Mass. coast gets hurricane warning ahead of Earl
MIAMI (AP) -- A hurricane warning is out for part of the Massachusetts coast including Nantucket as Earl bears down on the Eastern Seaboard....
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Poll: Lazio has `shaky' lead in GOP primary
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The latest poll shows Rick Lazio maintaining a lead over Carl Paladino in the race for the Republican nomination for governor in New York just as Paladino begins his full-out sprint....
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Police: NY state Senate candidate arrested
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) -- Police say New York state Senate candidate David Mejias (meh-HAY'-us) has been arrested on menacing, reckless endangerment and stalking charges in connection with a domestic incident....
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Sick and dead animals found in Long Island home
WEST HILLS, N.Y. (AP) -- A triggered automatic fire alarm has led to the discovery of dozens of malnourished and dead animals at a spacious Long Island home....
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Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from NY jail
NEW YORK (AP) -- The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman over the comedian's office affairs was freed from jail Thursday, city Correction Department records show....
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Letterman blackmail plot man freed from NYC jail
NEW YORK (AP) -- The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman over the comedian's office affairs has been freed from a New York City jail....
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10 year old shot in Brooklyn
NEW YORK (AP) -- The NYPD says a 10-year-old boy was shot inside a Brooklyn apartment....
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Century 21 deal for Lincoln Center site
NEW YORK (AP) -- Discount retailer Century 21 will be moving near Lincoln Center to a space being vacated by Barnes & Noble....
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Bombardier awarded $267M railcar contract
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) -- Bombardier Transportation has been awarded a $267 million contract for 100 New Jersey Transit Corp. commuter railcars that will be assembled in Plattsburgh....
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Bronx fire destroys 7 businesses
NEW YORK (AP) -- A six-alarm fire that spread through a row of businesses in the Bronx has been brought under control....
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4 NJ men accused of selling fake ferry tickets
FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) -- Four men are accused of selling bogus tickets for ferries that shuttle passengers to and from New York City....
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Boy struck by car in Buffalo parking lot dies
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Police in Buffalo say an 8-year-old boy was killed in a supermarket parking lot when a driver backed into him....
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DeCamp Bus drivers on strike
MONTCLAIR, N.J. (AP) -- Trouble for commuters in northern New Jersey who ride DeCamp Bus Lines....
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Players move on after Hofstra dumps football
NEW YORK (AP) -- For 84 former players at Hofstra, the start of this football season is bound to come with some mixed emotions....
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EMU's English says he wasn't attacking single moms
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) -- Eastern Michigan's football team has always had a hard time creating buzz because its program gets lost in the shadow of college football's winningest program in Ann Arbor....
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Island evacuations start as Earl nears East Coast
NAGS HEAD, N.C. (AP) -- Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard early Thursday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm's predicted offshore track could put millions of people in the most densely populated part of the country in harm's way....
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NY Lottery
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- These New York lotteries were drawn Wednesday:...
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No Jackpot Winner
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Wednesday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were:...
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Capsules for the WNBA conference finals series
A look at the two best-of-three WNBA conference finals, which start Thursday:...
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Hamptons towns brace for Hurricane Earl woes
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) -- If Hurricane Earl was headed this way, Wednesday's calm in the Hamptons belied that possibility....
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