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WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 18, 2014
Cuomo to ban fracking; health officials deem it unsafe
The New York state health department said fracking for natural gas can't be done safely, dooming prospects that Gov.Andrew Cuomo will end a six-year moratorium.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 17, 2014
Jeter, Matsui coming together to aid Tohoku children
Retired New York Yankees greats Derek Jeter and Hideki Matsui are teaming up once again, this time in support of children in the Tohoku region.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2014
Can U.S. prosperity be maintained when the majority are left out?
While the rise and rise of stock markets has exacerbated the yawning gulf between rich and poor Americans this Christmas, workers in New York are being driven farther and farther into the suburbs.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 8, 2014
New York braces for fifth day of protests over police violence after West Coast clashes
A fifth day of demonstrations over police use of excessive force with minorities was set for New York on Sunday after 13 arrests in a night of violent protests in Berkeley, California, where stores were looted and tear gas fired, and in Seattle.
WORLD
Dec 5, 2014
Massive white truffle to be sold at New York auction
An Italian white truffle, reportedly the largest in the world, will be sold at an in-house and online auction in New York on Saturday where bidding is expected to start at $50,000 and could go much higher, Sotheby's said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2014
More protests expected after no charges are filed in July New York chokehold death
A police union official on Thursday defended a white officer's role in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man in New York even as protesters planned a new round of demonstrations a day after a grand jury voted not to bring charges.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 4, 2014
Dow hits record as energy rises for third straight day
U.S. stocks rose modestly on Wednesday as energy-related shares rose for a third straight session and data pointed to improving conditions in the U.S. services sector, which makes up a majority of the economy.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 21, 2014
Traveler from Mali tested for possible Ebola at New York hospital
A traveler from Mali was undergoing a test for possible Ebola on Thursday at Bellevue Hospital, health officials in New York City said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 20, 2014
Citizen Watch opens flagship store in New York
New York
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 11, 2014
New York City Ebola patient Spencer set to be released
Craig Spencer, the New York City doctor who contracted Ebola while treating patients in Guinea, will be released tomorrow from Bellevue Hospital Center in Manhattan and is free of the virus.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 7, 2014
A mere 2 million rats make New York City home, statistician says
There may be 8 million stories in the Big Apple, but one of them — that New York City is home to 8 million rats, or one for every human resident — is probably a tall tale, according to research by a Columbia University statistician.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 29, 2014
Millepied's L.A. Dance Project arrives with a triple bill of disparate delights
Two years after its inaugural performance, L.A. Dance Project is already a must-see company. In part that's because its founder and artistic director is the legendary French-born ballet dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied — but also because of its trendy innovations in contemporary dance and...
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 29, 2014
Fatal '13 train crash in New York caused by engineer with sleep disorder: NTSB
A fatal New York City train derailment last year was likely caused by the engineer at the controls who fell asleep due to an undiagnosed sleep disorder, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Oct 22, 2014
Another island nation, idolized and imitated: Jamaica and I
Only in my 30s did I learn that I, too, had roots, or at least branches aside from my mother's, which only extended to some cotton plantation south of the Mason-Dixon line.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 10, 2014
Airline cleanup crews walk off job at LaGuardia over Ebola concerns, insufficient protection
About 200 airline cabin cleaners walked off the job at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Thursday to protest what they say is a lack of sufficient protection from exposure to Ebola for workers whose jobs include cleaning up vomit and bathrooms.
EDITORIALS
Oct 3, 2014
What's with the Alibaba IPO?
The 38 percent price gain in the shares of Chinese Internet conglomerate Alibaba at its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange last month was a vote of confidence not only in the company but also in China.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 3, 2014
Google threatened with lawsuit over leaked nude celebrity photos: New York Post
A lawyer who represents about a dozen female celebrities whose private photos were posted online by hackers has threatened to sue Google Inc for failing to take the photos off its websites, according to the New York Post.

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