New York City imam’s goodwill tour comes amid furor over mosque near ground zero
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Alex Rodriguez will return to the New York Yankees lineup on Friday night — if he can make it through pregame batting practice without tweaking his left calf strain. read more..
The New York City Bar issued a strongly worded statement Wednesday defending the right of Muslims to build an Islamic center and mosque two blocks from the World Trade Center site of the 9/11 attack, saying “our nation is the stronger, both internally and in its standing in the world, for preserving religious freedom.” The statement, issued by Bar President Samuel W. Seymour, placed the … read more..
New York states $132.6 billion pension fund, the nations third-largest, will reduce the assumed rate of return on its investments to less than the 8 percent rate it has used for 10 years. read more..