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Potato-hauling truck hits Hutch bridge: A tractor-trailer from Canada that was hauling potatoes wandered onto the southbound Hutchinson River Parkway and hit the Mamaroneck Road Bridge early Wednesday, June 29. Video by Michael G. Meaney. (June 29, 2011) (via Driver blames Mapquest after 18-wheeler hauling potatoes crashes into Hutch bridge | The Journal News | LoHud.com)

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“When it comes to combating local public corruption, the people of Putnam,...”

– Attorney General Schneiderman appoints public corruption watchdog for Hudson Valley | The Journal News | LoHud.com

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“The search effort for Lauren Spierer and for any evidence related to her...”

– Lauren Spierer disappearance: Large-scale searches called off | The Journal News | LoHud.com

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Mariano Rivera and his church: Yankees’ Mariano Rivera talks about his plans to purchase the former Presbyterian Church on North Ave. in New Rochelle during a press conference at City Hall June 28, 2011. Video by Albert Conte (via Yankees’ Mariano Rivera discusses plans for New Rochelle church | The Journal News | LoHud.com)

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Read the actual copy of the treaty of Versailles →

usagov: The treaty of Versailles was signed on this day in 1919, officially ending WWI.

Jun 28th

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Russian Spies Say Their Handler Was Double Agent... →

abcnewsradio: (MOSCOW) — The Russian spies who were arrested in the U.S. a year ago Monday and then deported have now turned the tables on the double agent who ratted them out to U.S. authorities.

Jun 27th

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Editorial: Legalization of gay marriage was long... →

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PBS Launches Digital Media Platform for Education →

futurejournalismproject: Like peanut butter and jelly, PBS and education just go together. Via eSchoolNews: The Public Broadcasting System and Boston-based PBS station WGBH are releasing a new digital media platform for pre-kindergarten through college, called PBS LearningMedia. The site will provide digital content tied to curriculum standards and will be available in both a free and premium...

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The New York State Senate is live-streaming its debate and action on SUNY tuition, the property-tax cap and same-sex marriage.

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Generation Facebook - NYTimes.com →

stoweboyd: Katrin Bennhold via NY Times Privacy concerns divide the generations almost as much as technology. “They have a very casual attitude to privacy,” says Wehleit. But that’s just it: The flipside of this attitude is that teens like Eva, Johannes, Leo and Arne are much less selfish with their knowledge than we were. They share their study notes not just among friends or in their class,...

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