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  • Did Justin Theroux have bachelor party at NYC

    Justin Theroux is rumoured to have had celebrated his bachelor party in New York City. The 41-year-old actor, who was photographed enjoying a stag party at the Big Apple on Sunday, is fuelling speculation that he could be tying the knot with Jennifer Aniston sooner than expected, Contactmusic reported. A pal of Theroux, writer Gavin McInnes, posted a photo of himself fooling around with the ...

  • New York Landowners Sue Norse Energy USA Over Leases

    Eighty-nine New York landowners who once agreed to let Norse Energy Corp. USA drill for natural gas on their property have filed a lawsuit against the struggling company, arguing that its executives have unfairly extended the life of their lease agreements using a legal clause meant for natural disasters and terrorist attacks. The landowner group said that Norse Energy USA shouldn't be ...

  • Caroline Kennedy and fellow jurors acquit accused Harlem crack dealer

    Former First Daughter Caroline Kennedy and her fellow jurors took just over an hour today to acquit a Harlem man of charges that he sold four "nickel bag" crack rocks at $5 each to an undercover officer near Harlem River Park.Violent predicate felon Nelson Chatman, 31, smiled big as the jury foreman rendered the not guilty verdict in the circumstantial case after just 75 minutes of ...

  • Study Most shipwrecks a minor US pollution threat

    WASHINGTON -- A new government report details 87 shipwrecks - most sunk during World War II decades ago - that could pollute U.S. waters with tens of millions of gallons of oil.Even so, the potential for pollution is less than scientists had expected. The report released Monday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration concludes "the scope of the problem is much more ...

  • LIVE BLOG Yahoo New York Press Event

    's master plan to dominate the news cycle is continuing into Monday night with a major press event that may or may not be tied to its $1.1 billion acquisition of social sharing platform Tumblr, which ...


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Movie Review

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold [DVD]

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold [DVD]

Probably the single most famous cowboy in all of American Western lore, The Lone Ranger, was not born in the fevered mind of a pulp writer or borrowed from the pages of literature. Rather, he was created in committee meetings at a small, struggling independent radio station in Detroit, Michigan, in 1933. WXYZ, an independent station owned by John H. King and George W. Trendle, was in dire nee ... ...

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  • US charges three New York University researchers in Chinese bribery case

    New York University researchers on Monday, alleging they conspired to take bribes from Chinese medical and research outfits for details about NYU research into magnetic resonance imaging technology. A criminal complaint filed in the US district court in Manhattan charged Yudong Zhu, 44, Xing Yang, 31, and Ye Li, 31, with commercial bribery in connection with NYU research financed by the US ...

  • We wont screw it up Yahoo buys New York-based social network Tumblr for $1.1bn as chief executive Marissa Mayer rules out radical changes following negative reaction

    The statement from Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer begins with a promise "not to screw it up", whilst assuring users that David Karp will remain CEO and that Yahoo! will "operate Tumblr independently".The deal went through for $1.1 billion (723 million) in cash, a sum justified by Tumblr's impressive numbers as one of the world's fastest growing social-media networks.The ...

  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 20

    Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...

  • Aardsma signs Minor League deal with Mets

    The Mets signed right-hander David Aardsma to a Minor League deal and assigned him to Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday. Aardsma, 31, opened the year with Miami's Triple-A affiliate in New Orleans, and he went 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA in 10 games (14 innings). He was released on Wednesday. The veteran hurler was in Spring Training this year with the Yankees, but was designated for assignment on ...

  • Rep. Dan Maffei says he wants to hear from Central New York business owners

    Rep. Dan Maffei (right), tours the Salina Industrial Powerpark, the former General Motors Inland Fisher Guide plant, on July 31. He is speaking with Randy Wolken (left) and Frank Devlin of the Manufacturers Association of Central New ...

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