Tragedy unfolded at Nelson Depot a century ago
Above, The Nelson Depot (no longer standing). Wander into the Bethesda Church cemetery at Nelson, and you will find it: a statue of a winged angel standing in benediction over a single grave. Not of local stone, the angel (it is said) was carved in Italy from Carrara marble and imported.
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Wall St. bad boy’ enjoying limelight
Ross Mandell has embraced his billing as Wall Street’s “bad boy” investment manager – a shameless self-promoter who brags about how he overindulged in fast-lane excesses before getting sober, bulking up and becoming rich during the dot-com binge in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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Songwriter’s son may eye plea in NY hotel death
A songwriter’s son charged with killing his swimsuit-designer girlfriend in a posh New York hotel may be considering a guilty plea.
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Prosecutors want limits on McNamee questioning
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors asked a judge Tuesday to limit what baseball star Roger Clemens’ attorneys can say in his upcoming steroids trial about a sexual assault investigation involving his chief accuser that the government lawyers said could “inflame the jury.”
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Only geeks work at Best Buy: electronics giant sues over label
Careful who you call a “geek.” It might get you sued. The US retailer Best Buy, which is renowned in roughly equal measure for selling cheap electronics and providing patchy customer service, is claiming legal ownership of the well-worn term of abuse.
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Strauss-Kahn ‘tried to claim diplomatic immunity’
Ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn initially tried to claim diplomatic immunity when he was arrested over the attempted rape of a hotel maid, according to police transcripts.
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Court Papers Detail Strauss-Kahn’s First Statements After Arrest
After he was first arrested, Dominique Strauss-Kahn complained about his handcuffs, but said he would not claim diplomatic immunity.
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In Bronx, Developers See Untapped Possibilities for Office Space
Joseph Simone’s firm transformed an abandoned site into a Class A office complex with 460,000 square feet of space, spurring other developers to explore an “under-officed” borough.
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Business calendar
The Business Calendar runs each Sunday in the Business section.
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Business news in brief
A Pennsylvania appeals court upheld a $188 million class-action verdict against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Sam’s Club over payment to employees for rest breaks and off-the-clock work.
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