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NEWS ABOUT: Queens

Queens stories: 8 news summaries

 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

 Nowadays, Everyone's a Foodie 

What does the term 'food snob' mean anymore?

Aug 7, 09 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Trends being what they are, the definition of "foodie" has always been a moving target, and these days, the term seems broader than ever. “You used to be a food snob if you knew all the different kinds of truffles and foie gras,” one expert tells... More »

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food • Michelle Obama • Queens • Bronx • gourmet • President Obama • Jay-ZTV • food trends • foodie • French Culinary Institute

 NYC Shuts 3 Schools 
 in New Swine Flu Fear 

Assistant principal critically ill with city's worst case of virus so far

May 15, 09 3:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York City has closed three public schools where large numbers of student have become ill with flu-like symptoms, the New York Times reports. The assistant principal at one of the schools is in critical condition with the most serious case of swine flu the city has seen, though he... More »

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New York City • Michael Bloomberg • school • Queens • outbreak • swine flu • H1N1 virus

 Swine Flu Shuts 2nd NY School 

Dozens of children call in sick in second major outbreak in Queens

Apr 29, 09 2:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - A second school in Queens has been shut down after dozens of students suffered symptoms of swine flu, reports the New York Daily News. Cases have also been found in Brooklyn and the Bronx, and an outbreak is suspected at a Catholic school in Manhattan. The public school closed yesterday,... More »

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New York City • Mexico • Michael Bloomberg • Queens • illness • influenza • public schools • private schools • students • swine flu

Wife Shot Hubby for Being 'Self-Loathing' Cross Dresser

Violent ex-cop 'sexual deviant,' drove wife mad, attorney argues

Dec 18, 08 8:19 AM CST
(Newser) - A Queens woman is defending herself against charges she murdered her ex-cop husband by arguing that the violent, "self-loathing" cross dresser drove her mad, reports the New York Daily News. "Here was a person engaged in self-loathing, remorse, and an Irish sense of guilt," said the attorney... More »

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New York City • crime • murder • Queens • transvestite • cross-dresser

 Dog Reunited
 With Family
 After 5 Years 

Beagle returns to Queens home after turning up at Georgia shelter

Jul 15, 08 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Queens family experienced its own version of the Incredible Journey last weekend when it was reunited with a beagle puppy after 5 years—and more than 850 miles, reports the New York Post. No one knows where Rocco's travels took him in the interim, but when he turned... More »

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Georgia • family • Queens • GPS • dog • animal shelters • lost dog

Cabbie Charged in Abandoned Baby Hoax

Driver was covering for teen mom with tale of infant left in taxi

Mar 3, 08 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - A New York taxi driver who lied about finding an infant girl abandoned in his cab was unrepentant yesterday, saying he “did the right thing,” the Daily News reports. New Yorkers' hearts, softened by the story of "baby Lourdes," hardened Saturday when Klever Sailema was arrested... More »

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New York • Queens • cabbie • abandoned baby

Death Threats Sent to
Goldman Sachs

'We are inside. You cannot stop us,' read anonymous letters

Jul 6, 07 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Investment powerhouse Goldman Sachs has been the subject of menacing letters sent to newspapers across the country, prompting an investigation by the FBI. "Hundreds will die,"  warn the  letters that have been traced back to Queens, New York. "We are inside. You cannot stop us." More »

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FBI • New York City • New York • Goldman Sachs • investments • death threats • threats • Jersey City • The Star Ledger • Newark • investment firm • Queens • letters • mail • investment banks

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