Six months ago, it was noted here that despite investment collapses worldwide, active and retired participants in New York City’s teacher pension system draw an exceptional taxpayer-guaranteed return of 8.25 percent annually on savings funds known as 403(b) plans. Source
Everyone knows the recipe for warm weather bliss: Grab some deck chairs, fire up the grill, mix some margaritas, dig a gigantic hole in the ground, add water. Source
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Frank McCourt, who won a Pulitzer Prize and international acclaim for his first book, the autobiographical “Angela’s Ashes,” published when the author was in his mid-60s, died Sunday in Manhattan. Source
Walter Cronkite, once known as the “Most Trusted Man in America” and the reigning symbol of broadcast journalism itself, has died at age 92. Source
A lawyer for Michael Jackson’s doctor says police who searched the physician’s north Houston clinic were searching for evidence of manslaughter. Source
Aeroplane Pageant’s Brian Kelly is a true Renaissance man. Source
The Dave Matthews Band thrilled fans with encores that include “#41” and “Rye Whiskey” at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater Tuesday night. Source
Star-struck LIers got a “hello” and wave from Jennifer Aniston, but her co-star (and rumored paramour) Gerard Butler gave a lot more. Source
Think stockings get stuffed this time of year? That’s nothing compared to the tube’s cramming of holiday shows It’s all in the numbers now. Source