Schneps Media takes control of amNewYork, lays off 9

The new owner of amNewYork officially took over the free daily newspaper from Newsday on Thursday — and was swinging the ax on Friday. The five-day-a-week commuter paper, handed out at subway stops and rail terminals, was sold to Schneps Media, publisher of the Queens Courier and other NY papers, earlier this month. Patrick Dolan-owned Newsday was said to be […]

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London student who joined al Qaeda is jailed for 10 years

Engineering student, 26, who joined al Qaeda in Syria and appeared in a documentary about the terror group is jailed for ten years  Londoner Mohammed Yamin left Hackney to travel to Syria in July 2013  Yamin spent almost a year with al Qaeda before returning to college in London While in Syria, Yamin was interviewed in a documentary about the […]

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Woman who had sex with plumber claims marriage now in ruins

‘Thanks for breaking up my family!’: Woman caught on CCTV ‘having sex with amorous plumber in his client’s home claims her marriage is in ruins after he confronts her about footage’ Father-of-four Michael Williams hired Mike Wilson to do work on his bathroom Homeowner was away in Turkey with his family when Wilson took advantage A camera in the front […]

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Spanish government vows to exhume Franco before election

Spain has set Oct. 25 as the deadline for relocating the remains of dictator Gen. Francisco Franco from a mausoleum to a more discreet grave in a public cemetery in Madrid. The deputy prime minister in Spain’s caretaker Cabinet, Carmen Calvo, said Friday the exhumation will be conducted in private and that the exact date will be notified 48 hours […]

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The Latest: LA fire causing evacuations, closing freeways

The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): Interested in Wildfires? 4 a.m. A wildfire fueled by Santa Ana winds has closed two freeways, is threatening homes and has forced evacuations around Los Angeles. Fire officials say the Saddleridge fire had consumed more than 4,600 acres by 3 a.m. Friday. It broke out after 9 p.m. Thursday along the 210 […]

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Greta Thunberg misses out on Nobel Peace Prize

Greta Thunberg misses out on Nobel Peace Prize as the award is given to Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali’s efforts to make peace with neighbouring Eritrea credited Within just six months of his swearing-in he made peace with long-time foe  Eco-campaigner Greta Thunberg had been tipped to receive prestigious honour  Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed has today been awarded the […]

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