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Long Island Teen Tells Tale Of Surviving Vicious Bear Attack
PIX11.comSimeon Melman of Huntington, Long Island, described in detail how he and six other teenagers survived a grizzly bear attack while trekking through the mountains in Alaska over the weekend. They stayed calm and survived. For his efforts, Melman, 17,...Tags: Westport, Hospitals and Clinics, Long Island, Medical Services, Health
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Tazo the Sea Otter Celebrates With Cupcakes
Tazo was only about three weeks old when he was found stranded in Alaska. After being given initial care at the Alaska Sea Life Center, Tazo made his permanent move to WCS's New York Aquarium last July, and joined Jacob, the Aquarium's other sea otter,...Tags: Human Interest, New York, Brooklyn (New York City)
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Father, Son Charged With Threatening Sarah Palin, Her Family
A father and son from Pennsylvania were charged this week with making threats to former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, her family and lawyer.
The men, identified as Shawn Christy, 47, and Craig Christy, 22, were indicted by an Alaska grand jury Wednesday,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Justice System, Pennsylvania, Sarah Palin
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Palin's 'One Nation' Tour Bus Vandalized In New York
Fresh off her Times Square pizza summit with Donald Trump, Sarah Palin carried on with her tour of the Big Apple Wednesday, paying visits to such treasured landmarks like Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty.
Although Palin was greeted with hand shakes...Tags: Times Square, Donald Trump, Tourism and Leisure, Tour Operations Industry, Midtown
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Meet Tazo - The Rescued Sea Otter
The Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium is happy to announce that Tazo, an orphaned northern sea otter pup found stranded last summer in Alaska, has rehabilitated at the aquarium and is ready to make his public debut.
“We&...Tags: California, Natural Resources, Treaties, Endangered Species, Nature
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Sarah Palin says U.S. 'on a road to ruin' unless Obama takes deficit, debt more seriously
Washington BureauFormer Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told a business audience Thursday in suburban New York that President Obama is leading the country "on a road to ruin" unless he starts taking the federal deficit and debt more seriously. Palin cited higher unemployment and...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Television, Entertainment, Clubs and Associations, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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New Jersey Soldier Killed While Playing Russian Roulette
PIX11.comAn Alaska-based solider is charged with murder after he gave a fellow soldier a bullet to put into a gun's empty chamber before he shot himself in the stomach in a drunken game of Russian roulette, according to court papers filed on Monday. Jacob Brouch,...Tags: California, New Jersey, Prosecution, Murder, Crimes
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Obama To Announce Run For Re-Election, File Campaign Papers
REUTERSPresident Barack Obama is likely to announce plans to run for re-election and file campaign papers with the Federal Election Commission as early as Monday, Democratic officials say. Filing with the FEC would allow Obama, a Democrat, to start raising...Tags: Executive Branch, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley
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Gas Barreling Toward $4 A Gallon
wpix.comYou knew it was coming: the average price of gas could top $4.00 a gallon as early as next week. Motorists in Washington, D.C. joined those in Hawaii, Alaska, California, Illinois and Connecticut where prices have already hit the $4 mark and beyond,...Tags: California, New Jersey, Illinois, AAA, New York
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Geese That Forced Plane's Hudson River Landing Still Flying Near JFK Runways
Associated Press WriterA year and a half after Canada geese forced an airliner to splash down in the Hudson River, officials are rounding them up in almost every part of the city -- but flocks are still free to take off around John F. Kennedy International Airport. The wild...Tags: Environmental Politics, Charlotte, New Jersey, Natural Resources, Tourism and Leisure
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Sarah Palin gets painted in full, and nothing's conservative about it
There's been no shortage of takeoffs on Sarah Palin lately, from television skits to action figures, but Bruce Elliott has gone one step further than most. He's taken off her clothes. Elliott, whose wife, Tobin Mitchen, owns the Old Town Ale House on...Tags: Executive Branch, Television, Chicago Tribune, Old Town (Chicago, Illinois), Entertainment
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New York Film Festival
Pictured: Clint Eastwood directs and Angelina Jolie stars in Changeling, about a mother whose son disappears from her Los Angeles home one day. Christine Collins (ANGELINA JOLIE) is introduced to a boy claiming to be hers by Captain J.J. Jones (JEFFREY...Tags: Catherine Deneuve, Clint Eastwood, The Class (movie), Oregon, Arts and Culture
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