The Waverly Inn shut by fire

A basement fire at The Waverly Inn in the West Village sent diners, crew and tenants upstairs scrambling through thick smoke Monday and shuttered the famed restaurant before dinner service, officials and witnesses said.
The flames erupted in the cellar of the landmarked building on Bank St. at Waverly Place about 5:20 p.m., the FDNY said.

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Sex-Verification Policy Is Criticized as a Failure

Critics said Monday that the International Olympic Committee’s new policy regarding who can compete as a female athlete fails to protect the integrity of women’s competitions.

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Insiders Say Defense Sequester ‘Somewhat Likely’ to Take Effect

With no sign of compromise on Capitol Hill for a deal on the budget deficit and debt, National Journal‘s National Security Insiders are hedging on whether the across-the-board defense cuts that Pentagon officials have warned would be devastating to the military’s capabilities will actually happen.

Amid talk that members might punt a budget deal into next year, 49 percent of Insiders said the so-called sequester mandating $600 billion in cuts over the next decade is “somewhat likely” to take effect.

Others were less sure of Congress’s capabilities–and doubted its commitment to finding a solution. “The current Congress has consistently shown an inability to perform even the most basic tasks of governing. Both sides seem content to score points and [settle] scores rather than solving problems,” one Insider said. “Sequester would be devastating, but I have no confidence in the Congress and the administration’s capacity to fix it.”

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TomJolly June 25, 2012 at 08:32PM

@TomJolly: Wow: Orbitz directing Mac users to more expensive hotels since they tend to pay more than Windows users: http://t.co/lhcudhUd

felixsalmon June 25, 2012 at 01:46PM

@felixsalmon: Facebook Just Changed Your Email Without Asking—Here’s How to Fix It http://t.co/Y0AqSU6C

Gawker June 25, 2012 at 12:17PM

@Gawker: A YouTube Employee Answers Immortal Question: Why Does the View Counter Freeze at 301? http://t.co/JvbHPRX4

blakehounshell June 25, 2012 at 10:48AM

@blakehounshell: Important story of the rise of propaganda outlets Russia Today and China Daily http://t.co/YYYZq4lr by @markmackinnon

Salvation Army Media Director: Gays Should Be Put To Death

We hate to come off Pride on such a sour note, but this one couldn’t be ignored: A senior Salvation Army official in Australia told reporters on Saturday that homosexuals should be put to death, as the Bible instructs.

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