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Viral Video: Miss Sri Lanka New York Pageant Party Turns Violent, Internet Says "Utter Disgrace"
The incident has made the social media users from Sri Lanka angry, who said that such behaviour tarnishes their image in the United States.
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Thousands Of Dead Fish Wash Up On US Beach, Cause "Horrific" Smell
Local authorities have so far not issued any statement about what is causing the fish to die.
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Amazon Employee Says He Was Fired For Demanding Safer Working Conditions
Amazon's clashes with employees over worker's rights and unionization now include a Staten Island warehouse worker who says his criticism of the company led to his firing.
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Kangaroo Bounces Away From Staten Island Home
When Urim Osmani opened his auto repair shop in Staten Island on Saturday morning, he was not surprised to see a tawny animal crouching nearby.
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Crowdfunding a $500 Million Ferris Wheel, With a Wall Street Spin
Investing in stocks is at times compared to a thrill ride - a rocket ship taking off, or a roller coaster rushing down.
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Suspects Arrested Over Islamic State-Inspired New York Bomb Plot
A 21-year-old self-declared US supporter of the Islamic State extremist group was arrested in New York after trying to stab an FBI agent on Wednesday, officials said.
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US Congressman Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
A US congressman pleaded guilty to felony tax evasion on Tuesday, the latest stain for a lawmaker dogged by controversy but who won re-election last month despite indictment on criminal charges.
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Killings Expose Rift Between New York Mayor, Police
New York's police commissioner sought on Monday to ease a damaging rift between Mayor Bill de Blasio and the largest police force in the United States in the wake of the murder of two officers.
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Thousands March in New York City to Protest Police Chokehold Death
The Reverend Al Sharpton led thousands of chanting but peaceful activists in a march across Staten Island on Saturday to protest the death of Eric Garner, who died after New York City police put him in a banned chokehold last month.
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Man Who Died in New York Police Custody Wasn't Violent: Widow
The widow of a New York City man who died this month in a videotaped confrontation with New York City police demanded justice on Saturday, saying the victim wasn't asking for trouble.
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New York City Man Dies During Arrest Caught on Video
A New York City man died during an arrest - partially captured on amateur video - during which a police officer placed him in what appeared be a choke hold as several others brought him to the ground and struggled to place him in handcuffs.
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34 Injured in Staten Island Fire: New York Fire Department
Fire tore through three townhouses on New York City's Staten Island early Thursday, injuring 34 people including two young children who were tossed out of a smoke-filled second-floor window into the arms of neighbors below, authorities and witnesses said.
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New York city battered by fierce storm
A brief but fierce storm roared through New York City on Thursday evening, throwing down trees like sticks, crippling debris-strewn neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, disrupting commuter rail service and killing at least one person. The storm and its aftereffects bore many of the hallmarks of a tornado, with the tops of countless ...
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US: 14-yr-old slits throats, sets home on fire
As a single mother in a terrible job market, Leisa Jones had been doing everything she could to hold things together, working part time as a department store security guard during the holidays and, more recently, attending beauty school. Her neighbors said she had made the second-floor apartment on Staten Island where she lived with her four childr...
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Viral Video: Miss Sri Lanka New York Pageant Party Turns Violent, Internet Says "Utter Disgrace"
The incident has made the social media users from Sri Lanka angry, who said that such behaviour tarnishes their image in the United States.
-
Thousands Of Dead Fish Wash Up On US Beach, Cause "Horrific" Smell
Local authorities have so far not issued any statement about what is causing the fish to die.
-
Amazon Employee Says He Was Fired For Demanding Safer Working Conditions
Amazon's clashes with employees over worker's rights and unionization now include a Staten Island warehouse worker who says his criticism of the company led to his firing.
-
Kangaroo Bounces Away From Staten Island Home
When Urim Osmani opened his auto repair shop in Staten Island on Saturday morning, he was not surprised to see a tawny animal crouching nearby.
-
Crowdfunding a $500 Million Ferris Wheel, With a Wall Street Spin
Investing in stocks is at times compared to a thrill ride - a rocket ship taking off, or a roller coaster rushing down.
-
Suspects Arrested Over Islamic State-Inspired New York Bomb Plot
A 21-year-old self-declared US supporter of the Islamic State extremist group was arrested in New York after trying to stab an FBI agent on Wednesday, officials said.
-
US Congressman Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
A US congressman pleaded guilty to felony tax evasion on Tuesday, the latest stain for a lawmaker dogged by controversy but who won re-election last month despite indictment on criminal charges.
-
Killings Expose Rift Between New York Mayor, Police
New York's police commissioner sought on Monday to ease a damaging rift between Mayor Bill de Blasio and the largest police force in the United States in the wake of the murder of two officers.
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Thousands March in New York City to Protest Police Chokehold Death
The Reverend Al Sharpton led thousands of chanting but peaceful activists in a march across Staten Island on Saturday to protest the death of Eric Garner, who died after New York City police put him in a banned chokehold last month.
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Man Who Died in New York Police Custody Wasn't Violent: Widow
The widow of a New York City man who died this month in a videotaped confrontation with New York City police demanded justice on Saturday, saying the victim wasn't asking for trouble.
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New York City Man Dies During Arrest Caught on Video
A New York City man died during an arrest - partially captured on amateur video - during which a police officer placed him in what appeared be a choke hold as several others brought him to the ground and struggled to place him in handcuffs.
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34 Injured in Staten Island Fire: New York Fire Department
Fire tore through three townhouses on New York City's Staten Island early Thursday, injuring 34 people including two young children who were tossed out of a smoke-filled second-floor window into the arms of neighbors below, authorities and witnesses said.
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New York city battered by fierce storm
A brief but fierce storm roared through New York City on Thursday evening, throwing down trees like sticks, crippling debris-strewn neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, disrupting commuter rail service and killing at least one person. The storm and its aftereffects bore many of the hallmarks of a tornado, with the tops of countless ...
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US: 14-yr-old slits throats, sets home on fire
As a single mother in a terrible job market, Leisa Jones had been doing everything she could to hold things together, working part time as a department store security guard during the holidays and, more recently, attending beauty school. Her neighbors said she had made the second-floor apartment on Staten Island where she lived with her four childr...
