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Radio programmes that address global issues honoured by UNNew York Festivals Awards

18 June 2013 &#150 A message of hope from a boy on the war-torn streets of Kabul, a profile of Danish efforts to help the elderly live the way they choose and an investigative story on the cruel reality of human trafficking are the winners of this year’s awards for outstanding radio programming presented by the United Nations as part of the 2013 New York Festivals Awards. ...
New NYC evacuation zones include almost 3M people

NEW YORK -; Nearly 3 million New Yorkers' homes are now in evacuation zones that cover more than a third of the city's population, under new maps released ...
Psychiatrist who accused Lohan doc of turning her into addict busted for selling oxy for cash

Terence Stamp doesn't think the new 'Man of Steel' stacks up Don’t expect to see Terence Stamp - who played baddie General Zod in ...
Man who ran barbaric dog fighting arena faces seven years jail

Terence Stamp doesn't think the new 'Man of Steel' stacks up Don’t expect to see Terence Stamp - who played baddie General Zod in ...
Appeals court backs opening of tony Union Sq. Park eatery

Leasing a portion of crowded Union Square Park to a swank eatery that sells $18 omelets does not violate the public trust doctrine, an appeals court ruled today.The Appellate Division reversed a lower court's decision from January that barred the tony Chef Driven Market from opening in the 14th Street oasis.The five-judge panel also approved the popular holiday market that operates in the ...

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Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty is the first Coen Brothers movie that doesnt really feel like a Coen Brothers movie. Most of their signature elements are thereexaggerated characters, witty dialogue, a strangely twisty plotbut it all feels dialed down. That does not, however, mean that Intolerable Cruelty is somehow a bad movie for its lack of Coen authorial presence. In fact, it is a frequently ... ...

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Police NJ 8th-grader brought pot to graduation

BAYONNE, NJ - Authorities say a Bayonne, NJ, student was arrested at her eighth-grade graduation after marijuana cigarettes were found in her purse.City police tell The Jersey Journal that a teacher supervising Monday's ceremony at the Midtown Community School was holding some students' purses as they went to get their diplomas.When she smelled marijuana coming from one of them, she ...
Espada Jr. says dad pressured him into looting non-profit as judge gives senator six months jail

He says his daddy made him do it. The son of disgraced ex-state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, Jr., today blamed his father for pressuring him into participating in the looting of their Soundview Healthcare nonprofit as a judge sentenced him to prison time."Over the past year we have been at odds, as he wanted to fight this," Pedro Gautier Espada, 39, whined as he was sentenced ...
Accused homophobic West Village killer pleads not guilty

Signs and flowers are left at a memorial for Mark Carson who was killed after Elliot Morales allegedly yelled homophobic slurs at Carson before shooting him in the head on May 22, 2013 in the West Village. A homophobic accused killer pleaded not guilty at his arraignment today in the gay hate crime slay of Mark Carson, 32, who he allegedly shot in a bias attack in the West Village last month. ...
Man stabbed in chest near Times Square Disney store

Terence Stamp doesn't think the new 'Man of Steel' stacks up Don’t expect to see Terence Stamp - who played baddie General Zod in ...
Delays expected on LIRR evening commute

NEW YORK - The Long Island Rail Road says commuters should brace themselves for evening rush hour delays.Tuesday's tough commute was the result of damage from a tunnel derailment.The railroad had to cancel or divert about three dozen of its 144 morning rush-hour trains.No injuries were reported Monday night when a slow-moving, Long Island bound train derailed.The disabled train blocked one ...

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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.

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Billy Joel and Elton John end dispute at Songwriters Hall of Fame gala

Billy Joel and Elton John have finally ended their two-year long feud at the 44th annual Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York City.

The tension started after an interview in 2011, when John, 66, told Rolling Stone magazine that Joel wasn't getting the necessary help he needed for his alcoholism, Us magazine reported.

The duo, who have toured together seven times over the years, continued to throw small jabs at one another in subsequent interviews.

However, both musicians addressed each other during their time onstage at the Thursday event.

When John accepted the ceremony's top award, the Johnny Mercer Award, he extended an olive branch, saying, "Mr. Joel, I haven't seen you tonight, but I love you dearly."

Later during the ceremony, Joel took the stage and sent a message back to John, assuring him that things were good between them. (ANI)