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Egan takes dramatic approach to Christmas story

Cardinal Edward Egan in his Christmas morning sermon recounted the birth of Jesus Christ as though it were a play about heroes and villians with traits that carry lessons about the "will of God" for modern-day people.

Four killed in Christmas Eve shootings

The Christmas Eve quiet was shattered in New York City by four slayings, resulting from three separate shootings, in Brooklyn and the Bronx.

Chelsea coffee shop closes doors

"How do you want your beans -- black or red," asked Jehnny Navarro, owner of Sucelt Coffee Shop in Chelsea. "Do you want your rice yellow or white?"

Family had begged hit-and-run victim to stay home

Relatives of a Queens woman killed by a hit-and-run driver on her way to work said they had begged her to stay home over the weekend and hand out gifts she'd lovingly prepared for her nieces and nephews.

City increases security at Pakistani sites

The city is increasing security at the Pakistani consulate and several other sites around the city in the wake of the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister and powerful opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said yesterday.

Sanit workers poised to sweep 40 tons of party debris

After the New Year's Eve ball comes down in

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Faulty repair caused explosion, Con Ed report says

Clogged valves caused by repairs to a leaky joint

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Thomas Morgan III, journalist, past NABJ president

Thomas Morgan III, a longtime reporter and editor at

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City building workers may be headed for strike

Office workers accustomed to spic-and-span cubicles may be in for a shock next week if office-building owners and service workers aren't able to iron out their contract dispute.

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