New York NewsLocal, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Moore Fights In NY Aug. 6- July 23, 2008 Junior middleweight James Moore ready for return to the ring against Lloyd Christian Joseph at B.B. Kings on Wednesday, August 6. The popular junior middleweight James Moore, 15-1 , a native of County Wicklow, ...http://www.topix.net/state/ny/2008/07/moore-fights-in-ny-aug-6?fromrss=1 McCain may be zeroing in on a running mate- July 22, 2008 Yet another town-hall meeting isn't doing the trick. Neither is dropping in on a former Republican president.http://www.topix.net/state/ny/2008/07/mccain-may-be-zeroing-in-on-a-running-mate?fromrss=1 Mexican madam setto go on trial in sex-trafficking case- July 22, 2008 Consuelo Carreto Valencia is so small that when she leans forward in her chair at the defense table at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, her head barely clears the table top.http://www.topix.net/state/ny/2008/07/mexican-madam-setto-go-on-trial-in-sex-trafficking-c... Off-Broadway's "Around the World in 80 Days" a funny look at rigours of travel- July 22, 2008 For a humorous look at the rigours of world travel and derring-do in Victorian times, take a trip with the fast-paced off-Broadway play "Around the World in 80 Days," adapted by Mark Brown from the Jules Verne ...http://www.topix.net/state/ny/2008/07/off-broadways-around-the-world-in-80-days-a-funny-lo... Oil rises amid Iran nuclear deadlock, tropical storm concerns- July 22, 2008 Oil prices rose yesterday on a threat of new sanctions against Iran and as Tropical Storm Dolly headed into the Gulf of Mexico, prompting a hurricane watch for parts of Texas and Mexico.http://www.topix.net/state/ny/2008/07/oil-rises-amid-iran-nuclear-deadlock-tropical-storm-... Paterson backs plan for low-interest student loans- July 22, 2008 Gov. David Paterson is supporting a plan to create low-interest student loans for public and private universities in New York.http://www.topix.net/state/ny/2008/07/paterson-backs-plan-for-low-interest-student-loans?f... Lung Cancer Trial Targets Asbestos-Related Disease- July 21, 2008 Patients are being recruited for a clinical trial of a new targeted radiation and chemotherapy protocol for pleural mesothelioma, a cancer of the lung's lining that's almost always caused by exposure to ...http://www.topix.net/state/ny/2008/07/lung-cancer-trial-targets-asbestos-related-disease?f... Bird banders flock to New York's Braddock Bay- July 21, 2008 As an orange rising sun burned fog off surrounding marshes, net-pickers set off into woods and thickets at the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory with clusters of cloth bags slung over their shoulders.http://www.topix.net/state/ny/2008/07/bird-banders-flock-to-new-yorks-braddock-bay?fromrss... Oil prices rise to near $130 a barrel in Asia as Iran nuclear talks end without agreement- July 21, 2008 Talks on Saturday ended with Iran stonewalling Washington and five other world powers on their call to freeze uranium enrichment.http://www.topix.net/state/ny/2008/07/oil-prices-rise-to-near-130-a-barrel-in-asia-as-iran... New York chain restaurants were requested to post calorie counts right on the menu.- July 21, 2008 New York chain restaurants were requested to post calorie counts right on the menu, according to a new rule that took effect on Friday, marking a first for a U.S. city.http://www.topix.net/state/ny/2008/07/new-york-chain-restaurants-were-requested-to-post-ca... |