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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 ...

  • As Seamless and GrubHub merge online orders continue to dominate New York

    Photo credit: Seamless and GrubHub had a combined $875 million in 2012 takeout sales. The two giants in online food ordering merged Monday, as GrubHub and Seamless became one massive company that hopes to expand its footprint and become ubiquitous nationwide. Seamless, which is based in New York, and GrubHub had a combined $875 million in takeout sales last year, resulting in more than $100 ...

  • New Yorks gay community unsettled by hate crime

    Photo credit: Demonstrators rally Monday in response to a recent spate of hate crimes. (Craig Ruttle) The string of savage hate crimes in New York City, culminating with the death of Marc Carson in Greenwich Village early Saturday morning, has New York's gay community reassessing its assumption of "safe places." Gay people come from all over the world to enjoy the non-judgmental ...

  • Mets to honor military on Sunday

    A representative from each branch of the military will throw out a ceremonial first pitch before the game. (AP) NEW YORK -- After the cancellation of Fleet Week, the Mets joined with the USO of Metropolitan New York to plan their own gathering for thousands of military personnel. On Sunday, more than 3,000 servicemen and women, as well as their families, will be at Citi Field to participate in ...

  • Murphy maintains top spot in lineup

    Email NEW YORK -- Seeking some sort of production out of the first spot in his lineup, manager Terry Collins solicited advice following Saturday's loss in Chicago. Bench coach Bob Geren presented the winning suggestion, revisiting an idea that the team had broached several times in recent years: Daniel Murphy, leadoff man. "I said, 'OK, but we've got to have somebody hitting ...


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Dressed to Kill [Blu-Ray]

Dressed to Kill [Blu-Ray]

Few movies have become lightning rods for the kind of intense, focused public controversy that swirled around Brian De Palmas Dressed to Kill when it was released during the summer of 1980. The highly stylized and seductive mixture of sex and violence in De Palmas elaborate ... ...

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  • Davis moved to sixth in batting order

    Email NEW YORK -- Ike Davis' rope with the Mets may extend indefinitely, but his run as the cleanup hitter has come to an end. Manager Terry Collins bumped Davis to sixth in the lineup on Monday, marking the first time in more than a week he has hit anywhere other than fourth against a right-handed pitcher. Collins had promised Davis a full week's worth of starts at the cleanup spot ...

  • More Oklahoma tornado damage path painfully similar to the May 3 1999 Storm

    Comparing preliminary data from today with that the National Weather Service's storm summary from the 1999 event and the tornado tracks are amazingly ...

  • Huge tornado plows into Oklahoma City suburb kills 37

    Videos from a variety of news organizations show effects of a monstrous tornado that roared through Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening neighborhoods and making a direct hit on an elementary ...

  • After firefighters struggled to get enough water at fatal fire Syracuse plans to add...

    fire that killed one person and injured five firefighters Sunday. The hydrants will be in the Strathmore neighborhood near 354-356 Clairmonte Ave., which burned with such intensity early Sunday morning that firefighters had to be pulled out shortly after going in. Officials still have not identified the person who died or the cause of the fire, except to say it was likely accidental. Lonnie ...

  • New York-Oneidas deal gets first look today

    Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Oneida Indian Nation leader Ray Halbritter announce an agreement in Albany Thursday that would give the Oneidas exclusive rights to casinos in Central New York in exchange for paying the state about $50 million a ...

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