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 Fugitive in '68 Hijack 
 Nabbed at JFK 

After 41 years in Cuba, alleged hijacker could face life in prison

Oct 12, 09 4:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A longtime fugitive who allegedly hijacked a plane in 1968 and diverted it to Cuba was arrested yesterday at JFK Airport in New York and will be arraigned tomorrow. Luis Armando Pena Soltren, now 66, is accused of smuggling weapons inside a diaper bag and terrorizing dozens of passengers 41... More »

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US attorney • New York • Cuba • JFK Airport • hijacker • hijacking

Couples Therapist's Solution to Marital Fight? Knife Hubby

NYC psychologist must have forgotten own advice

Oct 6, 09 12:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Manhattan couples therapist—who once told the New York Times the biggest problem between men and women is communication—is accused of knifing her husband in an argument. Joyce Poster-Lederman—or, as the Post calls her, “the frustrated female Freudian”—allegedly blew up during a... More »

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New York • marriage • psychology • assault • therapist • knife

 Newspaper Heiress' Body 
 Washes Ashore 

Descendant of Detroit News founder committed suicide

Sep 28, 09 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - The body of Anne Morrell Petrillo was pulled from the Hudson River yesterday, three days after the newspaper heiress jumped off the same bridge where her stepfather leapt to his death more than a decade earlier. Petrillo, 38, was descended on her mother’s side from Detroit News founder... More »

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suicide • newspaper • New York • Detroit • heiress • Hudson River • The Detroit News • Anne Morrell Petrillo

Terror Suspect Zazi Arrives Back in NYC

Man accused of plotting bomb attacks faces Tuesday hearing in Brooklyn

Sep 25, 09 9:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Terror suspect Najibullah Zazi arrived tonight in New York from Denver, where he was arrested on charges of plotting bombings around the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. He’ll spend the weekend in jail and has a hearing set for Tuesday in a Brooklyn court. More »

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New York • Denver • Brooklyn • bombing • al-Qaeda • 9/11 attacks • Najibullah Zazi

NY Dems Asked White House to Intervene on Paterson

House members held multiple closed-door meetings with Emanuel

Sep 24, 09 6:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama urged New York Gov. David Paterson not to run in next year's election only after members of Congress, nervous about the party's prospects with Paterson at the top of the ticket, lobbied Rahm Emanuel for help. The 2010 election features not only a race for governor but also... More »

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Barack Obama • New York • Rahm Emanuel • governor • House Democrats • David Paterson • Kirsten Gillibrand • George Pataki

 NYC 'Burb to Gadhafi: 
 Pitch Your Tent Elsewhere 

Bedford issues stop-work order on Libyan leader's digs

Sep 23, 09 4:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - The New York town of Bedford has become the latest community to tell Moammar Gadhafi to pitch his tent elsewhere, LoHud.com reports. The town issued a stop-work order to workmen erecting the Libyan leader's Bedouin-style tent on an estate owned by Donald Trump. Officials said no permits required for... More »

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New York • Libya • Moammar Gadhafi • UN General Assembly • tent

updated

Gadhafi May Set Up Tent
on Trump's Lawn

Still no sign of Libyan leader, who couldn't get a hotel

Sep 22, 09 3:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Donald might have a controversial guest. Moammar Gadhafi is pitching his Bedouin-style tent on private property in the posh New York suburb of Bedford, reports ABC, and the Huffington Post says it's on the estate of none other than Donald Trump. The eccentric Libyan leader—in town for the... More »

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New York • Libya • Moammar Gadhafi • UN General Assembly • tent

OPERA REVIEW

 Met Audience Boos Drab Tosca 

Critics pan new production of Puccini opera

Sep 22, 09 8:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York's Metropolitan Opera opened its season last night with a gala production of Puccini's Tosca, a crowd-pleasing war horse given an aggressive new staging by the Swiss director Luc Bondy. The black-tie crowd was not pleased with the stark, modern production, erupting in boos during the curtain call. Critics... More »

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New York • opera • reviews • Metropolitan Opera • Peter Gelb

Empire State Lighting Thrills Iranian Activists

Tower green during Ahmadinejad visit—for The Wizard of Oz

Sep 22, 09 7:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - With Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in New York to speak at the annual opening of the UN general assembly, opponents of the Iranian regime petitioned to have the Empire State Building bathed in protesters' trademark green. The building's managers said no, but the activists got a lucky break, reports the Wall Street ... More »

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Iran • United Nations • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • New York • UN General Assembly • green revolution • Iranian protests

 4 UN Debuts to Watch 

Leaders of China, Libya, Japan, US make first General Assembly speeches

Sep 21, 09 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - This week the world's heads of government gather in New York for the annual UN General Assembly, and attention will be focused on four leaders—two new to office, two long in power—making their debuts at the green marble lectern. NPR outlines who to watch:
  • Hu Jintao: He'll
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Barack Obama • United Nations • New York • Moammar Gadhafi • Hu Jintao • UN General Assembly • Yukio Hatoyama

Bomb-Making Notes Found on Shuttle Pilot: FBI

Officials release evidence against
Najibullah Zazi

Sep 20, 09 7:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - An airport shuttle driver arrested last night kept notes on bomb-making as well as a scale and batteries, items that can be used in explosives, authorities said today. Najibullah Zazi, 24, also allegedly confessed to taking explosives training with al-Qaeda in Pakistan. The FBI arrested him, his father, and an... More »

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terrorism • New York • Denver • suspected terrorists • Najibullah Zazi

 F&#% a Cluck: 
 NY Fox Anchor 
 Bleeps Big Time 

Ernie Anastos has choice on-air suggestion for weatherman

Sep 17, 09 3:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - A veteran New York Fox TV anchor is likely in for a peck of trouble after making an obscene suggestion on air about what the weather forecaster should do to a chicken. "It takes a tough man to make a tender forecast," Ernie Anastos quipped to weatherman Nick... More »

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New York City • New York • obscenity • news anchor • Fox TV • Ernie Anastos • Rosanna Scotto

 NYC Homes Raided 
 in Terrorism Probe 

No bombs found; Senator describes action as 'preventative'

Sep 14, 09 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Federal agents and New York police raided homes in Queens today as part of an investigation of a possible terrorist attack, the AP reports. Officials said the searches revealed no bombs or other weapons they would describe as “ready for use,” but said the action was based surveillance... More »

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terrorism • NYPD • Charles Schumer • New York • Queens • counterterrorism • surveillance

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 Clijsters Caps 
 Comeback  
 With Crown  

Belgian rebounds from 2-year hiatus to capture 2nd major

Sep 13, 09 10:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - After 2 years off, Kim Clijsters needed just two sets to capture US Open title No. 2 tonight at Flushing Meadows. The 7-5, 6-3 victory over Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark capped a dramatic run by the 26-year-old Belgian, who was unseeded in her third tournament since un-retiring. Her 18-month-old daughter,... More »

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Belgium • New York • tennis • Denmark • US Open Tennis • Flushing Meadows • women's tennis • Kim Clijsters • Caroline Wozniacki

UPDATED

 Jeter Breaks 
 Gehrig's 
 Yankees 
 Hits Mark 

Shortstop, 35, adds another as rain holds off long enough for game to become official

Sep 11, 09 9:51 PM CDT
(AP) - Derek Jeter broke the New York Yankees' hit record held by Lou Gehrig for more than seven decades, singling to right field in the third inning of tonight's game against visiting Baltimore.That gave the shortstop 2,722 hits, one more than Gehrig. Jeter, 35, added an RBI single in... More »

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New York • New York Yankees • Baltimore Orioles • Yankee Stadium • Lou Gehrig • Derek Jeter • records • hits

 New York, Age 400, 
 Looks Back to Holland 

Exhibition features letter signaling founding of Manhattan

Sep 11, 09 10:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Today is an unhappy date in New York, but tomorrow is a much more joyous anniversary—on Sept. 12, 1609, Henry Hudson sailed up the river that now bears his name, leading to the founding of New Amsterdam. The Dutch royal family will visit for the anniversary, and two historical... More »

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New York City • New York • Netherlands • colonialism • Holland • Henry Hudson • exhibition • Dutch royal family • colonial America

Jessica Seinfeld Wins Cookbook Copycat Case

Deceptively Delicious wasn't plagiarized,
federal judge rules

Sep 11, 09 9:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal judge in New York has tossed out a suit claiming that a cookbook by Jerry  Seinfeld's wife plagiarized a rival's book. Jessica Seinfeld's Deceptively Delicious, like Missy Chase Lapine's The Sneaky Chef, shows parents how to sneak vegetables into their kids' food—an idea nobody can copyright, the... More »

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entertainment • plagiarism • New York • federal courts • Jerry Seinfeld • publishing • feud • book • Jessica Seinfeld • cookbooks • Missy Chase Lapine • books

States Ignoring $5B in Stimulus Cash for Needy

Say they can't afford matching funds, despite benefits

Sep 8, 09 6:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - About half of US states are passing on a $5 billion pool of federal stimulus funds because of a requirement they put up 20% of the money, ProPublica reports. Only 27 states have applied for money under the program, which gives them wide discretion on how to distribute it—some... More »

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New York • welfare • economic stimulus package • stimulus funds • welfare reform


  NYC Sends 9/11 Wreckage 
  to Memorials Nationwide 

Steel beams from World Trade Center travel to towns big and small

Sep 7, 09 7:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some 2,000 pieces of twisted steel, the remains of the World Trade Center, are sitting at a hangar at Kennedy Airport in New York. Eight years after the attack, the city is inviting mayors and first responders from around the country to take pieces of the fallen buildings, some... More »

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New York • World Trade Center • September 11 • memorial • World Trade Center memorial • 9/11 attacks

Drivers Call LA Commute Nation's Most 'Painful'  

City tops IBM's 'commuter pain index'

Sep 4, 09 4:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Los Angelenos may have fun in the sun, but they suffer the worst commutes, Reuters reports. An IBM survey of 4,446 motorists found that LA commuters ranked their morning drive highest on a "commuter pain index," which measures traffic, stress, anger, and other factors. Though Los Angeles... More »

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Minneapolis • San Francisco • Chicago • Atlanta • New York • Dallas • Miami • Los Angeles • commute • commuting • drivers • Minneapolis-St. Paul

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