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The U.S. Justice Department has launched an investigation of a huge trading loss incurred by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), the Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday. (May 15)
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BARACK OBAMA, NYSE, NEW YORK, FBI, CONGRESS
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JPMorgan's massive $2 billion trading loss has spilled over into presidential politics, with presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney calling the disastrous trade as an example of the inherent risks of the free market. (May 15)
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FINANCIAL REFORM, CONGRESS, NEW YORK
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital after the Obama campaign released an attack ad, but avoided saying whether or not Romney's experience managing the private equity firm would make him a good or bad president. (May 15)
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NEW YORK, MANAGEMENT
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1 WTC builders celebrate installing 100th floor on way to Twin Towers successor becoming highest building in US. (May 01)
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DUBAI, NEW YORK
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Three generations of a Bronx-Dominican family died on Sunday when an SUV carrying seven people, including three little girls, plummeted off an overpass and plunged 60 feet into the Bronx Zoo, instantly killing everyone inside and destroying the vehicle. (Apr 30)
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg named the Muppets NYC Family Ambassadors on Friday ... and kissed Miss Piggy. (Apr 13)
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NEW YORK, HOLLYWOOD, LADY GAGA
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New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is reviewing the controversial practice of "unjustified" NYPD stop-and-frisks. Keeping to his 2010 campaign promise, Schneiderman is currently deciding whether his office should issue a formal report on the practice. (Apr 11)
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NEW YORK, ATTORNEY GENERAL
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A major Staten Island brush fire was brought under control Tuesday, as firefighters contained the flames at the old Fresh Kills landfill. The fire broke out Monday around noon. Officials believe the fire was caused by a spontaneously compustible mulc... (Apr 10)
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After news emerged in February that the NYPD has been monitoring Muslim student groups at more than a dozen universities in the New York area, academic leaders at the schools involved condemned the surveillance as a case of racial and religious stereotyping. (Apr 04)
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TWITTER, RELIGION, NEW YORK, LONDON
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The United States Census Bureau rejected New York City's challenge to the 2010 Census results on Sunday. The Bureau maintains that its numbers were accurate, totaling the city's population at 8.2 million. However, city officials argue that the number was actually closer to 8. (Apr 02)
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NEW YORK