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President Obama Confirms Packages Found Overseas Had Explosives, Sweeps in New York Area Friday Are Clear
In a speech from the White House Briefing Room on Friday afternoon, President Barack Obama confirmed that suspicious packages found overseas did contain explosive material. Oct 29, 2010
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Paterson to Layoff 898 State Workers Before Year's End
Governor David Paterson says 898 state workers will receive layoff notices, a move that has angered unions that didn't expect job losses before the end of the year. Paterson says ... Oct 28, 2010
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Officials Fear Death Toll Will Rise in Indonesia
Authorities in Indonesia fear that the death toll will continue to rise, after two natural disasters this week. A small tsunami formed off the coast of Sumatra on Monday. And, on Tues... Oct 28, 2010
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France Receives Threats from Al Qaeda
France's interior minister says there is a "real" threat against French citizens, after hearing an audio recording on Wednesday sent to France from Al Qaeda, the Associated Press repo... Oct 27, 2010
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Backlog of Repairs Frustrates Public Housing Residents
The New York City Housing Authority struggles with call volume, causing delays in housing repairs.
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Gov. Christie Kills ARC Tunnel Again
Gov. Christie cancels the ARC Tunnel for a second time.
Oct 27, 2010 -
Head of New York City Board of Elections Fired One Week Before Election
George Gonzalez, the executive director of the Board of Elections, has been fired from his job, just one week before the General Election.
Oct 26, 2010 -
Haitians Suffer Amid Cholera Outbreak
As of Monday, a cholera outbreak in Haiti had killed more than 250 people and sickened more than 3,000 others, according to The Associated Press. But the AP reports that certain healt... Oct 25, 2010
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WikiLeaks Releases Additional War Documents
The online Web site WikiLeaks has released hundreds of thousands of documents detailing the war in Iraq.This follows the release of tens of thousands of classified Afghan war document... Oct 22, 2010
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Another Week of Protests in France
It's been several weeks since demonstrations began in France, in protest of a government proposal to raise the nation's retirement age from 60 to 62. Oct 22, 2010