Gunman fatally shot outside Empire State Building
Jeffrey Johnson, angered by a layoff from Hazan Imports, shot Steven Ercolino in front of the Empire State Building then was killed by police as bystanders fled. The chaotic confrontation wounded nine others. surveillance video showed a brief exchange and officers firing 16 rounds.
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Hazan Imports
Ray Kelly
Steven Ercolino
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Paul Browne
Mark Lennihan
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Fifth Avenue
Mexico Battles Egg Shortage Amid Bird Flu Crisis
The Mexican government fights an egg shortage and hoarding driving prices higher in a nation with the world’s highest per capita egg use. A summer bird flu epidemic in the heart of the egg industry has doubled the cost of about 13 eggs to over $3, hitting working and middle class buyers as the country averages more than 350 eggs per person annually, far above the U.S. rate.
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United States
Market Wrap Friday Gains and Key Indices Rally
Dow up 100.51 to 13 157.97 while Nasdaq adds 16.39 to 3 069.79 and S&P 500 rises 9.05 to 1 411.13. Commodities move with corn down 6.25 cents to 8.09, soybeans up 16.5 cents to 17.32, wheat down 6.75 cents to 8.76, oil off 0.12 to 96.15, gold up 0.10 to 1 672.90, silver 1.67 to 30.71, platinum down 0.50 to 1 554.40. 30-year Treasury yield at 2.79%.
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Pay cuts mark slow job recovery after layoffs
U S labor data show only 56 percent of workers laid off from 2009 through 2011 found new jobs by early 2012, with more than half accepting lower pay. One third took 20 percent or more pay cuts, underscoring a weak rebound despite nearly 3 million jobs added since the recovery began. Experts say unemployment and earnings trails reflect a recovery below normal levels.
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Barack Obama
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Jimmy Carter
Henry Farber
Princeton University
Breivik judged sane in mass killings and given 21 years
Oslo court ruled Anders Behring Breivik sane for the July 22 attacks that killed 77 people, with a 21 year term extendable if deemed dangerous. Prosecutors and Breivik's lawyers argued insanity and praised or criticized the verdict as political and historical. Survivors reacted with relief, while far right figures mixed responses.
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Frank Augstein
Anders Behring
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