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Saturday, October 11, 2008

New York apartment fire kills five (UPI)	Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:07:54 GMT
NEW YORK, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Five members of a single family died early Saturday when a kitchen fire erupted in their New York apartment, officials say. more...

New York apartment fire kills five (Moldova.org)	Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:13:44 GMT
Five members of a single family died early Saturday when a kitchen fire erupted in their New York apartment, officials say.Officials said the fire in a sixth-floor apartment claimed the lives of a couple and three of their children, while a fourth child was rushed to a hospital in critical condition, the New York Daily News reported.Jacqueline Rodriguez, a 45-year-old neighbor, said she saw the ... more...

New York Rangers (3-0-0) at Philadelphia Flyers (0-0-0), 7 p.m. (Miami Herald)	Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:52:25 GMT
While the Rangers season is almost a week old, the Flyers are just getting started. Philadelphia begins its 2008-09 campaign tonight against well-traveled New York at the Wachovia Center. more...

New York-breds on display at NY Breeders’ fall sale (Thoroughbred Times)	Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:06:15 GMT
More than 400 horses are shipped in to Saratoga Race Course this week for Sunday's New York Breeders Sales Co. fall breeding stock sale. The spotlight is expected to focus upon about 130 selected weanlings, primarily New York-breds, an area which has given the company a niche in the marketplace. more...

New York oil price sinks under $80 per barrel (AFP via Yahoo! News)	Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:34:48 GMT
The price of New York crude fell below 80 dollars per barrel Friday, hitting a one-year low, as the market was rattled by plunging stock markets and fears of slowing demand, traders said. more...

New York teachers sue over ban on campaign buttons (Chambersburg Public Opinion)	Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:56:46 GMT
NEW YORK—The teachers' union for the nation's largest public school system accused the city on Friday of banning political campaign buttons and sued to reverse the policy, declaring that free speech rights were violated. more...

New York & Co. cuts 3Q outlook (AP via Yahoo! Finance)	Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:57:25 GMT
Clothing chain New York & Co. said a sharp decline in same-store sales will likely cause it to post a third-quarter loss. more...

New York Man Pleads Guilty To Explosives Charge (Hartford Courant)	Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:19:54 GMT
A New York man has pleaded guilty to possessing explosives after he was linked to three vehicles in Connecticut and New York packed with weapons and explosives. more...

Lear, Chesapeake, New York & Co., Williams: U.S. Equity Preview (Bloomberg)	Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:51:07 GMT
Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies may have unusual price changes in U.S. trading on Oct. 13. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are as of 5:30 p.m. in New York, unless otherwise specified. more...

New York law nixes contractors' state benefits (AP via Yahoo! Finance)	Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:14:37 GMT
New York Gov. David Paterson is signing a bill into law that prohibits independent contractors from double dipping to unlawfully collect pension benefits. more...