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  • 60 hurt as US trains collide New York-Boston corridor closed

    Two passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour in southwestern Connecticut, injuring 60 people, five of them critically, and closing the key corridor between New York and Boston. A Metro-North train heading from New Haven to New York City derailed around 6:10 p.m. Friday, hitting the other train in Bridgeport, Connecticut, about 60 miles northeast of New York City ...

  • Iranian Wrestlers Abruptly Leave US Early

    The U.S. State Department has denied Iranian media reports that the United States deported the Iranian wrestling team ahead of a Sunday meet in Los Angeles. A State Department official tells VOA's Persian News Network that U.S. authorities had nothing to do with their departure. The wrestlers abruptly returned home after beating the American team in an exhibition Wednesday at Grand ...

  • US Russian Missile Shipments to Syria Very Unfortunate

    The top U.S. military officer says Russian missile shipments to Syria are "ill-timed" and "very unfortunate." The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, said Friday the missiles will embolden President Bashar al-Assad and prolong the suffering in Syria. He said Mr. Assad could think the missiles somehow will make him safer and more prone to a miscalculation. The ...

  • Demi Moore demanding Ashton Kutcher pay for home renovations

    Demi Moore wants Ashton Kutcher to pay for renovations to her apartment in New York as part of their divorce settlement. Sources told TMZ that the apartment is worth somewhere between 25 - 40 million dollars. This comes after it was revealed that the couple - who announced their split in November 2011 - are locked in a battle over 10 million dollars, with Demi asking for the eight-figure sum ...

  • Pilot makes emergency landing at Newark Airport after landing gear malfunctions

    The pilot of a twin-engine plane carrying 31 passengers made an emergency landing at Newark International Airport this morning after his landing gear malfunctioned, sources said.The US Air flight was arriving from Philadelphia about 1 a.m. when pilot Ed Powers noticed one of the landing gears was not down, Port Authority sources said. Powers raised the other gear and landed the plane on its ...


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Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia!

Theres just no getting around the fact that ABBAs music is infectious. The best of the buoyant pop ditties produced by the Swedish quartet in the 1970s and early 1980s are lush, catchy, and instantly memorable, even for those who profess to despise them. Despite many of their songs being abo ... ...

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  • Probe begins after Conn. commuter trains crash

    FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent more than 60 people to Connecticut hospitals, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested Northeast ...

  • Ride for Missing Children raises awareness builds hope

    On Friday, hundreds of people from Central New York hopped on their bicycles and rode for about 90 miles to raise awareness for the thousands of missing children throughout America. The 17th annual Ride for Missing Children brought cyclists on a tour of schools in Central New York. Riders raised funds to create missing child posters, according to ...

  • New Jet in pot gun bust

    Snared $6.9M pact. A tow-truck driver saw the SUV and called 911 "concerned about the condition" of Goodson, said police Lt. Stephen Jones.Goodson, 25, was taken by ambulance to St. Clare’s Hospital in Denville - but not before cops found the native of Irvington, NJ, had a "small amount of marijuana" on him, Jones said.State police also arrived at the scene and found ...

  • ‘Fraud’ owner shutters club

    A swanky Russian-themed Brooklyn hot spot shut down yesterday, just over a week after its owner was busted on fraud charges.The feds accused Rasputin Supper Club owner Michael Levitis, 36, of masterminding a crooked debt-relief agency.Neighbors said they saw city marshals shut down the club and change the locks last night. Defense attorney Jeffrey Lichtman said Levitis shut down temporarily to ...

  • Axing Jay a liberal NBC laugh gaffe

    Andrea Peyser Bring back Jay Leno!He hasn’t left the building yet? Maybe there’s still hope.This boneheaded move stands to go down along with history’s greatest mistakes:The ascent of Anthony Weiner. Tiger Woods, too. The public disembowelment of former NBC "Today’’ show host Ann Curry.Now we can add to this list the painful decision that, come February, the ...

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