Thursday, April 21, 2016

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EXCLUSIVE 'SPIRITUAL' SICKO! Man charged with child porn who claims to have 'connection' to stuffed animals barred from having plush pals in cell

He can’t bear to be alone.

Armed robbers targeting taxi passengers in Queens

Two armed robbers have been preying on early-morning cab passengers in Queens, pulling a gun on them right after they get out of their taxis, according to cops. The armed robbers have been pulling a gun on passengers right after they get out of their taxis.

'JUSTICE SHOULD NOT COME WITH AN EXPIRATION': Sen. Schumer pushes to extend statute for sex crimes victims

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 11: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks at a press conference at the U.S Capitol on February 11, 2016 in Washington, DC. Schumer and a group of other Democrats are calling on senate Republicans to support the passage of emergency funding to tackle the prescription opioid and heroin crisis. (Photo by Olivier Douliery/Getty Images) The sands of time should not protect sexual predators, Sen. Chuck Schumer said Wednesday.

EXCLUSIVE Walgreens, Duane Reade fined $500G for regularly overcharging New York customers

A Walgreens logo is seen outside its store in New York City, September 18, 2013. Walgreen Co, the largest U.S. drugstore, is moving 120,000 employees to a private health insurance exchange where they can choose a plan from multiple insurers, a sign of the shifting landscape for corporate healthcare because of rising costs. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY BUSINESS LOGO) Walgreens routinely charged customers different prices at the register than what was listed on shelves and in ads, the News has learned.

Wrestling champion Chyna, 45, found dead in her Calif. home

TIME AFTER TIME! Miami woman charged for drugging date, stealing luxury watch from ANOTHER victim

Liliana Vanegas, 25, and Francisco Trujillo, 30, attempted to steal Alvin Malhi's $28,000 Rolex watch after Malhi's night out for his brother-in-law's bachelor's party. Liliana Vanegas was charged with strong arm robbery and grand theft for making off with the $10,000 Panerai watch of a Los Angeles doctor.

'GRAPHIC AND DEMEANING': Albany man fired after he played out twisted co-worker fantasies on YouTube with Lego figures

Everything was not awesome with these Lego movies.

President Obama snubbed in Saudi Arabia trip by King Salman

HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES As the President lands in Saudi Arabia, new evidence is emerging, linking officials there to the 9/11 attacks.

EXCLUSIVE Cornell under fire for housing Afrika Bambaataa archive

Woman, 25, threatened with knife at Financial District bar

The NYPD is seeking the public's assistance in locating and identifying the following individual in connection with an assault within the confines of the 1st Precinct. The circumstances are as follows: That’s not the table service she was hoping for.

Tennessee high school students beat down 4-month pregnant teen in disturbing video: ‘She kicked me in my stomach’

A 15 year old student at Trezevant High School in Memphis, Tennessee who is four months pregnant is seen in this video being attacked by fellow students. A gang of Tennessee high school students brutally beat down a 4-month pregnant teen as she walked to class, shocking footage showed.

Rabbi sues N.J. company Manischewitz for not being Kosher enough

NEWARK, NJ - FEBRUARY 4: Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz feels the temperature just before sheets of unbaked matzo enter a massive oven at the matzo production line at the Manischewitz manufacturing facility on February 4, 2014 in Newark, New Jersey. Under strict rabbinical supervision at all times and in all stages of production, over 1 million sheets of matzo are produced daily during the height of the Passover season. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images) Something’s not kosher at Manischewitz, a new lawsuit says.

BASEBALL MURDER MYSTERY BUSTED: Man arrested in 1990 slay of former minor leaguer

NR A Manhattan man has been indicted in the cold-case murder of a former minor league baseball player after a witness finally came forward.

Tila Tequila wishes Hitler happy birthday in shocking Twitter rant

EXCLUSIVE Brooklyn shooting suspect grills injured alleged victim on witness stand

Minister Judith Daniels, 62, leaves court after testifying in a case involving Cush Wright-El in Brooklyn, Wednesday, June 20, 2016, in Manhattan, New York: (Byron Smith for New York Daily News) An ex-con facing decades in prison for wounding Brooklyn residents questioned one of his alleged victims on the witness stand.

Bronx gang shooting leaves 19-year-old dead

NYPD car A 19-year-old was shot and killed during a gang-fueled clash at a Bronx housing project, officials said Wednesday.

Man, 23, shot by cops in Brooklyn faces weapon possession charges

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The man shot by cops after officials say he pulled a gun on plainclothes officers in Brooklyn is facing weapon possession charges.

HAIR-RAISING! Half-bearded Florida man spends 4/20 in jail for selling weed

Kevin Gibson appears in a Miami-Dade County mugshot with a bushy white beard, but only on the left side of his face. He must have been high while he was shaving.

Katherine Heigl sought therapy after her rep was tarnished

TRAGIC DEATHS AT SEA: Some 500 migrants feared dead after overloaded ship goes down in Mediterranean

A Syrian refugee holds onto his children as he struggles to walk off a dinghy on the Greek island of Lesbos, after crossing a part of the Aegean Sea from Turkey to Lesbos September 24, 2015. Reuters and The New York Times shared the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography for images of the migrant crisis in Europe and the Middle East. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY The disaster happened in waters between Italy and Libya, based on accounts from 41 survivors who were rescued by a merchant ship.

EYE-RATE: Manhattan man sues salon for burns caused by eyelash dye job gone awry just before his wedding

Justin Reeves (left) said that a month before his January 2016 wedding to Mario Ismael Espinoza (right), he went to Benefit Cosmetics Brows-A-Go-Go store in Manhattan to dye his lashes. He then had a bad chemical reaction to the procedure. A Manhattan bridegroom says his big day was ruined because he had to spend it explaining his red eyes to guests.

Democrats will outnumber GOP in N.Y. Senate, but won’t control chamber

Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, D-Long Beach, speaks during a joint legislative budget hearing on transportation on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) The Democrats will outnumber the Republicans in the state Senate — but the Dems won't be in control of the chamber.

Investigation into New York’s voting irregularities launched after botched presidential primary

Controller Scott Stringer opened an online complaint system after thousands complained they were unable to vote in the New York primary. The AG's office is investigating voting irregularities after receiving over 1,000 complaints from New Yorkers after Tuesday's primary.

Charlize on filming with Tobey: ‘We had a rough time'

Goggles case caused Air Force cargo plane crash that killed 14

TOPSHOTS An Air Force crash that killed 14 people happened because a pilot propped up a control yoke with a night-vision goggles case.

Preet Bharara says he’s opened probe related to Panama Papers

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Wednesday that his office has “opened a criminal investigation regarding matters to which the Panama Papers are relevant.” Preet Bharara wrote that his office had “opened a criminal investigation regarding matters to which the Panama Papers are relevant.”

Andrew Jackson historians mourn President's removal from $20 bill as internet celebrates his ‘amazing’ hair

$20 bill featuring Andrew Jackson While some historians lamented the removal of the slave-owning, anti-Native American President from the $20 bill, the Internet mourned the loss of currency’s best head of hair.

Bronx man found guilty of fatally shooting neighbor he owed 40 cents for a ‘loosie’ cigarette

Lamont Jones shot Ibushio Sealey five times, including four shots to his back, inside their building on Andrews Avenue in the Bronx’s University Heights section. He got smoked for 40 cents.
Autos

Auto News Round-Up Audi's diesel scandal, an anniversary Camaro in Indy and more

While Volkswagen has caught most of the flack for its diesel-emissions scandal, Audi's engineers might actually be the ones to blame. We've also got a Hyundai-Cisco partnership, a high-tech Detroit Auto Show, and more in today's Daily Drive-Thru.

REVIEW BETTER IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES: 2017 Ford Escape Test Drive

Ford Escape in a grass field. The 2017 Ford Escape gets better where it counts (as in: everywhere).

SEE IT ROCK AND ROLL AWAY: Workers get pulled over and make bad decision

Construction workers get pulled over and throw bricks at cop car These construction workers in England made a really bad decision after being pulled over by the cops.

SEE IT DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT: Tow truck drops car and keeps driving

Tow truck drops car and keeps driving A tow truck driver in Russia decided he no longer had any use for the car he towed when it fell off the back of the truck.

DON'T TRUCK WITH THE LAW: Ford F-150 is now a police car

Ford has released a special-edition F-150 designed primarily for police use. The F-150 joins Ford's Special Service Vehicle line.

REVIEW THE S-CLASS OF SUVS?: 2017 Mercedes GLS Class First Drive

black 2017 mercedes-benz gls drifting in dirt Mercedes-Benz’s top SUV becomes the GLS, but is it the S-class of SUVs?
New York

NYC baseball fields will have defibrillators under bill passed

PR Baseball fields where kids play will have to have defibrillators under a bill passed by the City Council Wednesday.

City Council passes Mayor de Blasio's East New York zoning plan

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A plan to transform Brooklyn’s East New York passed the City Council Wednesday.

Last teen involved in Chinatown rape sentenced to 14 years

Police have identified Eric Pek, Emanuel Burrows and Sanat Asliev, who are residents of a Boys Town facility for juvenile delinquents in Park Slope, as suspects in the sexual assault of a 33-year-old woman. A troubled teen who participated in a gang rape got 14 years in prison Wednesday after a failed bid for leniency.

Rikers inmate says he got solitary confinement after assaulted

; to print; The Rikers Island inmate who says guards savagely beat him was punished with over 100 days in solitary confinement, he claims.

Kalamazoo shooting victim Abigail Kopf heads home from rehab

Video: Abigail Kopf Graduates from Mary Free Bed. Kalamazoo shooting victim Abbie Kopf goes through rehab at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in this video posted April 20, 2016. She's pictured with parents Vickie and Gene. Exactly two months after she almost lost her life, a teenage victim of the Kalamazoo shooting is heading home.
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Queens principal sues to get job back after fired for tardiness

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A grade school principal in Far Rockaway who was fired in for repeatedly being late and absent has sued to get her $128,000 a year job back.

TASTY DELIGHT! Immigrant Staten Island cook takes home $7M lotto prize

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A Staten Island restaurant cook collected his $7 million New York Lottery prize Wednesday after buying a winning scratch-off last month.

Second Ave. subway project receives $29B boost

The current status regarding construction for the new Second Avenue Subway for the Q train at 72nd Street and 2nd Ave, Friday, June 19, 2015. (Shawn Inglima/ for New York Daily News) The next phase of the Second Ave. subway project received a boost, with the MTA board approving a revamped $29 billion capital plan.

John Catsimatidis says authorities haven’t contacted him over de Blasio fund-raising probe

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi John Catsimatidis says he has not been contacted by authorities looking into Mayor de Blasio’s fund-raising operation.
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Movie poster for the 1979 Bob Fosse classic, 'All That Jazz'. Get those jazz hands warmed up, because we be dancing this week.

podcast Manish Mehta on Mets, Jets and smoking pot : Daily News Sports Talk Podcast

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Fans of the New York Jets react in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) With lots of topics to discuss, we brought back Jets columnist Manish Mehta on Friday afternoon for a wide-ranging conversation.
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Mets can't complete sweep, Bartolo Colon denied milestone win

Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Freddy Glavis, with the ball in his glove, looks down at New York Mets' Travis d"Arnaud, who doubled during the fourth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 20, 2016 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek) After watching 12 home runs leave the park in three games, it turns out it was a simple infield single that proved huge Wednesday night.

Islanders edged by Panthers, 2-1, as series evens up at 2-2

The Islanders squandered another hometown chance to move closer to advancing in the playoffs for the first time since 1993.

Myers: Eagles need to be OK with QB Rams don't want

Cal's Jared Goff and North Dakota State's Carson Wentz will be top two picks in draft. The Rams only have to be in love with one quarterback. The Eagles must be in love with two.

Mehta's Jets Mailbag: Are Titans a fit for Mo Wilkerson trade?

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - SEPTEMBER 22: Defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson #96 of the New York Jets celebrates after he sacks quarterback EJ Manuel #3 of the Buffalo Bills in the 2nd half of the Jets 27-10 win over the Buffalo Bills at MetLife Stadium on September 22, 2013 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Ron Antonelli/Getty Images) The Jets mailbag digs deep into Mo Wilkerson’s future and an intriguing draft prospect that could yield big dividends.
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