Take a Bad Year. And Make It Better. – New York Times

Take a Bad Year. And Make It Better.New York TimesLet’s pretend we’re in some cosmic therapist’s office, in a counseling session with the year 2016. We are asked to face the year and say something nice about it. Just one or two things. The mind balks. Fingers tighten around the Kleenex as a cascade of […]

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New York wants to cut ties with disgraced Wells Fargo – New York Post

New York wants to cut ties with disgraced Wells FargoNew York PostNew York City is the latest state or city to consider cutting business ties with the embattled San Francisco banking giant in the wake of a sham-accounts scandal that exploded in September, The Post has learned. Wells Fargo inked a contract with New … […]

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New York’s risky $15 wage experiment is off and running – New York Post

New York’s risky $15 wage experiment is off and runningNew York PostAlbany’s risky experiment with New York’s economy, a mandatory $15 minimum wage, begins Saturday with the start of the new year. The timing couldn’t be worse. City businesses with 11 or more employees will be hit with a whopping 22 percent hike in … […]

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Business Day|Costly Drug for Fatal Muscular Disease Wins FDA Approval – New York Times

New York TimesCredit Philip Scott Andrews for The New York Times. “We believe the Spinraza pricing decision is likely to invite a storm of criticism, up to and including presidential tweets,” Geoffrey C. Porges, an analyst for Leerink Partners, said in a note to … and more …read more From:: New York City News By […]

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China Bans Its Ivory Trade, Moving Against Elephant Poaching – New York Times

New York TimesThe advocates have promoted long-running public campaigns to shame China and raise questions about its global responsibilities, at a time when China has been assuming a higher profile on the world stage. The success of the new policy depends on how … and more …read more From:: New York City News By Google […]

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The craziest sports stories of 2016 that you probably missed – New York Post

New York PostAfter all, a fisherman once told the New York Times that he regularly found “television sets, dead dogs and the occasional dolphin killed by ingesting plastic bags,” in the waters around Rio. Olympic sailors from Germany told CNN one of their teammates … …read more From:: New York City News By Google News

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A Look at the Russian Compounds Nestled in New York Suburb and Small Maryland Town – ABC News

ABC NewsOne Russian-owned compound is located in New York, according to the White House. The location in question is called Killenworth — a 37-acre estate formerly owned by George Dupont Pratt on Long Island’s Glen Cove. Killenworth is now used as the House …Trump Praises Putin, US Shuts Down 2 Russian Compounds Amid Sanctions Over […]

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US shuts Russian compounds in Maryland, New York over hacking – CBS News

CBS NewsCENTREVILLE, Md. — Two luxury retreats in New York and Maryland where Russian diplomats have gone for decades to play tennis, sail and swim were shut down by the Obama administration Friday in retaliation for Moscow’s cyber-meddling in the … and more …read more From:: New York City News By Google News

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New York City’s Iconic Carnegie Deli Closes at Midnight – TIME

TIMEThe restaurant also was forced to pay $2.6 million in backpay to employees in a labor dispute and was closed for nearly a year after an investigation into a possible illegal gas hookup. The New York institution will serve its last sandwich and shutter …NYC’s famed Carnegie Deli says goodbye after 79 yearsUSA TODAY all […]

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Greek Ambassador to Brazil Is Feared Dead, in a Possible Homicide – New York Times

New York TimesGreece’s ambassador to Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis, in May, after presenting his credentials in Brasília. Credit Marcos Correa/Brazilian Presidency, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. RIO DE JANEIRO — Greece’s ambassador to Brazil is feared dead, … and more …read more From:: New York City News By Google News

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Europe|Vladimir Putin Won’t Expel US Diplomats as Russian Foreign Minister Urged – New York Times

New York TimesAs part of the punishment, the State Department said that it would close two waterfront estates — one in New York, the other in Maryland — that it said were used for Russian intelligence activities. The actions amounted to the strongest American …A Look at the Russian Compounds Nestled in New York and […]

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Huge Sand Trucks Deployed in New York For New Year’s Eve – Gizmodo

GizmodoIf you notice a bunch of enormous trucks that are filled with sand around New York this weekend, it’s not for a sand castle competition. It’s the first line of defense against a terrorist bomb attack, as the city is on heightened alert for New Year’s Eve.New York, wary after Europe attacks, tightens security for […]

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New York Today: A New Year Brings a New Subway Line – New York Times

New York TimesThis first phase is predicted to help overcrowding on the 4, 5 and 6 lines, so here’s hoping that this is one New Year’s resolution that comes to fruition. You can stay in-the-know by following Emma G. Fitzsimmons, The New York Times transit reporter …Why New York’s new Second Avenue subway changes nothingBusiness […]

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NY / Region|Garbage Trucks Will Help Protect New York for New Year’s Eve – New York Times

New York TimesThe Sanitation Department bills itself as New York’s Strongest, and its hulking vehicles have made the agency a key ally as the Police Department and other law enforcement agencies seek to guard against truck attacks like those in Nice, France, and Berlin. and more …read more From:: New York City News By Google […]

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