Holocaust survivor, liberator meet for first time
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) -- Moshe Avital (MOH'-shee A'-vih-tahl), a Holocaust survivor, and Barry Lewis, an Army veteran, have plenty of fallen friends to honor on Memorial Day....
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Week later, 1 charged in stabbing death of NY man
NEWBURGH, N.Y. (AP) -- City of Newburgh police say they've arrested a 32-year-old man in connection with the stabbing death of another man....
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NYPD street stop policy's critics seek big changes
NEW YORK (AP) -- It once was an accepted tactic as old as policing itself and, according to the New York Police Department, a key to the city's dramatic drop in crime: patrol officers stopping young men on the street to see if they're up to no good....
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Rescuers look for pilot in deadly NY Angel Flight
EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) -- Divers searched a large pond while investigators combed nearby woods Saturday for any sign of the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers....
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Hagel: Cadets must stamp out sex assault scourge
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday that they must stamp out the scourge of sexual assault in the military....
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Upstate NY museum displays Wyeth family artwork
COOOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) -- A new exhibit of works created by the famous Wyeth family of artists is opening at an upstate museum the same week that six Wyeth paintings sold for $2 million at a New York City auction....
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NYC's Gateway recreation area beaches to open
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Gateway National Recreation Area says all its beaches in New York and New Jersey that are staffed by lifeguards will open this weekend for the first time since Superstorm Sandy....
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NY officials tracking amusement rides
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The New York state Department of Labor is monitoring rides at 49 carnivals and fairs over the Memorial Day weekend....
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Pickup truck exhibit opens at NY's Farmers' Museum
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) -- What better place to tell the story of the humble American pickup truck than The Farmer's Museum?...
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Giffords, husband to give Bard commencement speech
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) -- Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, are giving the commencement address at Bard College in the Hudson Valley....
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Braves-Mets suspended, game to resume Saturday
NEW YORK (AP) -- Fredi Gonzalez thought his Atlanta Braves would have the advantage going into the bottom of the eighth inning with the rain coming down and a gusty wind blowing....
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Doctor in NY rail disability scam gets 8 years
NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York doctor who recommended hundreds of retired Long Island Rail Road employees receive disability benefits they were not entitled to has been sentenced to eight years in prison....
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Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game
ATLANTA (AP) -- The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:...
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NY Lottery
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- These New York lotteries were drawn Friday:...
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Mets 5, Braves 5, tie, 8 innings,
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Winning numbers drawn in 'Take 5' game
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Take 5" game were:...
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Hernandez struggles in Rays' 9-4 loss to Yanks
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Roberto Hernandez is struggling to find his old form....
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Granderson hurt as Yankees beat Rays 9-4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Another injury marred a New York Yankees' victory....
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Winning numbers drawn in 'Megaplier' game
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Megaplier" game were:...
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North Carolina, Maryland advance to lacrosse final
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) -- Kara Cannizzaro scored four straight goals in a 7:20 span in the second half to help third-seeded North Carolina beat two-time defending national champion Northwestern 11-4 on Friday in the NCAA women's lacrosse semifinals....
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