MR GRADY'S DAILY BLOG: AMERICAS NEWS

IMPORTED DOOM: New recording reveals Russian missile system was smuggled over the border just hours before Malayasia Airlines disaster

A video released Friday by Ukrainian Security Service claims to show a Russian-made Buk missile system move into the pro-Moscow area of the country.

With new labor deal, the LIRR compromise could cost $200M in raises, documents reveal as focus moves to Metro-North

Labor peace comes with a price — and for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its commuter rail lines, it could be about $200 million.

German Chancellor Merkel presses for 'sensible talks' with U.S. over recently exposed spies

Chancellor Angela Merkel is pressing for “sensible talks” with U.S. officials over America’s prying in Germany — the details of which were first revealed by NSA leaker Edward Snowden.

Hedge fund tycoon must keep paying $50G monthly child support, court rules

Warren Lichtenstein must keep making payments to Hong Kong socialite Annabelle Bond, pictured, according to Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Manuel Mendez.

EXCLUSIVE: Jenny McCarthy ready for sex talk on air

DOUBLE TROUBLE: N.C. twins busted for soliciting sex online, promised to 'make your dreams come true & then some' in Backpage.com ad: cops

Katelyn and Sarah Lothrop, 19, were detained on prostitution charges at a hotel in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday.

GROUND OFFENSIVE INTENSIFIES: Israeli troops push deeper into Gaza to destroy smuggling tunnels, rocket launching sites

Israeli tanks and troops swept deeper into Gaza on Friday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that the military was prepping to expand its bloody ground offensive.

Mayor de Blasio postpones Italy trip to speak to community leaders after death of Staten Island man placed in NYPD cop's chokehold

Hours before his planned departure, Mayor de Blasio postponed his family trip to Italy after the death of a Staten Island man who was placed in a chokehold by cops, his office announced.

'I opened the door and I saw people falling': Bodies rained down on Ukrainian village during Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash

Villagers near the site where the commercial jet was shot down said they heard a loud bang and then watched debris fall from the sky — including victims' bodies.

Why airlines didn't avoid risky Ukraine airspace — and how much is saved per flight by flying over war-torn area

The shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines plane with nearly 300 people on board over war-torn eastern Ukraine is likely to have profound consequences for the world's airlines.

LAY DOWN YOUR GUNS: Obama calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and suggests pro-Russian separatists may be responsible for plane crash that killed 298, including one American

“The eyes of the world are on eastern Ukraine, and we are going to make sure that the truth is out,” Obama said in a White House press conference Friday, adding that one American citizen, Quinn Lucas Schansman, was among those killed.

'There must have been someone watching over us': Family cheats death after being bumped from Malaysia flight

Barry Sim and wife Izzy, from Scotland, were scheduled to board the doomed MH17 airliner at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport with their tiny tot on Thursday.

High-tech, infrared U.S. spy satellites could help solve mystery of missile that hit Malaysia plane: report

A U.S. satellite over Ukraine picked up on the heat of the missile, experts said. Russia and Ukraine have blamed each other for launching the Soviet-era Buk, which crashed the plane and killed all 298 on board.

'Every single day we're lying': Reporter quits over MH17 coverage

From families heading home to vacationing college students: The innocent lives lost aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

They came from 11 different countries and four continents, each one unwittingly boarding Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 for the last trip of their lives.

Sole American citizen aboard doomed Malaysia flight identified as dual national who lived in Netherlands, U.S.

Quinn Lucas Schansman was mentioned by President Obama at a news conference about the plane brought down by a missile strike.

Sen. John McCain, Republicans criticize President Obama's foreign policy after attack on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17

Key Republicans sharply criticized President Obama on Friday, calling the downing of the Malaysian airliner over Ukraine fresh evidence that his foreign policy is gutless.

New York

DO NOT CHOKE: In stark black and white, NYPD patrol guide instructs cops not to use chokeholds

After several people were asphyxiated while in police custody, the NYPD forbade the use of chokeholds in 1983, stating it could only be used when an officer’s life was in danger until they banned 10 years later.

Dismembered body found in Mexico is revealed to be missing New Yorker on motorcycle trip to Brazil for World Cup

Genetic testing has confirmed that dismembered remains found off a dirt path in a rough section of southern Mexico are those of a New Yorker who disappeared while riding his motorcycle to Brazil for the World Cup.

Mayor de Blasio administration 'looking very closely' at enacting a fee on plastic bags in stores

Shorris added he has had a series of conversations with Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia about how to reduce waste flow in the city.

LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

L.I. pilot makes emergency landing on same busy highway for the SECOND time in eight days

Frank Fierro, who made an emergency landing last week on a busy Long Island road, did it again on Friday, in nearly the same spot.

Garbage truck kills 91-year-old woman in collision in Staten Island: NYPD

Marie Valentino, a cancer survivor with 13 grandchildren, was crossing Clove Road in the crosswalk when the truck, turning left onto the roadway from Delafield Ave. She died at the scene.

EXCLUSIVE: Casey Kasem's body STOLEN: daughter

Body of missing pregnant Michigan woman found in car trunk

Brooke Ann Slocum went missing July 12, just weeks away from giving birth to her first child. Police say they believe she was killed after meeting Brady Oestrike, 31, on Craigslist.

UNDERTAKER'S DOZEN: 12 bodies found in Massachusetts storage unit rented by former funeral director

An investigation into a former Massachusetts funeral-home operator has turned grisly, with authorities discovering 12 bodies at a storage unit outside Boston leased by the man, Joseph O'Donnell, cops said.

DRIVEWAY ROBBERY: Missouri couple shot, robbed in front of 16-year-old son while buying car on Craigslist: cops

The Kansas City couple wanted to buy the Hyundai for their son, police said. The dad was shot four times in the torso, and his wife was shot in the arm. They also stole the woman's purse, containing $3,000.

San Diego strippers sue city, cops; say club inspection turned into photo peep show: lawsuit

Strippers are suing the city after they said a squad of vice cops went over the line during an inspection of their club, corralling them in a locker room for hours and snapping "nearly nude" pics of them.

SERVED! Singer Omarion busted over missed court

President Obama to sign order barring federal discrimination against sexual orientation, gender identity

President Obama will sign an executive order on Monday barring federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, senior administration officials said.

IT'S GRAYBACK: 60-year-old exec at WorldNow says boss forced him to dye his gray hair

Robert Mischel, who earns $300,000 as the CFO of online tech company WorldNow, claims company president Albert Gannaway targeted him because of his gray hair and threatened to "pound on" him.

Child robots could be used to treat pedophiles and other sexual predators

Well, here’s an idea that’s destined for lengthy, heated debate: Treat pedophiles and other sexual deviants by building robots that would quench their illegal desires.

De Blasio administration would support ban or fee on plastic bags: first deputy

Shorris added he has had a series of conversations with Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia about how to reduce waste flow in the city.

Sports

D’Arnaud drives in winning run in ninth as Mets edge rallying Padres, 5-4

So you're saying there's a chance? With the Mets coming off a strong end to the first half of the season, Sandy Alderson said that he believes that there is still a chance that this below-.500 team can make a run at the playoffs.

British Open: McIlroy takes commanding lead; Woods stumbles

Rory McIlroy cast aside any talk of those second-round doldrums with a performance at Royal Liverpool that threatened to turn this into another major championship runaway. As for Tiger Woods, he was fortunate just to make the cut at the British Open.

Elbow painful topic for Tanaka, unsure when he can start throwing again

Masahiro Tanaka is still in pain. Speaking for the first time since going on the disabled list with a partially torn ligament in his right elbow on July 9 – aside from a statement in which he apologized to the club– the star righthander, wearing a compression sleeve on his right arm, said through his interpreter Friday that he was feeling better but that there was still pain in his elbow when he makes certain motions, and he’s unsure when he can start throwing again.