Wednesday, March 2, 2016

AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

DAM DEMOCRATS ALL TRAITORS. DODO FOR BRAINS.
 

EX-NYPD COP KILLED IN TEXAS SHOOTOUT: David Hofer, 29, fatally shot at Dallas park, suspect also dead; 5-year member of New York's Finest

A Dallas-area police officer was killed in a shooting that also left the suspect dead Tuesday afternoon, police said.

YUUUGE WINS: Super Tuesday results have Donald Trump winning 7 states; Cruz wins in Texas, Okla. and Alaska

Super Tuesday got off to super start for Donald Trump, as the GOP’s presidential front-runner sailed to crucial wins in seven states.

Super Tuesday results have Hillary Clinton winning 7 states of Tex., Ga., Va., Tenn., Ark., Ala. and Mass., while Bernie takes Vermont, Okla., Colo.

. Clinton headed into Super Tuesday hoping to rack up a decisive lead over Sanders, the Vermont Senator and self-described democratic socialist who has ridden a wave of anger over income inequality to mount a strong challenge to the former Secretary of State.

S.E. CUPP Donald Trump’s Super Tuesday success shows he's changing the GOP

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks on Super Tuesday primary election night at the White and Gold Ballroom at The Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, March 1, 2016, as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie listens. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Super Tuesday's results are a win for Donald Trump, but worrying for conservatives.

Kanye West appears to show illegal torrenting sites in Twitter photo

IT'S A WHOLE NEW WORLD! Scott Kelly returns from space to find different planet

Russia's Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew of US astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko blasts off from the launch pad at Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome early on March 28, 2015. AFP PHOTO / KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEVKIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images On the day he left, March 28, 2015, gay marriage was illegal in many states and Scott Walker was the Republican presidential front-runner.

NYPD sergeants union slams CCRB report about improper raids by cops, touts low crime numbers

Sgt. Kizzy Adonis was placed on modified duty after being accused of failure to supervise during the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner.A media presser was held at the SBA office at 35 Worth Street where President Edward Mullins spoke on her behalf. The head of the sergeants union said the number of improper raids "is hardly an indicator of major wrongdoing."

'SUICIDE TREE' DEATH: Transgender woman dies after buying pong pong seeds online

Lucia Anderson, also known as Bernard McCalip, died after ingesting a pong pong seed that had been ordered online. Lucia Anderson, 22, died last month after taking pong pong seeds that were purchased online from Thailand.

Cher's Twitter meltdown on family drama worries fans

EXCLUSIVE THANKS, DE BLASIO (NO, REALLY!) NYC parents give universal pre-K classes high marks in survey

MR More than 90% of families with children in the city’s universal pre-K classes are happy with the program.

GREENMAN Trump is an embarrassment to the Republican Party

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks on Super Tuesday primary election night at the White and Gold Ballroom at The Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, March 1, 2016, as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie listens. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Republican leaders must snap out of their slumber and disrupt the hijacking in progress in the cockpit of their party.

HE GOT SCOTCHED! S.C. deputy arrested, fired for stealing ‘not even 10 cents worth’ of tape during call

Richland County South Carolina Sheriff Leon Lott announced the firing of Deputy Kaleb Broome (pictured) in a press conference on March 1, 2016. Broome was fired for disobeying an order not to steal a piece of double sided tape from the home of a domestic violence response call. Kaleb Broome also defaced a poster of Africa in the victim’s garage by circling part of Nigeria in an attempt to make a racial slur.

GONZALEZ Now is the time for Latino millennials to vote

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spars with Univision reporter Jorge Ramos before his "Make America Great Again Rally" at the Grand River Center in Dubuque, Iowa, August 25, 2015. Ramos was removed from Trump's news conference on Tuesday after the Republican presidential candidate said the journalist was asking a question out of turn. REUTERS/Ben Brewer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX1PNL1 With Donald Trump closer than ever to the Republican nomination for President, it’s time to get real about a Basta Trump campaign.

‘American Gladiators’ star Lee Reherman, 49, found dead in Calif. home

SUV crashes into Massachusetts restaurant, 2 dead, 3 others in critical condition

Two people were killed after a car crashed into a Sweet Tomatoes restaurant in Newton, Massachusetts on March 1, 2016. An SUV crashed into a suburban Boston restaurant around dinner time Tuesday night, leaving two people dead.

KHAT SMUGGLING: Drug trafficker charged with moving 47 kilos of illegal substance

Dikhil Region, Djibouti: Afar people hut - Afar Dwelling - photo by M.Torres The suspected smuggler moved upwards of $50 million in cash from the U.S. to Yemen and the United Arab Emirates.

NYC disabled students get shortchanged on school services

MR & PR Forty percent of the city’s disabled students are not getting their full school services as required by state law.

BILL IS FOR BILL-IONAIRE: Gates tops list of world’s richest for 17th time with a $75B fortune

Bill Gates has been named the world’s richest man yet again on Forbes’ annual ranking of the richest people on earth. For a third straight year, the rest of the world’s billionaires are looking up at Bill Gates and his bulging bankbook.

ME TARZAN, YOU JANE: Krakowski exposes her pasties

EXCLUSIVE MTA to change bus radio transmissions despite FCC warning, raising safety fears

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 23: Commuters board a bus near First Avenue December 23, 2005 in New York City. After three days of strikes New York City subways and buses returned to service, bringing normality back to millions of peoples morning and afternoon commutes. (Photo by Daniel Barry/Getty Images) The MTA plans to move city bus radio transmissions into the same bandwidth as that of the FDNY and EMS, despite an FCC warning.

Long Island Rep. Peter King among Republicans horrified by Donald Trump

Rep. Pete King R-N.Y. speaks at a Republican Leadership Summit, Friday, April 17, 2015, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) Long Island's Republican Rep. Pete King says he might have to get out of politics if Donald Trump is his party’s nominee.

South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard vetoes transgender bathroom bill at last minute

JAN. 12, 2016 PHOTO South Dakota's governor vetoed a bill that would allowed a law requiring transgender students to use bathrooms that match sex at birth.

I'M PICKING UP GOOD VIBRATIONS: Fla. woman tries to steal sex toy, claims it'll save her marriage

A Florida woman was busted for attempting to steal a vibrating sex toy.

GET IGGY WITH IT! Azalea is upfront on plastic surgery

MLB suspends Yankees pitcher Aroldis Chapman 30 games for domestic violence incident

Commissioner Rob Manfred made a strong statement Tuesday, issuing a 30-game suspension for Aroldis Chapman.

Illinois cop accused of stabbing Calif. teen while on vacation, as victim suspects racism in attack

Karam Jarrah, 17, was stabbed twice outside a gym in California. A vacationing Illinois cop is among three people arrested in a knife attack of a Calif. teen who claims he was targeted for speaking Arabic.

GREENE Bullying bigot Donald Trump, a racist, no longer deserves the benefit of the doubt

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a rally at Madison City Schools Stadium in Madison, Alabama February 28, 2016. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry The only difference between Donald Trump and former KKK head David Duke is that Trump has never been pictured publicly wearing a white robe.

After almost 15 years, 1,000 heroes suffering 9/11-related health woes finally get full compensation checks

Jack McNamara, 9, second from right, holds a sign on behalf of his late father during a rally calling for the funding of the Zadroga Act, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, in New York. John McNamara, who served in the New York Fire Department, worked at the World Trade Center site following the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and died in 2009 of cancer. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, center, and other officials joined in the rally. The Act, which funds medical care for 9/11 first-responders, is set to expire and was not included in the Transportation Bill that passed the Senate earlier this week. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) More than 1,000 first-responders and others suffering 9/11-related health woes are finally receiving their full compensation checks.
Autos

GRAND ENTRANCE. 2017 Chevy Corvette Grand Sport debuts

Want a Corvette Z06 but could do without the problem-ridden supercharger? Meet the Grand Sport, your new track day best friend. Want a Corvette Z06 but don't need the supercharger (or the price markup)? Meet the Grand Sport, your new track-day dream car.

C-HRAZY GOOD. Toyota C-HR lights up Geneva

Fancy lighting and a whole lot of curves highlighted this Toyota press conference.

HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY! Say hello to the $1.9 million Lamborghini Centenario

It takes a lot to stand out on the Lamborghini stand, which was no problem for the Centenario.  Lamborghini Centenario is a 770-horsepower missile on wheels.

Geneva Auto Show: Fiat Abarth 124 Spider is a raucous ragtop

If you've been clamoring for a more powerful, turbocharged, Italian Miata, your chariot awaits, sir or madam. How do you improve on the Mazda MX-5 Miata? Hand it to the Italians for some extra spice, of course.

A FAMILY FIND. 2016 Honda Pilot Elite review

The 2016 Honda Pilot is safer and better looking than its predecessor.  Honda’s biggest crossover gets more ‘minivanish’ for 2016, so we put it through the family-friendly test.

PHOTOS AMERICAN MUSCLE. Corvettes, Camaros and Challengers on display in Geneva

The 2016 Corvette Z06 is a true world class supercar.  Dodge and Chevrolet were anything but bashful with their high octane, tire-smoking models in Geneva.
New York

'THE WRONG ONE GOT SHOT': Brooklyn teen wounded in chest by gunman aiming for his brother

New York City Police (NYPD) cars are parked outside the emergency entrance of the Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn borough of New York February 20, 2016. Two New York City police officers were injured on Saturday during an exchange of gunfire with a male suspect who rammed a patrol car during a chase and was then shot and critically wounded, authorities said. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid A Brooklyn teen was shot in the chest by a gunman who missed his target — the victim's brother, police sources said Tuesday.

S.I. woman who played 'Blue Fairy' in drug video found dead

Sharissa Turk, in viral 2012 video about drug abuse, was found dead in Staten Island of suspected overdose. A pregnant Staten Island woman who once played the Blue Fairy in a viral video about painkiller abuse was found dead.

NYC lawyer fined 10G in divorce case loses custody of son

Claire Comfort leaves Civil Supreme Court on October 2, 2015 in New York. Comfort and her -ex, the patent attorney Anthony Zappin, appeared for their divorce case today. (Alec Tabak for New York Daily News) A Manhattan attorney who has already been fined $10,000 has now lost all rights to raise his young son in a court decision released Tuesday.

Subway perv busted for groping 8-year-old boy on train in Queens

Transit Bureau Chief Joseph Fox tweeted his congratulations to the District 20 team (pictured) for their ‘quick work’ in nabbing the subway perv. Quick-thinking cops nabbed a perv after an 8-year-old boy told his mom he was groped on a Queens subway train, sources said Tuesday.

Woman, 44, swindled three elderly men out of $400G by making friends with them

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A 44-year-old woman swindled three elderly men out of at least $400,000 by getting close to them — then crying the blues over money.
LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

Identity-thieving Brooklyn couple arrested in $100G credit card scam

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A Brooklyn couple was busted for stealing more than $100,000 in gift cards at a shopping center using American Express and Visa cards obtained with stolen identities, authorities said.

Lobbyists targeting city government officials shell out record $86 million in 2015

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Lobbying spending boomed to $86.2 million last year — a record high.

Trip to jail for two men accused of selling magic mushrooms in Harlem

NR Two men were busted in Harlem for dealing in hallucinogenic mushrooms, police sources said Tuesday.

SPIDEY SNARED! Times Square Spider-Man busted after he held on to child, demanded $10

Times Square is rife with performers, dressed as popular fictional characters, who pose for photos with tourists. J. Jonah Jameson was right — Spider-Man is a menace!
Daily News Video

podcast The world ends in 'Night of the Comet' (1984) : For the Love of Movies podcast

Film poster for 'Night of the Comet' (1984). Frank is made to watch the light-hearted 1984 scifi flick, 'Night of the Comet'.

podcast 'White Rabbit Red Rabbit' is its own Off-Broadway species: Joe D Show

Producers of “White Rabbit Red Rabbit” tell why Nathan Lane, Whoopi Goldberg, Patrick Wilson jumped at the chance to do the solo play
Sports

Harper: Rob Manfred sets right tone with Chapman suspension

Rob Manfred wanted to set the right precedent.

Jerry Reese's Giants rebuild could go on without Pierre-Paul

Jason Pierre-Paul was limited for the Giants this season after injuring his right hand in a Fourth of July fireworks accident gone awry. The Giants are primed for a defensive overhaul this offeseason, possibly without JPP.

Yo, Nellie! Cespedes rides a horse into a Mets camp

Yoenis Cespedes is going hog wild. Yoenis Cespedes’ ride had a horsepower of one on Tuesday.

Rangers coach must figure out best way to use Eric Staal

Alain Vigneault has said he envisions Eric Staal playing the middle. Rangers must figure out the best way to utilize Marc Staal’s older brother to get the most out of the team's third big deadline acquisition.
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