Lucky Irishman Brendan Riordan Wins New York Lottery
28-year-old Brendan Riordan, a native son of Cavan (yes, Cavan, Ireland), had been playing the New York Lottery with the money he was saving having given up cigarettes - and he's won big!
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28-year-old Brendan Riordan, a native son of Cavan (yes, Cavan, Ireland), had been playing the New York Lottery with the money he was saving having given up cigarettes - and he's won big!
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Former state Sen. Nicholas Spano confessed that he failed to report consultant fees and a real estate commission. He also said a corporation he controlled claimed improper deductions.
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The panel, controlled by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, struggled to hear public comments over the booming chants -- some lead by members of the group calling themselves Occupy the Department of Education
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