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NSA surveillance revealed abandoned al-Qaedas NY stock exchange bombing plot
The US-led surveillance programme which has created a lot of furor for snooping on citizens' web activities and phone records has revealed information about al-Qaeda's plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange(NYSE) in 2008. FBI Assistant Director Sean Joyce said that the agency found out through the electronic surveillance that al-Qaeda was actually in the initial stage of bombing the NYSE ...
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UFT to announce mayoral endorsement Wednesday
Complete coverage: NYC mayor's race Mayoral contenders will learn Wednesday who among them has earned the coveted United Federation of Teachers endorsement, with the decision coming a day after Bill Thompson secured the nod from the allied principals' union.Thompson, a former city comptroller and board of education president, Tuesday declined to speculate about whether he will be the ...
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Tech Tales From New York
Mayoral NYC Tech Forum where four of NYC's mayoral candidates attempted to show off their technology chops -- no Quinn, Thompson or Catsimi-whatsits -- I was able to snag a seat at the (always) ...
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Bloomberg Booker Behind Effort To Ban Using Food Stamps For Sugary Drinks
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‘Latte Artist’ Mike Breach On The Couch
NEW YORK (WLNY) – There’s nothing better than a hot, steaming cup of joe to start your day — but the creations of latte artist Mike Brach are more than just a mug of coffee. They are works of ...
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Movie Review
Romeo + Juliet [DVD]
Baz Luhrmann's updated version of William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet starts in high gear, pushes itself into overdrive, and eventually redlines and blows the engine long before its over. It's not that updating the Bard is a bad idea--it's been done successfully so many times before that it is literally de rigueur in the world of both theater and film, despite Luhrmann's claims tha ... ...
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Do-It-Yourself Craft Ideas For The Whole Family
Keeping them entertained without spending a lot can take some creative thinking. Alanna Okun, associate editor at BuzzFeed, visited The Couch with some do-it-yourself ideas for the whole family to ...
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Mobile Couch Special Gym Just For Kids Celebrates 30th Birthday
NEW YORK (WLNY) – My Gym Children’s Fitness Center is turning 30 years old this summer. The gym, just for kids, has established local facilities where children learn and grow through unique and exciting ...
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Why The Spurs Must Win Game 7
Last night, the San Antonio Spurs possibly choked away a championship. They led the Miami Heat by 5 points with 20 seconds to play and lost in OT. That’s a choke. You don’t blow 5 point leads with 20 seconds to play. You just can’t do that. Not with a title on the ...
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Cooking On The Couch Pizza Lavash With Celeb Chef Cat Cora
NEW YORK (WLNY) – Celebrity chef Cat Cora always has a lot going on — cookbooks, television shows, restaurants and being a mother to four ...
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Serena Williams Victim In Ohio Rape Case ‘Shouldn’t Have Put Herself In That Position’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Serena Williams is never one to shy away from a strong opinion. The tennis champion said in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine that, while not blaming the victim in the Steubenville rape case, ';she shouldn’t have put herself in that position.'; The comment is made in one paragraph of a lengthy story posted online Tuesday about Williams, a ...