The world's oldest living person, 116-year-old Susannah Mushatt Jones, died on Thursday in New York City, a research group said. Jones' death makes Emma Morano-Martinuzzi, a 116-year-old woman in Italy, the oldest living person, according to the Gerontology Research Group. Jones, who was born in the southern U.S. state of Alabama in 1899, was the daughter of sharecroppers and granddaughter of slaves. After graduating from high school she moved north in 1922 to New Jersey and then New York, where she worked as a housekeeper and childcare provider, according to Guinness World Records and the Vandalia Senior Center in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, where she lived. Jones, who retired in 1965, had said that lots of sleep is the secret to her longevity and that she had never smoked or drank alcohol. The oldest verified person was Jeanne Calment of France, who died in 1997 at 122 years and 164 days, the research group said. … [Read more...] about World’s oldest person dies in New York City, aged 116
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MTA fare increase takes effect in New York City
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York City's new fare hike for subways, buses and commuter rails went into effect on Thursday. Under the new fare system, 30-day unlimited passes have jumped from 89 U.S. dollars to 104 dollars. Single-ride MetroCards are up from 2.25 U.S. dollars to 2.50 U.S. dollars, and seven-day cards now cost 29 U.S. dollars instead of 27 U.S. dollars. Purchasing a new MetroCard instead of refilling an existing card now costs one U.S. dollar. Despite New Yorkers' strong opposition, it is the third time in three years for MTA to increase fare. Tolls also went up at the MTA's bridges and tunnels. The fare increase came just months after severe cuts to service. The MTA said the increase is necessary to shrink the agency's budget gap. VietNamNet/Xinhuanet … [Read more...] about MTA fare increase takes effect in New York City
Bob Simon of CBS News dead at 73 in New York City car crash
Veteran CBS News correspondent Bob Simon, whose decades-long career included covering major overseas conflicts and surviving Iraqi prisons, was killed in a car accident on Wednesday evening in New York City, police and CBS said. He was 73. A longtime member of the network's "60 Minutes" on-air team, Simon was killed when the 2010 Lincoln Town car in which he was a passenger slammed into a Mercedez Benz and then hit metal lane barriers on Manhattan's West Side around 6:45 p.m. ET, New York City police said. Simon suffered injuries to his head and torso and was pronounced dead on arrival at Saint Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, police said. The 44-year-old driver of the hired car was in stable condition at Bellevue Hospital with injuries to his arms and legs. The driver of the Mercedes was not injured. No arrests have been made, and police were investigating the crash. The award-winning newsman's career spanned five decades, from covering the war in Vietnam to a piece on "60 … [Read more...] about Bob Simon of CBS News dead at 73 in New York City car crash
American sentenced to 16 years in New York City pipe bomb case
An American Muslim who pleaded guilty to a New York state terrorism charge for attempting to make a pipe bomb was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Tuesday, the Manhattan District Attorney's office said. Jose Pimentel, a 29-year-old Dominican-born U.S. citizen, was arrested in 2011 after a police informant secretly recorded meetings with him as he bought bomb materials and read online instructions on how to assemble them, according to court documents. Pimentel was accused of plotting to attack police stations, post offices and military personnel in and around New York City. In a statement on Tuesday, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said Pimentel had a personal website that advocated violence against U.S. citizens and government agencies and that had links to bomb-making instructions. The components seized by the New York police department were detailed in a step-by-step bomb-making guide published by Al Qaeda's Inspire Magazine, Vance said. "As Pimentel's guilty … [Read more...] about American sentenced to 16 years in New York City pipe bomb case
Agribank inks $1.5 billion worth of deals in New York with new strategic partners
Agribank inks $1.5 billion worth of deals in New York with new strategic partners (21-06-2007) Agribank staff service clients at the Lang Ha branch in Ha Noi. Agribank will be one of the last State-owned banks to be equitised. Its IPO is scheduled for August 2008. New strategic partnerships inked on the sidelines of the President's visit to the US will help the bank improve technology and human resources.—VNA/VNS Photo Tran Viet New York — Agribank representatives signed memoranda of understanding worth a combined US$1.55 billion with four foreign strategic partners in New York City yesterday on the sidelines of the visit to the US by President Nguyen Minh Triet. Agribank's acting general director Nguyen The Binh signed an MoU with the US's Wachovia Bank on financial restructuring, commercial services support, foreign currency payments and human resources training. An MoU with UK-based Standard Chartered Bank covers payment services, credit rating services and … [Read more...] about Agribank inks $1.5 billion worth of deals in New York with new strategic partners