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Hundreds attend funeral for Hofstra student shot by police
NEW YORK -- Hundreds of mourners packed a church Wednesday for the funeral of a 21-year-old university student accidentally shot by police responding to a break-in at her home, which her uncle says could have been avoided if the officer had tried to...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Nassau County Police, Colleges and Universities, Long Island, New York City
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Botched robbery leads to N.Y. student's death -- by police
It wasn't like the movies. Seven of the police officer's bullets hit the robber. An eighth hit a hostage, Andrea Rebello. Both were killed, and a standoff was over. The repercussions, however, had just begun. The death of the 21-year-old Hofstra...Tags: Politics, Long Island, Executive Branch, Hofstra University, Government
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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: Teaching and Learning, Nassau County Police, Colleges and Universities, Murder, New York City
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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: Central Park, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Celebrities
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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, South Side, Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture
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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: Bruce Ratner, XL Center, Long Island, New York Knicks, Women's National Basketball Association
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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: Bruce Ratner, XL Center, Long Island, New York Knicks, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
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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: Fine Artists, Arts, Education, Mashantucket, Shimon (music group)
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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: Sex Crimes, Punishment, Kathleen Rice, Social Organizations, Long Island
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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: PTA, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Cystic Fibrosis, New York City, Fires
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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 Holocaust (1934-1945), Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, Arts and Culture, Long Island
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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: Television Industry, Long Island, Viral Diseases and Infections, The Walking Dead (tv program), Shootings
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