Abbie Fentress Swanson

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Slight Dip in Unemployment Numbers

Thursday, November 12, 2009

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits this week fell slightly to 502,000, from 514,000 last week.

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Art and Music Converge at Lincoln Center

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Pictures Reframed has its first show at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall tonight.

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Remembering AA Flight 587

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Today marks the 8th anniversary of the fatal crash of American Airlines Flight 587.

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Holiday Season Gets Underway at Roc Center

Thursday, November 12, 2009

A tree, camels, donkeys, sheep and Rockettes arrive at Rockefeller Center this week.

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Warhol Painting Sells for $43.7 Million

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Andy Warhol's 1962 silkscreen painting, “200 One Dollar Bills," sold for $43.7 million at a Sotheby's auction last night.

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Doctors Flagged Hasan's Behavior Early

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Nidal Malik Hasan's religious views and strange behavior had worried doctors overseeing his medical training, but theydidn't think he was violent or a threat.

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Obama Seeks More Counsel on Troop Levels

Thursday, November 12, 2009

President Barack Obama won't accept any of the Afghanistan war options before him without changes, a senior administration official said.

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Whitney Museum Launches New Website

Thursday, November 12, 2009

The Whitney Museum of American Art will launch a new website today.

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9 Security Officers Killed in Pakistan

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Officials say a roadside bomb in northwest Pakistan killed 9 security officers today.

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MJ Warhol Portrait Sells for Big Bucks

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

A "Thriller"-era silk-screened portrait of Michael Jackson by Andy Warhol sold for $812,500 last night.

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Musical America's 2010 Award Winners

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Riccardo Muti, Louis Andriessen, Joshua Bell, Elina Garanca and Warren Jones are the winners of Musical America's 2010 awards.

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10 Militants Killed In Pakistan

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

A shelling from helicopter gunships killed 10 suspected militants in northwest Pakistan along the Afghan border.

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Body of US Soldier Found in Afghanistan

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Military divers have found the body of one of the two American paratroopers who disappeared last week in western Afghanistan.

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Met Unveils New Velázquez

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Velázquez Rediscovered, a special exhibition opening November 17 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, will feature a recently identified Velázquez painting, "Portrait of a Man."

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Two Dozen Die in Pakistani Market Blast

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

At least 24 people are dead and 55 more wounded after a suspected car bomb detonated just outside a crowded market in Charsadda, a town 25 miles north of Peshawar, Pakistan.

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Today is Sesame Street Day

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Today has been proclaimed "Sesame Street Day" in New York City, in honor of the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street.

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Paterson Wants NY to Tighten its Belt

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Governor David Paterson calls on legislators to enact budget cuts today at a special joint session of the Assembly and Senate.

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North and South Korean Naval Ships Clash

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

There has been naval gunfire between North and South Korea today on the western sea border the two countries share.

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Obama to Attend Fort Hood Memorial

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

President Barack Obama will pay tribute to the 13 people killed last week during a gunman's rampage at Fort Hood, Texas.

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Tehran Calls American Hikers Spies

Monday, November 09, 2009

Three American hikers detained on Iran-Iraq's border were accused of espionage on Monday.

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