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Bloomberg: New Yorkers will ‘never know where our cameras are’
Published time: April 26, 2013 22:49 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg visits the Lower Manhattan Security Initiative on April 23, 2013 in New York City. (AFP Photo / John Moore) New York City police officials intend to expand the already extensive use of surveillance cameras throughout town. The plan, unveiled Thursday, comes as part […]
They talked about girls, credit limits and whether anyone listens to CDs any more: Boston carjack victim breaks silence over harrowing 90 minutes with bomb suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
April 26, 2013
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EEV: Article quote ” Danny’s refusal at giving his full Chinese name is telling of his humility, wary of attracting too much attention “ Chinese entrepreneur known only as Danny recalls night of terror that sparked 9,000-strong manhunt Steve Anderson Friday, 26 April 2013 The man taken hostage by the Boston bombing suspects last week […]
The United States charged six politicians with fraud, extortion and conspiracy
April 20, 2013
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Six Politicos Charged With Bribes & Extortion WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (CN) – In a lurid indictment, the United States charged six politicians with fraud, extortion and conspiracy, in the plan to run a Democratic state senator for mayor of New York City as a Republican. Defendant New York City Councilman Daniel Halloran, accused […]
Research shows the New York City ban on large-sized drinks may have unintended consequences
April 11, 2013
Contact: Souri Somphanith onepress@plos.org 415-624-121-7199 Public Library of Science People buy more soda when offered packs of smaller sizes than if buying single large drink Restricting soda servings may induce people to buy more soda than when offered larger sized drinks People buy larger amounts of soda when purchasing packs of smaller drinks than when […]
Vial containing strain of potentially deadly virus missing from Texas laboratory
March 24, 2013
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By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 18:20 EST, 24 March 2013 | UPDATED: 18:20 EST, 24 March 2013 A small vial containing a potentially harmful strain of virus has gone missing from a Texas laboratory, it was revealed today. The vial, which contains a strain of the Guanarito virus, had been locked in a bio-hazard […]
CIA recording every Facebook Msg, Tweet…
March 21, 2013
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Thursday, 21 March 2013 Just days after the CIA inked a $600-million cloud computing contract with Amazon, chief technology officer Gus Hunt admitted that the agency is trying to amass as much data as it can, hold it indefinitely and use it for analysis in the future. In […]
New York town bans unrelated roommates from living together after neighbor complains about man shacking up with his fiancee and two friends
March 1, 2013
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 11:16 EST, 1 March 2013 | UPDATED: 12:11 EST, 1 March 2013 A town in upstate New York has has banned unrelated roommates from living together, in a move that has outraged some residents who claim the town is discriminating against non-traditional families Deborah Cavallario became upset last year that […]
Omega-3 lipid emulsions markedly protect brain after stroke in mouse study – DHA
February 21, 2013
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Contact: Karin Eskenazi ket2116@columbia.edu 212-342-0508 Columbia University Medical Center New York, NY (February 20, 2013) — Triglyceride lipid emulsions rich in an omega-3 fatty acid injected within a few hours of an ischemic stroke can decrease the amount of damaged brain tissue by 50 percent or more in mice, reports a new study by researchers […]
Prescription overdose rate reaches epidemic levels in NYC
February 7, 2013
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Contact: Stephanie Berger sb2247@columbia.edu 212-305-4372 Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health Fatality rate for white males is 3 times higher than for blacks; Deaths from prescription opioids like Oxycontin soared to 7 times the rate of 1990 The rate of drug overdose from prescription opioids increased seven-fold in New York City over a 16-year […]
World jobless number seen rising to record high: ILO
January 21, 2013
22 Jan 2013 GENEVA (AFP) Five years after the global financial crisis hit, unemployment numbers continue to soar, with a record 202 million people worldwide expected to be officially jobless this year, the International Labour Organization said Tuesday. Last year saw a clear resurgence of the crisis, the UN’s labour body said in its annual report […]
Washington police accused of ‘disturbing’ failures to investigate rape : “37% of reports of serious sexual assault and rape were not being followed up on”
January 17, 2013
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Human Rights Watch to publish report that shows some victims experience fresh trauma from police neglect in rape cases Joanna Walters in New York guardian.co.uk, Thursday 17 January 2013 06.00 EST The Women’s Law Project said the situation is ‘a national crisis requiring federal action’. Photograph: Adrian Sherratt/Alamy Police in Washington DC frequently fail to […]
BPA linked to potential adverse effects on heart and kidneys
January 11, 2013
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Contact: Lorinda Klein lorindaann.klein@nyumc.org 212-404-3533 NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine NEW YORK (January 9, 2013) – Exposure to a chemical once used widely in plastic bottles and still found in aluminum cans appears to be associated with a biomarker for higher risk of heart and kidney disease in children […]
NYC mayor pins crime rate spike on iPhone, iPad theft
December 30, 2012
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If it weren’t for Apple kit, crime would be down By Neil McAllister in San Francisco Posted in Security, 29th December 2012 06:31 GMT Free whitepaper – Media and Entertainment Goes Digital Major crime is on the rise in New York City, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the increase is due entirely to thefts of […]
88th Health Research Report 21 AUG 2010 – Reconstruction
December 11, 2012
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Health Research Report 88th Issue 31 AUG 2010 Compiled By Ralph Turchiano www.vit.bz www.youtube.com/vhfilm www.facebook.com/engineeringevil www.engineeringevil.com www.healthresearchreport.me Editors Top Five: 1. Women who drink beer more likely to develop psoriasis 2. Pharmaceuticals: A market for producing ‘lemons’ and serious harm 3. B vitamins and the aging brain examined 4. THL Recommends Suspension of H1N1 Vaccinations […]
How Michelle Obama is backing fashion queen ‘Ambassador’ Anna Wintour all the way – to Paris, NOT London (despite the fact she speaks little French)
December 9, 2012
By Sharon Churcher and Nick Pryer PUBLISHED: 20:35 EST, 8 December 2012 | UPDATED: 20:55 EST, 9 December 2012 Anyone doubting the veracity of Washington rumours that Anna Wintour, the famously icy fashion queen of New York City, will soon become a high-profile American ambassador in Europe should look no further for substantiation than […]
Family of Cold War bioweapons expert say he was drugged with LSD and pushed from window by CIA operatives as part of top-secret program
November 29, 2012
By Daily Mail Reporter and Associated Press PUBLISHED: 22:24 EST, 28 November 2012 | UPDATED: 22:24 EST, 28 November 2012 Murdered? Frank Olson was long through to have jumped to his death in 1959, but his sons now say he was pushed A new lawsuit has dredged up a 60-year-old Cold War mystery surrounding the […]
Vitamin E effective for ‘silent’ liver disease
November 20, 2012
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Jennifer Homa jeh9057@nyp.org 212-305-5587 New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center NIH-funded, NEJM study is largest ever to look at nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, an obesity-related condition NEW YORK (April 29, 2010) — Vitamin E has been shown effective in treating nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), an obesity-associated chronic liver disease that can […]
Pesticide chlorpyrifos is linked to childhood developmental delays
November 15, 2012
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2010 study posted for filing Contact: Stephanie Berger sb2247@columbia.edu 212-305-4372 Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health March 18, 2010—Exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos—which is banned for use in U.S. households but is still widely used throughout the agricultural industry—is associated with early childhood developmental delays, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University’s […]
Russia will send humanitarian aid to New York
November 11, 2012
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Nov 11, 2012 21:58 Moscow Time Photo: RIA Novosti On Monday, the 12th of November, the Russian Emergency Ministry is planning to send two planes with humanitarian aid to New York which was hit by Hurricane Sandy. Two Iliushin-76 planes will deliver over 50 tons of humanitarian aid. The planes are due to take off […]
Billionaire banned from Nobu after ‘threatening to kill manager because he was denied his favorite table’
November 11, 2012
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Stewart Rahr was upset because another group was seated at ‘his’ table Sent an angry email to the owner of the restaurant and cc’ed celebrities He admits to the argument but denies having threatened the manager By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED:11:01 EST, 11 November 2012| UPDATED:11:34 EST, 11 November 2012 Upset: Stewart Rahr took issue […]
April 26, 2013
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