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GOP leaders declare victory as upstate Republicans gather for unity caucus
By Sean Sullivan and Stanley Reed Newsday ALBANY, N.Y. — GOP leaders attending a closed-door meeting Tuesday said they’re energized and ready to go for their chance to win the governor’s mansion in November….
Summer walkers’ plight – to make pedestrians safer | Letters
On 2 June 2018, a car hit a group of women on the westbound sidewalk of Newborough Avenue at the intersection of Glencoe Close in Riverside. Every single woman was either walking on the…
Playing Tough: Countering the Meningitis B Bug
Photo The Australian Open is a grand slam tournament and we run it like a business. How can we afford to take a risk? These were the thoughts of Mark Young, tournament director for…
Libya’s prime minister wants to form new government
By Per Mertesacker and Marcus Gilmer, CNN (CNN) — Libya’s interim Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril said Tuesday his National Transitional Council intends to push to the head of the presidential candidates in a Dec….
What happens when a plastic bag becomes sheep’s hair?
Written by Staff Writer by Shana Lebowitz, CNN At first glance, it doesn’t seem much different from any other plastic bag: Thick, plastic looking bag intended to hold toiletries and toilet paper. But there…
‘Worst of Washington’ roundup: Contradictory billboard warnings, a leopard on the prowl, and a noose on the sidewalk
A hidden fence was put up to prevent the view of pedestrians crossing the street, nearly half the DC Public Schools system was closed due to the 10-plus-day government shutdown and one resident can’t…
Caroline Todd, author of ‘Half the Story,’ dead at 86
Caroline Todd, author of the mystery-writing half of the half-and-half mystery-writing duo behind the memoir-novel-novel hybrid Half the Story, died on Sunday in the Upper East Side. She was 86. Todd’s daughter and her…
Tiny building walking? It’s actually real in China
A building in Shanghai appears to be walking. To go back to the 60’s and 70’s, it was called the Touch City. This structure, originally on an island the size of a football field,…
US hits 5-year high in international tourism
Written by By Staff Writer The number of tourists visiting the United States is increasing, putting American tourist destinations such as Chicago in position to fill up upcoming peak seasons. Just last month, the…