Archive for June, 2011

David Laffer, right, and his attorney Mary Elizabeth Abbate, appear in the courtroom for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip N.Y. Thursday, June 23 2011.  Laffer pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder in the shooting deaths of four people at a Long Island pharmacy during a robbery for painkillers. He was ordered held without bail.   (AP Photo/Victor Alcorn, Pool)

Laffer Pleads Not Guilty to Upgraded Murder Charges

A grand jury indictment was unsealed Thursday charging David Laffer,…



Unemployment benefit applications stuck above 400K

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits was mostly unchanged last week, evidence that the weak economy is struggling to generate jobs. Unemployment benefit applications ticked down 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 428,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. Applications have topped 400,000 for 12 straight weeks



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Philip Treacy, Royal Wedding Hat Designer: Hats Are ‘A Cheaper Form Of Cosmetic Surgery’

France has the beret, while America has the humble baseball cap. But Britain’s love of hats is in a different stratosphere. Bowlers, baker boys, top…



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DIARY OF A WEDDING PLANNER PLANNING HER OWN WEDDING

I had been working weddings and events for years, but…



Aruna Seth

A ROYAL WEDDING CHAIN REACTION

OK, it’s been a long time (in fashion time) since the royal wedding took place in April and more than 2 billion people watched Kate…



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Nigerian Man Sneaks on Plane With Invalid Pass

A Nigerian man boarded a Virgin America airplane last week with an invalid boarding pass — making it through a federal security checkpoint where travelers…