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On the Town: Red Hatters celebrate a decade of living young
Whether generated by poets, politicians, priests or plebeians, through the course of history few things have moved the human soul and spirit like the written word — an acknowledgment made by author Edward Bulwer-Lytton via his character Cardinal...
Tags: The Happiest News!, Human Interest
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Disney to donate $2 million for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts
The Walt Disney Co. on Thursday announced plans to donate $2 million to efforts to rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The U.S. death toll from the storm rose to 75 overnight Wednesday, and about 2.5 million remained without power in metropolitan New...Tags: ESPN (tv network), The Walt Disney Co., Air Transportation Delays, American Red Cross, Broadway Theater
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Local crews assist with Superstorm Sandy recovery, relief efforts
With the Eastern Seaboard struggling to recover from the effects of Superstorm Sandy — a recent winter storm that only added to the region’s woes — teams of volunteers from the tri-city area continue to assist with relief efforts there....
Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation Delays, Long Island Power Authority, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Burb's Eye View: Psychics know what they know
My wife and I often take long evening walks around Burbank. Usually we're strolling under street lamps on the quieter side streets of the city, but occasionally our path takes us past restaurants and businesses, often past the bright neon lights of...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Unexplained Phenomena, TLC (tv network), Google Inc., Travel Channel (tv network)
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It's time for restrictions on helicopters
Hooray, the Federal Aviation Administration hopes to come up with recommendations to deal with Los Angeles residents’ noise complaints by next summer. What noise complaints? Those made by helicopters over the L.A. area. One homeowner likened the...Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Physiology
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Arbuckle's Bistro no laughing matter
So, a horse walks into a bar and the bartender says "Why the long face?"
The first time I heard that joke it made me chuckle. For days later it put a smile on my face when I thought about it. Because of the genius of its simplicity, combined with its...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Comedy (genre), Steaks, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Restaurants
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Hundreds attend funeral for Hofstra student shot by police
NEW YORK -- Hundreds of mourners packed a church Wednesday for the funeral of a 21-year-old university student accidentally shot by police responding to a break-in at her home, which her uncle says could have been avoided if the officer had tried to...
Tags: Shootings, Rentals, Nassau County, New York City, Colleges and Universities
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PASSINGS: Bernard Waber
Bernard Waber, 91, the author of such children's favorites as "The House on East 88th Street" and "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile," died Thursday at his Long Island, N.Y., home after a long illness, according to a statement from his publisher, Houghton Mifflin...Tags: Authors, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Arts and Culture, University of Pennsylvania, Upper East Side
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Oklahoma tornado: Hospital 'code black' before flood of patients
The injured children came into the Children's Hospital at the Oklahoma University Medical Center in Oklahoma City fast. So fast that the hospital set up a triage center in its own facility. "Every once in a while, a trauma trickles into the emergency...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Tornadoes, Broken Bones, Natural Disasters, Hypothermia
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Jodi Arias asks jury for life term; deliberations begin
PHOENIX — Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she “lacked perspective” when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail. Standing...
Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Trials, Prisons
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Theresa Caputo connects with negative energy: Long Island Medium Season 4 recap “The Royal Flush”
Channel Guide MagazineLong Island Medium Season 4 recap of “The Royal Flush,” original air date Sunday, May 19. Theresa Caputo continues to amaze in Long Island Medium Season 4. In “The Royal Flush,” Theresa experiences a spiritual first when she... -
Botched robbery leads to N.Y. student's death -- by police
It wasn't like the movies. Seven of the police officer's bullets hit the robber. An eighth hit a hostage, Andrea Rebello. Both were killed, and a standoff was over. The repercussions, however, had just begun. The death of the 21-year-old Hofstra...Tags: Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice, Shootings, Hofstra University, Firearms
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