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High Court Rejects Challenge To New York Gun Law

Associated Press — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:06:53 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is staying out of the gun debate for now.

The justices on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a strict New York law that makes it difficult for residents to get a license to carry a concealed handgun in public

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NY Cardinal: Church Can Be More Welcoming To Gays

Associated Press — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:50:45 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — The archbishop of New York says the Roman Catholic Church has to make sure that its defense of marriage is not reduced to an attack on gays.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan says the church hasn't "been too good at that" and could work on being more welcoming to gays and lesbians

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New York Has Tentative Deal On Gun Control

Associated Press — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:35:13 +0000

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — People familiar with the internal negotiations say New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders have a tentative deal to enact the nation's first gun control measure following the Newtown, Conn

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NY Firefighters Killed By Gunman

Associated Press — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 17:48:03 +0000

A gunman killed two volunteer firefighters in New York Monday morning

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FBI Foils Plot to Bomb Federal Reserve Building in New York

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:10:59 +0000

Terror plot foiled near Federal Reserve building in New York

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Several Shot Outside Empire State Building

Associated Press — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:50:42 +0000

Officials say a work dispute led to the shootings

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Man In Custody In New York Missing Child Case

Associated Press — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:32:32 +0000

A man is in custody for questioning in the disappearance of a young boy 33 years ago

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Wolves In New York's Central Park?

Associated Press — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:31:36 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Some Wyoming lawmakers are pushing a tongue-in-cheek bill calling on Congress to acquire New York City's Central Park to reintroduce wolves and other endangered species there

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Overnight Rating For Super Bowl Just Shy Of Mark

Associated Press — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:48:49 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — The overnight rating for the New York Giants' Super Bowl win over New England was less than 1 percent shy of the record tied last year.

New York's 21-17 victory Sunday night on NBC received a 47

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Homeless NY Teen Up For Science Prize Offered Help

Associated Press — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:14:43 +0000

BRENTWOOD, N.Y. (AP) — A homeless New York teenager who's a national Intel science competition semifinalist has been flooded with attention and support.

Samantha Garvey is one of 61 students who have a chance at the competition's top prize of $100,000

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Former New York State Worker Dangles from Bridge With Protest Banner [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:36:10 +0000

On Monday morning, Michael A. Davitt, a former New York State employee and known rabblerouser, delayed traffic on the Tappan Zee bridge in Rockland County. As a form of protest, he unfurled a rope ladder from the bridge and sat for hours with a 24-foot banner that accused county officials of a “cover-up.”

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Seven Arrested in New York SAT-Cheating Scandal [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:55:32 +0000

Six unidentified current and former students from a Great Neck, New York high school were arrested Tuesday and now face misdemeanor charges on allegations they paid a college student to impersonate them, take the SAT college-entrance exam and deliver high scores.

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Gay Couples Begin Marrying in New York

Shauna Wright — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:27:44 +0000

At 12:01am Sunday morning, Kitty Lambert and Cheryle Rudd — together for more than a decade with 12 grandchildren between them — became the first gay couple to marry in New York state.

As hundreds of supporters cheered, Lambert, 54, and Rudd, 53, exchanged vows in front of Niagara Falls, which was illuminated in rainbow-colored lights to mark the occasion.

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Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passes in New York

Stephanie Berning — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:09:35 +0000

New York legislators passed a bill legalizing gay marriage in the state on Friday night, with the state Senate approving the bill to a cheering room before 11 p.m.

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