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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during a news conference at Cornell University in New York

NYC Will Open 54 New Schools This Fall & A Software Engineering School, Says Bloomberg

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott announced the city's plan to open 54 new schools this fall, including a high school academy for software engineering. Come September, the Bloomberg administration will have closed 140 schools and opened 589 new ones since 2002, through a longstanding policy that has set out to replace poorly performing schools. The new schools will eventually serve more than 21,000 students.
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Anarchist Face Off at Astor Place Starbucks

A group of self-proclaimed anarchists clashed with police outside the Astor Place Starbucks in the East Village over the weekend, leading to the arrest of three people. The anarchists gathered outside the Starbucks on Saturday night and began to smash in the windows using metal pipes. Frightened customers dodged the shattered glass by ducking under tables, and luckily none were hurt.
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Wall Street Lower As IBM, Intel Drag

Stocks were lower on Wednesday after the S&P 500 notched its biggest gain in a month, weighed down by IBM and Intel after their quarterly results.
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Trauma Patients Taken By Helicopter May Fare Better [STUDY]

People who suffer serious injuries may have a better chance of surviving if they're taken to a trauma center by a helicopter instead of an ambulance, suggests new research. Patients' chances of surviving were between one and two percent better if they were transported to trauma centers by helicopter rather than by ambulance.
Bank of America reported better earnings on lower credit losses and strong trading performance

Bank of America Expected To Swing To Loss In 1Q

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is expected to report highly disappointing financial results Thursday morning, a development that -- as has been the case in the past -- will provide plenty of schadenfreude to the company's vociferous and numerous critics.
Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher

Mila Kunis Denies Dating Rumors, While Ashton Kutcher Already Spotted With Mystery Blonde Woman: Reports

They were great on screen together as teenagers in love, and so, it did not take long for rumor mills to start grinding and come up with a real life affair story for Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher, after they were seen hanging out a couple of times. As for Ashton Kutcher, he it seems has been linked with half of the Hollywood beauties so far. After allegedly breaking ex-wife Demi Moore's heart on the night of their wedding anniversary, he has already been rumored dating almost half a ...
The 2012 Ford Focus Electric charging.

2012 Ford Focus Electric Review: Silent, Quick and Efficient

Ford Motor Co. trotted-out some brand, spanking new 2012 Ford Focus Electric cars in New York on Tuesday for a first round of test driving, and the new electric car certainly seems to meet Ford's twin goals of high fuel-economy with a positive driving experience.
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Karlie Kloss And Rumored Boyfriend Sam Bradford Snuggle At Coachella

Supermodel Karlie Kloss has officially made it big. No, this does not have to do with her Victoria's Secret debut in December or her dazzling stint during Paris Fashion Week. The supermodel has been linked to a new public romance; a true sign of celebrity. Karlie Kloss and St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford were snapped together at Coachella Music and Arts festival on Friday, April 13, in the VIP section.

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