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Manhattan's 60 Greene Retail Sold for $10.35 Million, 57-63 Greene Close to Deal

A retail space at 60 Greene Street in Manhattan's Soho neighborhood has sold for $10.35 million, according to New York City records, one of two recent deals that cement the street's reputation as a desirable retail strip. Across the street, 57-63 Greene's retail condo is close to a deal, according to David Schechtman of Eastern Consolidated, one of the listing brokers.
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Off-Duty Cop Subdues JetBlue Passenger

A member of the New York City Police Department returning from the Dominican Republic cut his Thanksgiving vacation short on board his flight home Sunday. Officer Anibal Mercado, an 18-year veteran of the NYPD, subdued an unruly passenger on a Jet Blue flight 30,000 feet in the air after the man began verbally abusing two flight attendants and attacked another.
Vitamin D is naturally made by the skin when exposed to sunlight and is also found in high amounts in fatty fish such as salmon and tuna.

Low Vitamin D Linked to Heart Disease, Death

In people with low blood levels of vitamin D, boosting them with supplements more than halved a person's risk of dying from any cause compared to someone who remained deficient, in a large new study.
The evidence isn't conclusive, but overall, the Mediterranean diet appears to be good for people's heart health.

Mediterranean Diet Tied to Better Heart Health

Eating a diet based on fish, legumes, vegetables and moderate amounts of alcohol is linked to lower chances of dying from a heart attack, stroke or other vascular events, according to a new study of New York City residents.
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Wyclef Jean squandered Haitian relief funds

Less than a third of the $16 million gathered in 2010 by hip-hop star Wyclef Jean for earthquake relief in Haiti actually made it to emergency efforts in the country, the New York Post reported on Sunday.
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New Mass Translation Has Catholics Confused Over Roman Missal

For the first time in 40 years, Catholics the world over are reading a new translation of Mass, emphasizing the Latin roots and formal tone of the Roman missal (prayer book). See what's changed from the old services, prompting many churches to rely on cheat sheets as they adjust, and why some Catholics are up in arms about the new translation.
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Black Friday Violence at Target and Walmart: Frenzied Shoppers in 2011 [VIDEOS]

Black Friday shopping became a deadly holiday pastime on Friday when a West Virginia man was pronounced dead after he collapsed in a Target followed by a stampede of shoppers. More violence erupted nationwide as other major retailers with Black Friday deals, like Walmart, opened their doors. Here are some of the worst videos of frenzied shoppers getting violent on Black Friday across the web.
A tribal leader of the indigenous Secoya people of Ecuador's northern Amazon rainforest at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on May 19, 2011.

Corrected: Chevron Named One of the Most Toxic Energy Companies of 2011

The public relations campaign at end of year 2010 is proving to be a hard one for U.S. oil giant Chevron Corporation. Faced with an oil leak, the suspension of its drilling rights and severe public backlash all in Brazil, the company has now been labeled the most toxic energy company.

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