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NYC, Boston Brace For Up To 3 Feet Of Snow

Associated Press — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:54:53 +0000

BOSTON (AP) — A storm poised to dump up to 3 feet of snow from New York City to Boston and beyond beginning Friday could be one for the record books, forecasters warned, as residents scurried to stock up on food and water and road crews readied salt and sand

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Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch Dies

Associated Press — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:53:44 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Mayor Ed Koch (kahch), the combative politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during three City Hall terms, has died at age 88.

Spokesman George Arzt says Koch died Friday morning of congestive heart failure

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Carol Mead To Run In NYC Marathon

Associated Press — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:29:15 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead and his family are traveling to New York ahead of this weekend's New York City Marathon.

First Lady Carol Mead is running in the Marathon this Sunday. She announced last month that she's running as a member of a charity team dedicated to reducing underage drinking and impaired driving

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Sandy Leaves Death, Damp & Darkness In Wake

Associated Press — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:51:38 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in New York and Long Island.

The declaration makes federal funding available to people in the area. It bore the brunt of the sea surge from a superstorm that hit the East Coast on Monday

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New York City Shuts Down As Storm Approaches

Associated Press — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:14:47 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Waves are splashing over the sea walls at the southern tip of Manhattan -- hours before the worst of a mammoth storm is supposed to hit the nation's largest city.

It's bringing a wall of water that could reach 11 feet

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UN General Assembly Has Full Plate This Week

Associated Press — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:36:59 +0000

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon predicts that this week's session of the U.N. General Assembly and its sideline events will be among the busiest ever, reflecting "the tumultuous time in which we live

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11th Anniversary of 9/11 More Subdued

Associated Press — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:25:34 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are pausing once again to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, but this year's ceremonies are more low-key than the previous 10.

Relatives of victims have gathered once again for the reading of names at the World Trade Center site

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NYC Mayor Calls On Specific Gun Control Plan

Associated Press — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:32:06 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is again calling on the presidential candidates to come up with a specific plan on gun control.

Bloomberg said Monday it is incumbent on President Barack Obama and GOP candidate Mitt Romney to address the issue "specifically — not in just broad terms

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New York City Reacts to News of Bin Laden's Death [PHOTOS]

Tom McCarthy — Mon, 02 May 2011 12:21:28 +0000

The world was brought to a standstill late Sunday evening when President Barack Obama confirmed that terrorist leader Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. operatives in Pakistan.

Yew Yorkers quickly in Times Square and at Ground Zero to celebrate the President's announcement.

We’ve pulled together photos from this truly historic day. Check them out now.

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