MR GRADY'S DAILY BLOG: AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

Monday, September 1, 2014

AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

'This is disgusting and frightening': Bedbugs spotted 21 times on subways in August forcing MTA to hire experts to defuse problem

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Spokesman Adam Lisberg has been very reluctant to talk about bedbugs in the transit system.

PICTURED Mother says her daughter was attacked at school playground, came home with two black eyes and bruises

The mother of a Mississippi kindergartner alleges her daughter came home with a battered and bruised face after being attacked by another child on a school playground last week.

Lovett: Former Gov. David Paterson slams lieutenant governor candidate for treating job like 'a joke'

ALBANY — Former Gov. David Paterson slammed a surging lieutenant governor candidate, saying the insurgent liberal Democrat is treating the position “like it’s a joke instead of a real job.”

PICTURED Pregnant woman fatally shot inside car on Long Island; unborn baby also dies

Cops are investigating after Milagro G. Canjura was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the vehicle outside her Bay Shore home.

Bring on Megatron! Giants defense ready for Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions

For all the justifiable concern about the miserable summer for the Giants’ offense, it’s been easy to forget what the franchise did during the offseason: Spent a ton of money with a majority of it going to the defense.

X-rated pics of JLaw, other celebs leak online after hacking

Yonkers mom accused of killing disabled daughter could still inherit nearly $1M of girl's trust fund

A special education teacher accused of killing her severely disabled 8-year-old daughter by withholding food and medical care could inherit nearly $1 million from the girl’s trust fund — even if she’s convicted.

Tipster alerted cops to jewelry heist after alleged robbers bragged at Georgia hotel

A robber’s big mouth is what led to the arrest of a father-and-son duo suspected of robbing a Minnesota pawn shop of $200,000 in jewels.

Iraqi forces, U.S. strikes break ISIS siege on northern Shiite town

Iraqi security forces and a coalition of militiamen on Sunday broke a six-week siege imposed by the Islamic State terror army on a northern Iraqi village, amid mounting criticism over the Obama administration’s lack of a strategy to contain the bloodthirsty jihadists.

GOING BUST: Two Atlantic City casinos to close — Showboat and Revel — and lose 5,000 jobs over three days

A time few could imagine during the glory days of casino gambling has arrived in Atlantic City, where two casinos and more than 5,000 jobs will be lost this weekend.

Kate Middleton goes incognito at London train station

Israel seizes ‘state land’ in West Bank, a move condemned by U.S. and Palestinian officials

The Israeli military took control of some 988 acres near Bethlehem on Sunday. Israel Radio said the move was a response to Hamas militants killing three Jewish teens in the area in June. The state Department of State said the move was ‘counterproductive.’

Woman charged with drunken driving with tot in car

Suffolk County Police stopped Julieann Klopfer, 33, of Mastic Beach, at a police checkpoint on Sunrise Highway at Exit 58 South. She was found to be intoxicated.

Toddler dies after parent leaves child in car while at work

A 16-month-old Swiss baby died after being left in a parent's car who forgot about the tot and went to work instead.

U.S. trained spies, special agents for possible Russian invasion of Alaska during Cold War

Fearing a Russian invasion and occupation of Alaska, the U.S. government in the early Cold War years recruited and trained fishermen, bush pilots, trappers and other private citizens across Alaska for a covert network to feed wartime intelligence to the military, newly declassified Air Force and FBI documents show.

NBA star Dwyane Wade marries Gabrielle Union

'I bet him $20 he couldn’t hit the dog': Man accused of firing pellet gun at Central Park jogger blames friends for shooting 2 others and pooch

The maniac charged with shooting a woman and a man with a pellet gun in Central Park blamed his friends for those attacks and two others over a 10-day span.

Ukraine forces say hundreds killed when pro-Russian troops broke retreat deal, Putin calls for talks

Ukrainian forces said hundreds of their men were killed after pro-Russian troops attacked them as they retreated from an eastern town, despite promises to let them withdraw.

PICTURED Firefighters rescue mountain lion cubs from Montana blaze

The two cubs were found hiding under a burning log in the Sapphire Mountains. They are believed to be just a few weeks old.

Father of Las Vegas cop killer visits site of June rampage

LAS VEGAS -- The father of a woman whose June rampage with her husband left two Las Vegas police officers and a good Samaritan dead visited the restaurant and store where the three were gunned down, saying he was still in disbelief and thinks about the victims' families every day.

New York

New York must do more to prevent smoking: report

A new report from the American Cancer Society says New York State needs to do more to prevent smoking.

New investigation unit ready to enforce Board of Election law

ALBANY - A new state Board of Elections enforcement unit created as part of the deal to shut down Cuomo's anti-corruption commission is set to begin work on Tuesday.

Cop shot in leg while chasing man in Brooklyn

Officer John Hirschberger, 28, was grazed in the left thigh when 22-year-old Naim Owens opened fire on him on Marcus Garvey Blvd. at Gates Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant just before 2:30 a.m., officials said.

LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

Lightning strikes three men on Bronx beach as severe thunderstorms passed city

Three men were hospitalized after being struck by lightning on a Bronx beach as severe thunderstorms pounded the city Sunday, authorities said.

Dirt bike, ATV riders in wild melee on the Van Wyck Expressway, two arrested and charged

Cops put the brakes on a group of dirt bike and ATV riders who were using a Queens roadway as their personal playground, cops said. Police got several calls around 5 p.m.

Irina Shayk looks abs-olutely smokin’ at the airport

Werner Franz, last surviving member of Hindenburg crew, dead at 92

Werner Franz — who was a 14-year-old cabin boy when the airship exploded over Lakehurst, N.J., on May 6, 1937 — suffered a fatal heart attack on Aug. 13 in his hometown of Frankfurt, Germany. He was 92.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz ripped for swipe at Bronx

City pols blasted Texas Sen. Ted Cruz Sunday for taking a swipe at the Bronx in a speech to a conservative group.

Hitler's childhood home in Austria to become Holocaust museum called 'House of Responsibility'

Authorities in Austria have decided that the house where the Nazi leader spent his childhood in Branau will become a museum called the House of Responsibility.

A look at what’s open and closed on Labor Day in NYC

Monday is Labor Day. City, state and federal offices, including post offices, are closed.

29 arrests rock first day of Made in America Festival

Philadelphia has 'logistics' advantage, but New York is the 'slight favorite' for DNC: Ex-Philly Mayor Ed Rendell

Even Pennsylvania’s biggest booster thinks New York will win the 2016 Democratic National Convention over the City of Brotherly Love — and he credits the Big Apple’s wealth.

Earthquake hits northern Pakistan, but no injuries or damage are immediately reported

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A magnitude-6 earthquake struck northern Pakistan Sunday, authorities said, though there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

Staten Island teacher accused of having sexual relationship with 16-year-old high school student

Allegations that a gym teacher had a lurid affair with a student at a Staten Island parochial school are under investigation, police sources said Saturday.

MMA fighter ‘War Machine’ extradited to Nevada to face charges in savage beating of porn star ex-girlfriend

Jonathan Koppenhaver, otherwise known as mixed martial arts fighter “War Machine,” has been extradited to Nevada to faces charges related to the beating of his porn star ex-girlfriend Christy Mack.

Sports

Bondy: Newly-single Wozniacki rolls past stalling diva Sharapova at Open

Caroline Wozniacki wore down Maria Sharapova to win in three sets at the U.S. Open and return to a Grand Slam quarterfinal for the first time in more than two years.

Mehta: For Jets WR David Nelson, life breaking just right

Looking back every day gives David Nelson perspective. So much has happened since Sept. 9, 2012, when he wondered whether one moment in time would change everything.

All eyes on Eli Manning, Ben McAdoo as Giants offense focal point

It is the relationship that will define the Giants’ 2014 season and it goes to a new level this week. Sometime on Monday, Eli Manning will enter the Giants’ practice facility, and he’ll sit down with offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo.

Nike outbids Under Armour for Kevin Durant in reported mega-deal

When push came to shove, Nike broke out the checkbook to keep Kevin Durant. The Oklahoma Thunder superstar was set to sign a ten-year sponsorship agreement with Under Armour worth between $265 million and $285 million.