Thursday, February 4, 2016

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EXCLUSIVE 'EVEN BEFORE I HIT THE WATER, I WAS ALREADY REGRETTING IT': 2009 bridge jumper tells his tale, gives advice to anyone thinking of leaping

Adrian Rawn (pictured) somehow remained conscious after plummeting more than 200 feet into the Hudson River in 2009.

Leaked emails show University of Chicago frat members disparaging Muslims, black people and women

One email thread when some brothers in the largely Jewish fraternity went to Israel during a period of violence was titled “Towel Heads."

Blogger who said ‘rape should be legal’ cancels worldwide meetings for ‘neomasculinist’ supporters

Daryush Valizadeh, a 36-year-old Maryland native, announced Wednesday night that the hundreds of events in 43 countries would not go on as planned.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to accept arrest if UN rules against him

For latest restrictions check www.corbisimages.com Writing on WikiLeaks' Twitter account Wednesday night, Assange said if the U.N. finds he has lost his case against the United Kingdom and Sweden then he will turn himself into police at noon on Friday.

Suge Knight's family can't pay him any more prison visits

SEE IT Lexus ends up on roof of Los Angeles home after crash

In Los Angeles a car lost control and somehow ended up on the roof of a suburban home. An unidentified motorist hit two cars before the Lexus was launched onto the roof after striking a vehicle in the neighbor’s driveway, Palos Verdes Estates Capt. Mark Velez told KTLA.

Britain '40 cents' store forced to close 2 days after grand opening after running out of stock

epa05141457 Customers queue by sold out items in the new easyFoodstore budget supermarket in Park Royal, north London, Britain, 03 February 2016. The discount shop, which is owned by the EasyJet owner Stelios Haji-Ioannou, is selling a range of food products all at 25 pence each, ranging from pasta to beans to cleaning products. Fresh meat, fruit and vegetables are not yet available. EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA The EasyFoodstore, opened by EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, opened its doors on Monday in north-west London.

American real estate worker arrested in attack, attempted rape of 70-year-old female taxi driver in Aruba

Oranjestad, Aruba - December 1, 2011: On Main Street, Oranjestad, stands a colorful mall containing shops and restaurants. Tourists can be seen entering the mall. Police said Patrick Maxwell, 30, of Austin, Texas, is charged with attempted rape and aggravated assault.

Kathie Lee & Hoda: Revisiting the O.J. Simpson agony

SEE IT Tens of thousands of sharks spotted off Florida coast as part of annual migration

Tens of thousands of blacktip sharks are back in South Florida's waters as part of their annual winter migration. Ten of thousands of blacktip sharks have been spotted in South Florida’s water as they search for warmer waters and food.

Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton battle over progressive values at New Hampshire town hall

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (R) waves to the crowd next to American journalist and CNN anchor Anderson Cooper during the CNN Democratic Town Hall in Derry, New Hampshire February 3, 2016. REUTERS/Rick Wilking The defining concept has been at the center of recent skirmishes between the two pols, who are locked in a tight fight for their party’s nomination. On Wednesday, the duo continued to trade barbs.

Black Lives Matter leader DeRay Mckesson files to run for Baltimore mayor — 'I’m running to usher Baltimore into a new era'

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 07: DeRay Mckesson speaks at the GLAAD Gala at the Hilton San Francisco on November 7, 2015 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for GLAAD) DeRay Mckesson, a 30-year-old Charm City native, has risen to prominence on social media campaigning against police brutality.

WHERE'S THE TICKET? Unclaimed Calif. $63M jackpot hours from deadline

A SuperLotto Plus ticket purchased in Chatsworth, California at a 7-Eleven for the Aug. 8, 2015 drawing has gone unclaimed. The deadline to claim the $63 million dollar jackpot is Thursday February 4, 2016. A mystery $63-million California Lottery jackpot winner facing a Thursday deadline to collect the prize is closing in on a historic screwup.

Kanye shares fake Rolling Stone 'mustard' cover

Harlem man allegedly tortured by girlfriend had ‘peeling’ flesh and intestines ‘protruding’ from his gut, cops say

Studio of Carlton Adams. He was stabbed and burned with hot oil in an apt. a 275 W144 St., Manhattan. Monday Feb. 1, 2016 (Andrew Savulich / New York Daily News) A Harlem man who was allegedly burned, stabbed and trapped by his girlfriend in their apartment was found with “peeling” flesh.

EXCLUSIVE $15M award for NYPD cop who sued fellow officers for falsely arresting, beating him in Queens home

NYPD cop (L) Larry Jackson with lawyer (R) Eric Sanders after Brooklyn Federal Court jury awarded him $15 million for being falsely arrested and beaten. (John Marzulli/New York Daily News) An NYPD cop who sued fellow cops for falsely arresting and beating him at his Queens home was awarded $15 million in damages.

Seven Muslim factory workers fired, 14 quit over prayer break policy at Wisconsin plant

Ariens Co. says it has fired seven Muslim employees for continuing to take unscheduled prayer breaks. More than 50 Somali immigrant Muslims at the Brillion manufacturer recently protested the company's enforcement of a policy of two 10-minute breaks per work shift - without accommodations for unscheduled prayer time. The 53 employees wanted the manufacturer of snowblowers and lawn mowers to continue a previous, more lenient practice of allowing Muslims to leave their work stations at different times - such as at dawn and sunset - to pray as their faith requires of them. Seven Muslim factory workers were fired and 14 others resigned over a Wisconsin company’s new prayer guidelines, executives said Wednesday.

Oregon standoff leader Ammon Bundy, several others indicted

HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY A federal grand jury has indicted Ammon Bundy and some of the men and women who joined him at the armed occupation.

Miley will have her 'Voice' heard as adviser on show

Maurice DuBois returning to WCBS anchor desk after recovering from Bell's palsy

Maurice DuBois and Kristine Johnson on WCBS/Ch. 2 in this station handout. WCBS/Ch.2 anchor Maurice DuBois is returning to work Thursday after recovering from Bell's palsy.

exclusive NYPD nabs Brooklyn man, 28, they believe helped 15-year-old girlfriend murder her mother and mother’s boyfriend

Destiny Garcia, 15, with her attorney Peter Guadignino at State Supreme Court in Brooklyn where she was arraigned for the murder of her mother and the mother's boyfriend. Brooklyn, New York, Friday, January 29, 2016. (Jesse Ward for New York Daily News.) Police have arrested a 28-year-old Brooklyn man they believe helped his 15-year-old girlfriend kill her mother and her mom’s boyfriend.

Man arrested for allegedly murdering his fiancée's 2-year-old son, just six days before they married

U.S. marshals arrested a man accused of killing his fiancee’s 2-year-old son, less than a week before he married her.

N.J. woman plunges 200 feet from George Washington Bridge and lives — but she may lose her leg

A security guard near the bridge’s north tower spotted the woman in the Hudson River and the crew of a nearby boat later plucked her from the water, said Port Authority spokesman Joseph Pentangelo.

Dreyfuss doesn't come up short in Madoff biopic

FIGHTING ON: Presidential pardon sought for boxing legend Jack Johnson convicted of spending time with white girlfriend

FILE - This undated file shows boxer Jack Johnson, who was born in Galveston, Texas. Johnson became the first African American to win the world champion heavyweight boxing title. He had approximately 113 bouts, only six losses and was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame in 1954. Lawmakers are going another round in their fight to get a posthumous presidential pardon for Johnson, who was imprisoned nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a white woman. (AP Photo/File) Fans of Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion, are rooting for the legendary fighter to win one last decision.

CBS Executive Chairman Sumner Redstone steps down, with Leslie Moonves tapped as his replacement

Sumner Redstone's resignation was effective Feb. 2, and he will move on to the position of chairman emeritus at CBS, the company said. Aging billionaire Sumner Redstone has resigned as executive chairman of CBS Corp. and will be replaced by Leslie Moonves.

Son of ex-City Hall aide 'terrified' as he awaits court date on manslaughter charges

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The teen is facing aggravated manslaughter charges for stabbing a 16-year-old to death around the corner from the Noerdlingers’ home in N.J.

Gun traders rush to create new sites as Facebook bans private gun sales

In a chat room outside Facebook on the Firearms Enthusiasts Club website, users complained their gun trading groups had been deleted from Facebook and urged others to spread the word about their site. U.S. gun traders are setting up new websites to arrange deals after Facebook Inc barred private gun sales on its platform.

Dreyfuss and Danner are Bernie and Ruth Madoff in ABC movie

TABLOIDS OUT; NO BOOK PUBLISHING WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL. NO ARCHIVE. NO RESALE. Mr. Madoff's opus has come into focus.

Madoff victims to get $2.48B payout

NEW YORK - MARCH 12: Financier Bernard Madoff arrives at Manhattan Federal court on March 12, 2009 in New York City. Madoff is scheduled to enter a guilty plea on 11 felony counts which under federal law can result in a sentence of about 150 years.(Photo by Stephen Chernin/Getty Images) Victims of Bernard Madoff's fraud will soon receive $2.48 billion to help cover their losses, more than tripling their total recovery to about $3.63 billion, the trustee liquidating the imprisoned swindler's firm said.

Judge confines Madoff to $7 million penthouse with monitoring bracelet

Bernard Madoff walks on Lexington Ave. on Wednesday. Fallen financier Bernard Madoff won't have to trade in the comforts of his $7 million penthouse apartment for a tiny jail cell, a judge decided Wednesday.

Madoff fraud began as far back as the early 1970s, prosecutors said

NEW YORK - MARCH 12: Financier Bernard Madoff arrives at Manhattan Federal court on March 12, 2009 in New York City. Madoff is scheduled to enter a guilty plea on 11 felony counts which under federal law can result in a sentence of about 150 years.(Photo by Stephen Chernin/Getty Images) Bernie Madoff's multibillion-dollar fraud began as far back as the early 1970s, about two decades earlier than had been previously disclosed, prosecutors said.

Madoff's former secretary, second aide busted for Ponzi scheme roles

A screen grab of Annette Bongiorno, the former personal secretery of Bernard Madoff. Bernard Madoff's one-time personal secretary and a second trusted employee were busted Thursday morning for their roles in the convicted chiseler's $65 billion Ponzi scheme.

Richard Dreyfuss plays Bernie Madoff in new ABC movie

epa02490180 (FILES) A file picture taken on 10 March 2009 shows disgraced financier Bernard Madoff leaving federal court following a hearing in New York, New York, USA. Mark Madoff, the son of convicted ponzi scheme mastermind Bernie Madoff, was found dead of an apparent suicide in New York, on 11 December 2010. EPA/JUSTIN LANE Actor Richard Dreyfuss will play Bernie Madoff in an ABC movie about the convicted Ponzi villain.

Ponzi scheme king Bernie Madoff injured in attack by another inmate over money

Bernard Madoff really was attacked by an inmate at the Butner Federal Correctional Complex in North Carolina (below), according to several other inmates. Bernard Madoff, the swindler who orchestrated a multibillion dollar fraud, was attacked by another inmate at the federal prison where he is serving a 150-year sentence, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing three people familiar with the matter.
Autos

Toyota will kill Scion, absorb its cars into flagship brand

The Scion C-HR concept first debuted under the Toyota brand at the Paris Motor Show in 2014. After 13 years, the clock has finally struck midnight on Toyota's youth-centered experiment.

2016 Toyota Camry Report

Overall, the 2016 Camry checks all the right boxes on the family sedan order form.

First 2017 Acura NSX sells for a whopping $1.2 million

The first ever 2017 Acura NSX sold for $1.2 million at a Barrett-Jackson auction.  The hype for the 2017 Acura NSX just got real as the first models sells for $1.2 million.

Cadillac Unplugged: the ELR Plug-in is no more

Take the stylish and efficient Cadillac ELR to your nearest drive-in movie theater (or boardwalk amusement park) and save your gas money for more important summer activities Cadillac is known for its luxurious SUVs and sedans, not their hybrid coupes.

VW introduces new plan for emissions fix

Volkswagen submitted a new emissions fix plan yesterday to the California Air Resources Board and the EPA.  Slowly but surely VW continues to try and right its dieselgate wrongs.

Christopher Walken brings 'pizzazz' to Kia Super Bowl ad (VIDEO)

Christopher Walken adds “pizzazz” to Kia Motors’ Super Bowl commercial for the 2016 Optima midsize sedan. An unsuspecting man finds more than socks in his 'Walken closet' during the Kia Optima spot.
New York

EXCLUSIVE New York City's 1.1M school kids to get free copies of Microsoft Office software under new partnership

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 06: New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito expresses her support of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to raise the minimum wage for all city workers to $15 per hour on January 6, 2016 in New York City. The plan will effect approximately 50,000 city workers and will be fully phased in by 2018. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) Starting Thursday all of the city’s 1.1 million school kids are getting free copies of Microsoft’s wildly popular Office software under a new partnership between the computing giant and the public schools.

Two pervs on the run after groping women in Brooklyn, Queens

The number 7 train pulls through a light snow entering the 52nd St. Lincoln Ave. station in Woodside, Queens. The most recent assault happened while a 27-year-old woman was on a southbound 7 train in Woodside, Queens, around 8:20 a.m. Monday, cops said.

Metro-North worker seriously injured in accident involving electric cart at Grand Central Station

Slug: Bldg Explosion: Metro North Train service shut down out of Grand Central Station because of bldg. explosions in Harlem. Stranded Metro North trains waiting in station. Weds. March 12, 2014. (Andrew Savulich/New York Daiiy News) The worker, who’s not identified, was operating an electric maintenance cart by Track 104, at 3:46 p.m. Wednesday when the accident took place, officials said.

Real estate firm involved in Silver, Skelos trials sued over accessibility complaints

REAL ESTATE of 10 LIberty Plaza on Thursday January 22, 2015 - company embroiled in Sheldon Silver scandal - (Susan Watts/New York Daily News) Glenwood Management is now the target of crusading Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara — because one of its buildings isn’t wheelchair accessible.

STAY AWAKE FROM 'CERTAIN PEOPLE': NYPD boss Bratton warns subway riders to avoid weirdos

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Scores of cops will be flooding subway stations to combat a rash of blade attacks, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said Wednesday.
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De Blasio announces changes in sanitation, including more wastebasket pickups and graffiti removal

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Mayor de Blasio announced a truckful of efforts Wednesday to keep streets litter- and graffiti-free — including expanding wastebasket pickup on weekends.

Parents of baby who died on first day of daycare will attend de Blasio's speech to support paid parental leave

THE PARENTS of a baby who died on his first day at a SoHo day care last summer will be at Mayor de Blasio�s State of the City speech Thursday to support paid parental leave. Pictured - Amber Scorah and baby Karl Towndrow. Credit - Courtesy of Amber Scorah Amber Scorah, the mom of 3-month old Karl Towndrow, says she’s one of millions of parents who had to leave their infants too soon. But her first day back at work took a tragic turn.

Homeless man charged with murder gripes about lawyer again

West Spruill at Bronx Supreme Court, where Judge Margaret Clancy held a hearing to determine if Spruill was capable oif representing himself as his own attorney.Spruill is charged with killing Ana Charle.Tuesday, June 16th, 2015,Bronx, New York.( Michael Schwartz for New York Daily News) The ex-con charged with killing a Bronx homeless shelter worker caused a bit of déjà vu as he griped that his new lawyer was out to get him.

Ex-NYPD cop accused of pimping out hookers, including a 16-year-old girl, released on $200G bail

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Eduardo Cornejo will be confined to his parents' home in Staten Island and wear an electronic ankle bracelet.
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Harper: Mets get Cespedes, but can they retain young arms?

At his delayed-by-a-week press conference, Yoenis Cespedes stuck to his script, saying he expects to fulfill his new, three-year contract with the Mets, and undoubtedly he thought that was the best way to further endear himself to his adoring fans. He wouldn’t even address the possibility of invoking his one-year opt out.

Mehta: Jets need to think bold, think Colin Kaepernick at QB

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JANUARY 12: Quarterback Colin Kaepernick #7 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after running in a touchdown in the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers during the NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Candlestick Park on January 12, 2013 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Jets decision makers would be doing a disservice to the organization by not thoroughly exploring the possibility of Kaepernick.

Panthers QB Cam Newton growing weary of media

SAN JOSE, CA - FEBRUARY 02: Quarterback Cam Newton #1 of the Carolina Panther addresses the media prior to Super Bowl 50 at the San Jose Convention Center/ San Jose Marriott on February 2, 2016 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) One day after saying he was tired of talking about race, Cam Newton is now tired of talking about everything else, too.

Jets WR Brandon Marshall: I don’t want Colin Kaepernick

Brandon Marshall isn’t looking for Colin Kaepernick to come to NY. Colin Kaepernick may want to land in New York, but that doesn't mean the feeling is mutual.
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