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Popular West Village eatery Saint Ambroeus may be forced to close its sidewalk tables because of new City enforced legislation.The Department of Consumer Affairs has sent notice to 17 New York restaurants including Saint Ambroeus, telling them that that they will have to close their sidewalk seating areas unless they are willing to comply with the… Read more »

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 Billy Joel, is a great performer but his remarks about 9/11 are extremely offensive to the many people who really suffered as a result of that tragedy. The singer went into rehab for his alcohol problem in 2005 and now in an interview with the New York Times he reveals how 9/11 turned him to drink…. Read more »

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VATICAN CITY  Pope Francis has hailed a priest murdered by the Sicilian Mafia and urged mobsters to stop exploiting people in criminal rackets including prostitution. The pontiff exhorted Mafiosi to change their ways, issuing the call, before todays beatification of an Italian priest in Palermo who was slain in 1993 by mobsters after he defiantly… Read more »

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Millions of protesters rallied in major cities across the world last Saturday as part of a global protest against seed giant Monsanto and the genetically modified food it produces. We wonder where is Mayor Bloomberg in all of this? Yes, he is concerned about soft drinks and smoking, which is commendable but what about Monsanto’s work at play in New York supermarkets and across… Read more »

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Standing at the centre of a crowd, wearing a  skull-cap and holding a mobile phone, this is Michael Adebolajo on the  anniversary of 9/11 in 2009. Britain’s Mail On Sunday are reporting that he was among hundreds of young Muslims who gathered outside Harrow Central Mosque in North-West London, to ‘defend’ it  against a planned joint… Read more »

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David Cameron is planning new powers to  muzzle Islamic hate preachers accused of provoking terrorist outrages such as  the killing of soldier Lee Rigby. The Prime Minister wants to stop extremist  clerics using schools, colleges, prisons and mosques to spread their ‘poison’  and is to head a new Tackling Extremism and Radicalisation Task Force (TERFOR) … Read more »

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A French soldier was stabbed in the throat in a busy commercial district outside Paris on Saturday, and France’s  president said authorities are investigating any possible links with the recent  slaying of a British soldier. President Francois Hollande said the identity of the attacker was unknown and  cautioned against jumping to conclusions about the assault… Read more »