NYC Mob war unlikely despite recent hits
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A pair of mob shootings in three days, one of them reminiscent of a hit on last week's episode of "The Sopranos," prompted speculation of a nascent Mafia war in New York City.
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Violent offenses are rising in midsize cities for the first time in a decade. A look at what's behind the surge - and why it won't be slowing anytime soon
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NEW YORK -- They&#39;ve cleaned up the old burg, made it safer for the tourists, but you can still get your pocket picked or your purse snatched.
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NEW YORK -- Maybe 19 games going on 26 is too many. Maybe the familiarity that has brought contempt between the two combatants has also created boredom for those not in the two cities.
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It's no place to rest in peace: a vacant lot covered with reeds, slabs of concrete and trash. But federal authorities believe the site in a remote section of Queens could be a graveyard for targets of hits ordered by John Gotti and other mobsters more than two decades ago.
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Some protesters-in-waiting seem to think that their right to free expression can&#39;t be separated from the right to trash New York City&#39;s Central Park.
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In the political shootout over gun laws, Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg, one presidential candidate and one potential presidential candidate, fire a lot of shots without hitting each other.
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Rudy Giuliani recently offered an olive branch to his estranged former partner in crimefighting, L.A. Police Chief William Bratton. Now, Bratton returns the favor--but heâs not ready to endorse anyone.
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Arrests fail to quell protests following a wave of attacks on non-Slavs.
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PARIS, Nov 10 (IPS) - The fight against money laundering for terrorism is  making little headway, and could be diverting attention from  organised and corporate crime, experts say.
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Not to many New Yorkers or New Jerseyans. (Doesn't Tony Soprano drop his final vowels?) Not to some vendors at the annual Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy this week.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Whether hip-hop artist Nas  discourses on street life, politics or love, you can always  count on one thing: He is not going to pull any punches.
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NEW YORK -- Few things united this wildly diverse city more than the devastating events of Sept. 11, 2001. But, as the sixth anniversary of that dark day approaches, that sense of unity is being seriously tested amid a cacophony of controversies that has left some New Yorkers sniping at each other...
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The fatal shooting of an unarmed man by undercover officers again places New York police under unwelcome scrutiny. Critics say it's evidence of an unaccountable, sometimes trigger-happy force, while defenders &#151; backed by statistics &#151; insist the NYPD is among the best-trained, most restrained departments in the nation.
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BAGHDAD -- The relative lull in violence is a promising sign that the Baghdad security plan is off to a good start, the Iraqi prime minister said yesterday, while a top US military official cautioned that it might be a temporary letup as militant organizations assess the new measures and gear up to fight back.
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When a state Senate race just north of New York City wound up too close to call, each side accused the other of mischief &#151; like intimidating old ladies at the polls or importing voters from the Bronx &#151; and went to court. Three months later, it's still there.
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New York's mayor claims he has no plans to run for President. But his latest party change suggests he's still toying with the idea