New York may never win its war on rats
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Video of rats scampering across a New York City restaurant floor may have disturbed viewers worldwide but some experts say the rodents are less dangerous than other creatures drawn to restaurants -- humans.
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Seldom has a national political party held a nominating convention so deep in enemy territory. From the northern Bronx to Brooklyn's Coney Island boardwalk, from eastern Queens to the liberal fortress of Manhattan's Upper West Side, New York City is wall-to-wall Democrats.
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In other cities, athletes can be merely good at what they do to be considered stars, but in New York it takes confidence bordering on cockiness.
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NEW YORK The advertising industry is having trouble figuring out whether these are the best of times or the worst of times.
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Across the spectrum of mass-appeal professional sports, Americaâs greatest regional rivalry has not been a pretty sight for New York fans.
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siah Thomas tried, but neither trade possibilities nor the midlevel salary exception nor the allure of New York City could put Erick Dampier in a Knicks uniform. So with Dampier on the verge of finding a new place to play, heading from the ...
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MEXICO CITY - Rats that infested a village in northern Mexico have outlasted the cats sent to scare them away and discouraged the men who were set to hunt them down. Now at least one official says that since nothing else has worked, residents will have to learn to live with the rodents.
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Fans who are not worried about the Knicks are scarce in Manhattan, but N.B.A. Commissioner David Stern is one of those rare birds.
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New York has been destroyed by asteroids, floods and human venality countless times in the movies. Are fantasies about the city's destruction signs of greatness, or do they verge on being tasteless?.
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The Knicks players disagreed with Isiah Thomasâs harsh criticism that they play without pride and heart. But it remains to be seen if they can disprove his assessment.
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China may have just ushered in the Year of the Rat, but the pesky rodents aren't welcome in its capital. Rats are the latest target of Beijing's efforts to present a sparkling city for the Olympics in August, with the government announcing a campaign to rid all venues of rodents.
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Foster's The Brave One, makes urban paranoia a form of nostalgia. But Richard Corliss doesn't recognize this New York
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ELYRIA, Ohio - Jennifer Mitchell's apartment is full of rats, and that's exactly how she wants it. Mitchell runs a rat rescue mission, caring for dozens of rats from people who get overwhelmed when their pet rodents have multiple babies.
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Although New York has for many years been the nationÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂs most populous city, its mayorÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂs office has not been an effective springboard for candidates with statewide or national ambitions ÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ something former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani hopes to change in a bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
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New Jersey, which tried for years but  failed to win the Yankees baseball team from New York City, now  has set its sights on the city's other baseball team, the Mets,  who play in Shea Stadium in Queens.
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Sniffer rescue dogs trained to find explosives or earthquake survivors buried in rubble may soon have some competition -- rats. The rodents can crawl into the tiniest spaces and have a strong sense of smell.
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NEW YORK It isn't easy being the conscience for corporate America.