Latest News from the New York Post Online Edition, which delivers the Post's world-renowned gossip, best sports in town, and more. http://www.nypost.com/rw/SysConfig/WebPortal/nypost/images/rss_nyp_logo.jpg http://www.nypost.com/ 120 18 International SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile is sparing no expense to rescue its 33 trapped miners, mounting three separate drilling efforts to carve escape tunnels through nearly a half-mile of solid rock and collapsed mine shafts. The latest — an oil-well drill so massive that it has taken 40 trucks to carry it — began... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:25:55 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/rd_drill_to_the_rescue_for_chile_MyDlcMXTz8Tf9AxxVkOZ9M?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/rd_drill_to_the_rescue_for_chile_MyDlcMXTz8Tf9AxxVkOZ9M?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= MyDlcMXTz8Tf9AxxVkOZ9M By Stephen Brown Brooklyn Clang clang clang go the trolleys?After years of delays, the Department of Transportation will finally consider resurrecting trolleys from Red Hook to Downtown, officials announced on Thursday.“We’re looking back to the future,” said Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan. “Streetcars remain part of the transportation mix in cities from... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:10:47 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/city_puts_trolleys_back_on_track_GZWcU43uYnNkfIpIzXBIhN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/city_puts_trolleys_back_on_track_GZWcU43uYnNkfIpIzXBIhN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= GZWcU43uYnNkfIpIzXBIhN By Stephen Brown Brooklyn Some villains flip foreclosed houses — one Prospect Heights lady allegedly flips pets.Louise Holmes thought she had found the perfect candidate on Craigslist to adopt two of her four adorable gray kittens, Pippi and Denver. But as it turned out, the woman, who said her name was “Unique,” was only... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:05:30 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/slope_woman_gets_cat_scam_sold_free_yzwwIOOzQF6dfRMrcamhrK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/slope_woman_gets_cat_scam_sold_free_yzwwIOOzQF6dfRMrcamhrK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= yzwwIOOzQF6dfRMrcamhrK By Patrick Rocchio Bronx Community Board 4 and the borough president’s office are sick and tired of violence.CB4 members and the beep’s office have announced a new initiative to curb violence in their community. The outreach campaign, called a “Community that Cares,” is aggressively aimed at curbing senseless acts of violence... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:46:18 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/cb_forms_community_that_cares_program_yBDgLVKRgZf78mTECv01PK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/cb_forms_community_that_cares_program_yBDgLVKRgZf78mTECv01PK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= yBDgLVKRgZf78mTECv01PK By Patrick Rocchio Bronx It looks like political pressure applied in order to to save Pelham Parkway’s trees may be yielding results. Members of the Pelham Parkway Preservation Alliance said they are closer to finalizing a deal that would give the group three slots on a Technical Working Group. The group, consisting of... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:46:06 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/parkway_alliance_members_may_get_ogpW9R8K2aQnEhP1oh4dCK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/parkway_alliance_members_may_get_ogpW9R8K2aQnEhP1oh4dCK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= ogpW9R8K2aQnEhP1oh4dCK By Patrick Rocchio Bronx Adults may want to kick back with a couple of brews and enjoy one last hurrah before the end of summer, but those under 21 are warned they should not do the same.The Throggs Neck Community Action Partnership came to Skibbo’s Discount Beer and Soda at 3156 E... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:45:57 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/bottle_tags_announce_dangers_of_EYyg3cCTOXQWxmpF8hRt2J?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/bottle_tags_announce_dangers_of_EYyg3cCTOXQWxmpF8hRt2J?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= EYyg3cCTOXQWxmpF8hRt2J By Daniel Roberts Bronx When Morris Park resident Christina Bonelli received a $115 parking ticket on April 30, she just knew it wasn’t right.Bonelli’s ticket was for obstruction of a driveway in front of 1568 Colden Avenue, across from her home on the same street. But she noticed that there was... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:45:42 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/resident_nuts_over_illegal_curb_mr1lr5Hion9DnmE1sLfamJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/resident_nuts_over_illegal_curb_mr1lr5Hion9DnmE1sLfamJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= mr1lr5Hion9DnmE1sLfamJ By Daniel Roberts Bronx The 33rd Senate District Democratic primary, a closely-watched contest for months now, has now become a two-horse race.Daniel Padernacht, a lawyer and member of Community Board 8, officially announced on Tuesday, September 7 that he will be backing out of the race and supporting Gustavo Rivera over the other... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:35:42 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/senate_primary_down_to_espada_vs_2pyCpBxc3wEisEF5XbKhSO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/senate_primary_down_to_espada_vs_2pyCpBxc3wEisEF5XbKhSO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 2pyCpBxc3wEisEF5XbKhSO By Daniel Roberts Bronx After a flood of complaints, meetings, calls, and letters, the MTA has made it clear that they have heard the complaints and are making the necessary changes.Beginning on January 1, the Bx8 bus will return to its original route, and the Bx14 bus will be replaced by a route... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:35:27 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/victory_bx_is_back_in_sense_CvQBXIMBrXhtSQFEuSEvBO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/victory_bx_is_back_in_sense_CvQBXIMBrXhtSQFEuSEvBO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= CvQBXIMBrXhtSQFEuSEvBO International The daughter of controversial U.S. pastor Terry Jones has begged him to abandon his "awful" Koran-burning protest, Der Spiegel reported Friday. Jones provoked condemnation from world leaders and Muslim groups after announcing plans to mark the ninth anniversary of 9/11 by hosting "International Burn-a-Koran Day" at his church... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:25:55 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/daughter_burning_controversial_plans_aBhQ3Mn39p8OexCal1YDnK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/daughter_burning_controversial_plans_aBhQ3Mn39p8OexCal1YDnK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= aBhQ3Mn39p8OexCal1YDnK By MITCHEL MADDUX, JOHN DOYLE and IKIMULISA LIVINGSTON Brooklyn A 32-year-old mom of three fatally stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife after discovering a porn video in their Brooklyn apartment, police sources said today. Officers responded to a 911 call at 9:43 p.m. Thursday at 629 Wilson Ave. in the Bushwick section and found Rudolph Henry... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:22:53 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/brooklyn_woman_stabs_husband_after_2rlFChULkNLl7iH2hFISpN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/brooklyn_woman_stabs_husband_after_2rlFChULkNLl7iH2hFISpN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 2rlFChULkNLl7iH2hFISpN By Patrick Rocchio Bronx Once again on Saturday, September 11, the community will come together to remember the 9th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks.Everyone of the over 150 victims who lived or worked in the Bronx will have their name read aloud during a memorial service at Throggs Neck’s 9... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:16:03 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/throggs_neck_holds_memorial_service_2xeGFJq1R1A63ufEcf6FfI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/throggs_neck_holds_memorial_service_2xeGFJq1R1A63ufEcf6FfI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 2xeGFJq1R1A63ufEcf6FfI By Daniel Roberts Bronx After last year ended in a slew of protests, rallies, and heated words, P.S. 14 looks to be starting anew.Jason Kovac, the principal of P.S. 14, experienced a tough few months at the end of the 2009-2010 school year. On Tuesday, June 8, a rally held at... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:15:52 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/more_peaceful_year_begins_at_wwhndPABA65WZfaoh7NRSI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/more_peaceful_year_begins_at_wwhndPABA65WZfaoh7NRSI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= wwhndPABA65WZfaoh7NRSI By Patrick Rocchio Bronx A new charter school building recently opened with a ringing school bell. Some believe the school will be ringing in hope for disabled children.On Wednesday, September 1, Mott Haven Academy Charter School offically opened its doors with a ceremony that signified the school’s new home in a state-of-the-art... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:15:42 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/school_and_social_services_in_one_EsAkASt4wGZEjIQ4OI27GI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/school_and_social_services_in_one_EsAkASt4wGZEjIQ4OI27GI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= EsAkASt4wGZEjIQ4OI27GI By MICHELLE KASKE and BRAD HAMILTON Local In a city where a flight attendant tells passengers to "f- - - off" and a former mayor flips off protesters, Candida Lara is trying to bring back good manners. The former Miss Universe contestant teaches Wall Street honchos proper table etiquette - how to hold utensils, pick a good... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:09:16 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/ex_beauty_queen_candida_lara_teaches_6zMveVoWy9v6DP1l39ay3I?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/ex_beauty_queen_candida_lara_teaches_6zMveVoWy9v6DP1l39ay3I?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 6zMveVoWy9v6DP1l39ay3I by Patrick Rocchio Bronx The site where six Westchester Square stores burned down last yeer is getting a new life.Impatient community and business leaders have referred to 123-29 Westchester Square, a vacant parcel of land that once contained thriving retail businesses prior to a March 2009 fire, as a “hole in the ground... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:55:50 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/plans_filed_to_fill_void_in_square_cehJRXH03Kp4UjhCRpm91J?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/plans_filed_to_fill_void_in_square_cehJRXH03Kp4UjhCRpm91J?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= cehJRXH03Kp4UjhCRpm91J By Patrick Rocchio Bronx A local baker is being fondly remembered by the Morris Park community that has enjoyed her delicious treats for years.Agnes Floriano, 85, passed away peacefully in her sleep. She was co-owner of Enrico’s Pastry Shop, located at 1057 Morris Park Avenue near Hone Avenue. Floriano and her late... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:55:40 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/morris_park_mourns_beloved_baker_WlkOIdWWu7IYtiaYrjaVqJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/morris_park_mourns_beloved_baker_WlkOIdWWu7IYtiaYrjaVqJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= WlkOIdWWu7IYtiaYrjaVqJ By Patrick Rocchio Bronx For Westchester Square shoppers, it’s anchors away.ABC Super Stores, a 10-store regional discount chain selling clothing, as well as furniture, will be expanding into the property at 34 Westchester Square that Foot Locker recently vacated. It should be the anchor store that merchants have clamored for.The store... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:45:36 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/westchester_square_gets_its_anchor_8KZU8HtENMEemQ1P8guLTO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/westchester_square_gets_its_anchor_8KZU8HtENMEemQ1P8guLTO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 8KZU8HtENMEemQ1P8guLTO By Patrick Rocchio Bronx The Fire Department’s Marine Unit made a dramatic rescue off City Island recently, pulling a man from the water who had fallen out of his dinghy in a heavy current. Firefighters Chris Fitzsimmons of Edgewater Park and Robert Hogan were aboard the FDNY’s Marine Four water rescue boat... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:35:52 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/dramatic_fdny_rescue_off_city_island_uP1ZRbiXekvXLlBDePm1eL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/dramatic_fdny_rescue_off_city_island_uP1ZRbiXekvXLlBDePm1eL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= uP1ZRbiXekvXLlBDePm1eL by Patrick Rocchio Bronx The dolphin has kept its home in Hawkins Park. After a major $250,000 renovation, the Parks Department rededicated City Island’s Hawkins Park and paid tribute to the World War I veteran it is named for on Monday, August 30. Members of the community were pleased to learn that... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:35:42 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/hawkins_park_renovated_rededicated_YGyR0Awr8xF7hdhhwhwmUL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/hawkins_park_renovated_rededicated_YGyR0Awr8xF7hdhhwhwmUL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= YGyR0Awr8xF7hdhhwhwmUL By Patrick Rocchio Bronx Visitors from all over the world come to Arthur Avenue for fine Italian food, and now even the Department of Probation is getting into the act. They recently brought young probationers to the Italian enclave to expand their horizons. As part of an ongoing effort by the Department of Probation... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:15:28 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/young_probationers_tour_arthur_avenue_Um14Dgqzum4q7O8H9nFUqM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/young_probationers_tour_arthur_avenue_Um14Dgqzum4q7O8H9nFUqM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= Um14Dgqzum4q7O8H9nFUqM International A Swedish woman facing charges of aggravated drunk driving claims she was forced to flee a summer gathering with friends when the host announced group sex would follow the coffee, Swedish news website The Local reported Friday. Quoting a report in the newspaper Aftonbladet, The Local said the woman, in... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:14:54 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/swedish_woman_drove_drunk_after_IqUbWStLjw7itA62JRS3oL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/swedish_woman_drove_drunk_after_IqUbWStLjw7itA62JRS3oL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= IqUbWStLjw7itA62JRS3oL National President Barack Obama said Friday that his administration could not ignore the Florida pastor who threatened to burn Korans on Sept. 11 because his actions had the potential to cause “profound damage.” On Thursday, after receiving a telephone call from U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and claiming to have... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:13:16 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/event_had_obama_obligation_says_I0JLAxJ86pbBHJvKKKbIHI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/event_had_obama_obligation_says_I0JLAxJ86pbBHJvKKKbIHI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= I0JLAxJ86pbBHJvKKKbIHI By ANDY PASZTOR National Proposing the most far-reaching overhaul of government regulations to combat cockpit fatigue in several decades, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Friday a plan to bar commercial pilots from working longer than 15 hours at a stretch, or one hour less than currently permitted. As part of a... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:07:44 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/faa_proposal_would_ban_pilots_from_iDSlDHlgBqbCV2BVRWPszN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/faa_proposal_would_ban_pilots_from_iDSlDHlgBqbCV2BVRWPszN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= iDSlDHlgBqbCV2BVRWPszN By EDMUND DeMARCHE Brooklyn Raunchy rapper Foxy Brown pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor -- the only charge she was indicted on by a Brooklyn grand jury -- today of violating a court order in relation to her July confrontation with a neighbor. Prosecutors dropped all but one charge against Brown on Tuesday. Brown... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:30:48 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/foxy_brown_pleads_not_guilty_to_Qo9lEU3XnsGQVn5yik3EyI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/foxy_brown_pleads_not_guilty_to_Qo9lEU3XnsGQVn5yik3EyI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= Qo9lEU3XnsGQVn5yik3EyI By BRUCE GOLDING Local Disgraced money manager Kenneth Starr, who managed to hook a host of boldface Hollywood and Broadway names as clients, pleaded guilty today to running what amounted to a $50 million scam that lasted five years. Starr, 66, appeared in Manhattan federal court, admitting that he swindled clients to fund a... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:26:48 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/money_manager_kenneth_starr_pleads_SZBplTh3vAfNkriO9S0J2I?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/money_manager_kenneth_starr_pleads_SZBplTh3vAfNkriO9S0J2I?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= SZBplTh3vAfNkriO9S0J2I International KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan insurgent commander who was allegedly planning bombings in Kabul on the eve of the Sept. 18 parliamentary elections and two of his associates have been killed in an airstrike, NATO said Friday. The military alliance said in a statement that intelligence sources tracked Nur Mohammed and... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:22:27 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/afghan_insurgents_killed_in_nato_2xWM8q0uGFweLwuDtc6sMJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/afghan_insurgents_killed_in_nato_2xWM8q0uGFweLwuDtc6sMJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 2xWM8q0uGFweLwuDtc6sMJ National President Barack Obama named Austan Goolsbee on Friday as chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), calling him "one of the finest economists in the country." Goolsbee replaces Christina Romer, who left the job last week to resume teaching at the University of California at Berkeley. Goolsbee... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:29:07 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/obama_names_austan_goolsbee_to_head_8WLWWz6gX5t3QO5WYwJk0L?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/obama_names_austan_goolsbee_to_head_8WLWWz6gX5t3QO5WYwJk0L?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 8WLWWz6gX5t3QO5WYwJk0L National ... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:01:39 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/watch_live_president_obama_press_sKPLbFEexjDjnptcE6yVqJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/watch_live_president_obama_press_sKPLbFEexjDjnptcE6yVqJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= sKPLbFEexjDjnptcE6yVqJ Local WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The Indian Point nuclear power station was entirely off the grid Friday after a non-radioactive leak forced operators to close the only reactor that was running. However, with mild weather and a weekend starting, the industry agency that manages the power network predicted there would be... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:48:28 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/non_radioactive_leak_shuts_ny_nuke_02JQcFY79cBZbUc7pvhmcJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/non_radioactive_leak_shuts_ny_nuke_02JQcFY79cBZbUc7pvhmcJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 02JQcFY79cBZbUc7pvhmcJ National WASHINGTON — The U.S. was slow to take seriously the threat posed by homegrown radicals and the government has failed to put systems in place to deal with the growing phenomenon, according to a new report compiled by the former heads of the Sept. 11 Commission. The report says U... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:39:58 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/report_us_must_deal_with_domestic_OBoybGvjmANmo6NioHDrCK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/report_us_must_deal_with_domestic_OBoybGvjmANmo6NioHDrCK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= OBoybGvjmANmo6NioHDrCK Brooklyn New York City’s public advocate has begun an inquiry into whether the death of a 4-year-old girl could have been prevented. Among other things, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio wants to know whether a decision to reduce family services contributed to the Sept. 2 death of Marchella Pierce. Prosecutors... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:35:06 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/de_blasio_launches_probe_into_young_qvy5A6BI8JaKyIxdSkrhfP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/de_blasio_launches_probe_into_young_qvy5A6BI8JaKyIxdSkrhfP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= qvy5A6BI8JaKyIxdSkrhfP Manhattan A raging fire tore through a pair of popular Murray Hill eateries early this morning, leaving more than a dozen firefighters and EMS workers injured. The blaze began around 12:30 a.m. at the family-owned Frontier Coffee Shop and Byblos Restaurant on East 39th Street near Third Avenue, officials... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:53:04 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/firefighters_knock_down_manhattan_06Nrjwhgn3H6vRvYCn2hmI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/firefighters_knock_down_manhattan_06Nrjwhgn3H6vRvYCn2hmI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 06Nrjwhgn3H6vRvYCn2hmI Editorials To burn, or not to burn? That is the question crackpot Terry Jones -- the pastor of a fringe Florida church all but unknown until a week ago -- was mulling late yesterday after receiving an unprecedented personal phone call from Defense Secretary Robert Gates, imploring him not to incinerate... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:26:44 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/gates_mistake_qRpK1l3J9ajiAIPTd2blUI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/gates_mistake_qRpK1l3J9ajiAIPTd2blUI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= qRpK1l3J9ajiAIPTd2blUI Local PATERSON, N.J. — It has been a violent morning and evening in New Jersey’s third largest city. Paterson police are on the scene of a shooting on Montgomery Street that happened at 4:45 a.m. Friday. There’s no word yet on the number of victims. Meanwhile, there... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:35:06 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/two_shootings_within_hours_in_paterson_gQXo1fgyQ4nEVbQbeCT4rO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/two_shootings_within_hours_in_paterson_gQXo1fgyQ4nEVbQbeCT4rO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= gQXo1fgyQ4nEVbQbeCT4rO By YOAV GONEN Education Reporter Brooklyn Health officials have shuttered nearly two dozen day-care centers in Brooklyn over the past month because of safety violations uncovered in the wake of a massive fraud and bribery probe. The pulling of the permits -- arising largely from improper certificates of occupancy, criminal and child-abuse clearances, and staff qualifications... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:35:06 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/klyn_day_cares_go_beddy_bye_bye_KBNsvax7CEF4wWg1edXtpJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/klyn_day_cares_go_beddy_bye_bye_KBNsvax7CEF4wWg1edXtpJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= KBNsvax7CEF4wWg1edXtpJ By LEONARD GREENE National The final moments of a Florida boat captain's harrowing life-and-death battle with rough seas were captured in dramatic pictures that show him being flipped and tossed into the roiling water. Thomas Henry, 61, died Monday, three days after suffering a broken neck, broken ribs and multiple contusions in a... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:34:10 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/nightmare_at_sea_ix744jhamfvYaTNEB1Z4SN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/nightmare_at_sea_ix744jhamfvYaTNEB1Z4SN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= ix744jhamfvYaTNEB1Z4SN National SEATTLE -- The father of a Washington-state US soldier serving in Afghanistan says he tried nearly a half-dozen times to pass an urgent message from his son to the Army: Troops in his unit had murdered an Afghan civilian, planned more killings and threatened him to keep quiet about it... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:04:54 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/gi_dad_army_ignored_son_civilian_oU3gbyBcvurRhsNOwAOJgO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/gi_dad_army_ignored_son_civilian_oU3gbyBcvurRhsNOwAOJgO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= oU3gbyBcvurRhsNOwAOJgO By TODD VENEZIA Weird But True A California town is planning to wash the homeless away. Officials in Manteca have voted to leave on the sprinklers in a popular park all night so that vagrants will no longer be able to sleep there. The town will start the waterworks at 11 p.m. *** Times are so... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:47:05 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/weird_but_true/weird_but_true_u3t9WH95RS2rBnYBuiBsCN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/weird_but_true/weird_but_true_u3t9WH95RS2rBnYBuiBsCN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= u3t9WH95RS2rBnYBuiBsCN By RITA DELFINER Brooklyn They're still in elementary classes, but students at Brooklyn's Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford-Stuyvesant are already getting a taste of higher education. Each of the 13 classrooms at the school is named after a college -- a symbol of the charter's mission "to ensure that all... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:00:43 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/school_is_cool_USTI54YvmIQ8J5TBNILpsL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/school_is_cool_USTI54YvmIQ8J5TBNILpsL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= USTI54YvmIQ8J5TBNILpsL By CHARLES HURT National WASHINGTON -- A wave of Democrats across the country bolted from President Obama over his refusal to extend tax cuts for families earning more than $250,000 a year. "I support extending all of the expiring tax cuts until Nebraska's and the nation's economy is in better shape... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:04:54 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/dem_rebellion_over_tax_stance_MmfQVgu9sxLUGhrjmSm4CI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/dem_rebellion_over_tax_stance_MmfQVgu9sxLUGhrjmSm4CI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= MmfQVgu9sxLUGhrjmSm4CI International TEHRAN, Iran -- Sarah Shourd, the only woman among three US hikers jailed for more than 13 months as alleged spies, will be freed as an act of clemency to mark the end of Ramadan, Iran announced yesterday. Iran's Culture Ministry invited reporters to Tehran's Estaghlal Hotel at... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:04:54 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/iran_we_ll_let_hiker_walk_uNiSy7u0QFfoW8WAK3FAFM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/iran_we_ll_let_hiker_walk_uNiSy7u0QFfoW8WAK3FAFM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= uNiSy7u0QFfoW8WAK3FAFM National WASHINGTON -- An appellate court yesterday granted an Obama administration request for a temporary stay that lifts a judge's ban on the federal funding of research involving human embryonic stem cells. The panel said it did so to give its three judges sufficient opportunity to consider the merits of... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:46:40 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/stem_cell_research_ban_lifted_Us0MCWcK6tGrnVL5QZgSbL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/stem_cell_research_ban_lifted_Us0MCWcK6tGrnVL5QZgSbL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= Us0MCWcK6tGrnVL5QZgSbL National MONTPELIER, Vt.— A new Log Cabin syrup touted as "all natural" looks a lot like the pure, 100 percent maple product that's the pride of Vermont, right down to its packaging in a plastic beige jug. But Vermont officials, seeking to protect the state's signature commodity, contend that... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:04:54 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/vermont_why_you_lousy_sap_4spDcbfoBAkfodtxoVmUzJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/vermont_why_you_lousy_sap_4spDcbfoBAkfodtxoVmUzJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 4spDcbfoBAkfodtxoVmUzJ By JAMIE SCHRAM Manhattan A pervert assaulted a 6-year-old girl who was sitting on her father's shoulders in the M&M's World store in Times Square, authorities said yesterday. Ismael Jimenez, 22, was standing behind the 35-year-old dad, whose daughter was propped on his shoulders, as they rode the escalator in the... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:18:35 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/perv_bust_at_store_soSzYaDoyr94N7MBdcv98I?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/perv_bust_at_store_soSzYaDoyr94N7MBdcv98I?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= soSzYaDoyr94N7MBdcv98I National RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A federal judge yesterday declared the military's ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional, and said she will issue an order to stop the government from enforcing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy nationwide. "Don't ask, don't tell" prohibits the military from... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:20:25 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/judge_hits_don_ask_don_tell_iJdHMsJpbKo51xALdhvl9H?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/judge_hits_don_ask_don_tell_iJdHMsJpbKo51xALdhvl9H?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= iJdHMsJpbKo51xALdhvl9H By JAMIE SCHRAM, KIRSTEN FLEMING, LORENA MONGELLI, JOHN DOYLE and MATTHEW NESTEL NYPD Blotter Brooklyn A sex fiend was arrested for repeatedly sodomizing a family friend's 12-year-old daughter in the girl's home, police sources said yesterday. Willie Baker, 48, sodomized the victim on three occasions, sources said. The victim alerted authorities, and Baker was busted Wednesday. * A Sunset Park thug slashed an... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:47:36 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/nypd_blotter/nypd_daily_blotter_Ea5N6fefG6O8MDyYV6kkrO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/nypd_blotter/nypd_daily_blotter_Ea5N6fefG6O8MDyYV6kkrO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= Ea5N6fefG6O8MDyYV6kkrO By TIM PERONE National He sure didn't bank on this. An armed thug's robbery of a Wisconsin bank was foiled in a matter of seconds by a hulking good Samaritan who sprang into action and put him in a sleeper hold. The heroic customer, and apparent WWE fan, was so tenacious that... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:11:23 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/chokehold_hero_thwarts_bank_gunman_6dBFva1JnvbkmHBDwG2XdJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/chokehold_hero_thwarts_bank_gunman_6dBFva1JnvbkmHBDwG2XdJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 6dBFva1JnvbkmHBDwG2XdJ By GEOFF EARLE Post Correspondent National WASHINGTON -- Health-care costs are forecast to rise after enactment of President Obama's new health law -- and the average American will have to shell out an additional $265 each year for care, a new government report concludes. Factoring in the law, Americans will spend an average of $13... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:04:54 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/feverish_pike_in_care_QMdYsHo0Bz3IU1288B7hbM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/feverish_pike_in_care_QMdYsHo0Bz3IU1288B7hbM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= QMdYsHo0Bz3IU1288B7hbM By LORENA MONGELLI Manhattan At least these three Mets care enough to pitch in. Three Amazin's made up for their less-than-capable teammates yesterday, joining up with other volunteers to make CARE packages for sailors aboard the USS New York. Catcher Josh Thole and hurlers Dillon Gee and Bobby Parnell were part of a... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:42:10 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/well_met_players_assist_sailors_0m3BZ0DXetUKVoylG4M5nK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/well_met_players_assist_sailors_0m3BZ0DXetUKVoylG4M5nK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 0m3BZ0DXetUKVoylG4M5nK National ATLANTA -- An apple a day? Not in the USA. Most Americans still don't eat vegetables often enough, and fruit consumption is dropping, according to a report released yesterday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that last year about one-third of adults consumed fruit or fruit juice... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:32:26 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/fruit_veg_es_chewed_SrKVXvQ6zz6z4rbSucB0yJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/fruit_veg_es_chewed_SrKVXvQ6zz6z4rbSucB0yJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= SrKVXvQ6zz6z4rbSucB0yJ By JOAN LOWY National WASHINGTON -- After a regional airliner crashed outside Buffalo a year and a half ago, killing 50 people, the Obama administration promised swift action to prevent similar tragedies. High on the list: new rules governing the number of hours pilots may work, to prevent tired flight crews from making fatal... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:06:28 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/flight_delay_u7tShf9te9HI70nlAuTZYI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/flight_delay_u7tShf9te9HI70nlAuTZYI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= u7tShf9te9HI70nlAuTZYI International She'd make a great poster girl for Mayor Bloomberg's anti-junk-food campaign. Meet Oshine the orangutan, who tips the scales at 210 pounds, more than twice what an adult orangutan should weigh. She packed on the pounds for 13 years as the pet of a South African couple, who... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:48:44 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/this_gal_weighs_an_orangu_ton_k2vjL8mSuQXOhWUPAVG0dP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/this_gal_weighs_an_orangu_ton_k2vjL8mSuQXOhWUPAVG0dP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= k2vjL8mSuQXOhWUPAVG0dP By CARL CAMPANILE Staten Island The Working Families Party was hauled back into Staten Island court yesterday after being accused of violating a legal agreement to distance itself from its political arm. The legal motion charges that the arm, Data and Field Services, is in contempt of a February court settlement. The initial suit charged... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:44:47 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/staten_island/contempt_court_claim_socks_wfp_8E47L1FIC6QpoKApgsYZVM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/staten_island/contempt_court_claim_socks_wfp_8E47L1FIC6QpoKApgsYZVM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 8E47L1FIC6QpoKApgsYZVM By KIERAN CROWLEY Local Bye-bye, Big Brother. A Long Island town has ended its controversial practice of using images from Google Earth to crack down on homeowners who built pools illegally. Riverhead's Town Council made the decision Wednesday, earning applause from privacy advocates. "They could be spying on everybody for all sorts of... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:35:06 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/li_spy_town_nixes_dirty_pool_Ghi86YR2kigeWwealRhJeL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/li_spy_town_nixes_dirty_pool_Ghi86YR2kigeWwealRhJeL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= Ghi86YR2kigeWwealRhJeL By JANON FISHER Queens Four Queens men operated an international e-mail lottery scam that suckered 30 to 40 marks around the globe out of more than $2 million, the feds charged yesterday. Godspower Chidiaid Egbufor, 32, and Joseph Ifeanyi Ani, 32, were charged in Brooklyn federal court with wire fraud, and denied bail. The... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:01:16 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/princess_di_lottery_scam_8SDJjciW6c2V4KdQuw5AhK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/princess_di_lottery_scam_8SDJjciW6c2V4KdQuw5AhK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 8SDJjciW6c2V4KdQuw5AhK By PHILIP MESSING National A buxom Playboy centerfold tried to bust out -- midair -- from a jet yesterday amid a bad case of high anxiety. Sexy 21-year-old model Tiffany Livingston was aboard JetBlue Flight 522 from Orlando, Fla., to Newark when she bolted from her seat and tried to open the door of... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:32:27 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/playboy_gal_stirs_in_flight_fright_cejyXEPzU3AIOy1K5PgnsN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/playboy_gal_stirs_in_flight_fright_cejyXEPzU3AIOy1K5PgnsN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= cejyXEPzU3AIOy1K5PgnsN Local NEWPORT, RI -- Four college sophomores from Long Island were badly injured yesterday when their SUV crashed into a wall at the historic Breakers mansion. All of them are students at Salve Regina College, down the road from the mansion, which was the summer home of Cornelius Vanderbilt II. The... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:35:06 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/li_students_in_grim_suv_crash_gUZAF7Ja4IR54qoNQfVwPM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/li_students_in_grim_suv_crash_gUZAF7Ja4IR54qoNQfVwPM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= gUZAF7Ja4IR54qoNQfVwPM By MITCHEL MADDUX and ADA CALHOUN National Now she's Lady Gag-order. "Poker Face" diva Lady Gaga remained mum yesterday -- and made sure her minions were, too, shutting down the fan forum on her Web site as a grieving mom claimed the platinum-blond performer copied her late daughter's style and performance techniques. The message-board meltdown... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:14:24 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/gaga_hush_hush_6jiQLT4BgSckR6gO6TqhoL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/gaga_hush_hush_6jiQLT4BgSckR6gO6TqhoL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 6jiQLT4BgSckR6gO6TqhoL By DAREH GREGORIAN and LAURA ITALIANO Manhattan "The Portrait of a Boozed-Up Bozo" is looking more like a frame job. The con man "co-owner" of a million-dollar 19th-century masterpiece that was allegedly lost in Manhattan last month by a drunken courier was arrested by the feds on fraud charges yesterday. Thomas A. Doyle III -- who was... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:37:31 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/it_clipped_art_M08Fqi5xE3aVlsn4rUn3JP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/it_clipped_art_M08Fqi5xE3aVlsn4rUn3JP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= M08Fqi5xE3aVlsn4rUn3JP Bronx Nick Swisher delivered the perfect present for Esther Koplovitz on her 106th birthday. The super Yankee fan was watching on TV Wednesday when his walk-off home run beat the Baltimore Orioles, 3-2. Koplovitz moved here from Russia in 1914, and Yankee souvenirs and memorabilia fill her retirement-home apartment outside Syracuse... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:24:28 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/yank_fan_goes_long_kwWgD0lxZ1N1UxX9VnarzJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/yank_fan_goes_long_kwWgD0lxZ1N1UxX9VnarzJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= kwWgD0lxZ1N1UxX9VnarzJ By RICH CALDER Brooklyn A long-shelved plan to restore trolley service to Brooklyn is back on track. The city has hired a transportation consultant to study the feasibility of running a mile-long trolley line from the Red Hook waterfront to Atlantic Avenue at the southern edge of Brooklyn Bridge Park. The engineering firm URS... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:00:43 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/trolley_good_in_brooklyn_UmnlPHzEhplqTyC8hrgP0I?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/trolley_good_in_brooklyn_UmnlPHzEhplqTyC8hrgP0I?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= UmnlPHzEhplqTyC8hrgP0I By KEVIN FASICK and TOM NAMAKO Manhattan They want the Great White Way to become the Great Bike Way. A cycling-advocacy group yesterday started a bicycle-valet service for theatergoers. Those who want to pedal to a Broadway show can drop their bike off with an attendant at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square and get free, locked-up... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:43:12 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/pedal_parking_for_way_fans_8AinKZOiyLgQhRCtJnrhLI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/pedal_parking_for_way_fans_8AinKZOiyLgQhRCtJnrhLI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 8AinKZOiyLgQhRCtJnrhLI By DAREH GREGORIAN, JENNIFER BAIN and JEANE MacINTOSH Manhattan A chronic deadbeat who was once kidnapped to force him to pay a debt is being sued for stiffing a Manhattan strip club out of more than $46,000. The Penthouse Executive Club says James Clooney, 52, of Oyster Bay, LI, was such a good customer that it extended him... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:37:31 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/club_sues_for_deadbeat_strip_stake_anEGWAlzIHwIYKXrWwuUoO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/club_sues_for_deadbeat_strip_stake_anEGWAlzIHwIYKXrWwuUoO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= anEGWAlzIHwIYKXrWwuUoO By AMIR TAHERI Local Should there be a mosque near Ground Zero? In fact, what is pro posed is not a mosque -- nor even an "Islamic cultural center." In Islam, every structure linked to the faith and its rituals has a precise function and character. A mosque is a one-story gallery built around... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:35:58 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/islam_center_eerie_echo_of_ancient_iRTMW6TprkULnaA1Nqi9xM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/islam_center_eerie_echo_of_ancient_iRTMW6TprkULnaA1Nqi9xM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= iRTMW6TprkULnaA1Nqi9xM By ANDY SOLTIS and DOUG AUER National He's playing with fire. Fanatical Florida pastor Terry Jones spent yesterday flip-flopping on his threat to burn Korans. First, he promised to ditch the protest. Then he claimed he'd been conned into thinking the Ground Zero mosque would move, and said the book burning would go on. Maybe... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:45:49 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/pastor_koran_smoke_screen_swm5X2NK47qoF0xu091pLJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/pastor_koran_smoke_screen_swm5X2NK47qoF0xu091pLJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= swm5X2NK47qoF0xu091pLJ By DAN MANGAN Manhattan The Donald is putting his money where his mouth is. Donald Trump yesterday offered to purchase the site of the proposed mosque near Ground Zero in order to end the national controversy. Trump, who had earlier called the plan insensitive to families who lost loved ones on 9/11, made... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:43:26 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/trump_offers_to_buy_zero_site_aB9wuDb1z1bICX6Zb3IAUN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/trump_offers_to_buy_zero_site_aB9wuDb1z1bICX6Zb3IAUN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= aB9wuDb1z1bICX6Zb3IAUN By CHUCK BENNETT, CARL CAMPANILE and LARRY CELONA Manhattan The NYPD has called up "an army of cops" to handle rival protests expected to draw thousands to the site of the planned Ground Zero mosque on the anniversary of 9/11, sources said yesterday. "We want to keep everyone in their corners. You don't want the opposing sides... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:35:06 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/nypd_army_for_protests_GRKi9cUIam9RT8ZUayUHxM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/nypd_army_for_protests_GRKi9cUIam9RT8ZUayUHxM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= GRKi9cUIam9RT8ZUayUHxM By DAN MANGAN Manhattan A judge yesterday rejected a request to declare 104-year-old copper heiress Huguette Clark incapacitated and appoint one of her relatives as a guardian. Clark's relatives last week said they feared her lawyer, Wallace Bock, and accountant, Irving Kamsler, were improperly managing her $500 million fortune. Both men are under... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:28:01 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/heiress_kin_guardian_bid_nixed_IKqOioHQhi3OtaKzl61jzL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/heiress_kin_guardian_bid_nixed_IKqOioHQhi3OtaKzl61jzL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= IKqOioHQhi3OtaKzl61jzL By CATHY BURKE National It's the money, honey. High-flying career women who are the breadwinners in their families are nearly 40 percent more likely to get a divorce than cash-strapped ladies, a surprising 25-year study shows. The access to dough makes it far easier for these gals to make it on their own... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:26:07 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/women_divorce_cur_SfyEHTdYT8khsy625mbJOL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/women_divorce_cur_SfyEHTdYT8khsy625mbJOL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= SfyEHTdYT8khsy625mbJOL By DOUG AUER National As many as three people were killed and 70 injured last night when a ruptured natural-gas line exploded into a massive fireball in a San Francisco suburb, destroying more than 50 homes. "I heard a rumbling, my radio went off and all of a sudden there was a boom! boom... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:27:43 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/frisco_fireball_aF30Q4ORwkAW6bQwyM1SDO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/frisco_fireball_aF30Q4ORwkAW6bQwyM1SDO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= aF30Q4ORwkAW6bQwyM1SDO International "Captain America: The First Avenger" isn't due in theaters until next July, but here's a first peek at the iconic wartime superhero decked out in his classic helmet and shield, and riding a 1940s-era motorbike on the flick's London set. Star Chris Evans says he's glad... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:38:39 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/cap_am_is_revving_up_uRg0IrDdsvV7QgLN2uPmLM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/cap_am_is_revving_up_uRg0IrDdsvV7QgLN2uPmLM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= uRg0IrDdsvV7QgLN2uPmLM By JENNIFER BAIN and MATTHEW NESTEL Brooklyn A Brooklyn landlady was charged with the heartless slaying of her tenant -- the bloody end to a longstanding feud between the women, authorities said yesterday. Jacqueline Wesley-Rosa, 49 -- who has a rap sheet dating to 1999 that includes assault and menacing -- was arrested late Wednesday on murder... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:35:06 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/landlady_charged_in_slaying_qvGpd5w3oYXXn35x0GBMWL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/landlady_charged_in_slaying_qvGpd5w3oYXXn35x0GBMWL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= qvGpd5w3oYXXn35x0GBMWL By TOM TOPOUSIS and PHILIP MESSING Manhattan Here's the chilling proof that Ground Zero stretches well beyond the boundaries of the World Trade Center site, and reaches close to the proposed mosque and community center. A map compiled by firefighters who sifted through the wreckage of lower Manhattan in the seven months after the attacks shows... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:14:24 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/grim_map_that_widens_zero_oO8KsXYbwMogueIyoPfxCP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/grim_map_that_widens_zero_oO8KsXYbwMogueIyoPfxCP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= oO8KsXYbwMogueIyoPfxCP By BRENDAN SCOTT Post Correspondent Local ALBANY -- Two veteran legislators seeking to become attorney general -- Sen. Eric Schneiderman and Assemblyman Richard Brodsky -- topped this year's list of "anti-jobs" lawmakers, a leading business group charged yesterday. The two Democrats vying to replace Andrew Cuomo received dismal ratings of 7 percent (Schneiderman) and 0... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:28:40 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/two_ag_rivals_worst_on_jobs_yJZdvU1k9hPfqYq7qnv7sO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/two_ag_rivals_worst_on_jobs_yJZdvU1k9hPfqYq7qnv7sO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= yJZdvU1k9hPfqYq7qnv7sO By RICH LOWRY Oped Columnists Richard Nixon famously had his "madman theory" during the Viet nam War. He wanted the North Viet namese to believe he was irrational (not such a stretch, as it turned out) and ready to do anything to end the war. Faced with this dangerous lunatic, the North Vietnamese would beg... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:42:59 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/enabling_the_muslim_world_madmen_6fEkcZTLqcAw0E9zAk3JjK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/enabling_the_muslim_world_madmen_6fEkcZTLqcAw0E9zAk3JjK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 6fEkcZTLqcAw0E9zAk3JjK By KAJA WHITEHOUSE Business In a move that seems geared toward avoiding past mistakes, Apple CEO Steve Jobs suddenly and unexpectedly lowered the bar for developers to create applications for Apple handheld products amid growing competition from Google's Android-based phones. Apple attributed the 180-degree turn to its desire to listen to "feedback" from... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:35:42 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/apple_hot_flash_wkBYa4vURBuYR45SEilv3K?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/apple_hot_flash_wkBYa4vURBuYR45SEilv3K?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= wkBYa4vURBuYR45SEilv3K By LOIS WEISS Business This full-block jumbo Chelsea building at 111 Eighth Ave. — where Google has its city headquarters — is on the sale block and could pull in a cool $2 billion. Such a lofty price would easily be the Big Apple’s biggest deal of the year; so far, sellers haven’t managed... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:35:42 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/block_for_sale_SbQQrA0xXH398S5c212OhJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/block_for_sale_SbQQrA0xXH398S5c212OhJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= SbQQrA0xXH398S5c212OhJ By MARK DeCAMBRE Business So this is how the cookie crumbles at Stella D'oro. Workers at the bakery company's Bronx plant scored a bittersweet victory that would reinstate their jobs and grant them millions in back pay and benefits after years of striking over unfair labor practices by Brynwood Partners, the private-equity... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:35:42 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/bittersweet_win_CR9ZOnj1G8JzTokvSkQrZI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/bittersweet_win_CR9ZOnj1G8JzTokvSkQrZI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= CR9ZOnj1G8JzTokvSkQrZI Business McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant chain, said comparable-store sales climbed 4.9 percent last month from a year earlier, missing analyst estimates, as demand growth slowed in Europe. Analysts projected global sales would advance 5 percent, the median of three estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Sales at restaurants... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:41:01 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/mcdonald_sales_slow_in_august_WvfhKkE7qBbol6OebWhuhP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/mcdonald_sales_slow_in_august_WvfhKkE7qBbol6OebWhuhP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= WvfhKkE7qBbol6OebWhuhP By PAUL THARP Business Harvard may not be the smartest campus in the world, but it's arguably the best at investing. The Ivy League school, which lost its ranking in a survey as the world's best school to British rival Cambridge University, is finding comfort in its ability to pull in the... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:35:42 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/harvard_rings_up_USVL6GvhMWbYeUg51tCbRP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/harvard_rings_up_USVL6GvhMWbYeUg51tCbRP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= USVL6GvhMWbYeUg51tCbRP Business A judge rescinded a protective measure adopted by the board of popular classifieds site Craigslist to block a potential hostile takeover by e-commerce site eBay. EBay had complained that the measure diluted its stake in its smaller rival from 28.4 percent to 24.85 percent. In a split ruling... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:40:24 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/ebay_win_in_craigslist_feud_uFKiPb07lSv9eXzW1fr11O?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/ebay_win_in_craigslist_feud_uFKiPb07lSv9eXzW1fr11O?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= uFKiPb07lSv9eXzW1fr11O Business TowerBrook Capital Partners appointed Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to review options for its investment in luxury-shoe and accessories maker Jimmy Choo Ltd. TowerBrook, the buyout firm spun out of Soros Fund Management, asked the banks to evaluate options, including "new partnerships and access to alternative financial markets," the London-based... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:35:42 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/bankers_hired_for_jimmy_choo_yfy0LOtTzXJp0rpXbMMFkO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/bankers_hired_for_jimmy_choo_yfy0LOtTzXJp0rpXbMMFkO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= yfy0LOtTzXJp0rpXbMMFkO Business Us Web surfers are spending more time socializing on Facebook than searching with Google, according to new data from researchers at comScore Inc. In August, people spent a total of 41.1 million minutes on Facebook, comScore said, about 9.9 percent of their Web-surfing minutes for the month. That... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:35:42 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/no_facebook_unseats_google_aL6kAkw7i9xjA88LdcicHO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/no_facebook_unseats_google_aL6kAkw7i9xjA88LdcicHO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= aL6kAkw7i9xjA88LdcicHO By KEITH J. KELLY Business Is somebody failing to clean up at the Food Network Magazine? A source tells Media Ink that the joint venture between Hearst Corp. and Scripps' Food Network channel is the latest media entity to fall prey to bedbugs. The critters earlier bedeviled the Hachette Filipacchi Media empire. Although Food Network... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:35:42 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/bedbugs_on_the_menu_at_food_network_OBUqGbLtO9sGatFdDQuflN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/bedbugs_on_the_menu_at_food_network_OBUqGbLtO9sGatFdDQuflN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= OBUqGbLtO9sGatFdDQuflN By CLAIRE ATKINSON Business A possible NFL lockout looms over more than the league and its players: Network TV executives, advertisers and investors are also pondering the effects of a potential work stoppage. Anheuser-Busch, MillerCoors and Sprint are among the advertisers who have plunked down an estimated $2.5 billion for airtime during the... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:35:42 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/nfl_lockout_looms_GvVq6gOqL7FZlV7It4ROfM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/nfl_lockout_looms_GvVq6gOqL7FZlV7It4ROfM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= GvVq6gOqL7FZlV7It4ROfM By PAUL THARP Business Wall Street never lets a few fudged jobless numbers stand in the way of a good rally. Stocks surged early yesterday following a better-than-expected government report that showed jobless claims are shrinking and layoffs are slowing down. The Dow Jones industrials rose as much as 90 points in early trading... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:35:42 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/jobs_report_snafu_doesn_derail_rally_OtSmwAsPE9yylo2nu9AJ9O?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/jobs_report_snafu_doesn_derail_rally_OtSmwAsPE9yylo2nu9AJ9O?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= OtSmwAsPE9yylo2nu9AJ9O Business Warren wait The White House said yesterday that a decision on the new head of the consumer financial protection bu reau was not imminent. The administration earlier confirmed that Elizabeth Warren, a leading candidate for the job, had visited the White House Tuesday.Dollar Thrifty Dollar Thrifty Auto motive Group... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:35:42 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/business_briefs_YYXfIMN6QNVbqou6kkDucN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/business_briefs_YYXfIMN6QNVbqou6kkDucN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= YYXfIMN6QNVbqou6kkDucN National At least four people were killed and dozens were injured in San Bruno, Calif., in a fire that ripped through the town Thursday evening after a natural gas line exploded, California's Lieutenant Gov. Abel Maldonado confirmed Friday. Earlier, a Fire Captain in San Bruno had said six people were... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:29:07 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/massive_blast_caused_destroys_gas_E8C33SsB76eFuhiMZWTy8O?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/massive_blast_caused_destroys_gas_E8C33SsB76eFuhiMZWTy8O?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= E8C33SsB76eFuhiMZWTy8O By Gersh Kuntzman Brooklyn Bring on the Valley Cats!One of the greatest seasons in Brooklyn Cyclones’ history will continue, thanks to a dominating 6–4 win over the Jamestown Jammers at MCU Park on Thursday night to clinch the best-of-three first round playoff series and send this best-in-the-league team to upstate Troy for... Thu, 9 Sep 2010 23:11:12 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/cyclones_win_league_championship_2N6RjHolPPwDqlTbBbWFRL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/cyclones_win_league_championship_2N6RjHolPPwDqlTbBbWFRL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 2N6RjHolPPwDqlTbBbWFRL By Gersh Kuntzman and Stephen Brown Brooklyn The Cyclones repeatedly staved off defeat to win a do-or-die playoff game against the Jamestown Jammers on Wednesday night, tying their first-round series at one game apiece with the rubber game tonight at MCU Park.In what will go down as one of the most-exciting wins in Cyclone history, Brooklyn... Thu, 9 Sep 2010 23:11:04 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/cyclones_tie_playoff_series_with_OrflouKLVp7ZMDnNzou2IL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/cyclones_tie_playoff_series_with_OrflouKLVp7ZMDnNzou2IL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= OrflouKLVp7ZMDnNzou2IL By Gary Buiso and Joe Anuta Brooklyn The city took steps to bring law and order to a renegade Carroll Gardens block last month, dispensing a handful of tickets to scofflaws whom critics claim have turned the outlaw block into a veritable “trailer park” because they illegally park on their own front lawn.Three homes were ticketed... Thu, 9 Sep 2010 23:10:57 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/residents_are_fourth_and_wrong_parkers_k04gjGgnifjLUOQlIkK9AL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/residents_are_fourth_and_wrong_parkers_k04gjGgnifjLUOQlIkK9AL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= k04gjGgnifjLUOQlIkK9AL By Andy Campbell Brooklyn chris@airsexworldchampionships.com.Air Sex World Championships at the Music Hall of Williamsburg [66 N. Sixth St. between Kent and Wythe avenues, (718) 486-5400]. Tickets are $15. For info, visit www.airsexworldfinals.com.acampbell@cnglocal.com... Thu, 9 Sep 2010 23:10:50 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/with_your_clothes_championship_have_Yw9AeoUUPaAcXa4gHcFn2K?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/with_your_clothes_championship_have_Yw9AeoUUPaAcXa4gHcFn2K?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= Yw9AeoUUPaAcXa4gHcFn2K By STEVE CUOZZO Oped Columnists It's stirring that so much pro gress has been made recently at Ground Zero. The sight of two great office towers rising and of a memorial tangibly taking shape lift the heart. But on the ninth anniversary of 9/11, it's not inappropriate to reiterate how late, and... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:42:59 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/villains_of_delay_EUibkADyBQ9eGF6gEqtgtK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/villains_of_delay_EUibkADyBQ9eGF6gEqtgtK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= EUibkADyBQ9eGF6gEqtgtK Letters THE ISSUE: If unions (like SEIU, which gave Obama millions under Andy Stern) hurt the economy. *** Stephen B. Meister lays it all on the line in "Their Feast, Our Famine," (PostOpinion, Sept. 6). President Obama's whole stimulus plan was a ponzi scheme designed to pay back his supporters, the... 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