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Conn. police say NYC man dies in Guilford pond
Connecticut police are investigating the apparent drowning death of a 19-year-old New York man in a Guilford pond. Nineteen-year-old Garland Brown of Queens, N.Y., had been swimming with friends in the pond Sunday afternoon when he went under. Police...Tags: Connecticut, New York, Guilford (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Diddy's White Party goes Hollywood to benefit malaria
It's a Labor Day staple: Sean "Diddy" Combs' White Party in the Hamptons. But this year, Diddy moved the swanky soiree to Beverly Hills and celebrated it early on July Fourth to raise funds for Malaria No More, a nonprofit, nongovernment organization...Tags: P. Diddy, Mariah Carey, Long Island, New York, Demi Moore
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UConn Student Drowns In Guilford Pond
The Hartford CourantA University of Connecticut student from New York drowned in a private pond Sunday while swimming with fellow students, police said. Garland Brown, 19, of Queens was visiting friends in town and swimming with them in a privately-owned pond in the...Tags: Connecticut, New York, University of Connecticut, Guilford (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Cops: Suffolk sheriff shoots fugitive in Queens
Special to NewsdayA man with a felony drug warrant out for his arrest was shot in the stomach by a member of the Suffolk County Sheriff's Department working as part of a federal task force in Queens Wednesday morning, according to New York City Police. Members of the NY/...Tags: Raymond W. Kelly, Drug Trafficking, Suffolk County (New York), Human Body, Crimes
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Cops: Three workers die in Queens sewage hole
New York City police say three workers died doing some type of cleanup work in a sewage hole in Queens. Firefighters were attempting to rescue the workers, but it is believed they were already dead when they arrived. They worked with a private...Tags: Employees, Health and Safety at Work, Fires
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FBI raids on LI, Queens crack down on drug dealers
robert.kessler@newsday.comFBI agents staged raids Thursday on six locations in Suffolk, Nassau and Queens as part of a crackdown on drug dealers believed to be supplying street gangs on Long Island, according to court documents and sources. Four people were arrested, including...Tags: Police Arrests, FBI, Prisons, Long Island, Trials
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Queens Street Corner To Be Renamed To Honor Hip Hop Pioneers Run DMC
wpix.comQueens residents will now get to "Walk This Way" on Run DMC JMJ Way. A New York City street corner will be renamed after trail blazing rap trio Run DMC and Jam Master Jay, officials announced Tuesday. The corner of 205th Street and Hollis Avenue will be...Tags: New York City Council, Imperial and Royal Matters, Dining and Drinking, Crimes, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
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Three Workers Dead After Trapped in Sewage Hole
Three workers, who fell down a water-filled hole at a private garbage transfer plant in Jamaica, have died, PIX News has learned.
Authorities were alerted about the incident shortly after 2:30 p.m. Monday, when a caller reported the workers at the...Tags: Employees, Health and Safety at Work
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A look at world's deadliest air disasters
A look at some of the world's deadliest air disasters: June 30, 2009: Yemenia Airbus 310 enroute to the Comoros Islands crashes into the Indian Ocean with 153 people on board. June 1, 2009: Air France Airbus A330 runs into thunderstorms and crashes into...Tags: Transportation, Air France-KLM, Japan, O'Hare International Airport, Long Island
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E. Islip men arrested for fireworks possession
bill.mason@newsday.comTwo East Islip men were arrested Wednesday by New York City police who found 42 cases of fireworks in the vehicle they were traveling in through Queens, police said. Karl Jurgensen, 44, and Fred Masso, 35, both of 42 Patchogue Ave., were charged with...Tags: Organized Crime, East Islip, New York City Police Department
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Queens DA: Mom's fire voodoo burns daughter, 6
A New York City woman has been accused of burning her 6-year-old daughter during a voodoo ritual and then ignoring her cries for help and sending her to bed. Prosecutors say Marie Lauradin poured an accelerant over her daughter during a Haitian...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Richard Brown, Symptoms
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iPhone 3GS hits shelves
NEW YORK (AP) — The new iPhone went on sale Friday morning, greeted by much smaller lines and less hoopla than previous models.
A few hundred people were in line just before the 7 a.m. opening of Apple Inc.'s flagship store on Manhattan's Fifth...Tags: Palm Inc, Sales, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., United States
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