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Former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak was in a coma Monday, a spokesman for Egypt’s Interior Ministry said. “Mubarak entered today into full coma. His two sons Gamal and Alaa submitted

The following is via the WSJ: On the map showing the dozens of bike-share stations that will soon freckle northwestern Brooklyn, there is just one neighborhood-size void in the network:

Motorists might not need change to travel the Garden State Parkway. Officials are exploring whether to switch to a cashless toll collection system as early as next summer. The New

Giant aquariums now soothe pediatric patients at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. It has added welcome signs in 10 languages, a state-of-the-art cardiac operating room and programs to keep chronically

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