Monday, July 18, 2016

AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS


GUNMAN WAS A RETIRED MARINE: Baton Rouge shooter Gavin Eugene Long served one tour in Iraq and carried out deadly cop shootings on his 29th birthday; ranted about Alton Sterling's killing to radio host

The gunman in the devastating Baton Rouge shooting that killed three cops has been identified as Gavin Eugene Long.

De Blasio says NYPD working to avoid more tragedies like Eric Garner's death

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The NYPD has improved its neighborhood policing to build strong relationships between cops and the families they police.

Suspected drunken driver kills 17-year-old boy riding bicycle in Brooklyn

Police investigate after a bicyclist was fatally struck by a car on Gerritsen Avenue in Brooklyn, New York City on Sunday, July 17 2016. (Gardiner Anderson for New York Daily News) A suspected drunken driver hit and killed a cyclist, ripping the man’s bicycle in half as he rode on the outskirts of a Brooklyn park.

CASHIER HAS BEEF WITH COPS: Alabama sheriff’s deputies refused service at Taco Bell by alleged anti-police staffer

Generic Taco Bell location To protect and not be served.

FREE-FOR-ALL! Bryan Cranston and John Leguizamo get into brawls on set

'HE WAS AN ALL-AMERICAN BOY': MIT student, 21, killed by drunk off-duty officer in Brooklyn crash had big plans

NEED CONFIRMATION - Drew Esquivel, 21, of MIT is a possibe car crash victim killed by drunk rookie cop Nicholas Batka in Brooklyn on the morning of July 16, 2016.This is a July 9, 2016, Facebook photo of him in New York from his page. The 21-year old killed on a Williamsburg sidewalk was eager to start his Big Apple internship.

GREENE If you support Trump and the Republican Party, then all lives don’t matter

JULY 6, 2016 FILE PHOTO Stop telling me that all lives matter when you support a presidential candidate who wants to build a wall between Mexico and the U.S.

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: NYPD orders cops to work in pairs, use greater caution after Baton Rouge shooting

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The NYPD ordered its officers to change tactics in the wake of the shooting in Baton Rouge that left three cops dead and three wounded.

ROAD BLOCK! Lady Gaga pulled over 2 weeks after getting driver’s license

'CULTURE OF ACCEPTANCE': Minority teens learn coding at fast-growing NYC STEM nonprofit

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A crowd of 20 young men — almost all of them black and Hispanic — in a futuristic office on the 17th floor of a Manhattan high-rise.

Fla. murder suspect's girlfriend arrested for helping him escape from courtroom

Dayont'e Resiles, 21, escaped from the Broward County courthouse in downtown Fort Lauderdale. The Florida murder suspect who disappeared after bolting from a courtroom received help, officials said.

UC Berkeley student Nicolas Leslie among victims killed in Bastille Day attack

Nicolas Leslie, 20, one of the 85 UC Berkeley students attending a study abroad program near Nice, France, is still unaccounted for. University of California-Berkeley student Nicolas Leslie studying in France was among those killed in the Bastille Day massacre.

Clinton beating Trump in three new polls, but race still close

Not Released (NR) Hillary Clinton has regained a lead over Donald Trump in their November match-up, three new polls out Sunday show.

Video posted by Kim K shows Taylor Swift approving Kanye's 'Famous' lyrics

Bastille Day truck attacker texted for 'more weapons' minutes before massacre

The killer asked for more weapons from one possible accomplice arrested by French authorities.

EJECT THIS! Joe Torre orders MLB managers to stop arguing balls and strikes

CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 21: Joe Torre, Major League Baseball's Chief Baseball Officer, looks on prior to game four of the 2015 MLB National League Championship Series between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets at Wrigley Field on October 21, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) Major League Baseball is telling managers to cool it on arguing balls and strikes.

Milwaukee domestic violence suspect shoots cop sitting in squad car, kills self

Broken auto glass is scattered in the street in Milwaukee, where a Milwaukee Police officer was shot while seated in the front seat of his squad car early Sunda. The officer was sitting in his squad car when a suspect approached on foot and fired at the officer, striking him several times.

Staten Island biker club member shot, wounded by gunman

NR A 47-YEAR-OLD member of the 69ers Motorcycle Club was critically wounded by a gunman on Staten Island on Sunday, police said.

DONNIE LOVES CHACHI! Trump selects Scott Baio as RNC speaker

Syrian government forces besiege rebels in Aleppo

Syrian and civil defence workers evacuate a body on a stretcher following reported air strikes on July 17, 2016 in the rebel-controlled neighbourhood of Maysar in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.Opposition-controlled parts of Syria's battered northern city Aleppo came under total siege, after government forces severed the last route out of the east. An estimated 300,000 civilians live in rebel-held neighbourhoods of Syria's second city, according to the United Nations, and there are fears that they could face starvation.The martyrdom of three children and a man and a woman and injuring two children were brought out alive from under the rubble and 5 other people suffered injuries dispersed in an air raid by Russian aviation explosive missile targeted a residential building in the neighborhood facilitator. / AFP PHOTO / THAER MOHAMMEDTHAER MOHAMMED/AFP/Getty Images Syrian opposition activists say only road leading into and out of rebel-held parts of Aleppo is cut off.

GUNFIRE IN BROOKLYN: Armed ex-con dead in police-involved shooting after cops respond to gunpoint robbery

(The wounded Suspect is seen here) A man committing an armed robbery in front of 40 Debevoise Avenue was shot by Officers in Brooklyn on Sunday July 17, 2016. 0755. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News) No officers were shot, and the shooting victim later died at the hospital.

Eight killed after construction elevator plummets from 18th story of east China apartment building

Elevator buttons, close-up, web stock The people in the elevator were immediately taken to hospitals, but none survived.

Bronx woman charged with murder after calling 911, saying her boyfriend fell on knife ‘and cut himself’

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Detectives saw through her claims that her boyfriend died by falling on a knife as they fought in their apartment early Saturday.

Brother of Pakistani model Qandeel Baloch confesses to her murder

India blacks out media in Kashmir during protests

epa05429834 People burn a mock of Indian flag during a protest against India,in Karachi, Pakistan, 17 July 2016. Indian authorities clamped down on Kashmir media banning the circulation of newspapers and imposed a strict curfew in most parts of Kashmir valley for the ninth consecutive day to contain protests following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani. According to local news reports, the death toll reached 44 and over 1600 persons have been injured across Indian Kashmir during clashes over the past ten days. EPA/SHAHZAIB AKBER Anti-India protests left at least 36 people dead in the volatile region.

Female correction officer killed at all-male Texas prison

Not Released (NR) US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT AND NEWSWEEK OUT A male inmate killed a female correction officer found dead inside a Abilene, Texas, prison early Saturday.

Bill Gates foundation pledges another $5 billion to Africa

Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates is introduced Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, at Microsoft's annual shareholders meeting in Bellevue, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates says his foundation will invest another $5 billion in Africa over the next five years.

Patient, staffer killed in shooting at Florida medical center

Shooting at Parrish Medical Center in Titusville, Florida leaves 2 people dead on July 17, 2016. The gunman, David Owens, 29, was arrested. The suspect was taken into custody shortly after the shooting at Parrish Medical Center in Titusville.
Autos

California rejects VW diesel fix, court rules against GM and more

Not Released (NR) We've also got the scoop on the new 2017 Mazda3, Audi's quest for autonomous cars, and more in today's Daily Drive-Thru.

Short Report: 2017 Kia Sportage SX Road Test

2017-Kia-Sportage-SX-Turbo-Pacific-Blue-Front-Quarter-Right You may have noticed that Kias aren’t cheap anymore. There’s a good reason for that, as evidenced by the redesigned 2017 Sportage SX Turbo.

Gallery: IIHS Small SUV Headlight Tests

2016 Buick Encore front The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety conducted tests on the headlights of 21 Small SUVs and just a few of them were even rated as acceptable, while the majority as a whole were poor.

Buyers Guide: How to negotiate with the car dealership

NYDN_Man-in-suit Car dealerships want to maximize profit. You want to maximize savings. Learn how to negotiate with the car dealership.

REVIEW 2017 Audi A4 Ratings and Review: Less 'sports sedan' and more 'tech wiz'

2017_Audi_A4_Front_Quarter_blue While Mercedes and BMW duke it out for top performance creds, Audi has put a different, more tech-y spin on the 2017 A4 sedan.

How to choose a car dealership

NYDN_Man-with-Tablet-Computer Almost as important as picking the car you want is picking the dealer you want to buy it from.
New York

WITH VIDEO — WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT Drunk off-duty rookie cop who killed one, injured three in Brooklyn crash and tried to flee scene charged with DWI, suspended from NYPD

A drunk, off-duty cop crashed into a group of pedestrians, injuring three as well as a firefighter, in Williamsburg on Bedford Ave near North 8th St. on the morning of July 16, 2016 at approximately 3:03 a.m. The cop was driving drunk when he jumped the curb and crashed his car. The crash on Bedford Ave. near North 8th St. in Williamsburg happened just after 3 a.m., officials said.

One dead, another critically wounded in overnight NYC shootings

A friend of the man who was shot in Astoria looks on at the chaotic scene. A man was fatally shot and another was critically wounded in separate shootings in Brooklyn and Queens early Sunday.

DEA agent and N.J. strip club owner wants conviction tossed

David Polos in West Nyack. Polos is one of two DEA agents who ran a south Hackensack strip club on the side, prosecutors charged Wednesday. David Polos and Glen Glover improperly wrote they had no outside income on documents giving them National security clearance, Documents charge. But running Twins plus go go lounge was no walk in the park. Documents detail the pair's struggles to work two jobs, keep the strippers--many of them undocumented--happy and also making sure the champagne rooms were clear of condoms. (Richard Harbus for New York Daily News) Lawyers for David Polos said there was insufficient evidence to convict him of failing to disclose ownership in a strip club.

Cops release Bronx shootout video with 2 suspects on the loose

42 Precinct Assault (RMA# 2015-16): The New York City Police Department is asking the public's assistance identifying the individuals depicted in the attached surveillance photo in regards to an assault that occurred within the confines of the 42nd Precinct. Details are as follows: Cops released surveillance video Saturday of two suspects sought in a Bronx shootout.

Brooklyn teacher inspires to shift the mindset of kids in math

Hometown Hero nominee Zakia Cox, a teacher at Achievement First Bushwick. Fifth-grade teacher Zakia Cox conducts her classes in some very familiar territory — the Brooklyn building she roamed as a young student.
LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

Fallen tree on Queens parkway injures three

Scene on Jackie Robinson Parkway in Queens after a car was crushed by a falling tree on July 16, 2016. No fatalities were reported - the injured were taken to Jamaica Hospital. Three people were seriously hurt when a tree fell onto a car on a Queens parkway Saturday.

UFC's Brock Lesnar flagged for potential anti-doping violation

LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 9: Brock Lesnar before his fight against Mark Hunt during the UFC 200 event at T-Mobile Arena on July 9, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) Brock Lesnar’s UFC comeback could stall after one fight after the former champion was flagged for a potential anti-doping violation.

Bronx woman, 75, shot by stray bullet from shootout while ‘minding her own business’

Police investigate the scene of a shooting in which an elderly woman was wounded on Union Avenue in the Bronx, New York City on Friday, July 15 2016. (Gardiner Anderson for New York Daily News) For decades, the 75-year-old watched life go by from her folding chair from her Bronx building without a problem — until Friday night.

NYPD names new high-tech boat after officer killed during 1986 Queens stakeout while fighting ‘the terrorism of organized crime’

Ann Venditti mother of Officer Venditti(L) with Police Commissioner William J. Bratton(RC) at the dedication of a new harbor launch in memory of Detective Anthony Venditti. Brooklyn, New York July 15, 2016 (Kevin C Downs for New York Daily News) A hero officer who lost his life in the line of duty was paid the "ultimate tribute" Friday when a high-tech boat was named in his honor.
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podcast 'Beverly Hills Cop' brilliantly showed Eddie Murphy's charm & wit in 1984

Eddie Murphy surprises John Ashton (left) and Judge Reinhold in 1984's 'Beverly Hills Cop'. Beverly Hills Cop mixes action and comedy with a perfect balance, all of which is highlighted by Eddie Murphy's wit and charm.

video Daily News Life Hacks: Easy trick makes pitting cherries easy

Daily News Life Hacks: A simple trick with a straw can make pitting cherries easy. This one simple tip makes these healthy and delicious little red jewels easy to pit to use in pies, yogurt and sangria.
Sports

Yankees without Mark Teixeira in series finale vs. Red Sox

The Yankees play what Joe Girardi deems "probably as important a game as we've had in July in a long time"

Joe Torre orders MLB managers to stop arguing balls and strikes

CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 21: Joe Torre, Major League Baseball's Chief Baseball Officer, looks on prior to game four of the 2015 MLB National League Championship Series between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets at Wrigley Field on October 21, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) Major League Baseball is telling managers to cool it on arguing balls and strikes.

Mets Insider: Cubs have score to settle

No more than 7 images from any single MLB game, workout, activity or event may be used (including online and on apps) while that game, activity or event is in progress. Indeed, the Mets may have their issues entering Monday’s series opener at Wrigley Field

WATCH: Jack Harrison nets stellar goal to lift NYCFC over Impact

Jul 17, 2016; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; New York City FC midfielder Jack Harrison (11) celebrates his goal against Montreal Impact with teammates during the first half at Stade Saputo. Mandatory Credit: Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports David Villa and Jack Harrison scored in the first half and first-place New York City held on for a 3-1 victory.
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