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Girl, 6, found clinging to dead body in NY lake
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Clinging to the floating corpse of a family friend, a 6-year-old girl was rescued by rowboat after a visit to a reservoir just north of New York City on a hot summer day turned into a horrific struggle for her life.
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New York sugary drinks ban causes protests
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Advocates on both sides of the New York City proposal to limit the size of soda and other sugary drinks in eateries are facing off a day before public hearings.
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Karen Klein bullied bus monitor fundraising campaign nets $683,000
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A spokeswoman for the fundraising site Indiegogo said more than 30,000 people had contributed to 68-year-old Karen Klein, with donations coming in from 84 countries and all 50 states.
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Bus driver saves girl's life in New York
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Stephen St. Bernard said he was walking home from work when he saw the girl standing on the air conditioning unit, seemingly unafraid and moving about. An amateur video shows St. Bernard yelling up to the girl, telling her to go back inside when she suddenly falls and he catches her in his arms.
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New York trans fat ban making fast food healthier
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New York City now has hard evidence that its ban on trans fat in restaurant food made a meaningful dent in people's consumption of the artery clogger and wasn't just replaced with another bad fat.
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New York boat capsizes, three children killed
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A yacht full of fireworks watchers capsized off New York's Long Island on the Fourth of July, killing three children and sending 24 others into the Long Island Sound, where many were rescued by fellow boaters.
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Sal Aurelino says wave hit boat; 3 killed in N.Y.
CommentSal Aurelino told TV's News12 Long Island that he was taking the Candi One home when he saw two lightning bolts, and "a wave got us."
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Joey Chestnut, Sonya Thomas win Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
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Joey Chestnut and Sonya Thomas are the king and queen of eaters. Again. Both of them brought home titles at Wednesday's annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Brooklyn.
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Peter Madoff taken into FBI custody after guilty plea
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The FBI has taken Bernard Madoff's brother, Peter, into custody as a federal judge in New York prepares to accept his plea to criminal charges.
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Peter Madoff, Bernie Madoff's brother, to plead guilty in NY
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Court papers signed by a federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday show Bernie Madoff's brother will plead guilty on Friday to conspiracy to commit securities fraud and other offenses including falsifying records.
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Karen Klein, grandmother bullied on school bus, won't quit job
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Several of the students who were involved in the bullying of Karen Klein, a 68-year-old upstate New York bus monitor, have apologized for their actions while a worldwide fundraising effort for her has skyrocketed.
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New York large soda ban to open legal battle
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The proposed New York City ban on large sodas will open up a legal battle to ban other foods that are deemed to be too big to be healthy.
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New York lifeguard, 71, settles age discrimination lawsuit
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A lifeguard on Long Island who has worked in the business for more than half a century received a $65,000 settlement after he says he was fired based on age discrimination.
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Stop-and-frisk program targeting minorities to be investigated
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New York officials are asking the Justice Department to investigate the police department's stop-and-frisk program for overwhelmingly targeting minorities.
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Cancer from 9-11 attack toxins may be covered by aid program
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A federal health official is expected to announce soon whether people with cancer will be covered by an aid program for anyone sickened by World Trade Center dust.
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New York to ban sale of large sodas
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New York City plans to ban the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks in an effort to combat obesity.
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Mary Kennedy found dead in New York home
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The second wife of Robert F. Kennedy , Jr., was found dead in her home Wednesday. Mary Kennedy had had trouble with drugs and alcohol and had two high-profile arrests around the time her husband filed for divorce in July 2010.
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Keeling Pilaro allowed to keep playing field hockey with girls
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An athletics committee on Long Island has ruled that Keeling Pilaro, a 13-year-old boy, can keep playing field hockey on the girls' team at Southampton High School in New York.
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