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Features
Brooklyn student is spelling bee champ
With the soundtrack of Rocky V ringing in his ears, Thomas Harkins became the hero of New York City’s Hunter […]
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National Pig Day
[flv:https://pavementpieces.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/pig.flv 320 240] Central Park Zoo’s pot-bellied pigs, Otis and Oliver, were not the only ones hamming it up on […]
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Budget cuts hurt after-school programs
PS 64 receives funding from both the city and the state, but this past year, the program lost its state funding from the 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC).and as a result, the program lost of 80 of its 120 students and 21 of its 30 staff members.
Business
Who is chasing Harry Winston?
At a time when the world’s largest banks are folding and the unemployment rate is climbing to new heights, who’s shopping for engagement rings that cost as much as $15,000? Plenty of people, according to Harry Winston representatives.
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Follow the zany antics, heart-wrenching drama, and high-flying adventures of senior citizen scooter racing.
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City rat sightings, complaints are up
New York rats are Norway rats, though they are not from Norway, and they don’t have rabies, so Jay did not wake up the following morning with foam in her mouth. But their urine or feces can transmit seven-day fever or salmonella, two diseases that humans usually get when they work in close contact with rats, which is extremely rare in New York. In the worst case, symptoms are diarrhea, high fever or abdominal cramps. You will not get the plague either, which accounts for only 10 to 15 cases in rural areas in the U.S.
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Special Reports
Living with HIV/AIDS: The Crisis Continues
HIV/AIDS still spreads, but to many it is the "forgotten disease" as more of the infected live with HIV instead of die of AIDS.
Special Reports
Living with HIV/AIDS: Stigma
Atlanta is called the capital city of the “New South” for its economic prosperity and cultural diversity. But in this […]