Saturday, October 25, 2014

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EXCLUSIVE: Health officials send out URGENT message in desperation to find promising experimental drug to treat Ebola

Five hours after Ebola-stricken Craig Spencer was hauled into Bellevue Hospital’s quarantine unit, the city Health Department sent a frantic email marked “URGENT” — asking if New York area hospitals, researchers and pharmacies had the antiviral drug Brincidofovir. Five hours after Ebola-stricken Craig Spencer (left) was hauled into Bellevue Hospital’s quarantine unit, the city Health Department sent a frantic email marked “URGENT” — asking if New York area hospitals, researchers and pharmacies had an experimental drug called Brincidofovir that has shown promise against the deadly virus. Officials refused to comment on whether the request is evidence of a lapse in Ebola preparedness. read full story »

Family members hail Ebola-infected Craig Spencer as a hero as 'disease detectives' hunt ALL contacts of the ailing NYC doctor

(left to Right) facebook photo of Christopher Spencer, his brother Ebola victim Craig Spencer and sister Andrea Spencer +++DO NOT USE UNTIL APPROVED+++ City “disease detectives” probing New York’s first Ebola case retraced his every step and tracked down his contacts Friday as the ailing doctor stayed in isolation.

Have you survived Ebola? Great! But forget about sex for at least 3 months because the virus can linger in semen

NR The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends at least three months of abstinence for Ebola survivors, and urges condom use if you can’t hold out.

New 21-day quarantine rule imposed on travelers who come into contact with Ebola patients as nurse in N.J. develops spiking fever

Late Friday, a nurse who traveled through Newark Airport developed a fever. The news came just hours after Gov. Cuomo and N.J. Gov. Chris Christie ordered 21-day isolation for people who helped Ebola patients.

New York's first Ebola patient made the most of his time back in NYC: Read where Dr. Craig Spencer visited

Health specialists work in an isolation ward for patients at the Doctors Without Borders facility in Guékedou, southern Guinea. Guinea's President Alpha Conde warned of a "health emergency" as authorities raced to contain a spiraling Ebola epidemic which has killed 78 people and prompted neighboring Senegal to close its border. AFP PHOTO / SEYLLOU (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP/Getty Images) See the timeline of Dr. Craig Spencer’s whereabouts based on interviews with the Health Department’s “disease detectives.”

'OLDEST' TRICK: Wannabe sugar daddy, 85, robbed and tied up by two twin teenage sisters he met on dating website, officials say

Would-be sugar daddy Paul Aronson was robbed and tied up by two teens, Shalaine and Shaina Foster, that he met on seekingarrangement.com An 85-year-old wannabe sugar daddy who went on a web site seeking kinky companionship wound up with double trouble instead, the Daily News has learned.

NYPD SUE: Ex-cop sues city for $125M after allegedly being assaulted by officer then bosses tried to cover it up

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Marco Trujillo, 44, claims in a federal lawsuit filed Friday that the fight with Sgt. John Rajan was a culmination of unjustified demotions and transfers that landed him in a Midtown patrol borough.

Two Sacramento deputies killed, third wounded during shootout with heavily-armed man and woman; civilian also shot

Law enforcement officers gather at the site where a Sacramento County Sheriff's deputy was shot by an assailant, who then carjacked two vehicles, accompanied by a woman. A California man and a woman are on the run after at least three sheriff’s deputies were shot, the California Highway Patrol announced Friday afternoon.

Man accused of taking abuse victim’s photo during trial has charges tossed

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Yona Weissman, 24, saw his contempt charge dismissed Friday after evidence found on his cell phone was suppressed two months ago due to a recent Supreme Court decision.

DETAILS ARE SKETCHY: Oregon cops post eyeless rendering of man who tried to lure 12-year-old into his car

Police in Oregon released a sketch of a man with no eyes suspected of trying to lure a 12-year-old girl into his car as the student walked to school last week.
Monica Lewinsky was mistreated by prosecutors, report says

Monica Lewinsky mistreated by Clinton prosecutors: report

THANKS, BUT NO THANKS: Former Obama lawyer turns down offer to take over as attorney general after Holder

UNDATED HANDOUT PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE WHITE HOUSE Former White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler has told President Obama she doesn’t want to be nominated for attorney general, people familiar with the discussions told The Associated Press on Friday.

Joan Quigley, astrologer for Ronald Reagan who was brought on by Nancy Reagan to prevent him from getting shot, dead at 87

In this file photo from March 15, 1990, astrologer Joan Quigley is seen with charts she uses in her work at her residence in San Francisco. Joan Quigley, the San Francisco astrologer who helped determine President Ronald Reagan’s schedule and claimed to have convinced him to soften his stance toward the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 87. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) Astrologer Joan Quigley, who helped determine President Ronald Reagan’s schedule and claimed to have convinced him to soften his stance toward the Soviet Union, has died at 87.

'HE LOOKED ME DEAD IN THE EYE': Witness recalls to Daily News that Washington state shooter 'gave me almost a smirk'

A witness to the Marysville high school shooting said the gunman looked her straight in the eye and smirked before he opened fire on terrified students in the cafeteria Friday.

'I feel fortunate and blessed': Dallas nurse Nina Pham now free of Ebola, meets with Obama

US President Barack Obama hugs nurse Nina Pham, who was declared free of the Ebola virus after contracting the disease while caring for a Liberian patient in Texas, during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, October 24, 2014. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEBSAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images Glowing, healthy and happy, Nina Pham, 26, who contracted Ebola while treating a sick Dallas patient, walked out of the National Institutes of Health to applause Friday, completely cured of Ebola.
New York

Mom arrested in death of girl, 4, at Queens shelter: officials

Briarwood Residence, a woman’s and children’s shelter. Latoya Curry, 35, faces murder charges in the beating of little Linayjah Meraldo at the Briarwood Salvation Army shelter on 134th St. The child was found dead Thursday.

Ebola scare in city puts spotlight on Cuomo, casting off Astorino

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The Ebola scare allowed Gov. Cuomo to take center stage on Friday, leaving Republican challenger Rob Astorino on the sidelines 11 days before the election.

'There’s no parole for me or my family': Father demands man who killed teen daughter remain behind bars

Kathy Corticcio, who taught 16-year-old Karen Marsh the year she was tragically killed, with a Class of 1982 photo of the all girl’s school. Karen Marsh was tragically gunned down when Santiago Ramirez and two accomplices held up a Burger King on White Plains Road in the Bronx April 3, 1981, according to police records.

Metro-North Railroad trainee rated 'unacceptable' days before fatal decision: boss

Bob Luden who worked for Metro North was killed by a train Tuesday, May 28 2013. Omar Bell was hired six months before the May 28, 2013, death of Robert Luden and was training to be a rail traffic controller.
LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

Citi Bike to be sold to real estate company: sources

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Citi Bike is becoming a more pricey ride.

Staten Island woman who allegedly tossed puppy from car indicted on cruelty charge

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Alsu Ivanchenko, 34, pleaded not guilty to felony aggravated cruelty to animals Thursday in Staten Island Supreme Court.

Woman, 66, dies after being stabbed in chest, arm in her Queens home

NR Police discovered Rose Ragsdale stabbed in the chest and arm and unconscious in her Queens Village home. A suspect was later seen leaving her house wearing a mask and all black clothing, a police source said.

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Knife-wielding madman busted in Texas following stabbing rampage, cops say

Adrian Allen, 46, stabbed his common-law wife and then told her he’s going after his boss next. A serial stabber in Texas was arrested Friday afternoon, several hours after slashing his common-law wife in the neck six times at a hotel in Rosenberg where they had been staying.

Priest arrested after posting child porn to Instagram

Rev. Mark Haynes, 55, has been placed on administrative leave by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, which called the child porn charges ‘serious and disturbing.’ A Philadelphia-area priest who pretended to be a teenage girl in an email with a minor in order to get lewd photos of her has been arrested on child porn charges after he allegedly posted the pics to his Instagram account -- and the District Attorney handling the case is reportedly concerned there may be other victims.

Registered sex offender accused of raping baby and teen girl and infecting BOTH with HIV

A Texas man is scheduled to appear in court to face charges the he allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl and 23-month-old baby — infecting both victims with HIV.

Doctor silenced by lawyers from warning lovers of HIV-infected Romeo

Daniel Decu with one of his friends. Dozens of young women in a Romanian town are awaiting the results of an HIV test after discovering at the funeral of a local Romeo that he had been suffering from AIDS.

James Franco laps up ladies’ attention on set of ‘Zeroville’

James Franco looks like he's having fun with these hot ladies

Peter Kassig's mom pleads for ISIS not to behead her son

Ed and Paula Kassig attend a vigil for their son at Butler University on October 8 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The mother of an American aid worker held hostage by ISIS made another plea to the jihadists Thursday — asking what she and her husband can do to save their 26-year-old son's life.

Two on the run after trying to sell child at gas station

The pregnant woman who was going car to car asking if anyone wanted to buy the young girl reportedly told the station attendant that she was asking for gas money. A man and a woman are on the run after reportedly trying to sell a girl believed to be around 10-years-old at a gas station in Louisiana.

Judge brings halt to New Jersey sports gambling

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie talks during a summit regarding drug addiction at New Hope Baptist Church, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, in Newark, N.J. The summit, called "The Many Faces of Addiction: Ending The Stigma," focused on the wide-ranging effects of drug addiction. Christie has labeled the so-called "war on drugs" a failure. He has called for people to put aside politics and have a frank conversation about drug addiction and incarceration. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) A federal judge has granted a request from the four major U.S. professional sports leagues and the NCAA to at least temporarily stop New Jersey from allowing legalized sports betting.

Google employee conducting ‘breast perception study’ faces felonies after FBI arrests him for threatening to upload pics to revenge porn site

The 23-year-old Google employee now faces two felony counts of cyberstalking after he was arrested on Oct. 4. A Google employee who posed as a researcher in a “breast perception study” now faces felony charges after he was arrested last month for purportedly threatening to post pictures of a woman to a revenge porn site.
Sports

Mets stick with Terry Collins as Rays manager Joe Maddon opts out

Joe Maddon is done in Tampa after exercising opt-out clause in his contract. The Tampa Bay Rays might begin another run of success, but their first Golden Age ended on Friday, when manager Joe Maddon abruptly opted out of his contract and left the team.

Madden's World Series Confidential: Bud nightmare is Cubs dream

FILE - This Aug. 2, 2014, file photo shows Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Rays announced Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, that Maddon has exercised an opt-out in his contract, which was due to expire after next season.(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File) Suddenly Bud Selig’s dream farewell World Series between his close pal David Glass’ upstart small-market Kansas City Royals and his San Francisco Giants friends, whose territorial rights to San Jose he allowed to remain protected, has turned into a nightmare. As if the TV ratings weren’t anemic enough, the commissioner’s long-standing edict to the clubs of no announcements during the World Series was blown to smithereens Friday with Joe Maddon’s stunning and abrupt departure as manager of the Tampa Bay Rays.

LeBron James to let Cavaliers fans decide if he should do chalk toss

To toss or not to toss? That is the question for LeBron James, whose return to the Cleveland Cavaliers has fans wondering if he will do his pregame chalk toss ritual.

Bondy: U.S. women qualify, but Hope Solo case lingers

The U.S. women’s soccer team is so much better than its CONCACAF rivals that no American coach has to worry much at these regional matches about being second-guessed on her lineup.
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HONEY BOO HOO! Show axed amid sex offender outrage

Mugshot for Mark McDaniel who served jail time for aggravated child molestation in 2004. Mama June of TLC's TV show "Here comes Honey Boo Boo" is reportedly dating McDaniel.

Women who allegedly hid stolen $25K Rolex in vagina has 'substantial out-of-state record': prosecutor

Photo of Shacarye Tims. Tims, 25, allegedly stole offshore powerboat competitor Brenton Price's $25,000 Rolex after he took her back to his hotel room and then hid it in her vagina, prosecutors and NYPD said. Price brought Shacarye Tims back to his room at the Holiday Inn at 125 W. 26th St. at about 5:30 a.m. on Oct. 19, 2014 after meeting her at a bar, police said. Complainitng that the watch was scratching her, Tims got the man to take off the watch and put it on the nightstand. When the man noticed the Rolex was missing soon after, Tims suggested that it might have fallen behind the nightstand, according to police. As he searched, she took off and tried to leave hotel, but the man caught up with her in lobby. Tims hit him over the head several times with a closed fist in her attempt to escape, according to a criminal complaint from the Manhattan District Attorney's office. Police later recovered the Rolex from Tims, who had hidden the watch in her "vaginal cavity," according to court documents. She's charged with robbery and grand larceny, according to online court records. She was held on a $10,000 bond and was still at Rikers Island as of Wednesday, records show. She is due back in court on Oct 24, 2014 Shacarye Tims, 25, stole the $25,000 watch from Aussie Brenton Price after a hookup in his Holiday Inn hotel room in Chelsea about 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, authorities said.

Alabama woman missing after trip to Talladega Superspeedway for NASCAR race

Theresa Benn, 42, also known as Theresa Andrews and Theresa Dulaney, was found missing near or at the Talladega Superspeedway. It’s unclear if Theresa Benn, 42, actually made it to Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race, police said. She was last seen three miles from the Alabama race track wearing pink cowboy boots and blue jeans.

Florida man accused of grisly dismemberment murders changes his plea to guilty as trial begins

POOL PHOTO. The gruesome saga of a Florida mother killed and dismembered with her two young children took another macabre turn when the accused killer fired his lawyers and said he wanted to be put to death.

Star Jones says 'real women' have no time for 'View'

Star Jones is too busy to watch her old show, 'The View'

Junior hockey players claim girl, 15, pursued sex as ploy to bed men from each team in league

U.S. Junior Hockey League players (l.) Thomas Ryan Carey and (r.) Brandon Nicholas Smith were charged with creating and disseminating child pornography after allegedly videotaping sex with a 15-year-old girl at a motel here after a game. Two 19-year-old junior hockey players charged with filming their sexcapades with a 15-year-old girl claim the fling was the idea of the girl, who hoped to sleep with a member of each team in the U.S.

DNA results match two different groups who went missing in Oklahoma

BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE AP PROVIDES ACCESS TO THIS PUBLICLY DISTRIBUTED HANDOUT PHOTO PROVIDED BY BECKHAM COUNTY SHERRIF'S DEPARTMEMT DNA tests have linked the identities of two different groups of people who went missing in Oklahoma more than 40 years ago.

Lupica: Knicks president Phil Jackson can lift New York to some new glory

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Sometimes you get the idea the Knicks don’t need Phil Jackson around, even using him for cover until they get enough good players one of these days, nearly as much as we do in the big city.

Collins' career in ruins over sex abuse recording: lawyers

stephen collins acting career over after tape

Florida man shoots black bear that broke into his house a SECOND time

Peters’ porch was trashed after the bear’s first break-in.

Taylor shuts down Hollywood Boulevard for 'Kimmel' concert

Taylor Swift promoting her new album 1989 on Jimmy Kimmel Live on October 23, 2014.

Marine accused of murder 'thought we were real women'

A Filipino activist lights candles at a rally in the Philippines on Thursday.
Autos

NHTSA issue urgent warning for 7.8 million cars with Takata airbag recalls

NR Automotive recalls are showing no signs of slowing down, with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issuing an urgent advisory to the owners of 7.8 million cars throughout the U.S.
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Katy Perry's new beau has some baby mama drama

Katy Perry's new boyfriend, DJ Diplo, is about to have a baby with another woman

Columbia University ranks No. 1 in NY in safe sex education

A man is dwarfed by the Columbia University Library as he sits outside the building, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, in New York. The NYPD was revealed to be monitoring mosques in several cities and has kept files on Muslim student groups at colleges in Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York, including Columbia University. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Hazing incident leads Pa. high school to suspend football season

Allegations of another hazing scandal arise in the wake of Sayreville.

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