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Official: New Greek govt to be announced Wednesday - Newsday (subscription)
... 2011 7:05 PM By The Associated Press ELENA BECATOROS (Associated Press), NICHOLAS PAPHITIS (Associated Press) (AP) -- A new Greek interim government will be announced Wednesday afternoon, a government official said, after critical power-sharing ...
Cuomo close to naming new MTA head - Newsday (subscription)
Andrew M. Cuomo said Wednesday he is "days" away from naming a new head for the MTA, and sources close to the situation said a former New York City deputy mayor is a front-runner. At a news conference, Cuomo said he would "have an announcement shortly. ...
Fighter jets escort plane to JFK - Newsday (subscription)
It was due at 4:16 pm in Terminal 8, according to flight records and the law enforcement source, who was not identified because the person was not authorized to speak on the record. The aircraft touched down without incident and its passengers and crew ...
Latest news from The Associated Press - Newsday (subscription)
The officials insisted on anonymity to discuss the investigation. Police and FBI agents remain on alert. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ...
Sources: Laffer's wife to plead guilty - Newsday (subscription)
... published: September 7, 2011 2:34 PM Updated: September 7, 2011 10:43 PM Melinda Brady, the wife of the accused Medford drugstore killer, is expected to plead guilty Thursday for her role in the crime, two sources close to the case said Wednesday. ...
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The department announced that the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the US attorney in Arizona had resigned and an administration official said a prosecutor who worked on the operation was reassigned to ...
Labor board to file complaint on Target - Newsday (subscription)
... Board will file a complaint against Target Corp. saying the company violated federal labor laws in the run-up to a June 17 unionization vote at its Valley Stream store unless the company agrees to settle the case, a government official said. ...
Govt officials urge vigilance as Irene weakens - Newsday (subscription)
Click here Govt officials urge vigilance as Irene weakens Originally published: August 28, 2011 11:48 AM Updated: August 28, 2011 12:26 PM By The Associated Press JULIE PACE (Associated Press) (AP) -- Obama administration officials said Sunday that the ...
Source: DSK charges likely to be dropped - Newsday (subscription)
But a law enforcement official who asked not to be named said he was expected to appear with his client at Vance's office in lower Manhattan around 3:00 pm Diallo triggered the sensational case on May 14 when she alleged to police that Strauss-Kahn, ...
Resident: Syrian troops shell Hama neighborhoods - Newsday (subscription)
The man says the attacks started at dawn and that he saw 20 tanks in the central Assi square. He asked that his name not be used for fear of reprisals. Hama has been under military siege for six days as President...
AP Sources: Democrat Ross won't run again in Ark. - Newsday (subscription)
The people requested anonymity in order to speak ahead of Ross' official announcement. The congressman, who is the only Democrat from Arkansas in the US House, plans a 10 am news conference in Little Rock. Ross has served six terms in Arkansas'...
Apple to consider buying Hulu - Newsday (subscription)
Click here Apple to consider buying Hulu Originally published: July 25, 2011 9:21 AM Updated: July 25, 2011 9:22 AM By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Apple Inc. is in talks to potentially bid for video-streaming service Hulu, a person close to the situation said ...
Apple considering buying Hulu - Newsday (subscription)
Click here Apple considering buying Hulu Originally published: July 25, 2011 9:21 AM Updated: July 25, 2011 9:22 AM By The Associated Press Apple Inc. is in talks to potentially bid for video-streaming service Hulu, a person close to the situation said ...
Source: FBI raids homes in hacking case - Newsday (subscription)
... Newsday is related to a computer-hacking group. The source said FBI agents were executing those warrants at homes in Baldwin and Merrick. The source was not named because the source was not authorized to speak on the record about the case. An FBI. ...
AP Source: GM to announce Flint factory investment - Newsday (subscription)
... 5:48 PM By The Associated Press TOM KRISHER (AP Auto Writer) (AP) -- General Motors Co. will invest millions in its Flint, Mich., assembly plant so it can make the next generation of pickup trucks there, a person briefed on the matter said Friday. ...
AP Sources: Russian steelmaker to get US loan - Newsday (subscription)
Click here AP Sources: Russian steelmaker to get US loan Published: July 12, 2011 5:44 PM By The Associated Press DEE-ANN DURBIN (AP Auto Writers), TOM KRISHER (AP Auto Writers) (AP) -- Two people briefed on the matter say the North American arm of ...
Mexico finds 213 migrants crammed in truck - Newsday (subscription)
The federal immigration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the record, says the migrants were discovered by federal police at a highway checkpoint. newsday.com & ExploreLI are now available at no ...
AP Source: Ally Financial postpones stock offering - Newsday (subscription)
(AP) -- A person briefed on the matter says Ally Financial Inc. has decided to postpone its initial public stock offering because of the declining stock markets. The former finance arm of General Motors Co. was aiming ...
Cops: Shark sighted off Cupsogue Beach - Newsday (subscription)
"The water is off limits," said the dispatcher, who wouldn't give her name. A police officer is on scene enforcing the closure, she said. According to The Associated Press, West Hampton Dunes Police Sgt. Tim Turner said reports of the... newsday.com ...
Nev. court: Legislature can't raid local coffers - Newsday (subscription)
Brian Sandoval will consider extending some expiring taxes to help plug a $656 million hole after the state's Supreme Court ruled that lawmakers can't siphon money from local governments to pad the state's coffers, an administration official said ...
Analysts see spike in cyberthreats - Newsday (subscription)
"There is fair amount of anger, a fair amount of disbelief, some say they will retaliate," said the official, who works in counterterrorism operations and asked not to be identified. "People are definitely talking about it," the official said. ...
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Libyan tribal leaders are trying to get rebels in the city of Misrata to lay down their arms within 48 hours, a government official said early Sunday, after a day of fierce clashes between opposition fighters and Moammar Gadhafi's forces. ...
Virginia Tech fine too low - Newsday (subscription)
Photo credit: GETTY IMAGES/Chip Somodevilla | A man who did not want to be identified pauses to pray in front of a small pile of flowers, candles and other mementos left for Virginia Tech shooter Seung-Hui Cho, at a large makeshift memorial for all who ...
How to fix 'massive crisis' in immigration courts - Newsday (subscription)
2, 2010 photo, a Cameroonian woman who did not want to be identified for fear of reprisals against her and her family, poses for a photograph in Los Angeles. It took five years for the mother who was raped and beaten to win asylum. ...
Many Levy fund donors tied to new jail - Newsday (subscription)
According to several former county officials and contractors who asked not to be identified, department staffers participated in two Levy fundraisers, 2007 and 2008, at The Oar, a waterfront restaurant in Patchogue. During another fundraiser, in 2008, ...