s many gay-sports leagues feature scores of heterosexuals looking for competition and friendship. “I was reticent,” admitted one straight footballer. “I was used to a high level of play.” But he and others have since sidelined their hesitance, saying gay leagues are just as tough as mainstream clubs. More »

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      baseball  • football  • New York  • sports  • gay  • homosexual  • heterosexual

    • Poll: New Yorkers Back Recognizing Gay Marriages

      New York Times  |  Jun 12, 08 4:41 PM CDT

      Poll: New Yorkers Back Recognizing Gay Marriages

      (Newser) - New Yorkers favor their governor’s order to recognize out of-state same-sex marriages by a 13-point margin, a new poll reveals. By 53%-40%, state residents agree with David Paterson's order—though only 43% said gays should be allowed to marry, the Times reports, with 31% favoring civil unions and 21% rejecting recognition of homosexual couples altogether. More »

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      Rudy Giuliani  • New York  • gay marriage  • Michael Bloomberg  • David Paterson

    • Sex in the City: 26% of New Yorkers Have Herpes

      New York Post  |  Jun 10, 08 4:47 AM CDT

      Sex in the City: 26% of New Yorkers Have Herpes

      (Newser) - Sex in the Big Apple comes with a higher risk of herpes than the national average, the New York Post reports. A full 26% of the city's inhabitants carry the virus that causes genital herpes. The condition only manifests itself in 15% of carriers but health officials warn that herpes carriers are two to three times more likely to get HIV, and urge that people pay special attention to safe sex in the city. More »

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      New York City  • New York  • AIDS  • HIV  • STD  • safe sex  • AIDS prevention  • herpes

    • Brooklyn Bar Proves Inescapable

      New York Times  |  Jun 9, 08 2:06 PM CDT

      Brooklyn Bar Proves Inescapable

      (Newser) - Most 20-something New Yorkers are accustomed to getting shut out of bars, but how about getting shut in ? A young paralegal who now knows far more than he wanted to about Williamsburg's Trophy Bar shares his tale of overnight captivity with the New York Times, recalling that when he realized the sun was coming up, "I thought, ‘I guess I’m going to be late for work.' " More »

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      New York  • alcohol  • Brooklyn  • funny situations

    • A Bridge By Any Other Name? Triborough No More

      New York Times  |  Jun 6, 08 12:17 PM CDT

      A Bridge By Any Other Name? Triborough No More

      (Newser) - New York’s Triborough Bridge will soon be no more. Gov. Patterson is expected to sign a law renaming the landmark the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge. But will anyone actually call it that? “It connects three boroughs,” one skeptical Manhattanite told the New York Times . “That’s self-explanatory. I expect people will keep calling it Triborough for a long time.” More »

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      New York City  • New York  • Robert F. Kennedy  • David Patterson

    • LiLo's Mom a Leech: Ex

      New York Daily News  |  Jun 3, 08 10:11 AM CDT

      LiLo's Mom a Leech: Ex

      (Newser) - Lindsay Lohan’s mom Dina must appear in Family Court this morning or face “immediate arrest and imprisonment," the New York Daily News reports. Ex-con and ex-hubby Michael has reopened their divorce case, citing the E! reality star’s drunkenness in front of their children and her failure to comply with court-ordered visitation rights. More »

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      celebrity  • New York  • divorce  • Lindsay Lohan  • celebrity parents  • custody battle  • Michael Lohan  • Dina Lohan  • Ali Lohan

  • May 2008

    • Tight Economy Leaves Wealthy Vexed in the City

      New York Times  |  May 31, 08 2:10 PM CDT

      Tight Economy Leaves Wealthy Vexed in the City

      (Newser) - Think you’ve got it bad in these tough times? Then consider the swarms of Wall Street bankers and Upper East Side developers whose income has slid along with the nation’s economy. Lawyers, art advisers, personal trainers, and hairstylists to the privileged say their clients gripe about having to cut back on $350 highlights and $10,000-an-hour jet rentals. More »

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      New York  • economy  • luxury  • rich

    • Weld Faulted in NYC Crane Collapse

      New York Times  |  May 31, 08 6:20 AM CDT

      Weld Faulted in NYC Crane Collapse

      (Newser) - City officials investigating a crane accident that killed two workers yesterday think a bad weld may have been to blame, the New York Times reports. The top of the crane, which met all the city's regulations, snapped off and hit a building. The city has suspended all crane construction until Monday and plans to hire new safety engineers. More »

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      New York  • accident  • Manhattan  • crane accident  • crane  • construction crane  • construction safety

    • Second Man Dead in NYC Crane Wreck

      Associated Press  |  May 30, 08 2:31 PM CDT

      Second Man Dead in NYC Crane Wreck

      (Newser) - The construction crane accident in New York this morning has claimed a second life, that of a 27-year-old construction worker. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the builders were apparently up to snuff with regulations, AP reports, but added, “What has happened is unacceptable and intolerable.” The project was slapped with two stop-work orders last month. More »

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      New York  • disaster  • crane accident  • Mayor Bloomberg

    • NYC Crane Collapse Kills at Least 1

      New York Times  |  May 30, 08 8:14 AM CDT

      NYC Crane Collapse Kills at Least 1

      (Newser) - A construction crane collapsed on the Upper Eas