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More Blacks, Latinos Accepted To NYC's Elite High Schools

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The number of black and Latino students admitted to one of New York City's elite high schools has increased by 14 percent since last year, according to recent statistics released by the Department of Education. Admittance to these specialized schools including institutions such as Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, the Bronx High School of Science and the High School of American Studies at Lehman College, is based on the results of a single standardized test distributed amongst prospective ...
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Feds Uncover $279M NYC Car Insurance Scam

36 people were arrested in New York for allegedly cheating auto insurance companies out of a quarter billion dollars in an elaborate scheme run by a Russian gang. The $279-million insurance fraud involved corrupted doctors and lawyers, feigned medical claims and over 100 fake clinics, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
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An Arrow II missile interceptor is displayed in front of journalists in the Palmahim military base south of Tel Aviv

Israel to Test Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems

The testing raises speculation that Israel is planning to launch a military strike on Iran to thwart that country's nuclear program. Iran claims the program is solely for peaceful uses, but many governments believe Tehran may be seeking to build a nuclear weapon.
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AT&T to Data Guzzlers: Start Paying More

AT&T has advised its mobile-device customers that those among the top 5 percent of data users will have to start paying more for monthly service . Smartphone customers who download 3 gigabytes of data monthly qualify and will be subjected to slower service.
A man walks past the Kodak World Headquarters sign in Rochester, New York

Kodak Sells Online Business to Shutterfly, Patent Sale Pending

Eastman Kodak Co has agreed to sell its online photo services business to Shutterfly Inc for $23.8 million, kicking off the bankrupt photography pioneer's relaunch as a much slimmer company although a patent sale seen crucial to its turnaround may still be months away.
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Monster Soars as CEO Mulls 'Strategic Alternatives'

Monster Worldwide Inc Chief Executive Sal Iannuzzi told investors on Thursday that the operator of the job-search website was considering all strategic alternatives, sending the company's shares up more than 17 percent.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

Wall Street Dips, Eyes on Oil Prices

Stocks ticked lower in early trading on Friday in a light day on the economic calendar, but the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were on track to close their eighth positive week in the last nine.

Iran Will Dominate Obama-Netanyahu Talks

The U.S. and Israeli leaders will try to sort out their differences over what Washington fears could be an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear sites. With the U.S. presidential election just eight months away, Obama's Republican foes have been quick to paint him as tough on Israel and soft on Iran.
George Clooney and Stacy Keibler arrive at the 84th Academy Awards.

George Clooney Gay? Actor Opens Up on The Rumors

With the phrases Sexiest Man Alive and Most Eligible Bachelor, only one name comes to mind, George Clooney. The Oscar winning actor has been linked to one beautiful girl after another, but that doesn't stop pesky rumors of his sexuality. Clooney, a campaigner for the legalization of same-sex marriage in the U.S., has had the rumor mill running for a long time, but the actor says the rumors only amuse him.
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Met Show Unites 200 Works of Art Through ‘The Steins Collect’

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) explores around two hundred works of art in a new exhibition titled The Steins Collect to demonstrate the significant impact the Steins' patronage had on the artists of their day and the way in which the family disseminated a new standard of taste for modern art.

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