MR GRADY'S DAILY BLOG: AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

Friday, December 18, 2015

AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

Bernie Sanders campaign improperly accessed voter information gathered by rival Hillary Clinton

Officials with the Democratic National Committee said Sanders’ campaign is being cut off from the national party’s voter data until it provides an explanation.

Mother Teresa set to become saint after second miracle recognized by Catholic Church

The Catholic nun, celebrated for her charity work with the poor in India, is expected to be canonised in Rome on Sept. 4 next year as part of the Pope’s Jubilee year of mercy.

EXCLUSIVE NYCHA admits to turning on public housing heat only when temperatures fall below 25 degrees

Now that’s cold! NYCHA officials admit that for years, they wouldn’t turn on the heat in public housing until the temperature hit bone-chilling levels.

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Former teachers accused in sex case with 16-year-old student formally charged year later

The Jefferson Parish DA's Office charged Shelley Dufresne with carnal knowledge of a juvenile, while Rachel Respess faces failure to report the commission of certain felonies, The Advocate reports.

EXCLUSIVE Staten Island mom busted after daughter, 2, eats pot brownie

Vanessa Rodriguez, 28, admitted to cops that she left the marijuana-laced brownie on a counter in her Heberton Ave. home in Port Richmond on Tuesday, intending to toss it in the trash.

Mom-and-pop stores suffer as mild NYC weather dampens seasonal sales

All these mom-and-pop stores want for Christmas is a cold snap. “No shovels, no heaters, no salt,” said Robert Decoteau, owner of Elm Hardware on Sixth Ave. and 31st St.

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Defense Secretary Ash Carter admits improper use of personal email account

Carter acknowledged Thursday that he used a personal email account to conduct some government business until 'a few months ago.'

DSK DEADBEAT DAD: Pervy finance fiend had secret love child while still head of IMF, refuses to pay support

News of the covert kid came out in a Paris courtroom as the mother tried haggling over support payments for the boy, a French tab reported.

SEE YOU IN 2895: Monster N.Y. couple who abducted Amish girls get 880 years in prison

Judge Glenn Suddaby sentenced both to the maximum possible terms, which prosecutors recommended — 580 years and 300 years.

Pennsylvania teen pledged allegiance to ISIS, had bag full of ammo

Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz, 19, of Harrisburg, was arrested Thursday and charged with attempting to provide material support to terrorists.

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'CHIPOTLE HAS GOT TO GET ITS HOUSE IN ORDER': Mass. mom sues fast-food joint after 16-year-old son contracts norovirus

Andrea Dow’s son Alexander fell sick after eating a burrito from the Chipotle takeout in early December. He suffered nausea, diarrhea and vomiting and was taken to Boston Children’s Hospital.

'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli, CEO who jacked up AIDS pill price by 5,000%, arrested for securities fraud

Martin Shkreli — the Turing Pharma CEO who paid a reported $2 million for Wu Tang’s one-of-a-kind album earlier this month — and attorney Evan Greebel were taken into FBI custody.

Large snake takes weekend ride on MTA bus in Brooklyn

The slithering passenger was seen riding the B12 bus at East New York and Saratoga Aves. Shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday. A photo on social media showed it crawling along the edge of a window.

New Jersey state trooper killed in car crash responding to domestic dispute

Trooper Eli McCarson was responding around 10:45 a.m. to a reported domestic dispute in Quinton Township when he crashed.

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LIFECROCK: ID theft monitoring service to pay $100M in fines for failing to protect customers online info

LifeLock Inc, which sells identity theft monitoring services, has settled charges that it failed to properly protect its customers’ data.

Bowe Bergdahl to be arraigned at Fort Bragg for court martial on desertion charges

U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will be back in court next week for an appearance before a military judge in North Carolina.

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert suffers stroke ahead of sentencing to cover up alleged sexual misconduct

Hastert will be sentenced for spending some $5 million to cover up decades-old alleged sexual misconduct committed while he was a coach.

Florida judge who threatened to beat attorney is removed

A Florida judge who was caught on camera threatening to beat down a lawyer in court has been removed from his post.

Amber Rose pads up to enhance her famed derriere

NEWLYWED IN BIZARRE STABBING DIES: Toronto woman was victim of unprovoked attack, bizwoman charged in crime

Rohinie Bisesar (l.) has been charged with attempted murder in stabbing of Rosemarie Junor, but those charges will likely be upgraded now that the victim has died.

ARE YOU SHIPPING ME? Calif. package thieves get caught with 'shop lift' on to-do list

Deputies caught two suspected package thieves on Tuesday and found to-do lists on both of the alleged crooks, one of which had "shop lift" as the day's duty, officials said.

FOUL PLAY: Actor who starred in musical after killing two, dismembering one, convicted of murder

A jury found Daniel Wozniak, 31, guilty of killing two Orange Coast College students on May 21, 2010.

New Orleans votes to remove four Confederate monuments, including Robert E. Lee

The decision came after months of impassioned debate. Now, the city faces possible lawsuits seeking to keep the monuments up.

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AUTOS

Subaru, Lexus rank highest in resale value for used cars

Kelley Blue Book's annual rankings for used cars also ranks Chevrolet and Toyota highly.

2016 Toyota Camry deals: rebates, financing, leasing offers

More new Camrys roll onto American roads each year than any other kind of car and Toyota wants to keep it that way.

Test drive ends with flipped Audi R8 V10 in the UK

An Audi R8 V10 was laid up on it's roof during a test drive in the UK when it flipped.

Chevrolet will produce limited line of Special Ops Silverado

The trucks will go on sale next month, with proceeds going to benefit the Navy SEAL Museum.

New York

L.I. lawyer arrested for stealing $3M in personal-injury settlements from clients

Stuart Schlesinger, 75, is charged with one count of wire fraud after allegedly failing to pay at least eight clients their settlements.

Mass transit riders to get same tax break on commuting costs as motorists in 2016

Workers in 2016 will be able to deduct up to $255 a month in transit passes. For 2015 tax filers, the tax benefit covers up to $250.

Teen who beat transgender woman in Brooklyn gets slap-on-the-wrist punishment

Tyquan Eversley, 18, pleaded guilty for spewing anti-gay slurs and beating up Kimy Hartman before Mashawn Sonds allegedly bashed her skull with a 2-by-4 piece of Plexiglas on Oct. 12, 2014.

'IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK': NYPD cop attacked with hatchet returns to work after year of rehab

The Queens cop badly hurt when a self-radicalized terrorist attacked him with a hatchet has returned to work.

L.I. man who spent nine years in prison wins $2.75M in wrongful conviction suit

A Long Island man has won a $2.75 million settlement from the city because of a police coverup resulting in an attempted murder conviction.

LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

De Blasio to have expanded outreach teams monitor homeless population in Manhattan as part of aggressive new plan

Mayor de Blasio, under pressure to combat street homelessness, announced on Thursday that teams of outreach workers will swarm huge swaths of Manhattan to monitor the homeless population.