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Obituaries in the news

AP Features yesterday

Donald Baim NATICK, Mass (AP) — Dr. Donald Baim, a renowned cardiologist and medical device executive, died Friday following surgery to treat a form of cancer, his family said in a statement. He was 60. Baim had undergone recent surgery to remove ...

Flu shots for Wall Street stirs ire in New York

Reuters US Online Report Health News yesterday

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City health officials scrambled to explain themselves on Thursday following outraged media reports about bankers who got scarce H1N1 flu vaccines through their employers. Members of Congress fired off letters demanding immediate explanations and the U.S. ...

Ex-hedge fund boss charged in stock scam

AP News yesterday

Former hedge fund manager faces federal securities fraud charges in $7 million stock scam A former hedge fund manager arrested earlier this year has been indicted on federal charges he participated in a $7 million insider trading scam. The indictment against 45-year-old ...

Goldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccine

AP Features 2 days ago

Some of New York's biggest companies, including Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, received doses of swine flu vaccine for at-risk employees, drawing criticism that the hard-to-find vaccine is going first to the privileged. Hospitals, universities and the Federal Reserve Bank ...

NY 9/11 police chief admits corruption

AFP American Edition 2 days ago

Former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik pleaded guilty to a slew of charges in his high-profile corruption trial Thursday, a federal prosecutor said. Kerik, who was New York's head of police at the time of the September 11, 2001 attacks, admitted ...

Large NYC employers getting swine flu vaccine

AP News 2 days ago

Swine flu vaccine going to Goldman Sachs, Columbia U., and other big NYC employers Some of New York City's largest employers — including Wall Street firms like Goldman Sachs and big universities — have started receiving doses of the much-in-demand swine flu ...

NYC to host ticker-tape parade for Yankees

AP News 2 days ago

NYC to host ticker-tape parade for 2009 World Series champion New York Yankees New York City will host a ticker-tape parade and ceremony in honor of the World Series champion New York Yankees. The parade, scheduled for Friday will begin on Broadway ...

53 charged in probe of violent NYC drug crews

AP News 3 days ago

53 people charged in probe of violent NYC drug crews; heroin, crack sold near Yankee Stadium Federal prosecutors charged 53 people on Wednesday with running open-air drug markets at two housing projects near Yankee Stadium. Among the drugs for sale: Heroin with ...

Reactor shutdown at nuclear plant in NYC suburbs

AP News 4 days ago

Electrical fault shuts down reactor at Indian Point plant in NYC suburbs A nuclear power reactor in the New York City suburbs has been shut down because of an electrical fault, federal regulators said Tuesday. Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Neil Sheehan said ...

Bloomberg, lead shrinking, makes final pitch

AP News 5 days ago

Bloomberg and challenger who has spent far less make final pitches to NYC voters New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his Democratic challenger spent the final day of the campaign shoring up support and readying their get-out-the-vote forces. Bloomberg on Monday ...

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