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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as ObamaCare)
Jan 29, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Author; Donna Stefans Re:Obamacare The Health insurance reporting requirements on the 2014 tax return are a bit complicated. If you and your family were covered by an employer health care plan for ...
A Different Slant on Class-Based Hiring Discrimination
Jan 29, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Stephen D. Hans Most employers are familiar with the pitfalls of discriminating against applicants in protected classes under Civil Rights laws. For the most part, African Americans, Hispan...
← How Do 2015 Minimum Wage Increases Affect NY Restaurants? Are Employers Free from Liability When Using Staffing Agencies to Terminate Employees?
Jan 23, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
Companies often find that staffing agencies are valuable resources for helping them fill temporary or permanent positions and for handling human resources issues. However, recently, an outside staf...
How Do 2015 Minimum Wage Increases Affect NY Restaurants?
Jan 15, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 51 51 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Stephen D. Hans Minimum wage increases took effect on December 31, 2014, raising the New York minimum wage from $8.00 to $8.75 per hour for employees who work based on hourly wages. By the ...
This Month in Queens Real Estate: JANUARY 2015
Jan 14, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 52 52 recommendations | email to a friend
January 2014 Queens NY Market Update  The pace of existing home sales increased in December, but remained below that in the same month of the previous year. Home prices declined as we moved in to t...
Negligence of Oregon Hospital Led to Wrongful Death of Patient
Jan 12, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 62 62 recommendations | email to a friend
Author:  Mark H. Sackstein, Esq. All it takes is one small mistake for a disaster to occur. No matter how much research is done when choosing a hospital, it is impossible to predict a situation suc...
Matching Workouts With the Results You Want
Jan 10, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 69 69 recommendations | email to a friend
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard friends complain about not getting the results they want, despite how much energy they’re putting into their workout.  People who want bigger muscles go t...
How Do 2015 Minimum Wage Increases Affect NY Restaurants?
Jan 08, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 80 80 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Stephen Hans Minimum wage increases took effect on December 31, 2014, raising the New York minimum wage from $8.00 to $8.75 per hour for employees who work based on hourly wages. By the way...
Immersed in ancient times; the performance of Aida at the Metropolitan Opera. A review.
Jan 03, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 130 130 recommendations | email to a friend
Written By:  Tiziano Thomas Dossena   Imagine being immersed in an ancient world, with colossal stone columns, palaces and images of deities, a marvelous music surrounding you and, thank God, no ce...
What to Eat Before Your Workout
Jan 03, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 111 111 recommendations | email to a friend
by Mary Murphy Fueling up before a workout is the best thing you can do for your body.  But it’s important to eat the  right  things at the  right  time.  Eating too far in advance of your workout ...

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Samantha Retas nearly missed a double-double.
Tight defense helps St. Joe’s roll past Cedar Crest
The St. Joseph’s College women’s basketball team played stifling defense throughout the game as they led wire-to-wire and defeated Cedar Crest, 55-32 Monday night at Brooklyn Technical High School....
Dec 02, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
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Vernon Maddox goes up for two of his career-high 23 points against Southern Virginia.
St. Joe’s men continue hot start
Three different Bears reached the 20-point scoring mark as St. Joseph’s never trailed in a 89-74 victory over Southern Virginia on Saturday afternoon. Junior Michael Megafu (Jamaica/Nazareth Region...
Dec 02, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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Second time’s a charm for Private Zone in Cigar Mile
AT THE TRACK
Dec 02, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
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SJU women remain undefeated
The Red Storm (5-0) cruised to victory on Sunday afternoon, leading wire-to-wire and securing the best start in the Joe Tartamella era with a 71-49 victory over Wagner (0-5) in Carnesecca Arena. “I...
Dec 02, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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Honors for LIU’s Zanna
LIU Brooklyn redshirt freshman Nura Zanna was named Northeast Conference Men’s Basketball Rookie of the Week. After sitting out all of last year due to a wrist injury, Zanna made an immediate impac...
Dec 02, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
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Top 10-ranked Gonzaga holds off St. John’s at MSG
St. John’s stayed in the game, but in the end Gonzaga was just too tough, defeating the Johnnies 73-66 in the NIT Season Tip-Off Championship Friday at Madison Square Garden. St. John’s held the No...
Dec 02, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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St. Joseph’s falls to host team in Basketball Classic
The Bears’ perfect season is no longer. The St. Joseph’s College men’s basketball team was downed by host Eastern Nazarene, 78-71, in the Eastern Nazarene College Basketball Classic Final on Saturd...
Nov 25, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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St. Joseph’s women remain undefeated on the season
Samantha Retas (Brooklyn/Bishop Kearney) recorded a double-double and Jamilynn McGowan (Staten Island/Michael J. Petrides) notched a career-high in scoring as the St. Joseph’s College women’s baske...
Nov 25, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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Readthebyline, Vicki’s Dancer take NYSS stakes
AT THE TRACK
Nov 25, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mets brass decide to shorten Citi Field fences - again
The New York Mets are looking to make things a little more friendly for their left-handed pull hitters next season. General manager Sandy Alderson and COO Jeff Wilpon hosted the media at Citi Field...
Nov 25, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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St. John’s men start season with a couple of wins
The St. John’s men’s basketball team opened the second half with a blistering 21-0 run, propelling the Red Storm to a 94-81 victory over Franklin Pierce on Monday night at Carnesecca Arena in the N...
Nov 19, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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David Louison goes for two of his 15 points.
St. Joe’s looks to go 3-0 for first time under Cocozello
The St. Joseph’s College men’s basketball outscored Maritime College, 45-29, in the second half to rally from 13 down and took a 67-58 victory on Sunday afternoon at Riesenberg Hall Gym to close ou...
Nov 19, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hard time for Rocks
The NY Shamrocks were knocked out of the Flamhaft Cup in Yonkers on Sunday by EDSL side South Stars, losing 2-1 in tough conditions. Midfielder Sean Doran opened up the scoring from a free kick aft...
Nov 19, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Arm wrestling tourney returning to Queens
The New York Arm Wrestling Association will host the 37th Annual Empire State Golden Arm Tournament of Champions on Sunday, November 23, beginning at 1 p.m. at Cheap Shots Sports Bar, 149-05 Union ...
Nov 19, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Brooklyn Rugby men cruise in season finale;
Secure spot in division playoffs
Nov 12, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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Gas blast wrecks Mexico children's hospital; 2 dead, 73 hurt
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Injured and bleeding, mothers carrying infants fled from a maternity hospital shattered by a powerful gas explosion Thursday, and rescuers swung sledgehammers to break through fallen concrete hunting for others who might be trapped.
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Loving, Russell carry Ohio State past No. 16 Maryland, 80-56

Ohio State's D'Angelo Russell works against Maryland's Dez Wells during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Marc Loving scored 19 points and D'Angelo Russell added 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead Ohio State to an 80-56 victory over No. 16 Maryland on Thursday night.


2015-01-29 21:21:48 -0500
APNewsBreak: Suspected terrorist brother of no-fly-list man

This Most Wanted flyer provided by the FBI shows Liban Haji Mohamed. The FBI has added the alleged recruiter for the al-Shabab terror group in Somalia to its list of most-wanted terrorists. An arrest warrant was unsealed Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, for 29-year-old Liban Haji Mohamed, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Somalia who had lived and worked in northern Virginia as a taxi driver. He is charged with providing material support to al-Qaida and al-Shabab. (AP Photo/FBI)ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The FBI on Thursday added a former taxi driver from northern Virginia to its list of most-wanted terrorists, saying he was a recruiter for the al-Shabab terror group in Somalia.


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