Left to right: Heather Ainsworth for The New York Times; Eric Michael Johnson for The New York Times; Nathaniel Brooks for The New York Times Back to New York for Julio Gomez, 22, center, means an address not in his boyhood Bronx, but in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. For Harris Meyers, 21, left, it’s the old parental [...]
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LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) – Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori could play his first test for 10 months after spinner Bruce Martin was ruled out of the rest of the tour of England with a calf injury. “Bruce Martin out of England tour, Dan Vettori to join squad early, BJ Watling making good progress,” [...]
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tesoro Logistics LP said Monday that it will acquire Chevron Pipe Line Co.‘s northwest products system for less than previously expected, citing a March diesel fuel spill involving the system. Tesoro said it now plans to pay $ 355 million, down from its originally planned $ 400 million. Chevron Pipe Line [...]
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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Car maker Mercedes Benz (DAIGn.DE) said on Monday workers at its South African assembly plant had gone on an illegal strike at the end of last week but had agreed to resume operations on Tuesday. “Scheduled production will resume on Tuesday 21 May,” company spokeswoman Lynette Skriker said in a statement. [...]
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Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards. Swift won eight of 11 awards, including top artist and top Billboard 200 album for “Red.” She told the crowd: “You are the longest and best relationship I ever had.” She also had a colorful performance of [...]
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LONDON (AP) — More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease. This year, the U.K. has had [...]
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By Alexei Oreskovic and Jennifer Saba (Reuters) – Yahoo Inc said it is buying blogging service Tumblr for $ 1.1 billion cash, giving the struggling Internet pioneer a much-needed platform in social media to reach a younger generation of users. The deal, announced on Monday, is a bold bet by Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer [...]
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is hoping to relieve the debt burden of millions of students who have borrowed to pay for their education — especially New Yorkers, who average nearly $ 30,000 in student debt. The New York Democrat announced Sunday the Federal Student Loan Refinancing Act, a bill that would [...]
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Mr. Peebles, 53, is the chairman and chief executive of the Peebles Corporation, one of the largest African-American-owned development companies in the country. The company, which has its headquarters in Coral Gables, Fla., specializes in residential and hospitality developments. Interview conducted and condensed by VIVIAN MARINO Q. Tell me a little more about your [...]
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BOSTON, MA–(Marketwired – May 19, 2013) – Sample Solutions LLC., in collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), today unveiled new research based on an analysis of billions of Likes that consumers have posted on Facebook. The research, available in a white paper, shows that Likes can significantly supplement scarce government [...]
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