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Thomas Berry dies at 94; cultural historian became a leading thinker on religion and the environment
Thomas Berry, a cultural historian and specialist in Asian religions who in his later life became a leading thinker on religion and the environment, has died. He was 94. Berry died June 1 at the Well-Spring Retirement Community in Greensboro, N.C.,...Tags: Death, History, Family, Nature Religion, Obituaries
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Times Staff WriterNew York's secret gardens Surprising, serene refuges soften the city's hard-edged corners, cacophony and crowds. By Susan Spano Times NEW YORK Broadway runs on a diagonal; the D train goes to Yankee Stadium; for bagels, go to H&H on the Upper West...Tags: Building Material, Katharine Hepburn, Metal and Mineral, Upper West Side, Dog (animal)
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New York's secret gardens
Times Staff WriterBroadway runs on a diagonal; the D train goes to Yankee Stadium; for bagels, go to H&H on the Upper West Side. There are plenty of guidebooks to tell you things like that. What they don't explain and what many visitors never understand is how residents...Tags: Building Material, Katharine Hepburn, Metal and Mineral, Dog (animal), Upper West Side
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Orthodox female rabbi coming to South Florida
The first female ordained as an Orthodox rabbi is coming to South Florida. Rabba Sara Hurwitz, who is the dean of Yeshivat Maharat in New York, the first institution to train modern Orthodox women as spiritual leaders and authorities on Jewish law,...Tags: North Miami, Religion and Belief, Christian Orthodoxy, Celebration, Judaism
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'There's lots that can be done'
In 2008, Paul Tough’s first book, “Whatever It Takes,” told the story of the Harlem Children’s Zone, a massive effort to leverage a pre-birth-through-high-school system of education services to change the trajectory of 10,000...
Tags: Conservation, Social Issues, University of Georgia, Family, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Former Top Cop Is Prisoner & Witness In Bronx Trial
PIX11.com | @jamesfordtvHe was the top cop in the country's largest police force, but on Monday and Wednesday of this week, former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik was a reluctant witness in a somebody else's trial on charges related to the crimes that sent Kerik behind bars in...Tags: Prosecution, Lawyers, Witnesses, Trials, New York City Police Department
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Woman Who Stole $1M From Church Heads To Prison
PIX11.com | @jamesfordtvShe stole a million dollars that was intended to be used to help people in need. Instead, she helped herself, and now Anita Collins, 68, is in prison on Rikers Island after she pled guilty to embezzling seven figures from the Roman Catholic Church, and...Tags: Crimes, North Riverdale, Roman Catholicism, Theft, Embezzlement
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Dr. Reubin Andres, gerontologist
Dr. Reubin Andres, a retired gerontologist who challenged commonly circulated height-weight tables for the elderly and conducted diabetes research, died of complications from heart disease Sunday at his Lake Roland-area home. He was 89.
Dr. Andres...Tags: Insulin, Roxbury, Physical Conditions, Diseases and Illnesses, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Hip Hop Mogul Fatally Shoots Himself During Argument With Wife
@Arthur_ChienWe know the songs, but it's part of human nature - we only notice the stars. Over the years along the red carpet countless photographs have been taken of hip-hop greats as P. Diddy, 50 Cent, Missy Elliot and Mariah Carey to name a few. If the...Tags: 50 Cent, Firearms, Mariah Carey, Sean John Combs
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Landlord Fed Up With Bronx Fish Farmer
pix11.com | @stephtsofliasThere's a buzz about apartment 14B in Winsor Apartments in Riverdale, Bronx. The landlord says the tenant hoards fish tanks, raises tilapia and sells them from his living room. A lawsuit, obtained by PIX 11 news, alleges the tenant, Christopher Toole, is...Tags: Bronx (New York City), Hunts Point
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What Did Horace Mann School Know & When Did They Know It?
pix11.com | @colekirstinA New York Times Magazine story slated to run on Sunday was released yesterday detailing decades of sex abuse at the Horace Mann School in Riverdale. It was written by an alumnus who interviewed more than 100 former students, trustees, even...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Abusive Behavior, Teachers, Horace Mann
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