New York cabbies strike over manner and rules
Thousands of New York taxi drivers staged a one day protest over proposed rules to curb rudeness. Only a few hundred cabs operated in Manhattan while city streets grew unusually quiet, as riders faced long waits and commutes shifted to walking subways or buses.
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Tom Blum
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LaGuardia
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Rudol Giuliani
Taxi and Limousine Commission
Biju Mathew
Jaisin Ahmed
6Th Avenue
Rudolph Giuliani
Taxi Workers Alliance
Dateless Prom Trend Sweeps Teenagers Across the City
New York teens forego dates for prom with large friend groups. Girls like Stacey Lee of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High and others say the 90s foster a liberated, casual mood. Boys also attend dateless, citing less pressure and more social freedom. Many plan sleepovers and group rides in limos, enjoying a carefree night without romance as the centerpiece.
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Stacey Lee
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School
New York City
Cynthia Bell
Petersen's Youth Group
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Jasmine Espinal
Lori Arcelay
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Arcelay
Yudelka Mercedes
Park West High School
Amy Paulsen
Teen People Magazine
Randy Henry
Park West
Los Angeles
Birmingham
Linda Ibach
Franklin High School
Milwaukee
Alison Tuskowski
Judge rules stolen art can't be seized in New York
A New York judge blocked a district attorney bid to seize two Nazi era looted Egon Schiele paintings on loan from Vienna. The ruling preserves the MoMA exhibit and allows return to the Leopold Foundation unless appealed. The decision centers on protecting borrowed art from government seizure.
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Museum of Modern Art
Egon Schiele
Leopold Foundation of
Robert Morgenthau
Leopold Foundation
Wally
Stephen M. Harnik
Rita Reif
Freaknik festival in Atlanta questioned by officials
Atlanta leaders face pressure from the welcome committee after TV footage shows gangs of men groping women at Freaknik. The committee, led by George Hawthorne, urges Mayor Campbell to withdraw city support as traffic jams and looting concerns persist from the April 17 to 19 festival.
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Bill Campbell
George Hawthorne
Freaknik
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