By Mike Collett-White and Ronald Popeski SIMFEROPOL/KIEV (Reuters) – Russian state media said Crimeans voted overwhelmingly to break with Ukraine and join Russia on Sunday, as Kiev accused Moscow of pouring forces into the peninsula and warned separatist leaders “the ground will burn under their feet”. With over half the votes counted, 95.5 percent had chosen […]
(FROM NY POST) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The Malaysian jetliner missing for more than a week was deliberately diverted and continued flying for more than six hours after severing contact with the ground, meaning it could have gone as far northwest as Kazakhstan or into the Indian Ocean’s southern reaches, Malaysia’s leader said Saturday. Prime […]
FROM NY LOTTO Call it the luck of the Irish. As the famous Pearl River St. Patrick’s Day Parade approaches, the NY Lotto announced that Nicola “Nicki” Meehan of Pearl River is the latest jackpot winner on the popular Monopoly Jackpot scratch-off game from the New York Lottery. Meehan said she used the $15 she […]
Jennifer Hepp, 27-years-old, of 383 Richard Court in Pomona was indicted on March 5, 2014 by a Rockland County Grand Jury for the crimes of burglary in the third degree, criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree and petit larceny. District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe stated that on or about and between May […]
US ship ordered to Indian Ocean in search for airliner (via AFP) The US Navy on Thursday ordered a ship to the Indian Ocean to search for a missing Malaysian airliner amid reports the plane kept “pinging” a satellite after losing radar contact. The focus of search efforts shifted from the South China Sea after […]
The average bonus paid to securities industry employees in New York City grew by 15 percent to $164,530 in 2013, which is the largest average bonus since the 2008 financial crisis, and the third highest on record, according to an estimate released Wednesday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The bonus estimate includes […]