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Lupica: Don't bother to fine or suspend L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling... simply kick the sickening racist out of the NBA for life!

The NBA needs to toss Clippers owner Donald Sterling (center) for his racially charged comment to V. Stiviano (inset center) out of the league. No matter what NBA Commissioner Adam Silver (lower inset) says at his press conference on Tuesday, is for Sterling to be thrown out of pro basketball the way guys who fixed baseball games nearly 100 years ago were thrown out of baseball. read full story »

EXCLUSIVE NOTHING BUT JUNK: Mob boss binges on sweets in slammer, pleads for release using diabetes as excuse

Thomas DiFiore, 70, has been desperately seeking bail since he was arrested on extortion charges in January, claiming his Type 2 diabetes is raging out of control.

Porn stars slam Chase bank on Twitter after rash of account closure notices

A cluster of porn stars claim they're getting a raw deal from Chase bank. The skin flick starlets, including Penthouse Pet Teagan Presley, "Cougarland" actress Veronica Avluv and "White House Orgy" actress Layton Benton, are using Twitter to bash the bank over a recent rash of account closure notices.

Tech industry booming in New York, with growth outpacing overall city economy: state controller

The tech sector is exploding in New York — even if the mayor hasn’t taken a byte of the Apple yet. Almost 7,000 tech firms call the city home, and they pay an average salary of $118,600, nearly 50% more than the $79,500 average salary for all other jobs, according to a report released Monday by state Controller Thomas DiNapoli. The tech industry added 25,000 jobs from 2009 to 2013, a growth rate of 33% compared with 8% for the overall city economy during the same period, the report found.

Education fraudsters used strip clubs, cruises, cash to bribe school officials: feds

A father and son used their two suburban Chicago tutoring businesses to bribe education officials around the country with strip club visits, Caribbean cruises and cash as part of a $33 million scam, federal authorities say.

Plane that crashed in San Francisco Bay located, pilot presumed dead

A collision between two planes that ended with one crashing into the San Francisco Bay over the weekend happened during a passing maneuver, a National Transportation Safety Board investigator said Monday.

How brainy beauty locked down longtime bachelor Clooney

EDITORIAL The NBA can be rid of Sterling, but the question is if it finally has the will to do it

The immediate question for Commissioner Adam Silver and the National Basketball Association is how to rid the league of a festering sore by the name of Donald Sterling.

Sterling's son-in-law rips owner over racist remarks: report

There have been protests from players, coaches calling for boycotts, suspension threats and calls for owner Donald Sterling to sell the Clippers after a tape surfaced alleging he made racist remarks. Now, even Sterling's family is turning on him.

Hamill: Racism is simply uncool to today’s kids — the future’s pro athletes

Donald Sterling's racist rant startled the three white kids in the back of my van Sunday morning as we drove from Queens to Franklin Square, L.I., where they would play a double-header for the Bayside Bulldogs tournament baseball team.

Harvey: Sterling puts NBA Commissioner Adam Silver in legal quagmire

Donald Sterling is not highly regarded in many circles and has had prior issues regarding the way he or his organizations have treated minorities. While Sterling has not confirmed that his voice is on the tape released by TMZ, his silence on the subject has been deafening.

SEE IT: Fallon helps returning Cano pull hysterical prank on Yankees fans

U.S. high school graduation rate is 80%

U.S. public high schools have reached a milestone, an 80% graduation rate. Yet that still means 1 of every 5 students walks away without a diploma.

TV editor escapes flaming cab, photographs wreckage in New York

A local TV news editor didn’t flinch when the taxi cab that was carrying him down the Major Deegan Expressway exploded in a ball of flames about a half-mile from Yankee Stadium.

D'OH! Florida man jailed after allegedly stealing doughnut from Walmart

William Edward Hicks, 36, of Fort Walton Beach, was charged with two misdemeanors and a felony after nabbed by an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy after making the sticky-fingered sugar run, the NWF Daily News reported.

Texas teen brings loaded AK-47, two handguns to school, threatens to shoot if ‘demands’ not met: officials

A Texas teen threatened to use a heavy arsenal of loaded guns, including an AK-47, he brought in a backpack to his San Antonio school Monday morning, prompting a lockdown after officials found the weapons.

Emma Stone doesn't shy away from fight scenes in 'Spider-Man'

Egypt judge sentences 683 alleged supporters of ex-President Morsi to death

A judge in Egypt on sentenced to death 683 alleged supporters of the country's ousted Islamist president, including the Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader.

Connecticut teen who allegedly stabbed girl over prom likely to be tried as adult

The twisted teen accused of slitting the throat of a classmate who reportedly refused to be his junior prom date is expected to be no show Monday at his own arraignment.

Soros Fund employee stalked ex-girlfriend under 'OrgyMan' screen name, ruined her finance career: suit

A beautiful blond financier claims her spurned boyfriend stalked her online using the handle “OrgyMan” and torpedoed her financial career with trumped-up criminal allegations. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Marta Billeci says she spent four months dating Soros Fund employee Taye Famm in 2011 — and the next three years trying to get away from him.

Bill would reform Council's member-item funding process

The City Council speaker would be stripped of the power to determine how much each lawmaker gets in member-item funding, under a set of rule changes to be proposed on Tuesday.

Dita Von Teese flaunts hourglass figure for new lingerie line

Pennsylvania waitress receives huge tip when patron pays for nursing school

A Pennsylvania millionaire helped a waitress at his local restaurant through nursing school for years after offering to pay her tuition as a tip.

Suicide bomber kills 25 in Kurdish town of Iraq amid parliamentary elections

On Monday 46 people were killed in bombings in northeast Baghdad, with the day's worst attack taking place in the Kurdish town of Khanaqin where a suicide bomber killed at least 25 people and injured 35 others, many of which are in critical condition.

Former Illinois state politician charged with possessing child porno

A former Illinois State Representative was charged Monday with possessing child pornography. Keith Farnham, who resigned from the state House in March after federal agents raided his office in connection with the charges, allegedly possessed two child pornography videos on a computer that was taken from the office.

Inspired by 'Burger King Baby': Man left at McDonald's at birth searching for mother

It happened at Burger King — so why not McDonald's, too? A 36-year-old Pennsylvania man is hoping to find his birth mother 36 years after she left him as a newborn baby in a plastic shopping bag at a McDonald's in Newark, N.J.

North Korea calls Obama 'pimp' as leaders up rhetoric during Obama’s visit to South Korea

South Korea expressed outrage over a rhetorical attack on President Park Geun-hye by the North Korean government that likened her to a prostitute.

Indiana woman who lost husband in car wreck, gave birth hours later says she forgives off-duty cop who caused wreck

An Indiana woman who lost her husband and nearly lost her unborn baby in a horrific car wreck has spoken out about the tragedy, saying she forgave the other driver and was relying on faith and family to get through the painful coming months.

'Biggest Loser' star Jillian Michaels joins protest against carriage industry

“Biggest Loser” star Jillian Michaels joined activists fighting to ban carriage horses Monday and cheered for the mayor who has taken their side.

Firm behind 'Anybody but Quinn' campaign slashes staffers

The Advance Group — the consulting firm hired by animal rights activists to bash Christine Quinn in the mayoral race for opposing a ban on carriage horses — is shedding staffers.

Supreme Justice orders NYPD to release horse carriage-related records

The NYPD was ordered Monday to turn over any records related to horse carriage industry incidents by a Manhattan Supreme Court judge who sided with the animal rights’ group seeking the documents.

Most of City Council undecided about carriage horse ban: Daily News poll

Both sides of the raging debate over carriage horses have their work cut out for them: a majority of the City Council is undecided about banning the rides, a Daily News poll shows. Of the Council’s 51 members, just 13 support banning the carriages and eight oppose the ban, the poll found. But 26 members are undecided, although some of them said they are leaning one way or the other. The other four Council members declined to respond.

HOT! Guess whose poolside bikini body this is?

World War I spy Mata Hari did not flinch in final moments before execution: report

The famous World War I spy known as "Mata Hari" did not reveal anything during her last prison interrogation before she was executed by a French firing squad, recently revealed top secret files from the British intelligence agency MI5, reports The Star.

CA man to plead guilty to killing ex-wife, seven others at salon

Scott Dekraai, 44, had been locked in a custody dispute with his ex-wife over their-8-year-old son before he strapped on a bulletproof vest, took three guns and entered Salon Meritage in 2011, police said.

Paul Simon, wife hold hands as they're arraigned

Mobster Dino Saracino gets 50 years for racketeering

Dino (Little Dino) Saracino, 41, earned his button for carrying out the contract ordered by a Colombo boss, Joel Cacace, who allegedly was jealous because Dols had married his ex-wife.

Hasidic man gets no jail for throwing bleach on sex abuse activist in New York

A Hasidic Brooklyn man scored a no-jail plea deal Monday for dousing bleach on an anti sex abuse activist - an agreement that earned prosecutors a stinging rebuke from the victim.

Lily Allen imitates Beyoncé's 'Drunk in Love' on stage

California man found dead in freezer was married to murder suspect: cops

NYC Mayor to unveil affordable housing plan to meet his pledge of 200,000 below-market units

Sports

Lawrence: Ain't that rich! Silent NBA owners won't kick Sterling out of club

Donald Sterling has seen his last Clippers playoff game for this season and is probably going to be out more than a million bucks when the NBA brings down the hammer on Tuesday for his alleged racist comments.

Harper: Lay off Bronx cheers in Robbie's Stadium return

I’ve got faith that Yankee fans are going to make good on the oft-stated notion that New York is the most sophisticated, most knowledgeable sports town in the country. Which means I’ve got faith they’re going to do the right thing and welcome Robinson Cano back to the Bronx with cheers, not boos.

Kings rally all the way back, force game 7 with Sharks

Justin Williams forced the tiebreaking goal underneath Alex Stalock with 8:04 to play, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 on Monday night, rallying all the way back from an 0-3 series deficit to force a decisive Game 7.

Thundering works: Derby hopefuls train through storm

Despite strong thunderstorms that rolled through the Louisville area Monday morning, which included several lightning strikes at Churchill Downs that temporarily delayed training for a half-hour, Kentucky Derby contenders Hoppertunity and Tapiture both put in their final works for Saturday’s $2 million race.