Archive for June, 2011
When clock strikes 12, NBA lockout is on
As expected, the NBA is locking out its 450 players, effective Thursday night at midnight, with the expiration of the current CBA. The owners informed the players of their decision when a three-hour meeting in Manhattan ended around nine hours before the midnight deadline, with no progress.
View full post on NYDailyNews.com – Breaking News
Recess canceled; Senate to work next week on debt (AP)
AP – The Senate canceled its planned July Fourth recess on Thursday, but partisan divisions remained razor sharp as the clock ticked on efforts to strike a deal to avoid a government default and trim huge federal deficits.
View full post on Yahoo! News: Top Stories
CC & Co. sweep Brewers aside, 5-0
CC Sabathia’s dominance of the Brewers Thursday served as the perfect snapshot of what the Yankees have been doing to National League teams for the past two weeks. Sabathia tied a career-high with 13 strikeouts, leading the Yankees to a 5-0 win over the Brewers at the Stadium to finish off a three-game sweep of the NL Central leaders.
View full post on NYDailyNews.com – Breaking News
AP source: Accuser issues shake Strauss-Kahn case (AP)
AP – Questions that have surfaced about the credibility of a hotel housekeeper who has accused former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn of raping her are leading prosecutors to seek a reduction in his pricey bail, a person familiar with the case said Thursday.
View full post on Yahoo! News: Top Stories
Killed woman speeding for parking spot
An SUV backing down an upper West Side block to score a parking spot smashed into a mother and her daughter early Thursday night, killing the mother, cops and witnesses said.
View full post on NYDailyNews.com – Breaking News
Minn. braces for government shutdown over taxes (AP)
AP – In an echo of the debate unfolding in Washington, Minnesota hurtled toward a midnight government shutdown Thursday in a dispute over taxes and spending that could force thousands of layoffs, bring road projects to a standstill and close state parks just ahead of the Fourth of July weekend.
View full post on Yahoo! News: Top Stories
Tobey Maguire denies wrongdoing in Hollywood poker ring, says he lost money to Ponzi schemer
Tobey Maguire wants a judge to know he lost some Spidey cents at those poker games too.
View full post on NYDailyNews.com – Breaking News
