Tuesday, October 14, 2014

AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

A RED SCARE AT WALDORF: U.S. officials worried about buyer's ties to Chinese spies following sale of iconic building

WASHINGTON — The sale of the Waldorf Astoria to a Chinese insurance giant is really bugging the State Department. Grand plans by Beijing-based Anbang Insurance Group “to restore the property to its historic grandeur” has some Washington diplomatic and security insiders wondering if the Chinese will be adding more than a view to kill for.

ISIS seizes military base near Baghdad as bombings in Iraqi capital kill leave at least 30 dead

A Syrian Kurdish woman cheers as U.S.-led air strikes pound ISIS near Turkish border Monday, but the terrorist group advanced closer to Baghdad in Iraq. AP ISIS terrorists overran a military training camp west of Baghdad Monday, moving one step closer to gaining control of Iraq’s Anbar province, as a string of bombings in the capital city left at least 30 dead.

Despite 'intensive medical procedures' UN medical worker who contracted Ebola in Liberia dies in Germany

epa04445757 (FILE) A file picture dated 09 October 2014, showing the ambulance (second vehicle from the right) with the Ebola patient from Africa leaving the airport Halle/Leipzig in Schkeuditz, Germany. A UN employee from Liberia who was transported to the eastern German city of Leipzig after contracting Ebola died overnight into Tuesday, the hospital said 14 October 2014. The 56-year-old man had been transported to St Georg hospital in Leipzig on October 9 for treatment. He had arrived in a modified Gulfstream jet equipped with an isolation chamber, and was met by a medical team in biohazard suits and two ambulances. The hospital has six rooms in its tropical medicine clinic. Hospital authorities said there is no risk of further infection. Another Ebola patient, from Uganda, remains in a hospital in Frankfurt am Main, and a third, from Senegal, was released in good health from a Hamburg clinic after five weeks' treatment. A German hospital says an international member of the United Nations' medical team who was infected with Ebola in Liberia has died.

Unlike Spain, where authorities euthanized a dog belonging to a Madrid nurse who contracted Ebola, pooch of Dallas nurse will not be put down

MANDATORY CREDIT, NO TV, NO INTERNET, NO SALES, MAGS OUT, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said Monday that nurse Nina Pham’s beloved pooch will not be euthanized like the canine of an Ebola patient in Spain last week.

Yahoo! execs battle over the amount of PURPLE on website

QUE COSA! Missing parrot that spoke with British accent returns home four years later speaking Spanish

Darren Chick of Torrance was reunited with his African grey parrot, Nigel, who vanished four years ago. A pet parrot that spoke with a British accent when it disappeared from its home four years ago has been reunited with its owner - and the bird now speaks Spanish.

PICTURED 2-year-old girl killed in shuttle bus crash while out pumpkin picking with mom at N.J. farm, 2 others injured

Elizabeth Fuehring, 2, was killed in the fatal accident during a pumpkin-picking festival Sunday afternoon in New Jersey, authorities said today. Several people were also injured when the two shuttles collided in the parking lot of Alstede Farms. The little girl, identified by a family friend as Elizabeth Fuehring, was in a bustling parking lot of Alstede Farm in Chester Township Sunday when two shuttle buses collided just after 4:30 p.m., authorities said.

EXCLUSIVE GOP aims to win state Senate seats with ads showing Bill de Blasio supporting Democrats

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi With three weeks to go before Election Day, Republicans are moving to make Mayor de Blasio and the liberal City Council a centerpiece of their campaign to maintain control of the state Senate.

Iggy Azalea gets 6 AMA nods, Pharrell up for 5

Iggy Azalea swept the AMA with her summer hit "Fancy".

'Big corporations can have a heart': Wells Fargo employee asks CEO for $10,000 raise for all 300,000 employees

A Wells Fargo employee sent a letter to his CEO demanding a $10,000 raise for all employees. Tyler Oates, 30, of Oregon addressed a letter to CEO John Stumpf and copied his colleagues asking the company to give a $10,000 raise to all employees.

Vatican expresses openness to gay parishioners: They 'have gifts to offer to the Christian community'

Pope Francis leaves at the end of an afternoon session of a synod on family issues. Gay rights groups hailed the Catholic Church Monday after a groundbreaking declaration from Rome signaled a new openness toward same-sex couples.

PICTURED 'I was absolutely offended': Okla. woman irked by neighbor's bloody ‘Obama’ tombstone decoration

Halloween-lovers have been accused of taking their festivities too far after erecting a fake tombstone with President Obama’s name on it. A fake tombstone with President Obama's name on it is causing friction between some neighbors in Oklahoma.

NBA's $24B TV deal allows sponsors to buy jersey ads

The NBA’s new television deal could lead towards sponsors having the ability to buy ad space on jerseys.

Police, fire department investigating white powder found on Trenton-bound train in Penn Station

NR The NYPD and the fire department are investigating a suspicious white powder found on a train in New York's Penn Station on Monday night, authorities said.

Hammer-wielding bigot attacks Brooklyn man while yelling slurs

Hammer attacks on Brooklyn have been on the rise after several Brooklynites were attacked with the carpentry tool. The 33-year-old victim was followed into the lobby of his apartment building on Washington Ave. near Empire Blvd. on Monday morning when he was attacked.

Powerful storms with hurricane-force winds tear through south killing 1 in Arkansas, injuring 4 others

Eddie Withem was killed when his home was destroyed by a tornado that swept through Arkansas. The storms destroyed a home near Ashdown, about 150 miles southwest of Little Rock, but it wasn't immediately known whether the damage was caused by powerful winds or a pop-up tornado, said Arkansas Department of Emergency Management spokesman Rick Fahr.
New York

Sen. Schumer proposes trespassing on landmarks, key infrastructure should be federal crime

White flag was flown over Brooklyn Bridge in July. Placing flags on the Brooklyn Bridge or taking selfies atop 1 World Trade Center would be a federal crime involving up to five years in prison under a law proposed by Sen. Chuck Schumer.

Separated at birth? Cuomo's campaign bus dubbed 'Women’s Equality Express' looks like a Tampax box

Gov. Cuomo's new campaign bus bears a startling resemblance to a Tampax box.

Radio host tries to explain Victor Cruz tweet while Eagles fan on cover of Daily News says he was cheering big stop by Philly defense — not the Giants receiver's injury

The Philly radio host Mike Missanelli gave a long-winded explanation to a local sports blog about his postgame tweets, sticking with his excuse that he didn't know the Giants' star receiver was hurt.

Small businesses applying for federal loans to recover from Hurricane Sandy are caught in a storm of red tape

A small business owner works on laptop to apply for a federal loan to repair damage (below) from Hurricane Sandy. Photos by Levi Sharpe, Craig Warga Small business owners still suffering after Hurricane Sandy are drowning in paperwork, trying to tap into the city’s disaster recovery loans pool.

Planned Parenthood will break ground on its first Queens health center

Members of Planned Parenthood, NARAL Pro-Choice America and more than 20 other organizations hold a "Stand Up for Women's Health" rally in support of preventive health care and family planning services, including abortion, in Washington April 7, 2011. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH) The 14,000-square-foot facility in Long Island City will offer testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, as well as pregnancy tests and abortions.
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Gov. Cuomo gets chatty with press as Election Day nears

Andrew Cuomo book All Things Possible As Gov. Cuomo’s memoir hits bookstores Tuesday, Cuomo will hit the interview circuit — raising his profile in New York and nationally three weeks before Election Day.

Vote for party, not candidate, in governor’s race: activist

New York Working Families Gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout speaks to supporters during the party's convention in Albany, N.Y., Saturday, May 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink) Don’t worry about the candidate — vote for the party. That’s the message in an email that activist Bertha Lewis is sending this week to Working Families Party members concerning the governor’s race next month.

Mets to move in right-center and right field fences at Citi Field, according to team source

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 17: A general view as the New York Mets play against the Cincinnati Reds at Citi Field on May 17, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Citi Field was announced as the site of the 2013 MLB All-Star game. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) As expected, the Mets are going ahead with the plan to move in the right-center and right field fences, a team source confirmed Monday.

Protesters slam city for failing to fix Brooklyn's Boys and Girls High School, other struggling schools

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The protest drew about a dozen parents and students to the school in Bedford-Stuyvesant, which has struggled with academic failure for years and graduated just 35% of seniors in 2013.

Bynes' psych hold extended for 2 more weeks: report

Washington, D.C., beats out San Francisco, New York as priciest U.S. city

The use of Washington Post images for political advertising or endorsements is not permitted. The D.C. area edged out San Francisco in a study released Monday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows. New York ranked third.

Three more men arrested in British terror investigation; 16 suspected extremists already detained

LONDON - JANUARY 13: Metropolitan Police officers stand guard as suspects involved in the manufacture of the deadly poison Ricin appear at Bow Street Magistrates court January 13, 2003 in London. Four people appeared in court charged under the Terrorism Act of 2000 with "possession of articles of value to a terrorist" and under the Chemical Weapons Act of 1996 with "being concerned in the development or production of chemical weapons." The suspects were arrested last week after a raid on a flat in Wood Green in north London uncovered traces of the poison. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images) The men, ages 21, 24 and 25, were arrested in central London on Monday and are in custody, according to the BBC. Police searched a west London business and four northwest London residences.

'I'm sure he sacrificed his own life for everybody else's': 3 dead after small plane crashes in wooded area of Chicago suburb

Three people were killed when a small plane crashed a Chicago suburb late Sunday October 12, 2014. A small plane crash that killed three people Sunday night is under investigation, and residents in the suburban Chicago town where it crashed believe the pilot of the doomed flight may have saved others by flying into a wooded area.

Don't bring ashes of Ebola victim into state: Louisiana attorney general

Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell said the health and safety of his state's citizens are his top priority. Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell wants to stop the ashes of the Dallas Ebola victim's belongings from entering his state.

Miley Cyrus strips down for topless tanning session

Miley Cyrus indulges in a little topless sunbathing

Calif. boy woken from coma after electric shock at birthday

Elijah Belden, 9, from Temecula, California was seriously injured by an electric shock during a party at his family's home on Saturday. He was in critical condition at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, California. Elijah Belden was described as 'very confused' but able to speak and breathe on his own after being woken at a San Diego, Calif., hospital Sunday where he's been recovering since he was delivered the powerful jolt on Oct. 4.

Democrats blame GOP for Ebola outbreak in political ads

The Agenda Project's new ad, titled, 'Republican Cuts Kill' spotlights the cuts to organizations like the CDC requested by many Republicans in Congress. Democrats are tying Republicans to the Ebola outbreak in new political ads. In an online ad, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee notes Republicans voted to cut money for the Centers for Disease Control in 2011.

Magnitude 7.4 offshore earthquake hits Central America

epa04445592 A handout shakemap released by the US Geological Survey (USGS) on 14 October 2014 shows the area off the coast of El Salvador where a 7.4 magnitude struck at a depth of 70.5 km on 14 October 2014. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a threat warning saying that hazardous Tsunami waves are possible for coasts located within 300 km of the earthquake epicenter. EPA/USGS HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that a magnitude 7.4 underwater earthquake has struck off the coast of El Salvador.

Hong Kong mob interrupts pro-democracy demonstration in seemingly coordinated attack

A mob of masked men opposed to Hong Kong's pro-democracy demonstrators led an apparently coordinated assault on the protest zone in the heart of the city's financial district Monday, tearing down barricades and clashing with police.
Sports

Colin Kaepernick and 49ers fly by Rams Monday night, 31-17

Colin Kaepernick and the San Francisco 49ers answered St. Louis’ fast start with a big finish. Kaepernick threw for 343 yards and three touchdowns, helping the 49ers erase an early 14-point deficit and beat the Rams 31-17 on Monday night.

Myers: 'Boys are Back! Dallas looks like NFC powerhouse

Jimmy Johnson started it after the Cowboys beat the 49ers at Candlestick Park in the 1992 NFC Championship Game. “How ’Bout Them Cowboys?” he shouted in the locker room.

NBA’s new TV deal opens door for sponsors to buy ad space on jerseys

NBA stars like Carmelo Anthony Fans of the NBA may soon be able to dial up 1-800-BetterCallSaul and other corporate brands simply by reading the front of their favorite players’ basketball jersey.

Harper: Yadier Molina loss shuffles, but won’t deck, Cards in NLCS

Oct 7, 2014; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina celebrates after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in game four of the 2014 NLDS baseball playoff game and advancing to the NLCS at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports For years it has been said that no player in baseball means more to his team than Yadier Molina means to the Cardinals. So to essentially remove him now, because of an oblique injury, from this evenly matched NLCS seemingly creates a significant advantage for the Giants.
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Beyonce, Jay and Blue Ivy get private tour of Louvre

Beyonce, Jay Z and their daughter Blue Ivy visit the Louvre in Paris

'It sounded like it was popping': American Airplane's cabin walls crack midair, force emergency landing

An Air Canada airplane takes off next to American Airlines Flight 24, that sits empty on the tarmac at San Francisco International Airport after a an alleged phone threat on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar) An American Airlines flight was forced to turn around and make an emergency landing in San Francisco on Monday after wall panels in the cabin cracked, frightening passengers on the Dallas-bound flight.

SEE IT Dozens of teens vandalize Brooklyn store, tip over shelves

Dozens of youths were caught on video vandalizing school buses in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, before a smaller group burst into Yanki Klein's grocery store, trashing shelves and allegedly assaulting a worker. Dozens of teens gathered outside of Gourmet Butcher on Troy Ave. near Carroll St. in Crown Heights before several rushed into the store and knocked over shelves and pushed products to the floor, a video posted on CrownHeights.info on Monday shows.

Activist Cornel West among protestors arrested in Ferguson at rally outside police headquarters

Activist Cornel West attends a prayer service at the Wellspring Church before a protest at the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson, Missouri, October 13, 2014. Hundreds of protesters converged in the pouring rain on the Ferguson, Missouri, police department on Monday as they launched another day of demonstrations over the August killing by police of an unarmed black teenager. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW SOCIETY RELIGION) Nearly 20 people were arrested, including author and activist Cornel West, at a rally outside Ferguson police headquarters where some protesters used bullhorns to read the names of people killed by cops nationwide.

'Shockingly inappropriate' sentence suggested for Oscar Pistorius after culpable homicide conviction

Oscar Pistorious was convicted of culpable homicide for the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Oscar Pistorius should mop floors two days a month for the next three years to pay for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a legal team for the fallen “Blade Runner” recommended Monday.

Motorcyclist killed by tree cut down by Boy Scouts in Utah

A man from Colorado was killed while driving a motorcycle on State Route 12 in Utah Saturday when he collided with a falling tree that was felled by a group of Boy Scouts A motorcyclist on a Sunday afternoon ride in southern Utah was killed when he was crushed by a tree that had been cut down by some Boy Scouts, authorities said.

Katie Holmes takes mini-me Suri on trip to farmers market

Katie Holmes and her mini-me daughter Suri at the Farmer's Market in Calabasas, California

Woman and 4-year-old granddaughter drown feeding ducks in Florida lake

A girl and her grandmother were found dead by their family's Miramar home in Florida. Laura and Leila Fleming were thought to have drowned when the two were trying to feed ducks. One girl's "The Little Mermaid" cup led searchers to a grim discovery. A woman and her 4-year-old granddaughter drowned in a South Florida lake late Sunday after the two had told family they were going to feed the ducks.

WEDDING CRASHER: Cops hunt suited thief who stole $1,000 in gifts from bride and groom

The wedding crasher is seen walking out of the party with a box of cash and checks under his suit jacket. A wedding crasher stole $1,000 in checks and cash left for the bride and groom at a swanky South California affair.

Houston Astro's owner spends $4M to make good on promise to fans

Exported.; The man known in Houston as “Mattress Mack” last spring offered to reimburse the first 500 customers who spent more than $6,300 on furniture at his stores if the Astros won 63 games — matching the age McIngvale turned this year. The Astros won 70 games.

Nurses feel unprepared to take on Ebola: studies

A survey conducted by the National Nurses United union found many members did not feel prepared to handle Ebola patients or outbreaks. The vast majority of nurses feel unprepared to take on the Ebola crisis, two new nursing groups said Monday.

Oklahoma executions need to be delayed: attorney general

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt says the state does not have the drugs on hand or the medical staff prepared needed to carry out a Nov. 13 execution, and is requesting a delay until January. Oklahoma's attorney general is seeking to delay three upcoming executions, including two set for next month, saying that the state needs more time to obtain drugs and train staff on new lethal injection protocols put in place after an execution went awry in April.

Celebs, their kids spend the day at pumpkin patch

Celebs like Jillian Michaels and Fergie are seen with their families at The Pumpkin Patch in Los Angeles California

Pit bull slashed on L.A. street, needs 1,000 stitches

Spartacus, a two-year-old pitbull, survived a brutal knife attack with 1,000 stitches. Vid link: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=10682433

Diaz: 'I'm not opposed to nudity... people have seen my butt'

Cameron Diaz appears on the cover of Marie Claire’s November 2014 issue

Czech girl, 15, cuts off friend’s fingers with ax: cops

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Nudist sandals leaving huge footprint in Hollywood

Stuart Weitzman's Nudist Sandal is a celeb must have.

Supermodel debuts cheeky pics from Chanel campaign

Autos

Watch Ferrari gives the 2015 California T the rave treatment

How do you make a Ferrari even more mesmerizing? Spray it with fluorescent paint and put it though a wind tunnel, of course! Ferrari handed its brand new California T convertible Grand Tourer over to Swiss artist Fabian Oefner, and the result is mesmerizing.
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SEE: Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey in 'Fifty Shades'

Jamie Dornan back in costume as Christian Grey on the set of Fifty Shades of Grey.

Medical staff plan to strike over lack of pay in Liberia

PAYNESVILLE, LIBERIA - OCTOBER 05: A Doctors Without Borders (MSF), health worker in protective clothing holds a child suspected of having Ebola in the MSF treatment center on October 5, 2014 in Paynesville, Liberia. The girl and her mother, showing symptoms of the deadly disease, were awaiting test results for the virus. The Ebola epidemic has killed more than 3,400 people in West Africa, according to the World Health Organization. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Supers scare off bicyclist stealing packages from B'klyn building

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating the following suspect wanted in connection with a burglary that occurred within the confines of the 83rd Precinct. Details are as follows:

'Glee' star Lea Michele posts first photo with beau

Lea Michele posts first photo with boyfriend Matthew Paetz

Witness: Astorino nominating petitions are fraudulent

New York republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino speaks at a meeting in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. Astorino will face Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the general election in November. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Man killed, another injured in ATV crash on Bronx street

ATV Accident. Baily Ave & West 233rd St. 10/12/2014: Police Officers investigated an accident on Baily Ave and West 233rd Street in the Bronx, October 12th, 2014. The accident involved two ATVs. When questioned, officers at the scene declined to give a statement regarding the accident or the condition of those involved. Gregg Vigliotti for The New York Daily News

Cops arrest man suspected of rape attempt at Hell's Kitchen bar

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Detroit cop busted wearing homicide victim's expensive watch

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Tory Burch’s color-coded book shows what inspires her

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CRUZ CONTROL: Penelope crowned Sexiest Woman

Murderous mom wanted daughters to 'meet Jesus Christ': cops

Suburban Chicago mom Pamela Christensen is accused of trying to kill her three daughters so they could ‘meet Jesus Christ,’ cops say.

Louis Vuitton gets creative for new campaign

Men use paddle to fight off shark attack off Australia's coast

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Why the 'Foxcatcher' cast was creeped out by Steve Carell

Steve Carell and Mark Ruffalo both star in "Foxcatcher", a movie on the lives of Dave and Mark Schultz and their multi-millionaire benefactor John du Pont.

Metro-North railroad staff fatigued after weeks without break

Metro North Train Derailment

Man struck and killed by Q train in Brooklyn

Looking for a cat at the Prospect Park subway station of the Q and B line.
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