Former Fed Worker and Brother Charged With Fraud
Date: 25 April 2009
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
A former technical analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and his brother were charged with fraud and identity theft in a scam to acquire student loans and a boat loan, prosecutors said.
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MySpace Names Chief Executive, Once of Facebook
Date: 25 April 2009
By Tim Arango
Tim Arango
Another new face as News Corporation seeks to reinvigorate its digital businesses.
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Obama Takes 100th-Day Hoopla and Runs With It
Date: 25 April 2009
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Sheryl Stolberg
Aides who once professed disdain for a numerical moment are now working to turn it to the president’s advantage.
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Talk to the Newsroom: City Room
Date: 26 April 2009
Sewell Chan and the staff of the blog answered reader questions last week.
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Abigail Goldman, Stephen Jackson
Date: 25 April 2009
Abigail Robin Goldman, the daughter of Nancy Thomson-Goldman and Robert Goldman of Tiburon, Calif., is to be married at her parents’ house Sunday to Stephen Wray Jackson, a son of Patricia L. Clifton of Panaca, Nev., and the late Billy W. Jackson. Rabbi Michael Barenbaum is to officiate.
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Rwanda Suspends BBC Radio Service
Date: 25 April 2009
By The New York Times
The Rwandan government said the British Broadcasting Corporation’s local-language radio service threatened the country’s national reconciliation.
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The Ghost Ships of the Hudson
Date: 25 April 2009
By Constance Rosenblum
Constance Rosenblum
Cruise ships seen from afar, gliding toward the Hudson River, are a haunting, almost mystical sight.
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Hong Kong, Minding SARS, Announces Tough Measures in Response to Swine Flu
Date: 26 April 2009
By Keith Bradsher
Keith Bradsher
Hong Kong, the epicenter of a SARS outbreak six years ago, announced on Sunday some of the most stringent policies anywhere, which have the potential to dampen air travel across the Pacific.
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On the Farm
Date: 25 April 2009
By Benjamin Hoffman
Benjamin Hoffman
Mike Stanton of the Jupiter Hammerheads is not the former Braves reliever but a 19-year-old prospect for the Florida Marlins hitting .391 with power.
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How Strong Is Mark Sanchez’s Arm?
Date: 26 April 2009
By Toni Monkovic
Toni Monkovic
Mark Sanchez may not have the rocket arm needed to knife through blustery December/January winds.
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