Saurabh Das/ASSOCIATED PRESS Devyani Khobragade, 39, says she is under ‘immense stress’ at the thought of leaving the U.S. without her husband and two young daughters. The Indian diplomat forced to leave the U.S. over claims she fraudulently obtained a work visa for her housekeeper and then paid her just $ 3.31 an hour fears she’ll never get to live ...
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Pope breaks protocol again by inviting friend for spin in popemobile
TONY GENTILE/REUTERS Fabian Baez, a priest from a church in downtown Buenos Aires, sits in the popemobile as Pope Francis arrives to lead the Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican January 8, 2014. Take our Poll Cruising in the popemobile What do you think of Pope Francis breaking protocol to give his friend the ride of ...
Read More »Atlas shrugged in Queens . . . again
Glendale Center would be built on more than 6 acres of land, owned by ATCO, which currently houses Atlas Terminals and several stores. Current zoning permits the project to move forward without approvals. There’s a strong sense of déjà vu developing among residents in Glendale. The original developers of the Atlas Park Mall, which went into bankruptcy and was later ...
Read More »Rangers disappoint yet again, fall 4-1 at home to Capitals
Scott Levy/NHLI via Getty Images The Rangers have no answers against the Capitals Sunday night at the Garden. CAPITALS 4, RANGERS 1 Expect Alain Vigneault’s rotating wheel of healthy scratches to keep spinning until the Rangers stop spiraling. Sunday night, veteran center Dominic Moore was the latest Blueshirt to watch his teammates from the luxury boxes, but Benoit Pouliot’s return ...
Read More »Defenseman Del Zotto scratched again as Rangers beat Panthers 5-2
Joel Auerbach/Getty Images Rick Nash (r.) scores the third goal of the game that helps the Rangers build what ends up as an insurmountable 3-0 lead in a 5-2 win in Florida Wednesday. RANGERS 5, PANTHERS 2 SUNRISE, Fla. – Michael Del Zotto was forced to watch the Rangers’ ugly 5-2 win over the Panthers Wednesday night from the BB&T ...
Read More »Del Zotto a healthy scratch for the Rangers … again
Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images Michael Del Zotto finds himself getting another night off from new Rangers coach Alain Vigneault. SUNRISE, Fla. – The Rangers may want to temper expectations for a potential trade of Michael Del Zotto if they aren’t going to play him. Coach Alain Vigneault unexpectedly made Del Zotto a healthy scratch for Wednesday night’s game against ...
Read More »SOPA rides again: USA’s secret TPP treaty outlaws phone jailbreaks and unlocking, introduces crazy copyright law
Over the last few weeks, a storm has been gathering around a treaty known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership Treaty, or TPP. Last week, Wikileaks published a draft version of the TPP that dates to this previous August, and the restrictions it places on digital freedoms and consumer rights are incredible. If you thought that the content creation industry had learned ...
Read More »50 years on, the Beatles and Stones face off again
Apple Corps Ltd. The Beatles carried on a friendly rivalry with the Stones, and would often time their album releases to benefit from the competition. The Beatles “On Air — Live at the BBC Volume 2” (EMI/Universal Music) 4 stars … The Rolling Stones’ live show in July in London’s Hyde Park brought to mind a show they did 44 ...
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