Francisco Cervelli did not try to hide his emotions after being blindsided by the news that the Yankees had obtained a new backup catcher, Chris Stewart, from San Francisco in exchange for George Kontos and that Cervelli would now be getting his mail in Scranton. “I don’t understand their reason,” Cervelli said, his eyes red and his voice choked. “I… Read more →
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TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees lefty Andy Pettitte pitched his first inning against major league hitters since Oct. 18, 2010, on Wednesday, and it was a successful one. Pettitte faced three New York Mets batters in the sixth inning of the Yankees’ final spring game, allowing a leadoff single to Cory Vaughn and retiring the next two hitters on… Read more →
Michael Appleton for The New York TimesYdanis Rodriguez after his arrest. He claimed the cut on his face was caused by the police. A judge on Wednesday dismissed charges against City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, who was arrested on Nov. 15 near Zuccotti Park, where the police were clearing the Occupy Wall Street encampment. The police had accused Mr. Rodriguez, a… Read more →
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The man, Richard Descoings, the director of the Paris Institute of Political Studies, better known as Sciences Po Paris, had been in New York to attend a conference of university presidents. Investigators “haven’t determined that there was foul play” in the death, said Paul J. Browne, the New York Police Department’s chief spokesman. Mr. Descoings, 53,was discovered on the bed… Read more →
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The state court system put changes in its hiring practices into effect on Tuesday, a day after the State Commission on Judicial Conduct reported that the protocol at an appellate court promoted a culture of nepotism. Beginning immediately, the state’s chief administrative judge, A. Gail Prudenti,, said, job openings in the state’s four appellate divisions will be publicly advertised. Judge… Read more →
