Monday, May 12, 2014

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DOUBLE DRIVEL! Billionaire bigot Donald Sterling disses NBA legend Magic Johnson AGAIN — 'I mean what am I going to say? Has he done everything he can to help minorities? I don't think so'

Los Angeles Clippers Owner Donald Sterling has sat down with Anderson Cooper for an interview Donald Sterling (center with V. Stiviano) went on another rant as he was supposed to be apologizing — ripping into NBA icon Magic Johnson (second from right) yet again. read full story »

EXCLUSIVE 'Words are weapons': NYC street artist sues Apple claiming tech giant stole his inspirational slogan for iPhone campaign

Street artist James De La Vega has filed a cease and desist letter to Apple claiming their ads for the iPhone 5 uses his trademarked slogan. A New York street artist filed a cease-and-desist letter to Apple, claiming their new ad campaign for the iPhone 5s uses his trademarked slogan.

5 dead when van crushes car in California’s Mojave Desert

The crash killed five people on Sunday morning in Hesperia, Cali. after a van drifted into the wrong lane and smashed the car. A van hit and landed on top of a sedan sitting at a stop sign in this Southern California desert town on Sunday, crushing the car and killing the five people inside, authorities said.

SEE IT Florida fishermen rescue 20 baby sharks inside their mother

A group of Florida fishermen caught a 12-foot Hammerhead shark and rescued her babies. A group of Florida fishermen caught a 12-foot hammerhead sharks - and then delivered 20 of its babies.

PORN HEIRESS BUSTED: Daughter of slain skin flick mogul arrested for alleged role in identity theft ring

Jasmine Mitchell, the daughter of porn mogul Artie Mitchell was arrested in an identity theft ring in California. Jasmine Mitchell (left) is the high-rolling daughter of Artie Mitchell (center), a pioneering porn producer gunned down in 1991 by his brother and business partner, Jim Mitchell (right).

PICTURED: Dying mother sees her daughter graduate HS as Maryland school officials allow for early, special ceremony

Maryland high school student Megan Sugg graduated early so her mother could attend before she died. Glen Burnie High School orchestrated a special graduation ceremony Thursday for senior Megan Sugg after her family feared she would not be able to attend her daughter's June 10 graduation because of the severity of her illness, reports the Maryland Gazette.

EXCLUSIVE: Adoring fans welcome 'X-Men' cast at NY premiere

Washington Monument to reopen for first time since earthquake nearly 3 years ago

(FILES) In this July 4, 2013 file photo, Fourth of July Independence Day fireworks are seen over the Washington Monument, July 4, 2013 in Washington, DC. The Washington Monument, one of the US capital's most recognizable sights, was to reopen May 12, 2014, three years after sustaining damage from a rare earthquake. The popular tourist attraction is the US capital city's tallest building at 555 feet (170-meters). The obelisk, built in honor of the first US president, George Washington, was closed after engineers found 150 cracks in the structure following a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in the neighboring state of Virginia in August 2011. AFP PHOTO / MLADEN ANTONOV / FILESMLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images WASHINGTON — More than 150 cracks have been repaired, rainwater leaks have been sealed, and the 130-year-old Washington Monument will reopen Monday for the first time in nearly three years since an earthquake caused widespread damage. The memorial honoring George Washington has been closed for about 33 months for engineers to conduct an extensive analysis and restoration of the 555-foot stone obelisk that was once the tallest structure in the world.

Giant oak tree falls on Iowa police officer during traffic stop

The toppling tree was caught on Officer Jeremy Veach’s dash cam video and shows the branch knocking him to the ground Wednesday night. The only warning an Iowa police officer got was a snap, crackle and pop before an oak tree came crashing down during a traffic stop.

Saudi Arabia issues warning about MERS virus linked to camels

A man wearing a mask walks past camels at a camel market in the village of al-Thamama, near Riyadh May 11, 2014. Saudi Arabia said people handling camels should wear masks and gloves to prevent spreading Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), issuing such a warning for the first time as cases in the kingdom of the potentially fatal virus neared 500. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: HEALTH ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) The Ministry of Agriculture urged people who come in contact with camels to “exercise caution and follow preventive measures,” according to a report from the official Saudi Press Agency.

SEE IT Mass. church spared from boulder’s wrath after construction blast

The construction workers were blasting a neighboring property of the Grace Ministries Church on Saturday when the boulder popped out of the ground and toward the Saugus, Mass. building. A pastor is claiming divine intervention after a behemoth boulder cast forth during a construction blast nearly gutted a Massachusetts church.

Lupica: KISSTORY is made, but Rams drafted Michael Sam for his football skills — not because he is gay

ESPN broadcasted Michael Sam’s reaction to being drafted. The reigning SEC Defensive Player of the Year broke down and cried upon learning he was selected by the Rams 249th overall in the 2014 NFL Draft. He got some emotional support from his boyfriend who was at his side, and then the two shared multiple kisses on the lips. -- ESPN The St. Louis Rams drafted Michael Sam, football player, in the NFL draft on Saturday. They drafted Sam in the seventh round, not because they thought the league or the world owed him a job because he announced he was gay on his way out of the University of Missouri.

Wade Davis: Rams picking Michael Sam is win for all

An undated framegrab of former NFL football player turned gay activist, Wade Davis. When Michael Sam became the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team, I was in a taxi on the West Side Highway on my way to play flag football in the New York Gay Football League.

Ex-NFL player rips ESPN for showing Michael Sam's kiss

Special Instructions: Getty Images provides access to this publicly distributed image for editorial purposes and is not the copyright owner. Additional permissions may be required and are the sole responsibility of the end user. Former Giants running back Derrick Ward, a member of the team’s Super Bowl championship team in 2007, slammed ESPN for showing Michael Sam kissing his boyfriend after he became the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team.

WHAT A TWIT: Dolphins player calls Rams' selection of openly gay Michael Sam in NFL draft 'horrible' in tweet

MAY 3, 2013, FILE PHOTO Shortly after the Rams selected Sam in the seventh round Saturday, Don Jones (right) tweeted, "Horrible." The tweet was taken down a short time later.

SEE IT HAVE A SIP! Rangers Lundqvist squirts water in face of Penguins Crosby

New website Mr. Man tracks male nudity in film

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Cuomo's gal Sandra Lee remodels home without permits

The home in New Castle where Gov. Cuomo and Sandra Lee live. Gov. Cuomo’s girlfriend Sandra Lee failed to get building permits for renovations at the Weschester home the couple shares, town officials say.

Secret Service agents were pulled off White House assignment to protect aide in 2011 neighbor dispute

President Barack Obama is flanked by Secret Service agents as he arrives on Air Force One at Moffett Federal Airfield Thursday. Agents assigned near the White House were told to protect the aide to the agency’s director in 2011. Members of a Secret Service special unit responsible for patrolling near the White House were pulled off that assignment over at least two months in 2011, according to a report in The Washington Post.

Graffiti vandal nabbed for painting tag in three locations

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Joseph Guilfoyle, 43, was busted May 5 for painting his tag, SOE, on the FDR Drive at E. 72nd St. and on the Harlem River Drive at E. 125th St. and 159th St., police said.

Police name suspect wanted for series of hammer-wielding robberies

Anthony Coward, 28, was identified by police as the hammer-wielding robbery suspect. Anthony Coward, 28, is wanted for three robberies where he used a hammer to attack his victims, police said Sunday.

Rita Ora strips down to her underwear in wild performance

Rita Ora strips down to her Calvin Klein as she performs live at the G-A-Y club in London

EXCLUSIVE Turncoat admits to committing crimes while in witness protection program, putting mob takedown at risk

Bartolomeo Vernace is taken from the Cold Squad located at the 105th Precinct to central booking. Francesco (Frank) Fiordilino, a former Bonanno mobster, copped to illegal gambling and collecting debts for people he owed money while he was testifying for the government last year in a sensational gangland murder trial, the Daily News has learned.

Lovett: Bad temper gets Assemblywoman booted from mock session

j=1119_hooper Earlene Hooper, the hotheaded state Assembly deputy speaker, hit a new low last week-getting bounced from the annual mock session held by the chamber’s legislative interns after an ugly tantrum left one woman in tears.

Military's transgender ban should be reviewed: Hagel

(FILES) In this May 2, 2014 file photo, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC. US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is open to reviewing a Pentagon policy that bars transgender individuals from military service, he said in an interview that aired on May 11, 2014. "Every qualified American who wants to serve our country should have the opportunity, if they fit the qualifications and can do it," Hagel said in an interview on ABC's "This Week" program. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM / FILESNICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images WASHINGTON — The prohibition on transgender individuals serving in the U.S. military “continually should be reviewed,” Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Sunday.

They're still in it! Nets go off in second half of Game 3, rout Heat to get back into series

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The Nets got one they needed. They snatched it fairly easily against the Heat in the second half, raining down 3-pointers and holding down LeBron James.
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Kylie Jenner shows off her 'new little piercing’

Kylie Jenner got a new ear piercing

ON BOARD: Former Mayor Dinkins joins The News fair pay crusade for airport workers

As our country struggles with spiraling income inequality, thousands of New York City workers who toil at poverty wages may have found their way forward. I learned more about the nearly 10,000 local airport baggage handlers, cabin cleaners and terminal security officers who take home minimum wage, do not receive health care or any sick days and are without a union when I read about them in the Daily News.

Ukrainian national guardsmen open fire on crowd outside town hall

A Ukrainian soldier aims his rifle at an army checkpoint during a referendum on self-rule in the southeastern port city of Mariupol May 11, 2014. Ukrainian national guardsmen opened fire Sunday on a crowd outside a town hall in eastern Ukraine and an official for the region’s insurgents said there were fatalities.

Drunk driving victim had three DUI convictions: report

Haitham Gamal, 38, died after being struck by a car along Pacific Coast Highway on Tuesday night. An Orange County man recently released from rehab after three drunken driving convictions died when authorities say a 19-year-old man who had been drinking struck him, a newspaper reported.

Charter schools paying millions in taxpayer money to middlemen while students' education suffers

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Charter school Brooklyn Dreams pays $2.3 million to the for-profit firm National Heritage Academies to lease space from the Catholic church at a price much higher than what the city would normally pay the school.

Kanye gives Kim wall of flowers for first Mother's Day

kim kardashian shares her mother's day with daughter north west and flowers from kanye west

EXCLUSIVE Mayor Bill de Blasio's secret appearance at right-leaning pro-Israel lobby angered liberal Jewish supporters

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Mayor de Blasio's secret appearance before the hard-line American-Israel Public Affairs Committee touched off a behind-the-scenes backlash among his liberal Jewish supporters, private emails obtained by the Daily News show.

Survivors of sex trafficking learn cooking skills at workshop

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi After leaving a life of forced prostitution, some women who were trafficked as teens — and never learned to cook from their mothers and grandmothers — now struggle with healthy eating.

SOUR NOTES: Conflicts of interest are the norm at some charter schools, where questionable spending has been unraveled

The Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls has been plagued by recent internal struggles between it’s board of trustees. In July, the board of trustees at the Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls met after school shut down for the summer without informing parents and voted to hire a new business manager. The new manager was a member of the board, records show.

Chuck Hagel: VA problems should have been dealt with ‘years ago’

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel acknowledged that the VA hasn’t been ‘good enough’ for the nation’s veterans. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel admitted Sunday that the deadly overcrowding and patient backlogs that plague certain VA hospitals is a problem the government should have dealt with "years ago."

Barbara Walters says goodbye after 50 years on TV

Barbara Walters says goodbye after five decades of in television

Ukraine's acting president braces for ballot battles

Olexander Turchynov, speaker of the Ukrainian parliament and interim Ukrainian president (C) answers questions during an exlusive interview in Kiev on March 11, 2014. Ukraine refuses to follow "a scenario written by the Kremlin" but will not intervene militarily in Crimea, acting president Oleksandr Turchynov told AFP in an exclusive interview as his country sank deeper into crisis. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images)

'Bearded Lady' wins Europe's biggest singing contest

Eurovision Conchita Wurst winner is cross dressing kim kardashian

New peace pact signed in South Sudan

Salva Kiir (L), President of South Sudan, and Riek Machar (R), SPLM Opposition leader, hand over the Cessation of Hostilities treaty over the war in South Sudan on May 9, 2014 in Addis Ababa. South Sudan's president and rebel chief signed a ceasefire deal Friday vowing to end nearly five months of civil war, with the US urging both sides to "swiftly" implement their promises. Salva Kiir and rebel boss Riek Machar, who shook hands and then prayed together, "agreed that immediately all hostile activities will stop within 24 hours from the signing of this agreement", said head mediator Seyoum Mesfin, from the East African regional bloc IGAD. AFP PHOTO / ZACHARIAS ABUBEKERZACHARIAS ABUBEKER/AFP/Getty Images

Jon Hamm is a sports agent in 'Million Dollar Arm'

Mad Men's Jon Hamm stars in 'Million Dollar Arm'

Mexican vigilantes get guns, uniforms from government

Estanislao Beltran, left, aka ‘Papa Smurf,’ gets a new uniform and an AR-15 assault rifle from Alfredo Castillo, the government’s special security envoy to Michoacan state.

Horse carriage driver gift customers with painted horseshoes

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'Godzilla' reflects fears of nuclear and natural disasters

'Godzilla' reflects our current fears of nuclear and natural disasters

Hamill: Women In Need shelter helps Brooklyn mom with four kids rebuild life

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TSA supervisor busted for having sex with underage girls

Vernon Lythcott, 48, was arrested for allegedly arranging to have sex with underage girls in the Dominican Republic.
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NBA Playoffs: Clippers even series with Thunder, Pacers go up on Wiz

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Darren Collison scored eight of his 18 points in the final 2:58, and the Los Angeles Clippers ralled to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-99 on Sunday to tie the Western Conference semifinal series 2-2.

Bondy: Feisty Henrik gives performance worthy of King

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Henrik Lundqvist is a cool Swedish goaltender, not usually prone to the mortal emotions of teammates. But this time, it was very different for him. He was up, he was down, he was furious, he was ecstatic.

Spieth falters, Kaymer wins TPC by a stroke

Martin Kaymer pumps fist after par-saving 281/2-foot putt on 17th hole that helps win The Players Championship. PGA TOUR On Thursday, after he tied the course record with a 63, Martin Kaymer talked about a new attitude, how he didn’t want to play like a 'wimp.' He said the German equivalent meant 'soft egg.'

Isola: City thinking dynasty after latest title

Manchester City's Belgian midfielder Vincent Kompany (C) celebrates with the premiership trophy after winning 2-0 during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on May 11, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ANDREW YATES - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or live services. Online in-match use limited to 45 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.ANDREW YATES/AFP/Getty Images Maybe it wasn't as dramatic as Manchester City's Premier League title two years ago, but the feeling around the Etihad Stadium was the same as fans dressed in light blue stormed the field at the final whistle.
Autos

photos Ultra-rare Ferrari LaFerrari supercar breaks cover

The LaFerrari made its debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, when it joined the McLaren P1 to usher in a new era of hybrid sports cars. The first production model of the Ferrari LaFerrari made its debut at a Fiat Chrysler event this week. Only 499 models of the $1.7 million supercar will be produced.
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Britney offered $12 million to extend stay in Las Vegas

britney spears contract planet hollywood extended through 2016

Pope Francis confirms a miracle for Pope Paul VI, putting him closer to sainthood

Pope Francis greets bishops at the end of an audience with Catholic schools at St Peter's square on May 10, 2014 at the Vatican. AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLAROANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images

Arkansas to appeal same-sex marriage ruling, state's top lawyer says

Same-sex marriage supporter holds a rainbow flag outside the U.S. Supreme Court, which cleared the way last year for same-sex marriages to resume.

Xtina flaunts baby bump on Mother's Day weekend

Singer Christina Aguilera performs with a baby bump at Wango Tango

Victim of attempted carjacking charged with murder for killing would-be thieves

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Man kills self on son's grave after shooting wife: cops

Florida cops are looking 54-year-old Julian Paris, who killed his estranged wife at a park. The couple's children were among the witnesses who dialed 911

SEE IT Heartbreaking video shows how bullying affects 8-year-old girl

Anna Cymbaluk in Minnesota weeps as she tells mom Sarah Cymbaluk about bullying on the bus in viral Facebook video. Mom accuses principal of not doing anything about daughter's complaints.

Headless birds baffle Las Vegas business owners

A decapitated chicken is one of dozens dumped in recent months in Las Vegas.

Karolina leaves little to the imagination at bridal fashion show

Model Karolina Kurkova walks the runway during anniversary bridal fashion

EXCLUSIVE Drug trafficker includes Pope’s blessing in court papers

Drug trafficker Alessandro Taloni brings Pope Benedict's blessing to court in bid for leniency, but received 10-year sentence regardless

Brazilian beauty turns heads as soccer referee

Brazilian Fernanda Colombo Uliana will referee serie a match

Mom suspected giving lethal doses of salt to son: police

Lacey Spears is suspected in the murder of her hospitalized son
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