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Facebook Partnership Aimed At Global Internet Access
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Facebook wants to get more of the world’s more than 7 billion people – all of them, actually – online through a partnership with some of the world’s largest mobile technology companies.
Facebook Inc. announced a partnership called Internet.org on Wednesday. In addition to the world’s biggest online ...
Bradley Manning Sentenced To 35 Years
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
A military judge has sentenced Army Pfc. Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison for giving a trove of military and diplomatic secrets to the website WikiLeaks.
Manning was sentenced Wednesday at Fort Meade, near Baltimore.
The judge convicted the 25-year-old soldier last month of 20 offenses, including six violations ...
Cairo Offices Stormed As Death Toll Rises
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Egyptian authorities on Thursday significantly raised the death toll from clashes the previous day between police and supporters of the ousted Islamist president, saying more than 500 people died and laying bare the extent of the violence that swept much of the country.
Despite the government’s declaration of a nighttime ...
U.S. Files Lawsuit To Block Airline Merger
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
The Justice Department and a number of U.S. state attorneys general are challenging the proposed $11 billion merger between US Airways Group Inc. and American Airlines’ parent company, AMR Corp.
The Justice Department says the merger would result in the creation of the world’s largest airline. The government says a ...
'Whitey' Bulger Guilty Of 11 Killings
Monday, August 12, 2013
James “Whitey” Bulger, the feared Boston mob boss who became one of the nation’s most-wanted fugitives, was convicted Monday in a string of 11 killings and other gangland crimes, many of them committed while he was said to be an FBI informant. (Read the full verdict here)
Bulger, ...
Pro-Morsi Protestors In Limbo In Egypt
Monday, August 12, 2013
An Egyptian security official says authorities have postponed a move to disperse two sit-ins by supporters of the country’s ousted president to “avoid bloodshed.”
The official says the decision to postpone an advance against the protest camps by Muslim Brotherhood supporters came after a plan on ending the sit-ins was ...
President Obama Cancels Meeting With Putin
Wednesday, August 07, 2013
In a rare diplomatic rebuke today, President Barack Obama canceled his Moscow summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The decision reflected both U.S. anger over Russia’s harboring of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden and growing frustration within the Obama administration over what it sees as Moscow’s stubbornness on other ...
In New Campaign Video, Weiner Vows to Stay in the Race
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner has released a new campaign video saying he won't quit the race.
Bradley Manning Convicted of 5 Espionage Counts - But Not Aiding the Enemy
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
US Army Pfc Bradley Manning was acquitted of aiding the enemy for giving classified secrets to WikiLeaks.
Bradley Manning Acquitted Of Aiding The Enemy
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning has been acquitted of the most serious charge against him — aiding the enemy — a charge that carried a potential life sentence. But he still faces up to 136 years in prison at a sentencing hearing that begins tomorrow.
The judge at ...
Weiner's Campaign Manager Quits
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Anthony Weiner acknowledged Sunday that his campaign manager has quit after new revelations of lewd online behavior but said he is not dropping out of the race for New York City mayor.
Placido Domingo Leaves Hospital After Embolism
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Veteran tenor turned baritone Placido Domingo says he has left a hospital in Madrid after spending five days there recovering from a lung artery blockage.
Placido Domingo Health Update: Improvement Expected
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Opera singer Placido Domingo says he expects his health to improve soon, after he was admitted to a Madrid hospital with a blockage in an artery of the lungs.
Egypt's Military Suspends Constitution, Says Morsi Will Be Replaced
Wednesday, July 03, 2013
Egypt’s military has suspended the Islamist-backed constitution and called early elections.
The military also announced that embattled President Mohammed Morsi will be replaced.
Cheers erupted among millions of protesters nationwide who were demanding Morsi’s ouster.
The military earlier today moved to tighten its control of key institutions. It did so ...
Steinway Pianos Sold to Private Equity Firm for $438 million
Monday, July 01, 2013
The famed piano maker Steinway is being acquired by private equity firm Kohlberg & Co. for about $438 million.
Helicopter Crash Lands in Hudson River, Five Occupants Survive
Sunday, June 30, 2013
A charter helicopter carrying a family of four Swedes on a sightseeing tour of New York City lost power shortly after takeoff Sunday and made an emergency landing on the Hudson River, authorities said. The pilot and occupants were uninjured.
City Council Holds Hearing on City's 911 Glitches
Friday, June 21, 2013
New York City officials said Friday they will investigate the error that lead to a delay in responding to a car crash where a 4-year-old girl was crushed.
NJ Sen. Lautenberg Dead at 89
Monday, June 03, 2013
Senator Frank Lautenberg, a multimillionaire New Jersey businessman and liberal who was called out of retirement for a second tour of duty in Congress, has died at age 89 from complications of viral pneumonia.
Yankees and Manchester City Bringing 2nd MLS Team to NY
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Two of the world's biggest sports brands are teaming up to bring a new Major League Soccer team to New York.
Commuter Trains Collide in Connecticut
Friday, May 17, 2013
Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, with about 60 people taken to the hospital, authorities said. There were no reports of fatalities.