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Deepti Hajela is an American journalist who is has been a newswoman for the Associated Press since 1996. She works in the New York bureau of the AP, covering a wide range of stories in the metropolitan region. In addition to breaking news and feature stories, she occasionally does music and book reviews (including quick-turnaround reviews of some of the Harry Potter books in the days after their release). She has been president of the South Asian Journalists Association since January of 2005.

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New Macy's Parade route means no cutting corners

For the first time in its more than 80-year history, the parade route is bypassing Broadway, which cuts a diagonal slice through Manhattan, as it makes its way south from the Upper West Side to the finish at Macy's flagship store in Herald ...

From DEEPTI HAJELA, San Francisco Chronicle,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Macy's,  City University of New York

Report: Foreclosure crisis hits blacks, Latinos

Black and Latinos are at a disproportionate risk in the ongoing foreclosure crisis because they are more likely than whites to have higher-cost mortgage loans and face higher unemployment rates, a report says. The report from the William C. Velasquez ...

From DEEPTI HAJELA, TheNewsTribune.com,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: University of California, Los Angeles,  Jose Calderon

Detainees in US post-9/11 reach $1.26M settlement

Five immigrant men who were detained in roundups in New York and eventually deported following the Sept. 11 attacks have reached a $1.26 million settlement with the U.S. government. The men were part of a lawsuit against the government over the ...

From DEEPTI HAJELA, Taiwan News,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: John Ashcroft,  Federal Bureau of Investigation,  U.S. Department of Justice

Detainees in NYC post-9/11 reach $1.26M settlement

NEW YORK—Five immigrant men who were detained in roundups in New York and eventually deported following the Sept. 11 attacks have reached a $1.26 million settlement with the U.S. government. The men were part of a lawsuit against the government over ...

From DEEPTI HAJELA, Boston Globe,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: John Ashcroft,  Federal Bureau of Investigation,  U.S. Department of Justice

USS New York in namesake city

Navy spokeswoman, said she was excited for those serving on board to see the city's "awe-inspiring" welcome. NEW YORK — The new Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, arrived in its namesake city Monday with a rifle volley ...

From DEEPTI HAJELA, Inside Bay Area,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Michael Bloomberg

Ship built with WTC steel comes to namesake city

Navy spokeswoman, said she was excited for those serving on board to see the city's "awe-inspiring" welcome. Troops parade during a ceremony for the new Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, marking its arrival in New ...

From DEEPTI HAJELA ASSOCIATED PRESS, The Connecticut Post,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Michael Bloomberg

Yankee Stadium casts shadow over area businesses

NEW YORK - Up the street from the new Yankee Stadium, the Concourse Card Shop sells anything a New York Yankees fan could want. ...

From DEEPTI HAJELA, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  George Steinbrenner,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Michael Larson

Nixon speechwriter, columnist dead at 79

opinionated reporting. His columns were often filled with sources from Washington and the Middle East, making them must-reads for Beltway insiders. NEW YORK — William Safire, the conservative columnist and word warrior who feared no politician or ...

From DEEPTI HAJELA, Inside Bay Area,  28 Sep 2009

Related Topics: William Safire,  Bill Clinton,  White House,  Spiro Agnew,  George Will

William Safire, speechwriter and columnist, dies

Pulitzer Prize-winning conservative columnist, language expert and former White House speechwriter William Safire died Sunday, his assistant said. He was 79. Safire had been diagnosed with cancer and died in a hospice in Maryland, said his ...

From DEEPTI HAJELA, Taiwan News,  27 Sep 2009

Related Topics: William Safire,  New York Times Company,  White House,  Bill Clinton,  Spiro Agnew

William Safire, speechwriter, NYT columnist, dies

William Safire, the conservative columnist and word warrior who feared no politician or corner of the English language, died Sunday at age 79. The Pulitzer Prize winner died at a hospice in Rockville, Maryland. The cause of death was pancreatic ...

From DEEPTI HAJELA, Taiwan News,  27 Sep 2009

Related Topics: William Safire,  Bill Clinton,  New York Times Company,  White House,  Eric Alterman

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