Federal judge blocks implementation of cigarette tax for two western NY tribes Syracuse Jim Commentucci / The Post-Standard 0 0 Share | Syracuse, NY -- The state will move ahead Wednesday to collect taxes on cigarettes sold by most Indian tribes, including some in Central New York. | A federal judge in Buffalo on Tuesday halted enforcement on cigarettes sold by the Cayuga and Seneca tr...
US Open 2010: Andy Murray must be prepared to roll the dice The Guardian Open Platform | Andy Murray does not drink and does not gamble. But there will be key moments when he is tempted to take the odd risk at the US Open, which starts in Flushing Meadows tomorrow, because there is quite a dividend at stake. | If the Scot is finally to break through, to prove he deserves to be regarde...
Housing Woes Bring New Cry: Let Market Fall The New York Times | The unexpectedly deep plunge in home sales this summer is likely to force the Obama administration to choose between future homeowners and current ones, a predicament officials had been eager to avoid. | Over the last 18 months, the administration ...
Grim Housing Choice: Help Today's Owners or Future Ones The New York Times | The unexpectedly deep plunge in home sales this summer is likely to force the Obama administration to choose between future homeowners and current ones, a predicament officials had been eager to avoid. | Over the last 18 months, the administration ...
The woman in the bubble NZ Herald By William Mellor 5:30 AM Monday Sep 6, 2010 Share Email Print | One-time factory worker Zhang Xin rode China's property boom to become a billionaire. But if the boom goes bust, the whole world will feel her pain, reports William Mellor. Expand Shrin...
Bahrain steps up pressure on Shiite 'plotters' Herald Tribune | DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - What began last month with the arrest of an opposition leader in Bahrain has mushroomed into a full-blown political offensive in the tiny Gulf nation with big fault lines: U.S.-allied Sunni rulers against members of a ...
A Son of Anarchy's Minnesota detour Star Tribune | Ron Perlman has portrayed some challenging characters: a gentle giant in CBS' "Beauty and the Beast," a horned, haunted mutant in the "Hellboy" movies and the den father of a grizzled motorcycle gang in FX's "Sons of Anarch...
Bronzeville, a Neighborhood Whose Promise Has Been Stalled The New York Times | Margo Strotter considered herself proof that the revival of Bronzeville was under way. She opened a sandwich and smoothie bar at 45th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue in early 2006 and waited for other businesses, inspired by a booming real estate m...
Chase Declares New York State Lottery 'Illegal Internet Gambling' The Consumerist | Not everyone is fond of state lotteries, but you know what they're not? Illegal. Still, Tim shared his experience with the New York State Lottery and his credit card company, Chase, where the bank chose to treat his lottery subscription payment as ...
Community Near Former WTC Almost Like Any Other National Public Radio | According to a new Quinnipiac Poll, about half of New York voters believe Muslims have a right to build a mosque in the neighborhood near ground zero. | But many of the same people say that because the location is so sensitive, developers should vo...
Greeks fuming over smoking ban - again (News Feature) m&c | Athens - Greece, the home to Europe`s largest percentage of smokers, will no longer be allowed to light up in public places as of Wednesday. But after countless efforts to stamp out the habit, will they actually make it stick this time? | Under the new law, smoking will be banned in all public places, with the exemption of casinos and bars larger...
Australian swimmers given permission to abandon Commonwealth Games The Daily Telegraph Australia | AUSTRALIAN swimmers have been given permission to abandon the Commonwealth Games if they are worried about security. | Swimming Australia president David Urquhart said yesterday he had told the team any swimmer who felt unsafe after landing in Delhi and wanted to leave would be given a paid flight home, even before their events. | Indian swim cha...
