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Madoff investors win $12.74 mln in Merkin case

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors in Gabriel Capital LP, a so-called feeder fund that funneled money to imprisoned swindler Bernard Madoff, were awarded $12.74 million by a panel of three arbitrators, court records show.

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Miami police sue city over emergency pay cuts

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Miami police union sued the city this week for abandoning their collective bargaining agreement and pushing through emergency pay and pension plan cuts.

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Police reopen New York’s Park Avenue

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York police reopened Park Avenue in midtown Manhattan on Thursday afternoon after investigating a suspicious vehicle and declaring it safe.

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NY court dismisses case against Italian UN "biter"

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed the case against a former U.N. employee accused of biting a U.N. security guard after complaining of nepotism at the world body.

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New York imams say Muslims are Americans, too

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Muslims declared themselves just as American as opponents of an Islamic cultural center and mosque near the World Trade Center on Wednesday in a bid to seize control of a debate they appear to be losing.

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Court battle set over giant NYC housing complex

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The future of an 80-acre New York apartment complex will be at stake on Thursday as a judge considers whether a venture led by a prominent hedge fund investor may conduct a foreclosure auction.

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Giuliani’s daughter may have theft charge dropped

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A judge agreed to dismiss a shoplifting charge against the daughter of New York City’s former tough-on-crime mayor Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday if she completes one day of community service.

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New Yorkers see right to mosque, but want it moved

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York voters contradicted themselves over a planned Islamic cultural center near the World Trade Center site, with majorities saying both that Muslims have the right to build one but that they should be forced to move it, a poll issued on Tuesday finds.

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NY state comptroller probes MTA for overtime fraud

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s state comptroller said on Monday his office will probe the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which says overtime costs it $560 million a year, to see if any paychecks were inflated through fraud.

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Federer and Clijsters to lead parade of champions

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Switzerland’s Roger Federer and Belgian Kim Clijsters are among five former champions in action on a busy opening day at the U.S. Open on Monday.

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