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'Newsday' Appoints Senior VP/Advertising
NEW YORK Lee Jones has been tapped to serve as Newsday's senior vice president of advertising with oversight of all national, major retail and amNY ad sales.
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Freight train derails in Deer Park
A source tells Newsday as many as four train cars may have derailed, slowing service on the Ronkonkoma line through this afternoon.
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Newsday and Optimum Autos Unveil Ultimate Multimedia Destination for Buyers and Sellers of Local Cars and Trucks
This week, Newsday unveiled Optimum Autos at Newsday.com, a robust, interactive advertising portal designed to provide a superior local shopping experience for regional sellers and buyers of cars and trucks.
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Rescue Group Starts to Remove 180 Cats From Home
Newsday has video of the rescue operation to remove 180-200 cats from one home in Moriches, Long Island. Apparently rescue group Rescue Ink got a tip about the house and the homeowner (who believes there are more like 100 cats) agreed to give up the cats. The cats are being inoculated first, then taken to centers for spaying and neutering, and finally will go to no-kill shelters in ...
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Buyer comes forward to save state newspapers
HARTFORD (AP) -- Financially troubled Journal Register Co. has agreed to sell two of its daily newspapers in Connecticut. Michael E. Schroeder, who worked at Newsday for 15 years and then published
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Husband wants his kidney back in divorce
(By Chau Lam, Newsday) When his wife needed a kidney transplant, Richard Batista gave her one of his, attorney Dominic Barbara said. Now that Dawnell Batista has filed for a divorce, Richard Batista wants his kidney back as part of his settlement demand. Or, Barbara said Wednesday, his client wants the value of that kidney: an estimated $1.5 million. Barbara said his client, a 49-year-old ...
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Donated Kidney is Center of Divorce Dispute
A Long Island doctor is demanding that his estranged wife give him back the kidney he donated to her seven years ago. Dr. Richard Batista's lawyer Dominic Barbara says his client would also be satisfied with the value of the kidney: $1.5 million. Newsday reports that Batista married wife Dawnell in 1990 and that he donated the kidney in 2001. According to Batista, their marriage was ...
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Sampling of editorials from New York state
Newsday of Long Island on state politicking.
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| World News In Brief |
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World stocks slide amid US retailing fears
World stock markets fell Thursday on mounting concerns about global economic growth as leading U.S. retailers revealed they are feeling the pinch.
Sony shows off at CES with world's lightest notebook
Japan's Sony Corp plans to launch the world's lightest 8-inch notebook PC, taking aim squarely at a rapidly growing market for ultra-portalbe personal computers.
Canadians set world record trek to South Pole
Three Canadian adventurers have set a world record for the fastest crossing of Antarctica to the South Pole, traveling 1,130 kilometers (700 miles) on skis, snowshoes and on foot.
Venus crushes Jankovic in World Team Challenge
Venus Williams crushed world number one Jelena Jankovic in straight sets as she kept Team Americas on track to qualify for the final of the Hong Kong World Team Challenge Thursday.
World stocks tumble on Wal-Mart profit warning
European stock markets extended losses Thursday on predictions Wall Street will open sharply lower following profit warnings from Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's biggest retailer, and department stores chain Macy's Inc.
World stocks slide amid economic gloom
European stock markets fell for the second consecutive day Thursday after earlier big Asian losses amid mounting concerns about the world economy and the financial health of businesses around the globe.
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