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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 City shocked as anti-gay hate crimes come out of closet

    USA As the Big Apple struggles to come to terms with the murder of a gay man in Greenwich Village on Saturday, an uncomfortable question emerges: Are Americans less tolerant of gay lifestyles than the recent spate of same-sex union legislation indicates? The brutal slaying marked the 22nd hate crime targeting gays in New York City this year, compared to 13 incidents at the same time last ...

  • Cops Western NY bar owner found slain in his home

    KENMORE, N.Y. (AP) -- Authorities say the death of a bar owner whose body was found inside his Buffalo-area home is being investigated as a ...

  • Patchwork plan in place to replace train service

    BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Metro-North says its morning commute in Connecticut is going as well as can be expected following Friday's train collision outside Bridgeport that has shut down service in that ...

  • Andrew Cuomo getting his popularity back

    Andrew Cuomo is beginning to recover some of the popularity he lost over the gun control issue. The Journal is reporting the Siena College poll that will be released today shows Cuomo's popularity ...


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Movie Review

Kanal [DVD]

Kanal [DVD]

It is not surprising that one character directly quotes from Dantes Inferno in Andrzej Wajdas harrowing Kanal, as the film itself is like a steady descent into hell. There are no pretenses that it will be anything but; in the opening scene, an unnamed narrator introduces us to each of th ... ...

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  • Assemblyman will resign today amid sexual harassment scandal

    report by the Associated Press . Democrat Vito Lopez of Brooklyn, who is not charged with any crimes, has been under pressure to resign following reports by a special prosecutor and ethics commission involving allegations with four of Lopez's female staff ...

  • Average CEO salary climbs 3.6

    No need to cry for your average corporate CEO. With a compensation package of $10 million, the boss is just fine. Our online affiliate Upstart takes a look, and considers other things that have surpassed the 10 million ...

  • Baker McCullough to lead new Saratoga Springs restaurant

    Chef Jason Baker (left) and Paul McCullough will team up at a new Saratoga Springs restaurant. Experimental chef Jason Baker and Paul McCullough, the former manager of Creo and McGuires, will open 15 Church in Saratoga Springs, NY. The restaurant is backed by developer Tom Burke of Malta-based Burke Cos. Burke paid $440,000 for the 1870s-era, three-story building and property at 15 Church St. ...

  • Anheuser-Busch sued by New York distributor

    McCraith Beverages, a beer and wine distributor in New York, is suing Anheuser-Busch for assigning new beers to a rival distributor. In the lawsuit, McCraith alleges it was granted exclusive distribution rights between 1994 and 2004 to distribute Rolling Rock, Stella Artois, Becks, Bass and other beers by Labatt USA, which was later bought by InBev USA, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. In ...

  • Most voters believe government is becoming more dysfunctional poll

    ALBANY – Gov. Cuomo might think "government is working again," but a new survey out today shows the public isn't so sure. In the Siena College survey, more than two-thirds, or 67 percent, of registered voters say government is becoming more dysfunctional every day while a quarter, or 26 percent, say it's more effective. And after the spate of lawmaker arrests and a ...

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