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  • Sarah Michelle Gellar shares best parenting advice

    Sarah Michelle Gellar shared her best parenting advice ever as she showed up at the CBS Upfront event for her new comedy series, The Crazy Ones, in New York City. When it comes to her parenting style, the Vampire Slayer actress said she likes to keep it simple, Us magazine reported. The mom of two told the publication that her parenting tip is not too original but it works. The 36-year-old ...

  • NY bar to host smallest penis contest

    King's County Bar in Brooklyn, New York is set to host the first ever 'Smallest Penis Contest', on July 20. According to an advertisement on Craigslist, the contest invites 'less endowed men' who can prove that 'good things can come in small packages,' the Huffington Post reported. The 'pageant style' contest would involve 'talent, evening wear, and swimsuit elements.' A 'small member expert ...

  • Suspect in NY bias shooting is charged with murder

    Armando Morales can be a dangerous man, whichever side he’s on. Once Morales handled illicit business for the Fresno, Calif., Bulldogs street gang. Then his compelling testimony against a former cellmate secured the conviction of the man accused of killing Chandra Levy. Now the former gang-enforcer-turned-prison-snitch is back in the hot seat. What happens next might turn the Levy murder ...

  • Female hostage died from police bullet in New York standoff official

    (Reuters) - A 21-year-old university student who was taken hostage in her apartment and then shot to death during a police standoff with an armed robber on New York's Long Island was killed by a bullet fired from an officer's gun, investigators said on ...

  • NY teacher delves into mystery of Indian Ovens

    That trek eventually led to confirmation that Native Americans indeed used the site as its name suggests, but it left unsolved another mystery: For what did they use the six soccer ball-sized ...


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Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3

Now that the Iron Man movies have reached entry number 3 (if we can consider, ala Federico Fellini, that the characters appearance in last summers The Avengers counts as at least half a movie), we can safely say that the series has matured into one of the more resili ... ...

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  • SUNY Upstate Medical University graduation Sunday

    Syracuse, NY - SUNY Upstate Medical University held graduation ceremonies Sunday at the Crouse-Hinds Theater at the John Mulroy Civic Center. There were three ceremonies for the College of Graduate Studies, the College of Nursing and the College of Health Professions. Joyce P. Griffin-Sobel, dean of the college of nursing, wrote in the program, "Share your knowledge. Involve ...

  • MLS New York 1 Los Angeles 0

    Tim Cahill's header in stoppage time Sunday elevated the New York Red Bulls over Los Angeles 1-0. Juninho got control of the ball in the 91st minute and passed it to Cahill, who launched a close-range header on net that eluded Carlo Cudicini for the game's only goal. The Red Bulls (7-4-3) held onto first place in the Eastern Conference with 24 ...

  • Internet Week sweeps through New York

    Photo credit: 5th Annual Internet Week in New York, 2012. (Getty) New York's annual digital confab is set to kick off Monday, as Internet Week sweeps through the city, highlighting the the Big Apple's leading role in tech and online culture. The annual weeklong conference, launched in 2008, turns the city into a mecca for the digitally connected, with panels, speeches, demonstrations ...

  • Romine learning from Girardi getting comfortable

    Email NEW YORK -- Austin Romine couldn't be in a better position. Romine, the Yankees' young catcher, is playing for a team managed by a former backstop in Joe Girardi, which means he has both a built-in support system and somebody who understands the priorities of the position. Romine, batting just .182 this season, drew raves from Girardi for his defensive work on Sunday. Veteran ...

  • Brignac excited to join Yanks his third team this year

    Email NEW YORK -- Prior to this season, Reid Brignac had spent his entire career within the Tampa Bay organization. And now he's on his third team in three months. Brignac, acquired from the Rockies on Saturday, began life with the Yankees on Sunday and was immediately penciled into the lineup, but the game against the Blue Jays was postponed due to rain. Brignac, a former second-round ...

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