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Soda wars fizz in New York after proposed ban
A soda war fizzed in New York on Tuesday as the city health department began to consider a proposal by health-conscious Mayor Michael Bloomberg to ban super-sized soft drinks. Bloomberg’s proposal on May 31 triggered a wave of reactions from the media, shop keepers, anti-obesity campaigners and New Yorkers who…
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Fox News host Bill O’Reilly on Tuesday warned that halting New York City’s controversial “stop-and-frisk” policy, which he called “racial profiling,” will lead to an increase in the city’s crime rate. On Monday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) proposed decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana as a way to cut…
You are the target of stop-and-frisk, not some mythical ‘other person’
In 2011, the New York Police Department stopped and frisked 700,000 people in a city of 8.2 million — that’s about 8.6 percent of the population, if you’re a numbers person — and 87 percent of those people who were stopped were African-American or Latino. About 45 percent of New…
NY woman charged with lewd conduct after walking naked into 2 stores
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NEW YORK — New York could get its first woman — and lesbian — mayor next year, according to a poll Thursday that showed influential city legislator Christine Quinn well ahead of popular Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. Neither has declared their candidacy, but Quinn, a Democrat, has long been expected…
Francis Bacon work fetches $44.9 million in New York
NEW YORK — A Francis Bacon painting of a man and his reflection brought in $44.9 million at Sotheby’s in New York, capping a week of breathtaking sales in the luxury art market. Bacon’s “Figure Writing Reflected in a Mirror” was one of the three pillars at the Manhattan auction…
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Occupy protesters march on New York and other cities for May Day
The Occupy Wall Street movement has kicked off its most anticipated action of the year, with a series of May Day protests in major US cities. Protesters spent the day alternately celebrating in a New York park and branching off on “wildcat” marches around the city. There were about 15…
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