Tuesday, February 17, 2015

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SEE THE VIDEO N.Y.'S BITTER DIVIDE: Only 500 feet separate a $100M apartment and a homeless man on the verge of freezing to death on the city streets

February 17, 2015 : Front page of the New York Daily News about the homeless next to One57. Headline: "Tale of 2 Cities".

'It’s a shell shock when you get cold... but I’m here all the time': Homeless New Yorker given blankets, food by concerned strangers

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi It takes five blankets, a couple of jackets, a pair of jeans, a pair of gloves and a small cloth to cover his face to insulate Deuce.

Homeless men share why they prefer the streets over New York City shelters — even when cold weather hits

Kevin Funez, 22, (green coat) and Luis Rivera, 36 (black coat), live in homeless encampment under the Metro-North station (r.) on 125th St. Luis Rivera and his friend Kevin Funez prefer the cold over New York City shelters because of violence and poor conditions.

Federal judge blocks Obama's executive action on immigration

NOV. 7, 2014 FILE PHOTO A federal judge blocked President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration Monday, giving states time to pursue a lawsuit.
North West in a bulletproof vest.

BULLETPROOF: North West sports vest to fight off insults

VIDEO London woman reaches into another person's carriage and tries to choke 1-year-old boy

A woman in a striped poncho attempted to choke a baby boy in his stroller. She alledgely said "the baby would rather be dead" as she was escorted out by shop security. A woman attempted to choke a 1-year-old baby boy in another woman’s stroller at midday in a crowded Central London pharmacy.

THEY PLEDGED ALLEGIANCE TO OSAMA: As federal prosecutors prepare to try Abid Naseer, they reveal al Qaeda terrorist oath recovered during Navy SEAL raid

Trial of Terror Suspect Abid Naseer Abid Naseer (right) is going on trial Tuesday in Brooklyn Federal Court for providing material support to Al Qaeda by training to carry out a bombing in England.

Suicide bombing kills 4 at Pakistan police complex: report

GRAPHIC CONTENT An apparent suicide bombing killed at least four people outside a police complex in eastern Pakistan on Tuesday, officials said.

Raissman: Phil Jackson must keep selling future for Knicks

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Too bad all those championship rings can’t be turned into life preservers. That’s what Phil Jackson needs, in a basketball sense, of course.

Amber calls Kim K. a ‘whore,’ implies O.J. Simpson is her dad

Kardashian feud with Amber Rose

SEE IT St. Louis cop warns officers to turn off camera during controversial arrest

Cortez Bufford is seen in this police dash cam pulled out of his car by multiple St. Louis officers, kicked repeatedly and tased before a female cop turns the cam off. The arrest is being contested for unnecessary police violence in court. A cop turned off the camera on an arrest that has ensnared the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department in an excessive force lawsuit.

WATCH Gabby Giffords sings 'Annie' with Houston music therapist

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 01: Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) attends a meeting with lawmakers May 1, 2014 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Giffords was on the Hill to discuss Congressional efforts to curb gun and domestic violence. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords, shot in the head four years ago, shared a duet from the musical 'Annie' with a music therapist in a video posted to Facebook.

‘He was the cutest thing’: Charles Manson’s fiancée gushes over her prison crush

AN APRIL 4, 2012 PHOTO. AP PROVIDES ACCESS TO THIS PUBLICLY DISTRIBUTED HANDOUT PHOTO PROVIDED BY CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Mass murderer Charles Manson's bride-to-be claimed the grizzled 80-year-old was just adorable when they met at a central California prison.

Is your refrigerator running? Justin pranks fan on ‘Ellen’

Justin Bieber makes a prank call on Ellen Degeneres' show, 'Ellen'.

World leaders slap Netanyahu’s call for Jews to flee

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (also below r.) in Paris after terror attacks. Now these leaders say he is politicking when he calls for Jews to leave Europe for Israel. Leaders in Germany, France and Denmark on Monday bristled at Benjamin Netanyahu’s calls for an exodus of European Jews.

Teens destroy merchandise, injure customer in California Save Mart after pounding alcohol in store

Five teens have been caught on security camera footage vandalizing a Save Mart in Marysville, California. Five California teens were arrested for allegedly destroying a Save Mart store aisle by aisle in retaliation for a previous arrest there.

SEE IT Train carrying crude oil derails in West Virginia, sparking massive fire

A fire burns Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, after a train derailment near Charleston, W.Va. Nearby residents were told to evacuate as state emergency response and environmental officials headed to the scene. (AP Photo/The Register-Herald, Steve Keenan) A train carrying crude oil careened off the rails in West Virginia and burst into flame, according to media reports.
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DEAD COLD: As temps in NYC drop to near record lows, man found on Coney Island boardwalk may have frozen to death — ‘We told him not to go … but he didn’t listen’

New York City nears record cold Temps hovered just above zero Monday morning as New Yorkers were greeted by howling wind chills that made it feel as cold as 15 below.

HAMILL: Homeless woman waiting to ‘see what tomorrow brings’ is one of thousands in New York City

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 23: A homeless man who goes by the name Cleveland displays a cup containing money from panhandling on October 23, 2009 in New York City. In a recently released report by the advocacy group Coalition for the Homeless it was revealed that the numbers of homeless people using New York City shelters each night has reached an all time high. Since Mayor Michael Bloomberg took office eight years ago there has been a 45 percent increase in shelter use with over 39,000 homeless people, including 10,000 homeless families, checking in to city shelters every evening. The group also said that 2009 has turned out to be 'the worst on record for New York City homelessness since the Great Depression. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) This was Thursday night, about 9 degrees out, banshee-wind howling and I was going with family to a restaurant to get a late meal.

Man in polka-dotted scarf slashed woman: police

The New York City Police Department is asking the public's assistance identifying a suspect wanted for assaulting a woman on January 31, 2015 inside of a residential building located near the intersection of Jefferson Street and Madison Street. The suspect who, unprovoked, cut her on the right side of her face with an unknown sharp object. The victim yelled and the suspect fled the location. .Credit - DCPI A man in a polka-dotted scarf sliced a 30-year-old woman’s face in a Lower East Side building, police said Monday.
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Long Island man murders girlfriend and her teen daughter and then kills himself: police

Thomas Calhoun shot girlfriend Tanya Lawrence and Lawrence's teenaged daughter Danielle in Wading River, New York. A Long Island man fatally shot his girlfriend and her 17-year-old daughter before turning the gun on himself, police said.

Push made to add toll that charges drivers on East River bridges and cuts congestion

ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, AUG. 13 MAY 12, 2003, FILE PHOTOGRAPH Advocates will launch a public relations push Tuesday for a plan to add a toll on East River bridges to reduce congestion.

REVIEW Chris Brown, Trey Songz bring bravado to Barclays

Chris Brown's concert at Barclays.

Deadbeat dad allegedly stabs Ohio transgender son in neck, claims cult attacked and killed him: cops

Kevin Golec, 52, arrested for stabbing to death his transgender son, Brian Golec after an argument in their Akron, Ohio home. The dad of a 22-year-old transgender allegedly stabbed his son to death in a fight over money.

Indian man and alleged assaulting cop get crowdfunding pages

A fund is set up for Sureshbhai Patel's recovery, after cop Eric Parker was recorded shoving Patel to the ground before arresting him. An alleged police brutality incident in Alabama has now triggered a burgeoning battle of...fundraising.

Accused murderer of ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle: ‘They were just taking me to the range, so I shot them’

POOL PHOTO The videotaped confession of accused killer Eddie Ray Routh — played for jurors Monday at his trial in Texas — revealed an alternately bizarre, cynical, boastful and apologetic retelling of the slayings.

Palin to Fey: 'You should be paying for my kids’ braces'

Egyptian village heartbroken and vowing revenge after ISIS beheads 21

AP PROVIDES ACCESS TO THIS HANDOUT PHOTO TO BE USED SOLELY TO ILLUSTRATE NEWS REPORTING OR COMMENTARY ON THE FACTS OR EVENTS DEPICTED IN THIS IMAGE. THIS IMAGE MAY ONLY BE USED FOR 14 DAYS FROM TIME OF TRANSMISSION; NO ARCHIVING; NO LICENSING. Residents of a tiny village in Egypt struggled Monday to cope with the heinous killings by ISIS of their fellow Coptic Christians.

Pope Francis calls ISIS slaughter of Christians 'barbaric'

This handout picture released by the Vatican press office shows Pynchas Brener, Rabbi of Caracas, during an audience with Pope Francis on February 15, 2015 in Vatican. Pope Francis expressed "profound sadness" over the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians by Islamic militants in Libya, saying they had been killed for their faith. "They were executed for nothing more than the fact that they were Christians," Francis said in unscheduled remarks in his native Spanish following a meeting with John Chalmers, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. AFP PHOTO / OSSERVATORE ROMANO/HO RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / OSSERVATORE ROMANO" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS-/AFP/Getty Images Pope Francis denounced Monday the slaughter of 21 Coptic Christians by ISIS, calling it a “barbaric assassination.”

Panic at LAX after false announcement regarding gunman

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 14: The entrance to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is seen on April 14, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Millions of tourists flock to the Los Angeles area to visit dozens of top attractions including, the beach, Hollywood, and Beverly Hills. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images) Panic erupted at LAX on Monday when someone wrongly announced that a gunman was on the loose.
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Facts
- 76ers (1984-92), Suns (1992-96), Rockets (1996-2000)
- Enshrined in the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006
- Number is retired by both the 76ers and the Suns
Stats
- 11-time NBA All-Star and league MVP in 1993
- Shortest player in NBA history to lead league in rebounding (14.6 in 1986-87)
- One of four players to record 20,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 4,000 assists over his career
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- San Antonio Spurs (1997-2015) ACTIVE
- Helped lead the Spurs to five NBA championships in three different decades
- No. 1 draft pick out of Wake Forrest in 1997, took home Rookie of the Year honors
Stats
- Three-time Finals MVP and two-time league MVP
- San Antonio’s all-time leading scorer with 25,500 and counting
- Ranks fifth in active players across the league for points scored
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- Timberwolves (1995-2007), Celtics (2007-13), Nets (2013-2015) ACTIVE
- Leads T-wolves to 8 consecutive playoff appearances
- First player in 20 years to be drafted straight out of HS, picked fifth in the 1995 NBA Draft by Minnesota
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- 15-time NBA All-Star and Defensive Player of the Year in 2008
- Four-time rebounding champion in consecutive seasons from 2004-07
- Wins league MVP award in 2004, leads Celtics to title in 2008
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- Rockets (1968-72; 1981-84), Bullets (1972-81)
- Enshrined in the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990
- In the first-ever televised college basketball game, puts up 39 points and 15 boards to end UCLA's 47-game streak
Stats
- Leads the league in scoring in his rookie season with 28.4 points
- Washington’s all-time scoring leader with 15,551 career points
- Takes home league rebounding crown in 1970 (16.9 average) and 1974 (18.1)
Facts
- Utah Jazz (1985-2003), Los Angeles Lakers (2003-04)
- Enshrined in the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010
- The Mailman is a 14-time All-Star including two All-Star MVP awards
Stats
- Second most career points in league history with 36,928
- Scores 2,000+ points in a record 12 seasons including 11 in a row
- Part of the duo (with John Stockton) that produces nearly 1,000 wins with Jazz
Facts
- Boston Celtics (1980-1993)
- Enshrined in the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999
- Member of the “Big Three” along with Larry Bird and Robert Parish
Stats
- First player in league history to shoot 60% from the field and 80% from foul line in same season
- Seven-time All-Star and two-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year
- Helps the Celtics to five finals including three titles in '80s
Facts
- Dallas Mavericks (1998-2015) ACTIVE
- Leads Mavs to the 2011 crown and wins Finals MVP
- Only player over 6-11 to win Three-Point Shootout
Stats
- One of six players to achieve 50-40-90 (50% field goals, 40% three-pointers and 90% free throws)
- Leads the Mavs in career points (26,786), rebounds (9,594) and 3-pointers (1,471)
- 12-time NBA All-Star and league MVP in 2007
Facts
- Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954-1965)
- Enshrined in the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971
- Drafted second overall in 1954, wins Rookie of the Year honors
Stats
- At time of retirement leads the league in career scoring (20,880) and second in rebounding (12,849)
- Two-time league MVP, leads Hawks to championship in 1958
- Plays in 11-straight All-Star games, wins All-Star MVP 4 times
Facts
- Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers (1948-1964)
- Enshrined in the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 1973
- Leads team to the playoffs 15 times in 16-year career, invited to 12 All-Star games
Stats
- Tops the league in free throw shooting three times
- Leads the NBA in rebounding averaging 16.36 in 1950-51
- All-time leading scorer at the time of retirement with 19,249
Facts
- Los Angeles Lakers (1982-1994)
- Enshrined in the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003
- “Big Game James” earns his nickname as a clutch player
Stats
- Helps the Lakers to seven Finals appearances and three championship (Finals MVP honors in 1988)
- Seven-time NBA All-Star
- Averages between 17.6 and 21.1 points for eight straight seasons


Sports

2015 NFL Draft class has depth, but plenty of questions

There is no Andrew Luck in this NFL draft. There is no Cam Newton. Heck, there isn’t even a Jadeveon Clowney.

Leonard: Rangers, Islanders seem destined for playoff series

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Imagine seven games of this. Picture the Rangers and Islanders at each other’s throats in a postseason series even half as wild and entertaining as Monday night’s 6-5 Rangers comeback win at the Coliseum, a playoff meeting that would appropriately extend the life of this arena as the Isles’ home against their biggest rival before next fall’s move.

Adie'u to Amar'e: A look back at Stoudemire's Knicks' career

A look back of Amar'e Stoudemire's time with the Knicks.

Yankees Insider: Masahiro Tanaka watch begins

New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka throws in the outfield during spring training baseball practice Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) Let the scrutiny on Masahiro Tanaka’s fragile elbow continue.

SEE IT: Florida mom dances to Michael's 'Thriller' in hope of triggering birth

Mom dances Thriller to induce labor.

Woman stung by scorpion aboard plane speaks, shows sting pic

NR The woman who suffered a scorpion sting on a Portland-bound flight is still regaining feeling in her swollen right hand.

Offshore earthquake triggers tsunami warning in Japan

HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES Japan issued a tsunami advisory Tuesday morning after a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck off its northeastern coast.

Texas man shoots his wife SIX times at point-blank range, killing her as she calls 911 for help: sheriff

Tommy Dooley shot his wife LaVera to death while on 911 call. Tommy Dooley, 51, is accused of shooting his wife, LaVera Aiken Dooley, 65, six times as she sat trapped in her car Thursday night.

PRE-KINDERGARTEN COP: Mississippi boy, 3, calls cops on passed out mom, gets her busted on drug charges

Ashley Nicole McDaniel (pictured), Kristopher Wales, Dustin Yates and Timothy Fairbanks were all arrested after McDaniel's 3-year-old son called Ocean Springs police from a hotel room the five were in. Three of the adults were sleeping and Fairbanks was sitting near the door under the influence. Ashley Nicole McDaniel, 26 and three men were allegedly passed out in the Economy Inn motel room in Ocean Springs when cops arrived.

YOU'RE HIRED! Leeza Gibbons named the Donald's ‘Apprentice’

Leeza Gibbons wins The Celebrity Apprentice

CAUGHT AND RELEASED: Gunman who went on rampage in Copenhagen got out of jail two weeks ago: source

HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES The 22-year-old Dane, identified as Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein by local media and two sources, had a history of gang activity and a violent criminal background, police have said.

At least 4 injured in gang-related drive-by shooting in California

4 injured in a shooting in Long Beach, California on February 15, 2015. Witnesses said gunmen fired off a barrage at a group standing outside of an apartment building on the 200 block of West 14th St. in Long Beach.

Warren: Latest barbarity by ISIS terror fiends may be a sign of weakness

Islamic State released a video on Sunday purporting to show the militant group beheading Egyptian Christians kidnapped in Libya. The world was again disgusted by the latest disclosure of ISIS barbarity Sunday. But what might it mean?

Jehovah's Witnesses slammed over video that threatens kids with DEATH for not paying attention in church

Critics have said a video appearing on JW.org threatens children with death if they do not pay attention in church. A Jehovah's Witness promotional cartoon has been slammed for appearing to threaten children who don't pay attention in church with death.

Lady Gaga engaged to Taylor Kinney — with heart diamond!

Oregon robbers wore underwear as masks during robbery: cops

Gage Miller, 21, was arrested for robbing an AM/PM in Eagle Point, Ore., in September. He donned boxer-briefs on his head as a mask during the holdup.

Tractor-trailer driver throws items at cops as they chase him

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Travel company wants to organize trips to war-torn Ukraine

A woman walks past a damaged building in the town of Vuhlehirsk near Donetsk, Ukraine, February 14, 2015. Fighting intensified in eastern Ukraine on Saturday as separatist rebels tried to seize more territory before a ceasefire takes effect at midnight, the Ukrainian military said.The truce envisages the creation of a neutral "buffer zone" and withdrawal of heavy weapons responsible for many of the 5,000 casualties in a conflict that began almost a year ago and gave rise to the worst crisis in relations between Russia and the West since the Cold War a generation ago. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Crashes in Pa.

An Oscar Mayer Weinermobile drove off the road in East Pennsboro Township and crashed.

Ooh, she did it again! Britney Spears debuts lingerie collection

Bank robber dons blazing red carnival mask during stick up

Police are searching for a man in Lucerne, Switzerland who tried to rob a bank wearing a black woolen hat and red carnival mask on Thursday.

Kim K.: Tabs ignoring me to cover Bruce Jenner

Fla. man dies in V-Day car chase after killing ex-girlfriend

Samori Walden, 44, shot himself, crashed and died while running from cops after shooting his ex-girlfriend, Florida police say.
Autos

5 must-see cars and trucks at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show

Long overshadowed by Detroit, the Chicago Auto Show is still a great opportunity to see the latest and greatest cars and trucks.

Chicago Auto Show: Mitsubishi GC-PHEV Concept

The GC-PHEV may look like a new-age Montero, but underneath lies a powerful hybrid drivetrain and loads of technology. Mitsubishi hopes to turn their fortunes in the U.S. market around with this tech-heavy hybrid SUV concept.
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Bruce: I've known 'true self' was woman since age 5

Sarah raids Bristol's closet, causes Twitter backlash over dress

sarah palin wears same dress for SNL's 40th anniversary as daughter bristol wore in 2011

BIG CAT BURGLAR: Tiger, jaguar and cheetah get stolen

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Carjacker ditches stolen ride because he can't drive stick

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Bob Simon’s final '60 Minutes' story airs with a tribute

FILE - FEBRUARY 11: "60 Minutes" correspondent and CBS News foreign reporter Bob Simon died in a car accident on February 11, 2015 in New York City. He was 73 years old. NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: Journalist Bob Simon attends the "Railway Man" premiere on April 7, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage)

Teen girl suicide bomber kills 16 in Nigeria

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