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Thursday, June 23, 2016

AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME WOULD SMELL AS SUSPICIOUS: Alabama governor's wife began suspecting affair after he started texting her rose emojis, report says

Second-term Republican Gov. Robert Bentley now faces impeachment.

Florida man gets 17 years in prison for stealing $500G from blind widow, spending the money on Lamborghinis, Porsches and nipple pasties

Eduardo Ravelo,36, drugged a blind widow for three years as he stole $500,000. A Florida man was sentenced to 17 years behind bars after he drugged an elderly woman for three years.

Queens lawmaker wants study of traffic, economic impact of Kanye West-headlined Meadows Music Festival at Citi Field

Not Released (NR) The Meadows Music and Arts Festival is scheduled for Oct. 1 and 2 in the Citi Field parking lot, close to another festival.

'I LOOKED HOT IN THAT DRESS': Ariel Winter slams social media body-shamers

'THESE PEOPLE ARE PREDATORS': Texas pastor says he prays those wounded in Orlando massacre die

Donnie Romero, a Texas pastor, sticks up for California pastor Roger Jimenez who said that more people should have been killed in the Orlando attack. Donnie Romero of the Stedford Baptist Church said he agreed with fellow pastor Roger Jimenez.

Calif. prosecutor fights to make sure rapists like Brock Turner receive tougher sentences in the future

Former Stanford student Brock Turner who was sentenced to six months in county jail for the sexual assault of an unconscious and intoxicated woman is shown in this Santa Clara County Sheriff's booking photo taken January 18, 2015, and received June 7, 2016. Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY The California prosecutor who won a sexual assault conviction in the case of Brock Turner wants new legislation to ensure tougher sentences.

Rescuers find body after father, three teens vanish in boat off Florida coast

A family from Sarasota is missing off the coast of southwest Florida off the Gulf of Mexico. Authorities continue to search for Ace Kimberly, 45, and his teenagers Roger Kimberly, 13, Donny Kimberly, 15, and Rebecca Kimberly, 17. The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday night that the unidentified family had not been seen since Sunday morning.

Former suspect in JonBenét Ramsey murder case charged with child porn

'SHE WAS FULL OF LIFE': Rare brain-eating amoeba kills Ohio teen after her boat flipped over during whitewater rafting trip in N.C.

An aquatic brain-eating amoeba killed an Ohio teen after she reportedly contracted the infection while whitewater rafting in N.C.

Gov. Cuomo says de Blasio is lucky to get one-year extension

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Gov. Cuomo understands de Blasio’s frustration at a one-year extension over mayor control over the city schools.

WHAT THE HEEL? Lawsuit says Ivanka Trump stole designs from Italian label

An Italian shoe designer wants to kick Ivanka Trump to the curb for allegedly stealing its design for a high-end, fringe-toed heel.

Beverly Hills auctioneer sentenced in smuggling bust

Not Released (NR) A Beverly Hills auctioneer will serve a year for conspiring to smuggle $1 million worth of products made from endangered animals.

Michelle Obama sparks rumors of ‘Gilmore Girls’ appearance

Teen stabbed in gang-related fight on Bronx subway train

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A 15-year-old boy was stabbed during a gang-related fight in a Bronx subway car on Wednesday, cops said.

Omar Mateen researched anti-psychotic drugs before Pulse shooting

Omar Mateen was ‘cool and calm’ during talks with Orlando police, authorities said. "He looked worried, he looked upset, he looked confused," said an acquaintance of Mateen.

Teen ‘gifted’ to Pa. man living with 12 underaged girls is still in love with accused pervert, impregnated at 14

Twelve girls, ranging in age from six months to 18 years old, were found Thursday inside the home of Lee Kaplan (PICTURED), a Bucks County, Pennsylvania, man, who has been charged with sexual assaulting one of the girls from 2012 to 2015, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Lower Southampton police department. A girl “gifted” by her parents to a Pennsylvania man and gave birth to his two daughters is still in love with him, investigators said.

Bronx man gets 9 years in prison for punches that killed school bus driver

Joey Scott, 32, sentenced to 9 years for punching school bus driver Juan Delvalle after Devalle swiped his parked car. Devalle wnet into a coma after the punch. A Bronx man who sent a school bus driver into a coma by punching him in the face was sentenced Wednesday to nine years behind bars.

Christina Grimmie’s killer thought singer was his ‘soul mate'

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Daily News pressman Joseph Loftus dies at age 86

SENDER: Lillian Rizzo <lrizzo29@gmail.com> Second-generation pressman Joseph Loftus, who ran the Daily News’ press room for more than 50 years, died Wednesday at 86.

Fed report blasts ICE for not deporting undocumented immigrant who later killed Conn. woman

Jean Jacques had already served time for attempted murder and was in the country illegally when he fatally stabbed Casey Chadwick. A damning watchdog report released this month blames ICE for failing to deport the man who murdered a 25-year-old Connecticut woman.

Horrific Australian military initiation included rape, former members testify

Not Released (NR) Australian Navy recruits were routinely raped and forced to rape each other as part of military initiation.

Gladys Knight’s son Shanga Hankerson jailed in $1M theft probe

Shanga Hankerson, son of Gladys Knight and proprietor of the Chicken and Waffle establishments bearing her name, appeared in Clayton County court on Wednesday. Soul legend Gladys Knight’s son spent several hours in a Georgia jail Wednesday.

Cowboys' Dez Bryant left trash and feces all over rented Texas mansion

MAKING A BIG FUZZ! Muslim NYPD officer suspended for refusing to shave his beard he keeps for religious reasons

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A Muslim NYPD officer was suspended Tuesday for refusing to shave his beard, his lawyers said in court Wednesday.

Slain East Harlem woman's mom blasts killer's 21-year sentence: 'I hope you drop dead in jail'

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Relatives of a 23-year-old woman fatally shot in an East Harlem housing project in 2013 blasted her remorseless killer.

GATOR'S GONE: Fla. officials confident alligator that killed 2-year-old at Disney resort is dead

3TP EUO NARCH/NARCH30 They got their gator.

Jury deliberations begin in 'Stairway to Heaven' copyright trial

Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin (Photo by Laurance Ratner/WireImage) eight jurors will decide if Led Zeppelin stole the iconic guitar intro to "Stairway to Heaven" from late 60s pop band Spirit.
Autos

FCA drops Takata, Tesla will build factory in China, and more

2016-chrysler-300-interior We've also got news on Toyota's new virtual dummies, 3D parts printing, and more in today's Daily Drive-Thru.

Testing Cadillac’s rear camera mirror technology

2017-Cadillac-XT5-Rear-Camera-Mirror Rearview mirrors once served merely to offer a reflection of what was behind you, but that era is as bygone as love beads and air fresheners

REVIEW First Drive: 2017 Jaguar XE is late to the party, but knows how to dance

The 2017 Jaguar XE seeks to erase the bad memories that Jag's last sports sedan, the X-Type, left in many buyers' minds. Don’t confuse it with an F-type, but the 2017 Jaguar XE performs in a league of its own.

The 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter: your moving day best friend

2016-Mercedes-Benz-Sprinter-2500-Passenger-Van-Front A primer on how to fit an entire apartment’s worth of tchotchkes into the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter.

Ratings and Review: 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC300

2016_Mercedes-Benz_GLC300_Dakota_Brown_Front_Quarter In luxury crossovers, there’s something for everyone, but could this new Mercedes be everything for everyone?

See it 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC300 Photos

206-mercedes-benz-glc300-red-driving-front The GLC300 allows you to get a top-notch luxury crossover without having to break the bank, but you might want to anyway.
New York

Controller Scott Stringer faults two NYC charter schools for lousy financial practices

Real Estate of Merrick Academy, a Queens charter school located at 207-01 Jamaica Avenue, Queens NY on 3/19/10 Two charter schools failed to properly account for millions in management fees and real estate costs, an audit by city controller charges.

Head of NYPD Bronx precinct removed from command after surge of violent crimes

NYPD Detective Inspector Carlos Valdez The South Bronx precinct has been under scrutiny after a statistics-fixing scandal from last year.

Gov. Cuomo offers more police to fight rise in NYC subway crime

Commuters make their way through the subway as the New York Police Department (NYPD) officers patrol the subway at Times Square in New York November 14, 2015, the morning after the attacks that killed at least 128 people in Paris. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARYTIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images There could be more perv-busting police riding the rails.

Queens man charged with smuggling protected turtles trough U.S. mail marked as ‘snacks’

NR A Queens man has been charged with smuggling protected turtles through the U.S. mail in boxes labeled "Snacks."

Upper West Side apartment building that rented rooms to tourists ordered to stop taking reservations

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The landlords, who were hit with $65,000 in fines for violations, are running "a commercial hotel," tenants claim.
LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

Cops hunting suspected BB gunman who shot at police car’s windshield in Bronx

Cops are looking for a person who fired some kind of projectile at a police car Wednesday.

Two men get long prison terms for NYC gun trafficking operation

Carl Smalls is arraigned in State Supreme Court on October 27, 2015 in New York. Along with five co-defendents, Smalls allegedly sold a total of 74 guns, as well as ammunition, to an undercover NYPD detective. (Alec Tabak for New York Daily News) Two leaders in a gun trafficking operation were sentenced to long stretches of prison time.

Bronx dad who slashed his kids' throats during fight over home computer gets 20 years in prison

46-year-old Christopher Stevenson from the Bronx was sentenced June 22, 2016 to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder for slashign his son and stepson in the throat during a fight over their home computer. A demented dad who slashed his kids’ throats during a fight over their home computer was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison.

Brooklyn man fighting murder conviction as a result of Scarcella tactics hopes judge ‘end this nightmare swiftly’

John Bunn waits to see if he will have his 1992 murder conviction overturned or granted a new trial during a hearing at Brooklyn Supreme Court in Brooklyn on Wednesday, June 22, 2016. (Credit: Byron Smith for New York Daily News) The motion hinges on retired Det. Louis Carcella, whose alleged misconduct caused eight murder convictions to be overturned.
Daily News Video

podcast 1992's 'Noises Off' is the funniest, star-studded comedy you never saw

Nicolette Sheridan delivers a revealing performance along with (l to r) Denholm Elliott, Carol Burnett, Marilu Henner, Christopher Reeve and John Ritter in the 1992 comedy, 'Noises Off.' It's one of the funniest comedies you probably never heard of.

VIDEO Gun shop owner: 'There should be expanded background checks'

Frank Stelmach of Double Tap Shooting Range and Gun Shop in Philadelphia defended the right of people to own guns, but says the government should do more.
Sports

Check out new Knick Derrick Rose's complete injury history

Derrick Rose entered the NBA in 2008 full of potential, but his promising career has been hampered by injuries. Derrick Rose may well be one of the unluckiest men in the NBA, but the Knicks are willing to try their luck on the former MVP. In the first blockbuster move of Phil Jackson's era at the Garden, the Knicks aquired the injury-prone Rose.

NBA 2016 mock draft: Daily News gives you the Top 10 picks

The Daily News’ Frank Isola breaks down first 10 picks of Thursday night’s NBA Draft. Looks like it will be Ben Simmons, Brandon Ingram and then these eight players!

McCARRON WHY WAIT? Mets should act now to aid an ailing lineup

Yoenis Cespedes exited Wednesday’s game after feeling discomfort in his fifth-inning at-bat. The warm, fuzzy feelings from a two-game sweep of the defending World Series champs and brilliant plays by Asdrubal Cabrera and bit player Matt Reynolds were flattened Wednesday by injury alarms about Yoenis Cespedes and Noah Syndergaard, by far the two best players on the Mets.

HARPER Could Yankees momentum-snatching win be start of big things?

New York Yankees' Didi Gregorius (18), Chase Headley, second from left, and Brett Gardner, right, pull off Starlin Castro's jersey after Castro hit a walk-off home run against the Colorado Rockies during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in New York. The Yankees won 9-8. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) On a day when there was every reason to give in to the inevitability of a season mired in mediocrity, the Yankees dug deep and pulled off the type of late-inning comeback that not so long ago seemed routine here in the Bronx. Down 8-4 to the Rockies after blowing a 4-0 lead?
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