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NY Post: Newshttp://www.nypost.comLatest News from the New York Post Online Edition, which delivers the Post's world-renowned gossip, best sports in town, and more.http://www.nypost.com/rw/SysConfig/WebPortal/nypost/images/rss_nyp_logo.jpgNew York Post Online Edition logohttp://www.nypost.com12018LIPA chief will resign at year's endBy JULIA MARSH, JENNIFER BAIN and LEONARD GREENE ...

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Think local, former U.N. leader Kofi Annan tells Miami forum

In the Ritz-Carlton ballroom in Coconut Grove on Monday, Kofi Annan, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, addressed a crowd of well-dressed world savers to open the Continuity Forum of the Americas Business Council (abc*). In a speech that touched on the environment, the Arab awakening, democracy in Latin America, the spiraling conflict in Syria, nuclear war...

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State courts struggle with Supreme Court ruling on young killers

Five months ago, the U.S. Supreme Court banned mandatory sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole for juveniles convicted of murder.But since the Miller v. Alabama decision, Florida courts have struggled to apply the ruling — and two Miami-Dade cases may help settle key lingering legal questions.Does the ruling apply to past cases? A Miami appeals court,...

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STREAMING: Soundgarden Live on Letterman

Soundgarden is the latest band to headline the Live on Letterman concert series, streaming now!RELATED: New Music Tuesday!The Grammy Award-winning rockers are performing at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City preceding the release of King Animal, their first album in 16 years. Former acts to appear on the live concert series include Adele, Coldplay, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Carrie Underwood...

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PATH service at 9th Street in Manhattan resumes

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Limited PATH train service is resuming at the 9th Street station in Manhattan.The station will reopen at 5 a.m. Tuesday to ease overcrowding at the 14th Street station during morning peak hours. Riders will only be able to exit the 9th Street station between 5 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. After that, passengers will be able to enter and exit PATH...

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Noven’s niche: The Miami company is key producer of transdermal patches

At the Noven Pharmaceuticals plant in southwest Miami, scientists and technicians use highly specialized machinery to blend prescription medications and adhesives to make layered transdermal patches that release precise quantities of drugs over time after being applied to a patient’s skin.Noven, a subsidiary of Japan’s Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical, has about 700 employees nationwide...

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Two more Cuban dissidents allege abuse by former prison official now living in Miami

Two more Cuban dissidents have alleged that they were abused personally or on the orders of a former Villa Clara provincial prison chief Crescencio Marino Rivero, who now lives in Miami. Rivero, 71, and his wife Juana Ferrer, both former officers in Cuba’s Interior Ministry and members of the ruling Communist Party, appear to have obtained their U.S. visas and residency without...

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Malaysian charged with Facebook insult of sultan; sister says he’ll file police complaint

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The sister of a Malaysian man who has been charged with insulting a state sultan on Facebook says he is innocent and plans to lodge a complaint over his detention.Anisa Abdul Jalil, sister of Ahmad Abdul Jalil, says her brother was charged Thursday with making offensive postings on Facebook last month. She...

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2-year-old boy drowns in pond on Long Island

HUNTINGTON — A 2-year-old boy has drowned in a pond on Long Island.Suffolk County police say the child fell into the pond in Hecksher Park at around 11:30 a.m. Sunday.When police arrived at the scene, a good Samaritan was administering CPR. But the boy was later pronounced dead at Huntington Hospital.The boy was at the park with his father. Their names...

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Gov. Rick Scott may shift stance on health reform law

With the reelection of President Barack Obama, Florida’s Republican leaders are reconsidering their fervent opposition to federal healthcare reform, triggering a discussion that could have huge repercussions for South Florida.At stake is more than $6 billion in federal funding for Miami-Dade and Broward over the next decade and the possibility of health insurance for a large...

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