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School did not respond fast enough Father of cyberbullied Queens 12-year-old girl

Gabrielle Molina The tragic Queens girl who hanged herself in her bedroom yesterday afternoon was mercilessly teased by classmates who called her a slut, a whore and mocked her failures with boyfriends and choices in music, friends and family said.Gabrielle Molina, 12, was found by her screaming sister at 2:30 p.m. yesterday in the small Queens Village home she shared with her parents and two ...
Edward Hopper painting of NY island sells for $19M

"Blackwell's Island," a large-scale oil painting from 1928, sold at Christie's on Thursday. Christie's identified the seller as a private American collector. The buyer wasn't ...
NYPD questions 1 in shooting death of 14-year-old

NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly says detectives are questioning a person of interest in the shooting death of a 14-year-old girl on a ...
Fitch Affirms State University of New York Lease Revs at AA- Outlook Stable

Fitch: Sub-Saharan Africa Has Gradual Upgrade Potential Fitch Ratings says in a newly-published report that targeted reforms and policy initiatives could see Sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) sub-investment grade ratings gradually upgraded, despite per capita income falling well short of peers. The challenge for Africa from a rating perspective is the low level of GDP per capita - most SSA ...
Business gives mixed audit of Cuomos tax-free pledge

Mark Eagan . Eagan, president of the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber, is not alone. Other business leaders, and economists spanning the political spectrum, also say Cuomo's plan to waive taxes for 10 years ...

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"Armageddon," Michael Bay's ear-splitting, mind-numbing space adventure about a group of average Joe's trying to save the world from a meteor, is two and a half hours of sensory overload. Too long, too loud, and featuring more camera movement and fast edits than ten other movies put together, "Armageddon" will be a powerful test of how far action directors can push the line before they wear audien ... ...

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Albany mayoral front runners Corey Ellis and Kathy Sheehan have message for business community

May 23, 2013 -- Albany, NY mayor candidates Corey Ellis and Kathy Sheehan share their message for the local business community. Ellis and Sheehan, both Democrats, are the only announced candidates so far in the race to succeed Jerry Jennings, who is not seeking a sixth term. (Michael ...
Sen. DeFrancisco on NY tax-free I think there are better ideas.

"I think the state of New York would be better served with across-the-state tax cuts, not just for new companies," Sen. John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse, ...
Cayuga Nation Oneida Indian-New York deal violates federal law and treaties

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Oneida Indian Nation leader Ray Halbritter announce an agreement in Albany last week to resolve land, tax and casino issues. The Cayuga Nation says it may sue to stop the ...
Central New York churches to help Oklahoma tornado victims

Six Central New York churches are joining forces to provide relief for victims of the May 20 tornado that leveled Moore, Oklahoma, and surrounding towns. Abundant Life Christian Center, of East Syracuse, Church on The Rock, of Oneida, People's AME Zion Church, River of Life Church, Syracuse Salt of the Earth Ministries, all of Syracuse, and Southern Tier Family Life Church, of Binghamton ...
Report Knicks forward Anthony has torn shoulder muscle

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony during Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Indiana Pacers at Madison Square Garden in New York, May 16, 2013. UPI/John ...

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Moscow safer than New York: Russian minister

Russian police reforms have proved so successful that, in some areas, Moscow outperforms New York on safety, Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev has boasted while on a visit to the US.

Kolokoltsev made the claims during a meeting in New York late Monday with New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly.

"We have compared the crime situation in Moscow and New York, factoring in the number of residents and police personnel responsible for ensuring security," Kolokoltsev explained.

He claimed that, in some respects, parts of Moscow are even safer than New York, although he did not cite concrete statistics.

Kolokoltsev is in the US for a series of meetings with law enforcement officials on a range of issues from day-to-day crime, to drug trafficking and terrorism, a press release posted on the interior ministry web site Tuesday says.

Kolokoltsev also praised the recent reforms of Russia's police service, highlighting that they built on the New York police's experience, particularly in "the direct responsibility of a commanding officer for his subordinates' actions, including suspension or even dismissal".

In 2011, Russia launched sweeping reforms of the 1.2-million-strong police force, which has long been notorious for corruption and abuse of authority. ...