Fred Mogul

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The city has received it's highest-ever rating from credit evaluator Standard & Poor's. The move could lower the city's cost of borrowing money by millions of dollars. WNYC's Fred Mogul has more.

S&P raised the city's credit rating by one level, to A-plus. In a statement, ...

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New York wineries say a U.S. Supreme Court ruling is good news for the local wine industry and for people who buy and sell wine online. WNYC reporter Fred Mogul explains.

REPORTER: New York, Connecticut and 22 other states have laws all preventing consumers from buying ...

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The average Catholic congregation in the U.S. is getting older. One of the challenges facing Pope Benedict the 16th and American Church officials is to reverse the trend. Research shows getting young Catholics involved during their college years, before they drift away, is crucial. In ...

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For almost a decade, paroled sex offenders have been required to register their whereabouts with local law enforcement. Now, some of them will be 'timing-out' and disappearing from the Registry.

Only those convicted of the most serious sexual assaults must register with police for life. They're ...

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Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the newly elected pope, is well known to those who follow the in’s and out’s of Vatican policy. But for many others, he’s a blank slate. WNYC’s Fred Mogul spoke with local Catholics who are both hopeful and fearful about the forthcoming ...

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New Yorkers can't yet walk on the High Line, the 22-block abandoned railway that is being converted into an elevated promenade. But soon they can get a first glimpse of what it might look like.

» Slide Show: High Line Preliminary Designs.

The High ...

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High tea will continue to be served in the Palm Court at the Plaza, even after much of the famed Hotel is converted into condominiums.

The Oak Room, the grand ballroom, and other storied spaces will be perserved as part of a deal between the hospitality ...

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Three men have been indicted on charges they plotted to attack financial institutions in New York, New Jersey and Washington.

They're charged with conspiracy and providing material support to terrorists. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says they also face charges in England, where they are currently in ...

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Cardinal Edward Egan is in Rome today. He will be attending the pope's funeral on Friday and then helping choose a successor. WNYC's Fred Mogul has more.

Before leaving, Cardinal Egan said his top priority will be selecting a pontiff who can energize American Catholics to ...

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Catholics throughout the region have been heading to church to pay their respects to Pope John Paul II.

FM: Saint Patrick’s Cathedral was full last night for the 5:30 mass, and a line of the devout -- and the simply curious -- snaked around the block ...

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Jews and Christians are celebrating very different holidays today – Purim and Good Friday. One is a raucous carnival, and the other a day of somber reflection. But both are about the tortuous and tortured ways people find hope and salvation. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has ...

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City health officials made international headlines last month after announcing an unusual AIDS case, with an especially aggressive and drug-resistant strain of the virus. As WNYC’s Fred Mogul reports, a new article in the British journal “The Lancet” gives the first up-close scientific look at ...

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For years, Emergency Rooms have treated rape victims and healthcare workers accidentally exposed to blood, as if they might have HIV. Many receive a difficult, four-week drug therapy.

Recently, state and federal health officials have expanded the guidelines. Now, they say, anyone at risk can be ...

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Scientists say a test that begins today will help determine how a toxic gas cloud might disperse in Manhattan. WNYC's Fred Mogul has more.

Samples of odorless, colorless and non-toxic gas will be released in midtown today and will be measured by equipment on Madison Square ...

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Columbia University Medical Center once again will be the site of a presidential surgery. Tomorrow, Bill Clinton returns to the hospital where he underwent quadruple-bypass last September. Surgeon Joshua Sonnett says the removal of scar tissue and fluid around Mr. Clinton's heart is a safe ...

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Former President Clinton will be back in surgery later this week, following complications from last year's quadruple bypass.

Dr. Allan Schwartz of Columbia University Medical Center says the removal of scar tissue and fluid is a low-risk, elective procedure.

SCHWARTZ: This is not an emergency…not at all ...

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While President Bush spoke in New Jersey about overhauling Social Security, a group of top Democrats launched a four-city tour urging Americans to leave it alone.

Senior Citizens arrived by busloads and packed an auditorium at Pace University to hear Charles Schumer and Hillary Clinton and ...

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Their robes didn't exactly match Christo's "Gates," but a group of Buddhist monks and their supporters came to Central Park seeking spiritual serenity.

The Gates installation is as much spectacle as art. So it was fitting that a "meditative procession" also became an event. Photographers and ...

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Last week, a New York man was diagnosed with what is feared to be a new strain of HIV. In the news media and internet chat-rooms, people are debating: What do Health Officials really know about the new case, and when should they tell us ...

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More and more Americans are seeing physical therapists to help repair their ailing and injured muscles, bones, joints and ligaments. But the definition of what is “cured” is not always clear – and for thousands of New Yorkers, it may be changing. WNYC’s Fred Mogul ...