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Lady Gaga ready for live gig in August
Pop star Lady Gaga, who underwent a hip operation earlier this year, is likely to perform on stage at a Beyonce Knowles' show in New York in August. Gaga is said to be planning her live return at the said show. If the news turns out to be true, it will be her first major gig following an operation on her hip in February. The grapevine is abuzz after a reported email sent by concert listings ...
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Worlds largest Star Wars Lego model unveiled in NYC
A massive Lego model of the Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter was unveiled in Times Square, New York City on Thursday. Made out of a whopping 5.3 million Lego pieces, the craft weighs in at nearly 46,000lbs and is 43 feet (13.1 metres) long. Its wingspan measures 44 feet (13.44 metres) across, and is the largest Lego model ever built, Sky News reported. The ship is the work of 32 master Lego ...
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Horace Mann School apologizes for decades of sexual abuse
The elite Horace Mann prep school today apologized for decades of sexual abuse suffered at the hands of teachers and administrators and pledged reforms to improve student safety, in its first public comments addressing the sex scandal."We sincerely apologize for the harm that was caused by the teachers and administrators who abused anyone during their years at Horace Mann School," the ...
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Prison $233M in fines for LIRR gravy train doc
A doctor at the heart of the massive LIRR "gravy train" scandal was sentenced to eight years in federal prison yesterday for his central role in the audacious $1 billion pension scam - which the judge condemned as "a large pool of corruption."Dr. Peter Ajemian, 63, was also ordered to pay back $233 million for falsely diagnosing hundreds of greedy Long Island Railroad workers ...
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Cops Amanda Bynes tossed bong out of window
Actress Amanda Bynes appeared in a criminal court Friday, disheveled in a long blond wig and sweats, where she was charged with reckless endangerment after police said she heaved a marijuana bong out of her Manhattan apartment building. The 27-year-old former child star was arrested Thursday evening, after building officials at her midtown apartment called police to complain she was ...
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American Gigolo [DVD]
In the opening moments of Paul Schrader's "American Gigolo," we are introduced to the titular character, a $1,000-a-night Hollywood gigolo named Julian Kay (Richard Gere). As the theme song by Blondie, "Call Me," pumps on the soundtrack, we see Julian speeding down the California highway in his convertible Mercedes. He stops at a Beverly Hills department store (the kind that employs valets) where ... ...
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Lawyer Plea sought for ex-prison guard
LI crime and police reports A lawyer for Nancy Gonzalez, the federal prison guard from Long Island who is accused of conceiving a baby in jail with convicted cop-killer Ronell Wilson, said Friday that a plea in the case is a "strong possibility."Defense lawyer Anthony Ricco made the comments outside federal court in Brooklyn after prosecutors told U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan that ...
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VA Relief On The Way To End Backlog Of Veterans Still Seeking Disability Benefits
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — They served our country and then are told to wait for government benefits. A massive backlog at the Department of Veterans Affairs has had some waiting for years. But as CBS 2's Carolyn Gusoff reported Friday, with Memorial Day fast approaching, there appears to be some relief in sight. Robert Wright served as an Army sergeant in Vietnam. He watched ...
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Experts Thousands Of Day Camps Are Unregulated And Could Be Unsafe
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — Day camp is as much a part of the American summer as the Fourth of July, but unregulated day camps could be putting your child at risk. Experts told CBS 2 that certain camps are not held to the same standards and regulations that others are, particularly camps that focus on a single activity like baseball or soccer. ';It would be the same as suggesting that a ...
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Poll Republican Candidates Are In Big Trouble In NYC Mayor’s Race
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - There is good news for Democrats in the New York City mayor’s race. A new CBS 2 poll has the leading Democratic candidates beating the Republicans. Twenty years of Republican control of City Hall - yes, Michael Bloomberg was first elected as a Republican — could end this year according to a new poll. "It's a Democratic city and there's no ...
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Teixeira expects rehab stint return to Yanks soon
Email ST. PETERSBURG -- Mark Teixeira expects to begin a Minor League rehabilitation assignment next week with the Double-A Trenton Thunder, and the Yankees first baseman believes his first big league action of the season is just around the corner. Teixeira has not played since injuring his right wrist on March 6, but he will advance to extended spring training games this weekend at the ...