Wednesday, December 10, 2014

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The News breaks down the 10 most shocking revelations of the CIA's torture report, which include rectal feedings, sleep deprivation and waterboarding

The report shed light on the CIA’s ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’ on terror suspects caught after 9/11. These tactics included depriving prisoners of sleep, rectal feeding, and waterboarding. President Obama condemned the tactics and vowed to make sure they’re never used again.

READ IT 500-page CIA torture report cites 'rectal rehydration,' other unapproved tactics that would have made Colin Powell 'blow his stack'

senate report released on cia torture practices A damning report by Senate investigators says the CIA inflicted harsh, illegal interrogation tactics on terror suspects.

CIA TORTURE VICTIMS: These three detainees were waterboarded, rectally fed or rehydrated, stripped

Exported.; lee; In most cases, the report from the Senate committee found, the harsh methods yielded no solid intelligence.

BEFORE YOU HIT SEND: Facebook setting up 'personal assistant' help users avoid posting drunk photos

MR & PR Facebook hopes its next killer feature will know when users have been naughty and keep them from making a drunken mistake.

SPOILER ALERT! 'Sons of Anarchy' ends with a bang

MORE JAIL TIME? Oscar Pistorius’ murder verdict can be appealed, South African judge tells prosecutors

FRIDAY, OCT. 17, 2014 FILE PHOTO A South African judge has ruled that prosecutors can appeal the acquittal on murder charges of Oscar Pistorius.

Roger Goodell meets with top cop Bill Bratton to prepare tougher NFL personal conduct policy modeled on NYPD practices after Ray Rice incident

DETROIT, MI - NOVEMBER 24: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stands on the field before the game between the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets at Ford Field on November 24, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan. The scandal-scarred NFL plans to unveil a tougher personal-conduct policy for its players Wednesday — and it’s modeled on NYPD practices.

PICTURED Amber Alert issued for missing Texas baby after mom's body found stabbed to death in refrigerator

Anastacia Oaikhena Lambert, 27, of Houston, Texas was found stabbed to death and stuffed inside the of a refrigerator in her apartment. Her 11 month old child, Achilles Lambert (pictured) is currently missing. Credit - Houston Police Department The 11-month-old boy, Achilles Lambert, is believed to be with his father, Patrick Lambert (pictured), and in grave danger.

Spike compares Eric Garner's tragic death to 'Do the Right Thing' plot

Texas woman dead after being bound, beaten and torched by coworkers who wanted to steal cash from clothing store on Black Friday, cops say

Ashlea Harris was found dead in her apartment on Nov. 28 after two of her American Eagle coworkers duct taped her limbs and burned her apartment. Police say Ashlea Harris was killed by two of her coworkers at American Eagle Outfitters because they needed her keys to steal money from the store.

Stall — not engine failure — to blame for Maryland jet crash that killed 6, including mom and 2 kids: feds

Marie Gemmell, 36, died with her two sons inside their Maryland home when a small plane crashed into a suburban neighborhood. Neither engine failure nor birds were responsible for the crash of a private jet that killed six people in Maryland, say federal officials.

'THEY'RE GOING WHERE THEY BELONG': Tenn. couple get 35 years in jail for killing daughter by forcing her to drink 2 liters of soda

Randall Lee Vaughn was sentenced to 35 years in prison in a plea deal in the death of his 5-year-old daughter. Randall Lee and Mary Lavonne Vaughn's 5-year-old daughter, Alexa Linboom, died after the excessive amount of soda and water caused her head to swell and herniate.

'Be able to piss by yourself': Bale offers Affleck bizarre Batman advice

N.J. substitute teacher accused of sexually assaulting boy, 16, faces new charges for abusing 14-year-old boy

Linda Hardan, a 21 year-old substitute teacher, was arrested Friday and charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old male student during an incident that allegedly occurred in Wayne on Thursday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said in a news release. Linda Hardan, 21, was ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation following new charges that she sexually abused a 14-year-old boy.

Michael Brown shooting witness Dorian Johnson hired by city of St. Louis in temp position

FILE- In this Aug. 25, 2014, file photo, Dorian Johnson leaves Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church at the end of the funeral service for his friend, Michael Brown in St. Louis. Johnson was with Brown when he was shot and killed Aug. 9 by police officer Darren Wilson. With a grand jury’s decision this week not to indict police officer, Darren Wilson for Brown’s killing, prosecutors released thousands of pages of testimony, interviews and documents that shine new and often harsh light on the events that unfolded in this suburb’s darkest hours. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File) Dorian Johnson, who was with Brown when he was gunned down, has been hired to do work for the city, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

Alert mom finds naked video of her unconscious 16-year-old daughter on Facebook, leads to sex assault charges for Texas man

Francisco Mar-Grafias, a 22-year old man from Round Rock, filmed himself sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl and uploaded the video on Facebook. The girl's mother saw it and reported it to the police. A Texas mom found a Facebook video that showed her 16-year-old daughter naked and unconscious after a man allegedly sexually assaulted her.

Stasi: Kate and Will enjoy royal cash grab during NYC trip

Prince William and Kate Middleton’s New York Fundraising

Hamill: In Brooklyn, we don’t care about royal protocol

-GBR LeBron James caused outrage in England on Monday when he greeted Kate Middleton by putting his arm around her.

Prince William ogles Nets dancer with his roving royal eye!

prince william checks out cheerleader during nets game

Chirlane McCray touts visit with Kate Middleton to kids' mental health center

chirlane First lady Chirlane McCray dished on her royal visit with Kate Middleton, saying she and the Duchess of Cambridge share a passion for helping people with mental health troubles.
New York

EXCLUSIVE Yellow taxi industry loses 58 prospective buyers in auction for medallions

A total of 58 buyers decided not to go through with purchase of $47 million in taxi medallions as app-based competitors like Uber grow. In a sign of the turmoil hitting the taxi industry, 58 buyers who bid $47 million in recent taxi medallion auctions ended up backing out.

EXCLUSIVE State backs off building auction after Brooklyn pol asks that it be sold to a charity

Elected officials and community leaders, including (l. to r.) 57th District Leader Walter Mosely, Assemblyman Hakim Jeffries, Rep. Yvette Clarke, Councilwoman Letitia James and Carribean-American advocate Rickford Burke announced state legislation Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 outside Police Headquarters in lower Manhattan that would require city residency for NYPD officers. The proposed requirement comes in response to alleged insensitivites from some officers who patrolled the West Indian Day Parade this year. At the urging of a Brooklyn lawmaker, a long-vacant Clinton Hill building may be offloaded to a local nonprofit at lower price.

De Blasio agrees on contract to give city’s uniformed workers 11% raises over 7 years

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The mayor announced his first contract deal with uniformed workers Tuesday night

Reward doubles to $12,000 for information in finding man wanted for killing pregnant Queens woman

Brandee Massey, 27, was shot to death Nov. 26 in the hallway of her LeFrak City building in Queens. Information leading to the arrest and conviction of Orlando Plummer, 39, for the murder of Brandee Massey has risen to $12,000, State Sen. Jose Peralta (D-Queens) announced Tuesday.
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EXCLUSIVE In $200M lawsuit, retired NYPD deputy inspector says city retaliated against him for admitting he sold crack and tried to shoot a man as a teen

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A retired NYPD deputy inspector has filed notice of a $200 million lawsuit against the city.

Accused head-bashing NYPD cop on paid sick leave after baton attack on alleged fare-beater: lawyer

NYPD officer caught on tape smashing alleged fare beater 20-year-old Donovan Lawson in head with baton at Myrtle Avenue J, M, Z station Officer Evans Mazile is being probed ahead of a possible grand jury presentation regarding the videotaped beatdown of Donovan Lawson.

Mentally ill man convicted of killing two neighbors in nude stabbing spree in Washington Heights

Christian Falero went on a stabbing rampage in the buff on Tuesday, killing one and wounding four. Christian Falero, 26, made awful headlines in August 2011 when he attacked people in his building at random — and ran onto the street afterward wearing nothing but the blood of his victims.

DiCaprio's ex Toni Garrn sizzles in topless GQ shoot

Toni Garrn, model and Leonardo DiCaprio’s on-and-off girlfriend

Federal autopsy released in Michael Brown shooting — conclusions seen similar to local, private examiner's

Facebook photo posted August 8, 2013 of Michael Brown Jr. aka Mike Brown Jr., shot to death in St. Louis on August 9, 2014. The autopsy reached similar conclusions to those performed by local officials and a private examiner hired by Michael Brown's family.

FOLLOW THE LEADER: Vatican urges bishops to adhere to Pope Francis' view on family issues

The Vatican prompted bishops Tuesday to be guided by Pope Francis on family issues urging better care of gay and divorced church members. The Holy See encouraged bishops Tuesday to adhere to Pope Francis and his admonitions to provide better care to gay and divorced Catholics.

Parents of 10 children killed at Sandy Hook filing notices for wrongful death claims

SALESOUT NARCH EUO The parents of 10 kids killed in Newtown are filing notices in probate court that they plan to make wrongful death claims.

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Georgia man executed for killing sheriff's deputy after convenience store robbery

This undated file photo provided by the Georgia Department of Corrections shows convicted murderer Robert Wayne Holsey. Holsey is scheduled to be executed Tuesday, Dec. 9. A jury in February 1997 convicted Holsey of killing Baldwin County sheriff's deputy Will Robinson. Holsey's lawyers say he shouldn't be executed because his trial lawyer failed to present evidence that could have spared him the death penalty. (AP Photo/Georgia Department of Corrections) A Georgia man has been executed by lethal injection for the 1995 killing of a sheriff's deputy slain after a convenience store robbery.

German court throws out case against former Nazi, 89, allegedly involved in 1944 French civilian massacre

This picture taken in June 2006 shows the ruins in Oradour-sur-Glane village, central France, in which 642 citizens including 500 women and children were locked in a church that was set on fire by an SS division. He was charged with murder and accessory in the 1944 slaughter of 642 civilians in Oradour-sur-Glane in southwestern France. The victims were locked into a church that was then set on fire.

‘He had no idea what he was shooting at’: Cape Cod hunter accidentally shoots jogger with shotgun

Sean Houle of Marston Mills shot a man walking his dog with a black powder gun. He is being charged with careless or negligent use of a weapon. = A Massachusetts man staggered out of the woods, covered in blood Monday after being shot twice by a hunter who mistook him for a deer.
Sports

Madden: As Beane sells off A's, where were Yankees and Mets?

Billy Beane, Oakland’s mad scientist GM, is the only executive at the winter meetings whose room has a revolving door. For a week now, Beane has been a one-man whirlwind of activity, tearing apart what was left of his AL wild-card roster.

Mehta: Jets GM has them in chase for Winston or Mariotta

Cheer up, Captain Jet, the team’s terrible season could put Gang Green in position to land game-changing QB in Florida State’s Jameis Winston (inset, l.) or Oregon’s Marcus Mariota. GETTY; AP The Jets inched closer to the promise of a brighter future at 4:17 p.m. on Sunday with loss No. 11

Johnny Manziel to make first NFL start for Browns

May 8, 2014; New York, NY, USA; Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M) gestures on stage after being selected as the number twenty-two overall pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft to the Cleveland Browns at Radio City Music Hall. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Johnny Manziel will make his first NFL start this Sunday when his Browns host Cincinnati in a key AFC North matchup.

Rob Gronkowski thought career was over after '13 knee injury

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski opens up about his injury struggles in the latest issue of ESPN The Magazine. A year ago, Rob Gronkowski was sitting on a trainers’ table with tears running down his face, thinking that his career was over.
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Malala Yousafzai's blood-stained uniform seen on display at Nobel Peace Centre

The blood stained school uniform joint Nobel Peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai was wearing when she was shot by the Taliban is displayed at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014.  The Nobel Peace Prize will be presented to and shared between the youngest Nobel Prize winner ever, 17-year-old Taliban attack survivor Malala Yousafzai and Indian children's rights activist Kailash Satyarthi in a ceremony in Oslo on Wednesday.  (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) The outfit, worn by the teen when shot in the head, was donated as a symbol of the violent strife youth face for their right to education.

Alaska assistant district attorney shot and killed, male suspect in custody

48-year-old Brian Sullivan, a former U.S. Army Judge Advocate General, died after a shooting at a home in Alaska. A former Washington state legislator serving as an assistant district attorney in Alaska was shot and killed Monday night, authorities said.

Joseph Competiello, ex-Colombo hitman, gets 12 years for murder of NYPD cop, four other killings

Joseph Competiello, alleged Colombo crime family soldier, is walked by FBI from Federal Plaza this morning. Numerous arrests of suspected mafia associates have occurred since the beginning of the year. The family of slain NYPD cop Ralph Dols didn't show Tuesday at the sentencing of the mob rat who killed the cop and others.

Missing Texas doctor found alive, says pressure of residency was too much

Missing doctor Fehintola Omidele, who was last seen Sunday, November 30, 2014 in her Southwest Houston, Texas, apartment. She's pictured on a Facebook page dedicated to finding her. Friends and family seriously feared for the safety of 25-year-old Fehintola Omidele after she failed to report to work on Monday, Dec. 1.

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Arizona masseuse, 63, arrested for fondling male clients: police

Harrison Kingsley, 63, a massage therapist, has been charged with two counts of sexual assault involving involving guests at the spa where he worked. A 63-year-old Arizona masseuse was arrested after touching two male clients inappropriately, police said.

'TRAGIC LOSS': Mother-of-two becomes first female firefighter to die in line of duty in Philadelphia

Joyce Craig-Lewis has been identigied as the female firefighter killed while battling a fire in the basement of a home in Philadelphia's West Oak Lane Section early today. Joyce Craig Lewis, a 36-year-old mother of two became the first female firefighter to die in the line of duty in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Missouri executes inmate for 1998 sexual assault, hammer death of 63-year-old woman

AP PROVIDES ACCESS TO THIS PUBLICLY DISTRIBUTED HANDOUT PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS A Missouri inmate was put to death early Wednesday for fatally beating a 63-year-old woman with a hammer in 1998.

Arizona couple forced special needs teen son to sleep in backyard, go to bathroom outside: police

Brian Romine became upset over his son’s failure to show “basic respect,” according to police reports. A couple forced their 16-year-old son to go to the bathroom and live in their backyard to punish him for misbehaving, police said.

Sting gets raucous ovation in ‘The Last Ship’ debut

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Maryland teen gave pot brownie to teacher: police

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Kisses from mama! Angie dotes over daughter

Angelina Jolie and her daughter with Brad Pitt, Vivienne, after dropping a friend after a playdate.

Detroit’s financial crisis to end: emergency manager

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Miss Bumbum wants to have virginity surgically restored

Brazilian Miss Bumbum, Indianara Carvalho, wants to have surgery to become a virgin again

Bale addresses latest ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’ backlash

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A selection of fashionable reads for your gift giving needs

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PHOTOS With these gifts, a percentage goes to a good cause!

Gifts that help a good cause and provide holiday cheer at the same time

PHOTOS See the best kid-friendly presents this season

Great gifts for kids of all ages during the holidays

PHOTOS Try these boob tube picks for the TV fanatic on your list

Holiday TV gift guide 2014. It doesn't matter what your favorite show is — we've got you covered.

Gamer's delight: There's plenty for everyone to play

Super Smash Bros. is one of the Daily News’ picks for gamers this holiday season. This Christmas and Chanukah, it’s all about the games. About time, right? For the last two years it was a series of new consoles.

PHOTOS Some of the best gifts come in small packages!

Stocking stuffer ideas for kids and adults all in one gallery

PHOTOS From tech rings to touch phone gloves — the gift of gadgets

Fun and useful electronic gifts for the holidays There’s something for all your tech lovers this holiday season!

PHOTOS PUT A SPIN ON GIVING! Festive gifts for Hanukkah, from menorahs to dreidels

Channukah gifts for the season From menorahs to dreidels, check out these festive gifts for the eight-day holiday!
Autos

Ferrari Sergio supercar revealed in production form!

Only 6 examples of the Ferrari Sergio supercar will be built, and each one is expected to cost roughly $3-million apiece. Based on the Ferrari 458 Italia, only 6 examples of the Pininfarina-designed Sergio supercar will be built.
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Dylan announces new album of Frank Sinatra covers

Bob Dylan announces new album of Frank Sinatra covers, 'Shadows of the Night'

Oregon brain surgery patient dies after being given wrong drug

Loretta Macpherson died after she was given the wrong medication during a hospital visit.

Gift and separate: Victoria's Secret's lauded Fantasy Bra

Victoria's Secret fantasy bras, encrusted with gems - and the models who wear them, are the highlight of the show.

Whooping cough outbreak sickens 10,000 in California

California has been hit with nearly 10,000 cases of whooping cough.

Disabled vet scares off thieves with gun in walker holster

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Georgia school handcuffed special needs boy: mom

Lakaisha Reid said her special needs son, Patrick (center), was put in handcuffs when he was misbehaving at school.

New Justice Department guidelines to restrict racial profiling are too weak: advocates

Protestors marched from Foley Square westbound to the Westside Highway where they confronted police, Thursday, December 4th 2014, in a show of force in protest of the recent grand jury decisions in the Ferguson Missouri fatal police officer shooting of Michael Brown, and yesterday's no indictment of New York City cop Daniel Pantaleo in the choking death of Staten Island resident Eric Garner.

Court to hear appeal of airman jailed for exposing people to HIV at swinger parties

Air Force Sgt. David Gutierrez, who is HIV positive, was convicted of exposing multiple sex partners to HIV at swingers parties. A military court will hear his appeal Tuesday.
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