Wednesday, February 25, 2015

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EXCLUSIVE NRA MAKING A KILLING: Donations spike to $96.4M for pro-gun 'fearmongers' since Newtown massacre

Donations to the National Rifle Association soared in the aftermath of the Newtown, Conn., school massacre, new filings show.

GOING HOME? St. Louis Rams eye return to L.A. after Inglewood City Council approves plan to build stadium with team owner

AN AUG. 16, 2014 PHOTO The St. Louis Rams took a big step toward returning to L.A. Tuesday after the Inglewood City Council approved plans to build a stadium.

Fund-raiser for Westchester teens slain by father nets $55K

Alissa Hochman, 17, and her younger sister Deanna Hochman, 13, was shot by retired cop Glen Hochman in their Westchester home. A memorial page set up by Harrison EMS collected over $50,000 for their surviving family. An online fund-raiser to help support the family of two Westchester teens killed by their ex-cop father has raised nearly $55K.

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Son of man killed in 9/11 attacks performs first aid on attorney for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed aboard flight: report

Accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed, at his military commission hearing May 5 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba An Army lawyer for the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks received first-responder service from a surprising provider.

Four Wesleyan students arrested in Molly overdose case

BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE - AP PROVIDES ACCESS TO THIS PUBLICLY DISTRIBUTED HANDOUT PHOTO PROVIDED BY MIDDLETOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT Authorities in Middletown, Conn. arrested four Wesleyan University students on Tuesday in connection with 11 party drug overdoses.

'The presidential power to veto legislation is one I take seriously': Keystone XL pipeline nixed by Obama

APRIL 18, 2014 FILE PHOTO Defying the Republican-run Congress, President Obama rejected a bill Tuesday to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline.

BROWN OUT: R&B star denied entry into Canada

GONZALEZ: New contract from city's Department of Education to questionable technology firm does not compute

MR & PR The city’s Department of Education is about to hand a $635 million contract to a tech firm that ignored previous corruption.

llinois hospital patient steals ambulance after psychological evaluation because he needed a ride home: police

Ross Crampton, 29, arrested for allegedly stealing an ambulance after being discharged from the Emergency Room at SIlver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Illinois. Ross Crampton, 29, reportedly sped off with the hot wheels early Sunday morning because he found himself with no other way home.

SEE IT 'ORGY COPS': South American officer seen dancing with nude woman at police station

Pic shows: Cop identified as Freddy Ortega is frolicking with a semi naked woman in his police station.A frisky cop is under investigation by police chiefs in Paraguay after he was photographed frolicking with a semi naked woman in his police station.The detective - identified by local media in Pedro Juan Caballero city in Amambay as Freddy Ortega - was snapped gyrating with the blonde beauty with his own shirt pulled up over his midriff.Goggle-eyed spectators can be seen looking in through windows while the cop continues with his wild romp, apparently unconcerned.But now officials have been forced to investigate the sexy scandal after the picture emerged in a local newspaper.It quotes the source of the snap as another police officer.The person who somehow obtained the picture and posted it online said: "I'm making this public because this sort of thing is always happening at this police station and I'm sick of it."The source added: "There are orgies, prostitutes, stripppers, and worse. It has to stop."Officials say they now plan to quiz Detective Ortega about the incident.Police spokesman Paulo Alonso said: "There is an investigation into how this happened in a police station and whether it was a single incident or part of a pattern of behaviour."(ends) Freddy Ortega is seen in a photo laughing and looking at his pals, his left hand perched on the woman’s rear end, as he gyrates on her hip with his shirt riding up over his stomach and his belt beginning to come off.

UN-HIP POP: Tom Hanks isn't a fan of his son's rap lyrics

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CHOOSING SIDES: Man arrested after breaking up fight between his pit bull and cat by clubbing pup with hammer

Daniel Turk of Tamopa, Florida, was arrested after hitting his pit bull in the head numerous times with a hammer after it fought with his cat. A Tampa man allegedly smacked his pit bull with a hammer 20 times after the dog and his pet cat began to fight.

Southwest grounds 128 Boeing 737-700's for overdue checks

JAN. 20, 2010 FILE PHOTO. Southwest Airlines grounded 128 of its workhorse aircraft Tuesday night for overdue maintenance checks on each plane's hydraulic system.

'I would do it all over again': Teen boy in ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ crime spree gives first jailhouse interview to Dr. Phil

Dalton Hayes says in his first jailhouse interview that he’d happily repeat the crime spree that has him facing 20 years in prison. The Kentucky teen in the so-called “Bonnie and Clyde” crime spree swears he’d do it all over again for his underage partner in crime.
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Former Black Panther who killed 2 cops in 1971 Harlem shooting seeks parole again

Herman Bell A former Black Panther who killed two cops in 1971 at a Harlem housing project has gone to court seeking his freedom.

Lawsuit aims to reveal disciplinary history of NYPD cop who used chokehold on Eric Garner

choke hold cop involved in fatal encuonter with Eric Garner, Daniel Pantaleo (far left in 21 jersey) in undated studio photo. New York Daily News A lawsuit has been filed to reveal the disciplinary record of the NYPD cop who used a chokehold on Eric Garner.

Woman killed in Brooklyn cooking accident: cops sources

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi An elderly woman was killed in an apparent cooking accident in her Brooklyn apartment on Tuesday, police sources said.

City agrees to assess girls' interest in athletics to fix 'opportunities' discrepancy between sexes

MR The city has to expand the size of existing teams and creating new teams to fix an 'athletic opportunities' discrepency between the sexes.

FORCING FORKGATE: Republicans want de Blasio to eat pizza with utensils at campaign rally

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The GOP has offered to fund a ‘Fork, Knife and Pizza campaign rally’ for de Blasio and the Democrat running for Congress.
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STEM is the future: A Daily News-Urban League parent guide

MR & PR Parents can use a free new guide developed by the Daily News and the New York Urban League to boost their children’s interest in science.

Worker at Barclays Center crushed to death by steel beams

BROOKLYN, NY - APRIL 25: An exterior shot of the arena before Game Three of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals bwteen the Brooklyn Nets and teh Toronto Raptors during the NBA Playoffs on April 25, 2014 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2014 NBAE (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images) An iron worker constructing a green roof on the Barclays Center was crushed to death by steel beams on Tuesday.

De Blasio administration scraps circumcision ritual rules

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The de Blasio administration is scrapping its consent rule for a controversial Jewish circumcision ritual, City Hall announced Tuesday.

One World Trade contractor files for bankruptcy protection, claims Port Authority owes it $87M

One World Trade Center (L) is seen from Vesey Street and the nearby World Financial Center (R) This concrete titan is caught between a rock and a hard place.

STASI: The boring Oscars needed more Sammy, less Neil

'WHITE PEOPLE DON'T EAT THE WAY WE DO': N.Y. State senator slams shuttering of Brooklyn grocery store as incident of gentrification

New York State Sen. Velmanette Montgomery made the comments to The Brooklyn Paper. "Supermarkets are an important part of the community. It's an important amenity, especially for black and brown communities," State Sen. Velmanette Montgomery (D-Clinton Hill) told the Brooklyn Paper.

Raul Castro honors ‘Cuban Five’ after years in U.S prisons

Cuban President Raul Castro (L) decorates the Cuban Five as National Heroes (L to R) Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labanino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando Gonzalez and Rene Gonzalez, during a ceremony at Convention Palace in Havana, on February 24, 2015 . AFP PHOTO/ADALBERTO ROQUEADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images President Raul Castro honored five Cuban intelligence agents who spent years in U.S. prisons.

British teen home and safe after 2,500-foot Alpine fall

NR A 14-year-old British teenager survived a death defying fall in the Alps of southern Austria after he slipped off a mountain cliff.

Christie's N.J. state budget plan IGNORES order to pay $1.57 billion in mandated retirement benefits

Gov. Chris Christie takes questions during talk in New Hampshire earlier this month. New Jersey’s embattled Gov. Chris Christie barreled ahead Tuesday with a proposed budget that does not raise taxes — and ignores a judge’s order to restore $1.57 billion in delayed payments to the state’s pension system.

REVIEW ‘Parks and Rec’ finale gives Amy Poehler well-planned ending

Series Finale of Parks and Recreation

Three LAPD officers who shot unarmed, mentally disabled veteran after Corvette chase won’t face prosecution

Footage of the car chase by the LAPD of Brian Newt Beaird on December 13, 2013. Bearid was shot and killed at the end of the chase. Three Los Angeles Police Department officers who shot and killed an unarmed veteran won’t be prosecuted for any crimes.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu turns down Senate Democrats' invite to meet privately

A FEB. 8, 2015, FILE PHOTO; POOL PHOTO Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday turned down an invitation to meet privately with Senate Democrats.

SEE IT Arizona police find two tons of pot in back of truck and drug tunnel leading to Mexico

Bisbee police found more than 2 tons of marijuana in a truck and then discovered a tunnel suspected of having been used to smuggle the pot from Mexico. Bisbee police found more than two tons of marijuana in a truck and then discovered a tunnel suspected of having been used to smuggle the pot from Mexico.

video TANK YOU...TANK YOU VERY MUCH: Two HS girls basketball teams try to lose same game

Two high school girls basketball teams both try to lose same game and couldn’t be more obvious about it The Knicks could take a few tanking lessons from two high school girls basketball teams in Tennessee that both tried to lose the same game.
35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MIRACLE ON ICE

Lupica: U.S. hockey's Lake Placid Miracle ends with gold

The U.S. hockey team celebrates victory over Finland to win the gold medal, February 23, 1980, at the Winter Olympics, Lake Placid, N.Y. (AP Photo) They came together six months ago with this vague, sketchy dream about some kind of medal, and had no idea they were destined to be heroes.

35 years ago tiny village of Lake Placid hosted a miracle

Exported.; It is 35 years ago, and you are on your way to the Winter Olympics. You pass through Albany, decide not to stop and visit, and keep going.

The Miracle on Ice! U.S. hockey stuns the Russians, 4-3

Exported.; By pulling out a game virtually nobody but themselves thought they could win, the plucky US amateurs touched off a near-riot of celebration.

Mark Pavelich reunites with teammates at Lake Placid

As pomp and puck-filled pageantry took over Herb Brooks Arena Saturday night.

U.S. completes the Miracle on Ice with 4-2 win over Finland

Mark Johnson celebrates the insurance goal, guaranteeing the United States both the win and the gold medal over Finland.  It started the day after their first game. Before anybody was paying attention, they would turn to each other, wink & whisper, "Go for it."

Raissman: Michaels' Miracle on Ice call resonates 35 years later

Some things just don’t change — even 35 years later. Al Michaels was on the telephone explaining what he was thinking behind an NBC mike.

Lupica on Miracle on Ice: A night for captain and country

FEB. 22, 1980 FILE PHOTO He stood there wearing his cowboy hat and this smile that was in danger of running away from him, down Main Street and away.

Coffey: News rides with USA and Islanders great Ken Morrow

Ken Morrow won four Stanley Cups with the Islanders, and was a rock on the blue line for the U.S. Miracle on Ice team. Sunlight was glinting off the snow and high peaks were all around him and now Ken Morrow, grandfather of five, knew he was getting close.
Sports

Harper: New Evil Empire as Yankees, Red Sox flip roles

Hanley Ramirez (from l.), Pablo Sandoval and David Ortiz participate in camp of team willing to spend $63 million to land Cuban Yoan Moncada (inset, top), the Bosox throwing money around like Yanks did 13 years ago for Jose Contreras to earn label of ‘Evil Empire.’ GETTY It was only last winter that Hal Steinbrenner crashed through the payroll, wanting to provide an instant fix for the Yankees.

Madden: Mets' Flores under pressure to produce at shortstop

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Wilmer Flores heard the almost daily rumors about whom the Mets were trading for to be their shortstop this winter.

Without Melo, Knicks hope Bargnani can become go-to scorer

ORLANDO, FL - FEBRUARY 11: Andrea Bargnani #77 of the New York Knicks goes to the basket against the Orlando Magic on February 11, 2015 at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images) Phil Jackson's Knicks have another opportunity to please the basketball Gods Wednesday night in Boston.

Bill Self says storming the court 'has got to stop'

Kansas State fans celebrate victory following an NCAA college basketball game against Kansas at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan., Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. Kansas State defeated Kansas 70-63. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) After a sea of Kansas State students flooded the floor, Self found himself crushed near the scorer’s table.

Kylie Jenner channels big sis Kim in Instagram snap

Kylie Jenner showing off her underwear in a selfie

SEE IT Snowboarder hitches a ride behind a Lamborghini Huracan

A man is pulled along on a snowboard on the back of a Lamborghini Huracan. A YouTube video shows a snowboarder in the United kingdom getting a tow from a high-octane Lamborghini Huracan in the snow.

Dozens hurt after SoCal commuter train crashes, then derails after striking vehicle on tracks

train derails in California The crash comes three weeks to the day a Metro-North train in Westchester County smashed into an SUV on the tracks in Valhalla, N.Y., leaving six people dead and a dozen injured.

Colombian police seize 3.3 tons of cocaine bound for Mexico near Panama border

National Police Chief Gen. Rodolfo Palomino opens a package of seized cocaine at a police station in Necocli, Colombia. Colombian police confiscated 3.3 tons of cocaine bound for Mexico in the country's jungle region that borders Panama.

S.C. man charged after missing girlfriend’s body found down 40-foot well outside home: sheriff

Perry Thomas Pruitt charged when Patricia Ann Freeman's body was found in a well outside his home in Anderson County, South Carolina, along with bleach and mothballs on February 22, 2015. Pruitt is pictured Patricia Ann Freeman hadn't been publicly seen since September when her body was recovered from the Anderson County pit, the coroner said.

Dangerous curves ahead! Nicki busts out for sexy selfie

Nicki Minaj showing off her incredible curves in a steamy selfie

Afghanistan avalanche buries 60 homes, dozens feared dead

A donkey is used to transport ballot materials to a polling station in Panjshir valley in Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Afghanistan will elect the lower house of its parliament on Saturday. (AP Photo/Hossein Fatemi) Dozens of people are feared dead in an avalanche that buried some 60 homes in Afghanistan's northeastern Panjshir Valley.

UK robber pleads guilty to attacking disabled man, 67, after victim receives $50G in online donation campaign

Alan Barnes received donations to find him a new home because the attack outside his house caused him to be ‘too frightened to return.’ An English man confessed to attacking a 67-year-old disabled man, in a case that led victim Alan Barnes to receive $500,000 in donations.

SCOTT WALKER TAKES THE LEAD: Wisconsin gov out in front in race for 2016 GOP nomination, poll says

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker leads the pack of prospective 2016 GOP nominees, according to a new Public Policy Polling poll. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has jumped ahead of his hypothetical competitors for the 2016 GOP nomination, a new poll shows.

Trial starts in high-profile Silicon Valley sex-bias case that accuses firm of passing over woman for promotion

Ellen Pao, center, with her attorney, Therese Lawless, left, during a break Tuesday at the Civic Center Courthouse in San Francisco. A lawyer for a former junior partner suing a venture capital firm in a Silicon Valley sex bias suit contended Tuesday that his client was passed over for promotions because she was a woman and then fired after she complained.

Moore, Moore, Moore! Julianne parties hard after Oscars win

Oscar winner Julianne Moore partied through the night after her best actress win

Missing British schoolgirls believed to have entered Syria on way to join ISIS and become 'jihadi brides'

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George Zimmerman won't face federal charges in Trayvon Martin shooting death

George Zimmerman, who was acquitted on state murder charges in 2013, will not face federal charges in Trayvon Martin’s death.

'Diva' Sharon Stone sued for no-show in Ecuador talking tour

Sharon Stone sued by Brooklyn public relations company after failing to show for speaking tour in Ecuador

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Republicans offer vote on Homeland Security funding bill

The Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. With a partial shutdown of the agency looming, Senate Republicans offered on Tuesday to permit a vote on Homeland Security funding legislation stripped of immigration provisions backed by conservatives but strongly opposed by President Barack Obama and fellow Democrats. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Suicide bomber kills 12, injures 20 on bus in Nigeria

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A look back at late Steve Jobs on 60th birthday

Today would have been Steve Jobs' 60th birthday

Bling Floyd! Inside the luxe life of boxing champ

Boxer Floyd Mayweather is living large and he wants you to know it
Autos

2017 Ford GT is much more than a one-hit supercar wonder!

Carbon fiber keeps the weight of the Ford GT extremely low - we expect it to tip the scales between 3,000 and 3,200 lbs. The wild Ford GT, Shelby Mustang 350R, and Focus RS are only a hint at what’s to come from Ford’s SVT performance division.

Cadillac teases new CT6 in Oscars ad spot

Cadillac rolled out a new ad campaign at the 2015 Oscars, but it was the previously-secret CT6 sedan that was the real star of the spot. Cadillac is keen on taking on the world's best luxury cars, and the CT6 flagship teased at the Oscars is their ticket
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U.N. climate panel chief resigns amid sexual harassment case

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Chairman Rajendra Pachauri has stepped down amid an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment in his native India.

Infant dies when mom uses pesticide to fumigate apartment

Infant dies and 4 other children injured after being exposed to pesticide, Phosphine, from Pakistan used to kill bedbugs in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada in February of 2015.

Lily Aldridge's still an 'Angel' without makeup

Lily Aldridge gets stuck in an LAX elevator without makeup.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren again denies interest in 2016 bid

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Houston tests 6,600-rape kit backlog, makes 850 DNA matches

Over 6,000 rape kits that have gone untested in the City of Houston, some of them since the 1980s, have been accounted for and information from each has been added to a national DNA registry, city officials said Feb. 23, 2015.

Glittering gowns: Best and worst red carpet looks of 2015

Oscar lovefest! Stars get cuddly during awards

Chris Pratt and Anna Faris; Chrissy Teigen John Legend; Jenna Dewan, Channing Tatum: Hollywood couples at the oscars

Man, 33, gunned down after argument in East Village: cops

Police arrive at the entrance to 20 Ave. D (The Lillian wald Houses) where a male was shot and removed to a local hospitol in life-threatening condition. This picture was made on 2/23/15 at approximately 5:15pm.

Walker tries to use Giuliani’s comments to raise money

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speaks at the Freedom Summit in Des Moines, Iowa, January 24, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

SEE IT 2 people in swallowed by sinkhole after exiting bus

Two unsuspecting commuters fall 10 feet down a sinkhole in South Korea.

Rhode Island bathroom explodes with N.Y. man inside

A bathroom exploded when Jeffery Oppenheim (pictured) was inside, while visiting homeowner Andrew Pessin in Providence, Conn. Oppenheim only got a bruised knee from the ordeal.
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