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    Jun 3, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  1. Shooting At Basketball Pickup Game Leaves 1 Dead, 3 Injured

    Police are on the hunt for the gunman they say opened fire Sunday on a basketball court in Harlem, leaving one man dead and three others wounded. They were engaged in a pickup game.
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    Police are on the hunt for the gunman they say opened fire Sunday on a basketball court in Harlem, leaving one man dead and three others wounded. They were engaged in a pickup game. Investigators say the dead teen was shot in the head; he was...

    Tags: Shootings, Basketball, Health, Sports, Injuries and Wounds

    2. May 24, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Lt. Cmdr. Wesley A. Brown, broke color barrier at Naval Academy

    Retired Lt. Cmdr. Wesley A. Brown, who broke the color barrier at the Naval Academy and was its first African-American graduate in 1949, died Tuesday of cancer at Springhouse of Silver Spring Assisted Living.
    Retired Lt. Cmdr. Wesley A. Brown, who broke the color barrier at the Naval Academy and was its first African-American graduate in 1949, died Tuesday of cancer at Springhouse of Silver Spring Assisted Living. He was 85. "It's important for America to...

    Tags: Coral Gables, The Washington Post, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Annapolis, Jimmy Carter

    3. Nov 4, 2011 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  3. On The Chopping Block: List Of Academically At-Risk Schools Out

    A new list of academically troubled New York City schools is out, and while parents and students citywide are wondering what their school's fate is, the new list is hitting one neighborhood particularly hard.
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    A new list of academically troubled New York City schools is out, and while parents and students citywide are wondering what their school's fate is, the new list is hitting one neighborhood particularly hard. The building that houses Wadleigh High School...

    Tags: Williamsburg (Brooklyn, New York), Jane Addams, Middle Schools, Arts, WPIX

    4. Jun 2, 2011 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  4. 1 Dead, Several Injured After Truck Drives On Sidewalk

    (HARLEM) - The normal sounds of a bustling Harlem block were broken up Thursday by the horrifying sound of screams and a crash that sent a vehicle careening off the road and onto the sidewalk.
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    (HARLEM) - The normal sounds of a bustling Harlem block were broken up Thursday by the horrifying sound of screams and a crash that sent a vehicle careening off the road and onto the sidewalk. At the start of the busy lunch hour a pickup truck jumped the...

    Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics

    5. Jun 6, 2010 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  5. Rangel Running Again For Congress

    It's been 40 years since Rep. Charles Rangel first won his Congressional seat. And he's not done with it yet.
    It's been 40 years since Rep. Charles Rangel first won his Congressional seat. And he's not done with it yet. Rangel formally announced his re-election campaign on Sunday. He made the announcement surrounded by a host of elected officials, including Gov....

    Tags: Trips and Vacations, Business Trips, Travel, David Paterson, Charles B. Rangel

    6. Jul 21, 2009 |Blog| Chicago Tribune

  6. Obama's Vineyard: Retreat's rich history

    The Swamp
    by Mark Silva This isn't Crawford, Texas, anymore. This is Martha's Vineyard, the remote island retreat of clapboard cottages, bluff-views of the ocean and tranquil harbors reachable by ferry, boat or plane off the shore of Cape Cod where the......

    Tags: Mass Media, Edward M. Kennedy, John Kerry, Baptist, Christianity

    7. Oct 28, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. 'Sweet Thunder' by Wil Haygood

    When I was a young boxing writer, I once was invited to watch historic fight films with a small group that included Sugar Ray Robinson, by then long retired from the ring.
    When I was a young boxing writer, I once was invited to watch historic fight films with a small group that included Sugar Ray Robinson, by then long retired from the ring. Suffice to say, I was -- by several orders of magnitude -- the most ignorant...

    Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Literature, Lena Horne, Middleweight Boxing, Entertainment

    8. Jul 7, 2009 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  8. Thousands Gather Throughout NYC For Jackson Memorial Viewing Parties

    Michael Jackson fans who wanted to pay tribute to the King of Pop, did not necessarily have to travel to Los Angeles to take part in memorial ceremonies Tuesday. Thousands gathered throughout New York City at special viewing parties of Jackson's massive memorial service telecast from the Staple Center in downtown Los Angeles.
    wpix.com
    Michael Jackson fans who wanted to pay tribute to the King of Pop, did not necessarily have to travel to Los Angeles to take part in memorial ceremonies Tuesday. Thousands gathered throughout New York City at special viewing parties of Jackson's massive...

    Tags: Apollo Theater, Michael Jackson, WPIX, New York City, Chelsea (Manhattan, New York)

    9. Aug 18, 2010 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  9. Embattled Rangel Opens Campaign Office

    Congressman Charlie Rangel may be under a cloud of ethics scrutiny, but he's moving full speed ahead with his campaign for re-election.
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    Congressman Charlie Rangel may be under a cloud of ethics scrutiny, but he's moving full speed ahead with his campaign for re-election. The 80-year-old Democrat opened his East Harlem campaign office Wednesday evening. He had the support of volunteers...

    Tags: WPIX, East Harlem, Ethics, Adam Clayton Powell IV, Values

    10. Feb 26, 2010 |Blog| Chicago Tribune

  10. Rangel ethics violations charged

    The Swamp
    by Mark Silva and updated Longtime Rep. Charlie Rangel of New York said he was "saving the best for last'' when he finally was called on to speak near the end of President Barack Obama's daylong bipartisan healthcare summit......

    Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, New Jersey, Barack Obama, Trips and Vacations

    11. Apr 8, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Embattled Charlie Rangel faces yet another Adam Clayton Powell as Harlem history comes full circle

    Top of the Ticket
    It's no surprise that Charles B. Rangel, the gravelly-voiced Democrat from Harlem, has attracted a primary challenger. After all, when the House Ethics Committee admonishes you for accepting gifts from corporations for your junkets to your retreat in...
    12. Jan 6, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. The law is on Blagojevich's side

    Like it or not, Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich has the legal authority to appoint Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate, and Burris, the state's former attorney general, should be allowed to take the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Senate Democrats are on weak constitutional ground in trying to deny a seat to a properly selected individual. Their claim to the power to exclude a lawfully chosen senator could create a dangerous precedent.
    Like it or not, Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich has the legal authority to appoint Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate, and Burris, the state's former attorney general, should be allowed to take the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Senate...

    Tags: John McCormack, Blagojevich Impeachment (2009), Executive Branch, Lawyers, Massachusetts

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