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Hofstra student, captor killed in home invasion near university
NEW YORK -- A Hofstra University student being held hostage during a home invasion was shot dead and her captor was also killed as police arrived at the scene of the break-in early Friday, just two days before commencement ceremonies at the college on...
Tags: Hofstra University, Rentals, Shootings, Nassau County Police, Murder
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What happened when Baz Luhrmann moved 'The Great Gatsby' to Australia
F. Scott Fitzgerald's ambition for "The Great Gatsby" was scarcely modest: "Something new — something extraordinary and beautiful and simple and intricately patterned," the novelist wrote to his editor of his plans for the 1925 novel. Tobey...
Tags: Australia, Kanye West, Isla Fisher, Adultery, The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013)
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Easton man faces charges in theft of valuable artwork at Long Island house
Authorities said they used hidden cameras to catch an Easton man who worked as a house painter stealing several pieces of valuable artwork from a New York collection, including a Pablo Picasso etching. The footage showed 42-year-old Joselito Vega...Tags: Prosecution, Arts and Culture, Social Security, Crime, Law and Justice, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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MSG Plan To Run Nassau Coliseum Mentions Hartford's AHL Team
The Hartford CourantWhile Madison Square Garden Co. is competing for the right to renovate and run the Nassau Coliseum, the company says it has no specific plan to eventually move its AHL affiliate from Hartford to Long Island if it wins the bid. The Islanders will be...Tags: Connecticut Whale, Women's National Basketball Association, New York Knicks, NBA Development League, Brooklyn (New York City)
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MSG Eyes Long Island
pdoyle@courant.comMadison Square Garden Company signed a lease extension with Comcast Spectacor just five weeks ago, reaching an agreement to keep its AHL affiliate at Hartford's XL Center for at least the next three seasons. But it seems the executives at MSG may...Tags: Connecticut Whale, Women's National Basketball Association, New York Knicks, NBA Development League, Brooklyn (New York City)
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Preview Of Summer Arts Events All Around Connecticut
There's a lot coming to Hartford-area museums this summer. Here's just a few of the biggest events: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St. in Hartford, will present “Virgil Marti / MATRIX 167” opening on Aug. 1. Marti’s...
Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Museums, The Amistad
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States Provide Lucrative Subsidies For Gunmakers
The Hartford Courant— Governments in nine states have awarded at least $49 million in subsidies in the past five years to gun and ammunition makers whose products are under scrutiny after the school shootings in Newtown. Almost 85 percent of those tax breaks or...Tags: Barack Obama, Weaponry, Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Economic Development, Olin Corporation
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Former Eagle Scout faces child pornography charges on Long Island
A former Eagle Scout who became a Boy Scout leader faces child pornography charges on Long Island, N.Y., officials said. Edward Orenchuk III of Garden City, has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies for possessing images of child...Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Steven Forsyth, Garden City (Nassau, New York), Trials, Punishment
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Local team returns from New York City with storm stories
South Bend TribuneThe Indiana Incident Management Assistance Team from District 2 (northern Indiana) has many stories to tell of destruction and newfound friends. The 15-member team from Goshen and South Bend as well as Pulaski, Starke and Marshall counties was in New York...Tags: Fires, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Cystic Fibrosis, New York City, PTA
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Nathan Englander examines identity
Every journalist's nightmare is the interview with the subject who responds to questions with one-sentence (or even one-word) answers. Fortunately, the writer Nathan Englander — who was in Chicago recently as the inaugural Crown Speaker Series...Tags: The Washington Post, James Baldwin, Arts and Culture, Track and Field, Judaism
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'Walking Dead' dispute provokes man to shoot girlfriend
PIX11.comLife imitating art? Perhaps. It was passionate beliefs that zombies are capable of taking over the world, as fictionalized in the popular cable TV series “The Walking Dead,” that triggered a violent argument between Jared Gurman and his girlfriend of more...Tags: The Walking Dead (tv program), Television Industry, Viral Diseases and Infections, Shootings, Long Island
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Cuomo: Sandy cost NY, NYC $42B in damage and loss
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Superstorm Sandy ran up a $42 billion bill on New York and the state and New York City congressional leaders are preparing big requests for federal disaster aid. The cost includes $32 billion for repairs and restoration, but...
Tags: Barack Obama, John Boehner, Chuck Schumer, National Football League, Executive Branch
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