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NEW YORK (AP) — Over a decade, New York City has outlawed smoking in bars and offices, banned trans fats, and forced fast-food restaurants to list calorie counts on their menus. Now, the Big Apple has set its sights on sugary beverages with a first-in-the-nation rule barring restaurants, cafeterias and concessions stands from selling soda and other calorie-rich drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces. AP Photo/Kathy Willens Luke Husemann, and Christina Nunez of Baltimore sip on extra-large soft drinks at a fast-food r...
Beekman Tower, the new downtown residential building designed by Frank Gehry, is seen not far from ground zero in New York, Tuesday. Census figures released last week show that the number of people living near ground zero has swelled by about 23,000 since 2000, making it one of the fastest-growing places in the city. AP Photo/Seth Wenig Population near ground zero doubles since 2000 DAVID B. CARUSO, Associated Press NEW YORK — After the Sept. 11 attacks, there were grim questions about the future of the shaken, dust-covered n...
NEW YORK (AP) — Sidney Lumet, the award-winning director of such acclaimed films as "Network," ''Serpico," ''Dog Day Afternoon" and "12 Angry Men," has died. He was 86. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews This Jan. 31, 2006 picture shows director Sidney Lumet during an interview in his New York office where he discussed the current state of TV news, the focus of his 1976 film, "Network." Lumet, the award-winning director of such acclaimed films as "Network," "Serpico," "Dog Day Afternoon" and "12 Angry Men," has died the family said S...