http://www.nypost.com/rss/news.xml\n http://www.nypost.com 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 LAE, Papua New Guinea -- Authorities on Saturday began retrieving the bodies of those killed after an overloaded ferry capsized off northern Papua New Guinea two days ago, as the search continued for survivors. "Four bodies have been recovered," PNG's National Maritime Safety Authority (NMSA) said in a statement... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:33:22 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/four_bodies_recovered_after_ferry_HEAzoiVNoZCX4UPgDtsKtL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/four_bodies_recovered_after_ferry_HEAzoiVNoZCX4UPgDtsKtL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= HEAzoiVNoZCX4UPgDtsKtL International HOMS, Syria -- Amid reports that hundreds of people have died in a "massacre" by Syrian forces in Homs, the nation's government Saturday denied its army was responsible, instead blaming the bloodshed on "armed terrorist groups" backed by countries such as France and Turkey, state media reported. The government... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 02:18:08 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/hundreds_killed_demonstrators_arrested_XM6UsBSa8KaW51v8b7AroM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/hundreds_killed_demonstrators_arrested_XM6UsBSa8KaW51v8b7AroM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= XM6UsBSa8KaW51v8b7AroM By JONATHAN CAMHI, LORENA MONGELLI, REBECCA HARSHBARGER, DOUG AUER, JAMIE SCHRAM and KIRSTAN CONLEY NYPD Blotter Queens *** Cops are searching for the husband of a special-ed teacher who was found beaten to death in the couple’s Astoria apartment Thursday, police said yesterday. Officials released a photo of Jordan Hawes (above), 32, whom they want to question in the death. The body of his wife, Tara... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 02:32:43 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/nypd_blotter/nypd_daily_blotter_ttzlDAam5O5slcb3h2MQKP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/nypd_blotter/nypd_daily_blotter_ttzlDAam5O5slcb3h2MQKP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= ttzlDAam5O5slcb3h2MQKP By JAMIE SCHRAM Manhattan A brazen crook stole a $400,000 Bentley sports car from a downtown garage — after a bonehead parking attendant left the keys inside, cops said.The car was allegedly taken by John Agaman, 32, of Jersey City, on Nov. 13 from a Quik Park Garage at 70 Little West 12th... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 02:09:38 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/key_sy_does_it_in_bentley_steal_LYNpUX5gqvbgj7XoPABeIO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/key_sy_does_it_in_bentley_steal_LYNpUX5gqvbgj7XoPABeIO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= LYNpUX5gqvbgj7XoPABeIO By DOUGLAS MONTERO Bronx The Bronx prosecutor who allegedly had two drunken-driving cases fixed by cops has been terminated by the DA’s Office, officials said yesterday. Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Troiano — who allegedly talked her way out of 2004 and 2006 DWI arrests — was fired Jan. 13, officials said... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 02:09:32 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/tix_fix_ada_axed_783Vn8cfO8jWVABKEgVJrN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/tix_fix_ada_axed_783Vn8cfO8jWVABKEgVJrN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 783Vn8cfO8jWVABKEgVJrN By JEANE MACINTOSH International Israeli facilities in the US and abroad are on alert against an attack from Iran, according to an internal security document.“We predict that the threat on our sites around the world will increase . . . on both our guarded sites and ‘soft’ sites,” read a letter from the head of security... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 02:09:34 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/israelis_in_us_on_high_alert_dfwTkRCsCHir52r328oaIN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/israelis_in_us_on_high_alert_dfwTkRCsCHir52r328oaIN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= dfwTkRCsCHir52r328oaIN By KIRSTAN CONLEY, LAUREL BABCOCK and BILL SANDERSON Bronx Two cops could face criminal charges for the fatal shooting of an unarmed teen drug suspect in The Bronx, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said yesterday. The officer who fired the shot and his sergeant were stripped of their guns and badges and placed on desk duty while the Internal Affairs... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:59:54 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/killer_cops_probe_ve7juYJedh2lCRE9Zh8G9M?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/killer_cops_probe_ve7juYJedh2lCRE9Zh8G9M?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= ve7juYJedh2lCRE9Zh8G9M By MICHAEL BLAUSTEIN International She’s no longer the fairest of them all. Annfaye Kao, 27, had the entire cast of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” tattooed on her back — from the jealous queen to the magic mirror to Grumpy and his scowl. Kao, of Taiwan, designed the work herself but hired a... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:59:14 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/heigh_ho_heigh_whoa_pvxXN0ofDOy9ghMMXMiqPM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/heigh_ho_heigh_whoa_pvxXN0ofDOy9ghMMXMiqPM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= pvxXN0ofDOy9ghMMXMiqPM Local Actor Ben Gazzara, known for his brooding tough-guy presence in dozens of films, TV shows and stage productions over his long career, died of pancreatic cancer yesterday at Bellevue Hospital, his lawyer said. He was 81. The New York-born performer died with family members at his side, according to his... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:58:55 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/intense_actor_gazzara_dead_at_hROg1pPCpw4LEarpmpOH9N?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/intense_actor_gazzara_dead_at_hROg1pPCpw4LEarpmpOH9N?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= hROg1pPCpw4LEarpmpOH9N By ANDY SOLTIS International He’s baaack — not in the flesh, but as a cardboard cutout. Thirty-three years after Ayatollah Khomeini returned from Parisian exile to revolutionize Iran, the country’s regime re-enacted the arrival at Tehran’s airport and other locations in the capital this week. But since the first Supreme Leader of... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:58:01 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/puppet_regime_JJC3kvGafkpBFAXbtYlUGL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/puppet_regime_JJC3kvGafkpBFAXbtYlUGL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= JJC3kvGafkpBFAXbtYlUGL By S.A. MILLER Post Correspondent National WASHINGTON — The Mitt Romney express is barreling ahead in Nevada. The Republican presidential front-runner is headed for a landslide victory in today’s caucuses, according to a new poll that showed him leading by 25 points in the Silver State. Following his solid victory Tuesday in the Florida primary, a... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:54:57 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/mitt_looks_golden_in_silver_state_JzpSXcUqS9lhjHptu9kmYP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/mitt_looks_golden_in_silver_state_JzpSXcUqS9lhjHptu9kmYP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= JzpSXcUqS9lhjHptu9kmYP By GEOFF EARLE Bureau Chief National WASHINGTON — President Obama reveled in yesterday’s better-than-expected jobs report and used the upbeat news to throw a new barb at Congress, warning lawmakers: “Don’t muck it up.” Heralding an improved economic report that had the unemployment rate dropping to 8.3 percent, Obama said, “So I want to... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:54:24 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/bam_it_workin_9fiMG3QQwehuqgsApjktwO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/bam_it_workin_9fiMG3QQwehuqgsApjktwO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 9fiMG3QQwehuqgsApjktwO By DAVID SEIFMAN Manhattan Mayor Bloomberg was initially skeptical of a plan devised by his own Planning Commission to restrict the size of street-front retail spaces on the Upper West Side, but was convinced to go along by its chair, Amanda Burden, the mayor disclosed yesterday. “When I first heard Amanda propose this, I... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:52:34 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/change_in_store_rC0ymP0SPPGx41x5wo3SwM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/change_in_store_rC0ymP0SPPGx41x5wo3SwM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= rC0ymP0SPPGx41x5wo3SwM By GEOFF EARLE National WASHINGTON — Among Ron Paul’s legions of freedom-loving followers, the prostitutes from Las Vegas’ famed Moonlight Bunny Ranch stand out — as passionately loyal.Brothel owner Dennis Hof’s “Pimping for Paul” campaign even tries to raise political contributions — in cash.Hof, who attended Paul’s Thursday night rally in Reno... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:52:06 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/nev_hookers_pimping_for_paul_3uX6sqIaqVyoNkZFjBaaQM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/nev_hookers_pimping_for_paul_3uX6sqIaqVyoNkZFjBaaQM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 3uX6sqIaqVyoNkZFjBaaQM By DAREH GREGORIAN Bronx A bruiser from The Bronx was sentenced to 15 years in prison yesterday for the chilling attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend on an Upper East Side street corner. Ramon Lalondriz-Castillo put a gun to the back of Evimer Duclerc’s head on the corner of 91st Street and Third Avenue... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:35:02 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/shoot_creep_caged_ZT98kDnMVrGcxuGdMkifkL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/shoot_creep_caged_ZT98kDnMVrGcxuGdMkifkL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= ZT98kDnMVrGcxuGdMkifkL By DAVID SEIFMAN City Hall Bureau Chief Local In a bizarre political power play, city union leaders say they want to raid funds that Mayor Bloomberg set aside to cover massive pension costs to give workers raises instead, The Post has learned. No dice, the mayor retorted. Bloomberg said he’s being fiscally prudent by putting up to... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:31:57 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/skip_pension_money_raise_pay_unions_BZ2er66Dz3RnwbjL7NKwQN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/skip_pension_money_raise_pay_unions_BZ2er66Dz3RnwbjL7NKwQN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= BZ2er66Dz3RnwbjL7NKwQN By CARL CAMPANILE Local Gov. Cuomo would have the power to pick the state education commissioner under a bill proposed by Assembly Republican leader Brian Kolb.Currently, the Education Department is the only state agency that does not report to the governor. Its commissioner answers to the Board of Regents, who are appointed by... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:29:53 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/goper_push_to_let_gov_name_ed_head_13y9wgef9b9eCauecsRN7H?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/goper_push_to_let_gov_name_ed_head_13y9wgef9b9eCauecsRN7H?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 13y9wgef9b9eCauecsRN7H By HELEN FREUND and RITA DELFINER Local Faced with an outpouring of public outrage, breast-cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure yesterday apologized and ditched its plan to yank funding for Planned Parenthood. Earlier this week, it was revealed that Komen would not grant Planned Parenthood funds for breast-cancer screenings because the group was under government... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:25:21 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/in_the_pink_once_again_J7hA79YL9YM0zliHOojsNN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/in_the_pink_once_again_J7hA79YL9YM0zliHOojsNN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= J7hA79YL9YM0zliHOojsNN By ANDY SOLTIS International Two US women visiting an ancient monastery in Egypt’s Sinai desert were abducted at gunpoint by Bedouin tribesmen yesterday but were released unharmed several hours later. The women, 60 and 65 years old, were traveling along a busy highway from St. Catherine’s Monastery, at the foot of Mount... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:13:46 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/snatched_in_sinai_tJ9dmfIj0GfDpA5OMXtceJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/snatched_in_sinai_tJ9dmfIj0GfDpA5OMXtceJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= tJ9dmfIj0GfDpA5OMXtceJ National An Army officer ordered a court-martial yesterday for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified info in US history. Military District of Washington commander Maj. Gen. Michael Linnington referred all charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning, 24, to a general court-martial, the Army said in a statement... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:13:02 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/wikileaker_gi_to_face_court_martial_vIUb3piKFJHF6mwvjIf5qI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/wikileaker_gi_to_face_court_martial_vIUb3piKFJHF6mwvjIf5qI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= vIUb3piKFJHF6mwvjIf5qI International DOHA, Qatar — A painting by French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Cézanne has been bought at auction for a world-record $250 million by the nation of Qatar, Vanity Fair magazine reported yesterday. The painting, titled “The Card Players,” was purchased by Qatar’s royal family for over a hundred million dollars more... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:12:08 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/cezanne_goes_for_tTga3uv5yX2F1kLCct9LgP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/cezanne_goes_for_tTga3uv5yX2F1kLCct9LgP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= tTga3uv5yX2F1kLCct9LgP National WASHINGTON — British Prime Minister David Cameron will visit President Obama, the White House announced yesterday. He and his wife Samantha will attend a state dinner at the White House during the official visit on March 13 to 14... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:11:47 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/brit_pm_to_visit_D4vZ4H3t0Wnqx9zONih5HP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/brit_pm_to_visit_D4vZ4H3t0Wnqx9zONih5HP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= D4vZ4H3t0Wnqx9zONih5HP By JOSH SAUL Manhattan Crafty police officers used their own iPhones to hunt down two smartphone thieves in separate incidents this week, cops said. Cops in East Harlem used a free app called “Find My iPhone” to locate and arrest a 14-year-old who grabbed a 24-year-old woman’s iPhone yesterday and sprinted into the... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:11:10 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/cops_track_ithieves_jmIW4rIL6GFHdTQNd7P8bO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/cops_track_ithieves_jmIW4rIL6GFHdTQNd7P8bO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= jmIW4rIL6GFHdTQNd7P8bO By JOSH SAUL Brooklyn They probably don’t feel like partying now. Four Occupy Wall Street protesters were indicted by a grand jury in Brooklyn Supreme Court yesterday and could face seven years in prison for allegedly breaking into a vacant Williamsburg condo to throw a massive celebration, a Brooklyn District Attorney spokesman said... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:09:32 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/occupy_williamsburg_riot_raps_viNT8N7X0lzK7U4iBNK7pM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/occupy_williamsburg_riot_raps_viNT8N7X0lzK7U4iBNK7pM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= viNT8N7X0lzK7U4iBNK7pM By TODD VENEZIA Weird But True These are some real hardcore gamers. After a video game player dropped dead of a heart attack at an Internet cafe in Taiwan, nine hours passed before any of the other gamers in the joint noticed. Chen Rong-yu had been playing for 23 hours before he collapsed on his keyboard... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:09:03 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/weird_but_true/weird_but_true_P2bTHwyHTJ5hvzxRSyYKJM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/weird_but_true/weird_but_true_P2bTHwyHTJ5hvzxRSyYKJM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= P2bTHwyHTJ5hvzxRSyYKJM By BRUCE GOLDING Local A disgraced ex-NYPD cop who embarked on a second career as a cocaine courier faces at least 15 years in prison after being convicted of scheming to deliver 10 kilos from a Long Island warehouse to a Bronx customer for $12,000. Alfredo Rivera, 53, who was found guilty of... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:06:49 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/cocaine_cop_guilty_hXfZqX1UBD8HA1siW06LtJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/cocaine_cop_guilty_hXfZqX1UBD8HA1siW06LtJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= hXfZqX1UBD8HA1siW06LtJ Local PHILADELPHIA — Japanese eating champ Takeru Kobayashi won the Wing Bowl yesterday after polishing off a record 337 chicken wings in just 30 minutes. “I could probably eat another 100 wings or so,” the six-time Nathan’s hot dog-eating champion said after his first Wing Bowl. Kobayashi, who weighs 128 pounds... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:01:13 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/kobayashi_wing_king_J7B4TtvNXms5iO3Xzu1hMI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/kobayashi_wing_king_J7B4TtvNXms5iO3Xzu1hMI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= J7B4TtvNXms5iO3Xzu1hMI By JENNIFER FERMINO Local There’s Giants fans, and then there’s this guy! Adam Meyer has tirelessly traipsed across the country to catch all 19 Big Blue games so far this season — spending a small fortune and many a sleepless night on red-eye flights for the ultimate fan bragging rights. And he’s... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:01:15 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/fan_super_year_r6aNhlFpgnc8M5KTemvTeN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/fan_super_year_r6aNhlFpgnc8M5KTemvTeN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= r6aNhlFpgnc8M5KTemvTeN By LEONARD GREENE Local INDIANAPOLIS — Giants tough guys Jason Pierre-Paul and Justin Tuck aren’t the only ones getting ready to defend on Super Bowl Sunday. The TSA has trained thousands of stadium workers to spot terror threats at the big game.From parking-lot attendants to bus drivers to hot-dog sellers, the government has... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:01:12 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/vendors_playing_defense_BtkCE6QMXSxa9bGHtrkrrO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/vendors_playing_defense_BtkCE6QMXSxa9bGHtrkrrO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= BtkCE6QMXSxa9bGHtrkrrO By KEVIN FASICK Local Sixteen pizzas the Giants had personally asked to be delivered from a local pizzeria arrived safely in Indianapolis yesterday after a whirlwind, 700-mile trip that began with an early-morning police escort to La Guardia Airport. The saucy snack has been a longtime tradition of Big Blue players, who eat them... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:01:08 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/giants_vipizzas_ZXdxPhmv0fc9EqNVAi7XnL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/giants_vipizzas_ZXdxPhmv0fc9EqNVAi7XnL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= ZXdxPhmv0fc9EqNVAi7XnL By JENNIFER FERMINO Local It was a marketing opportunity too good for the Material Mom to miss.Capitalizing on her Super Bowl resurgence, Madonna yesterday released a music video celebrating America’s two favorite pastimes — sex and football.The “Give Me All Your Luvin’ ” video — the debut single from Madonna’s 12th studio album... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:01:10 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/hot_hot_hike_madonna_debuts_single_BvvTk7gkLHPvX7pq3gV2xJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/hot_hot_hike_madonna_debuts_single_BvvTk7gkLHPvX7pq3gV2xJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= BvvTk7gkLHPvX7pq3gV2xJ By GARETT SLOANE Business Facebook stock has popped even before the company makes its Wall Street debut.Yesterday, 100,000 shares of Facebook traded on a private exchange at $40 apiece, according to SharesPost, a company that matches buyers and sellers of stock in closely held companies.The $40 price implies that Facebook is... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:00:36 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/here_facebook_status_billion_3sAjQl9Y5chlAItvnohcfN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/here_facebook_status_billion_3sAjQl9Y5chlAItvnohcfN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 3sAjQl9Y5chlAItvnohcfN By JAMES COVERT Business Walmart is finally opening the kimono. After decades of zealously guarding its sales data as top secret, the world’s biggest retailer has begun to make it available — most recently in a deal yesterday with NPD Group, a market-research firm based in Port Washington, LI. The tie-up, which follows similar... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:00:36 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/walmart_opens_up_dXAFWYyaJQUlPgq0vXdNWN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/walmart_opens_up_dXAFWYyaJQUlPgq0vXdNWN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= dXAFWYyaJQUlPgq0vXdNWN By MITCHELL J. SHIELDS Business HOUSTON — Jailed financier R. Allen Stanford bribed Antiguan bank officials in exchange for their help in warding off American regulators scrutinizing his shady Caribbean bank, Stanford’s former financial chief testified. James Davis, the former CFO of Stanford Financial Group, told jurors in federal court here that the Securities and... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:00:36 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/bribery_blood_oath_t9J6eaSGJqrlJwHe1I0p0M?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/bribery_blood_oath_t9J6eaSGJqrlJwHe1I0p0M?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= t9J6eaSGJqrlJwHe1I0p0M By JAMES COVERT Business The biggest player in men’s accessories is about to get bigger.Randa Accessories — a New York-based firm that makes men’s belts, wallets, ties and luggage under brands like Levi’s, Nautica and Timberland — has offered $57.5 million to acquire smaller rival Swank.The acquisition of Swank — which... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:00:36 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/brands_big_is_eyeing_swank_9f83JbHRJk2ak5ciyuLGiL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/brands_big_is_eyeing_swank_9f83JbHRJk2ak5ciyuLGiL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 9f83JbHRJk2ak5ciyuLGiL By CLAIRE ATKINSON Business Nfl Network to cable: We got more games. Cable to NFL Network: Whatever! The NFL Network is adding five Thursday night games to its existing eight-game weeknight package — in part to entice more cable companies to pick up the channel — but non-subscribing cable companies are likely to view the offer... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:59:20 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/nfl_network_trying_to_steamroll_jcpH5QUJuGLH4wdh7unYXK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/nfl_network_trying_to_steamroll_jcpH5QUJuGLH4wdh7unYXK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= jcpH5QUJuGLH4wdh7unYXK By MITCHEL MADDUX Brooklyn Wiseguy yacht broker Glenn Mazzella was sentenced to six months’ house arrest yesterday and fined $40,000 for helping a sick uncle with his mob-linked extortion business. The ex-Marine Retailers Association chair’s crimes seem anomalous, said Brooklyn federal Judge John Gleeson... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:59:15 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/extort_wrist_slap_rQpPDE89jyzh7FDMeaY6QJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/extort_wrist_slap_rQpPDE89jyzh7FDMeaY6QJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= rQpPDE89jyzh7FDMeaY6QJ By BRUCE GOLDING Manhattan He just wants to bang on his drum all day — and night.Jamel Wilson, a street performer who’s been featured on HBO and MTV beating a plastic bucket in Times Square, sued the city yesterday for $1 million over two arrests, one at about 1:10 a.m. Wilson... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:58:32 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/times_sq_drum_guy_pound_city_LyORvPobfr09izQNVvI9eI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/times_sq_drum_guy_pound_city_LyORvPobfr09izQNVvI9eI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= LyORvPobfr09izQNVvI9eI By JAMIE SCHRAM and LAURA ITALIANO Manhattan The Manhattan district attorney is nowhere near convening a grand jury to seek rape charges against Ray Kelly’s newsman son, Greg — and it may never happen, sources told The Post yesterday. “There’s nothing to go in there with,” said a source close to the case. “The investigation as... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:57:43 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/grand_jury_long_shot_R1aVgCQ4irlUE1TTHTPXaP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/grand_jury_long_shot_R1aVgCQ4irlUE1TTHTPXaP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= R1aVgCQ4irlUE1TTHTPXaP International Sexually suggestive movie posters featuring Jean Dujardin, the Oscar-nominated star of “The Artist,” have proven too racy even by French standards. The ads for “The Players” went up around Paris Tuesday but were being taken down yesterday following a request from France’s self-regulating advertising body. “The boundaries were crossed... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:56:11 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/paris_pulls_star_legs_tvac5OCK9QdkCBffOmduuN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/paris_pulls_star_legs_tvac5OCK9QdkCBffOmduuN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= tvac5OCK9QdkCBffOmduuN By RITA DELFINER Local The Algonquin Hotel’s famed Oak Room is closing its doors — and New York’s biggest names in cabaret and jazz yesterday sang sad songs of farewell. “My New York career started at the Oak Room, and I can’t imagine the city without it,” singer/pianist Michael Feinstein said... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:55:16 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/oak_room_swan_song_XWZDpVNdbT6UdJ3EjzhjvM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/oak_room_swan_song_XWZDpVNdbT6UdJ3EjzhjvM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= XWZDpVNdbT6UdJ3EjzhjvM By BRUCE GOLDING Local A high-ranking FDNY safety inspector yesterday admitted accepting $50,000 in bribes to help a gang of fraudsters scam the city out of more than $1 million in day-care subsidies. Carlos Montoya pleaded guilty to pocketing the payoffs in exchange for issuing fake, temporary “certificates of occupancy” for substandard day-care... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:33:22 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/fdny_safety_inspector_cops_to_day_n2txuz28rJO9idHf3CyrQM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/fdny_safety_inspector_cops_to_day_n2txuz28rJO9idHf3CyrQM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= n2txuz28rJO9idHf3CyrQM By MARK DECAMBRE Business Hard-charging New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman — thumbing his nose at an imminent global foreclosure settlement — charged Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America with using a dodgy mortgage database to unlawfully boot homeowners from their homes. The database, known as the Mortgage Electronic Registration System, or MERs, allowed... Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:59:38 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/banks_hit_on_faulty_foreclosures_V1n84Skhv3sj9ljmsbsScO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/banks_hit_on_faulty_foreclosures_V1n84Skhv3sj9ljmsbsScO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= V1n84Skhv3sj9ljmsbsScO Business Goldman Sachs Group, the fifth-biggest US bank by assets, gave Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein a $7 million restricted-stock bonus for 2011, a decrease from $12.6 million a year earlier. Blankfein, 57, received 61,702 shares on Feb. 1, according to a filing with the Securities and... Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:58:53 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/blankfein_bonus_dip_zSmcm0Bmki2qDICKQTcoGN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/blankfein_bonus_dip_zSmcm0Bmki2qDICKQTcoGN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= zSmcm0Bmki2qDICKQTcoGN By KEITH J. KELLY AND JOSH KOSMAN Business Members of the battling Perelman family are squaring off against one another to seize control of the newspapers in their native Philadelphia. On one side of the battle, billionaire financier Ron Perelman is teaming up with his 94-year-old dad, Raymond, to acquire the papers, the Inquirer and the Daily News... Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:58:55 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/it_perelman_vs_perelman_5DHN8q1QJx0KTrWYsfM2RL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/it_perelman_vs_perelman_5DHN8q1QJx0KTrWYsfM2RL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= 5DHN8q1QJx0KTrWYsfM2RL Editorials This page yesterday trained a spotlight on the latest installment of the Associated Press’ misguided campaign to discredit the NYPD’s efforts to keep the city safe from terrorists. Turns out there are a few new details. Things are much worse than we thought. Two days ago, the news agency... Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:36:46 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/aid_and_comfort_pt_ii_dXOEG8ryJuKET3LY7sMLkI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/aid_and_comfort_pt_ii_dXOEG8ryJuKET3LY7sMLkI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= dXOEG8ryJuKET3LY7sMLkI By AMIR TAHERI Oped Columnists A year after the Arab Spring began, its ripples have reached oil-rich Kuwait, one of the most politically stable states in the region: Thursday’s elections bring a dramatic change in the makeup of the 50-seat National Assembly, opening the way for a new balance of power in the country... Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:27:15 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/kuwaitis_vote_for_democracy_pLZ2GS11Ma6EkU1b36OtNM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/kuwaitis_vote_for_democracy_pLZ2GS11Ma6EkU1b36OtNM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= pLZ2GS11Ma6EkU1b36OtNM By RICH LOWRY Oped Columnists First they come for the alcohol, then for the tobacco, then for your sugar. When the day arrives when you have to undergo a background check and endure a three-day waiting period to enter a Dunkin’ Donuts, you can trace the loss of your unrestricted access to a Boston Kreme... Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:27:15 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/enter_the_cupcake_cops_F38wKkWMRFW3KVBslYVldL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/enter_the_cupcake_cops_F38wKkWMRFW3KVBslYVldL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= F38wKkWMRFW3KVBslYVldL By LINDA CHAVEZ Oped Columnists Horror of horrors! Lego has introduced a new line of gender-specific toys aimed at girls. I might not even have become aware of the controversy had it not been a topic of discussion on the all-female PBS talk show “To the Contrary,” on which I frequently appear. That we are... Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:27:15 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/yes_legos_for_girls_lVVvFswvE8FiOSNy6xe1lM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/yes_legos_for_girls_lVVvFswvE8FiOSNy6xe1lM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= lVVvFswvE8FiOSNy6xe1lM By GEORGE F. WILL Oped Columnists Fountain Hills, Ariz. Dina Galassini doesn’t seem to pose a threat to Arizona’s civic integrity. But the government of this desert community thinks you can’t be too careful. And state law empowers local governments to be vigilant against the lurking danger that political speech might occur before... Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:27:15 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/campaign_reform_means_shut_up_BlibKnkWSaIdQYGy7fg2TL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/campaign_reform_means_shut_up_BlibKnkWSaIdQYGy7fg2TL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= BlibKnkWSaIdQYGy7fg2TL Editorials New job numbers out of Washington yesterday suggest a bit of a break, perhaps, from the nation’s chronic economic anemia. Great. For now, though, it may be best to leave the champagne chilling. Employers added some 243,000 non-farm jobs last month, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported... Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:26:25 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/don_pop_those_corks_BBszH5xz1BfeBW9pEWYEZK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/don_pop_those_corks_BBszH5xz1BfeBW9pEWYEZK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= BBszH5xz1BfeBW9pEWYEZK By JOHN CRUDELE Business Some day, the government is going to put out a good economic report and I’ll be able to say, “Yeah, that really is a good report.” This isn’t that day. Everyone, of course, would be thrilled if 243,000 jobs were actually created in the month of January... Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:24:38 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/rosy_report_ruse_LsXHVA9epmxGzTBHeOW6WP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/rosy_report_ruse_LsXHVA9epmxGzTBHeOW6WP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= LsXHVA9epmxGzTBHeOW6WP By JULIE GUNLOCK Oped Columnists A city Health Department official committed a major political gaffe last month: She spoke honestly about problems with school feeding programs. Community Epidemiology Director Gretchen Van Wye revealed that the school-breakfast program results in nearly a quarter of kids getting two breakfasts a day. More, she suggested that this overeating... Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:21:24 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/fattened_by_help_z0rCo04mAkVrxDJHeh2rZN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/fattened_by_help_z0rCo04mAkVrxDJHeh2rZN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= z0rCo04mAkVrxDJHeh2rZN Business Urban jumpUrban Outfitters advanced 4.7 percent to $27.69 yesterday after naming alumnus Ted Marlow CEO of its namesake brand on Thursday after the close.Falcone hitHedge-fund manager Philip Falcone ended an already awful 2011 with a hefty 47 percent decline in his flagship portfolio, his worst ever, thanks... Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:21:01 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/business_briefs_xdwmUjvkmjW86voisHxpaL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/business_briefs_xdwmUjvkmjW86voisHxpaL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= xdwmUjvkmjW86voisHxpaL Letters The Issue: The New York Public Library’s plans to remove 3 million books from its main branch. *** One of the great joys (and fundamental scholarly joys) of going to the library is being both distracted by and exposed to all those books on the shelves (“Banishing the Books,” Ivan... Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:19:53 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/letters/history_turns_page_JNAvN5Crkk2qLuRfWBIWAO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/letters/history_turns_page_JNAvN5Crkk2qLuRfWBIWAO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= JNAvN5Crkk2qLuRfWBIWAO Letters The Issue: Mitt Romney’s victory over Newt Gingrich in the Florida primary on Tuesday. *** I don’t know why so many of my fellow conservative Republicans believe Newt Gingrich is one of them (“Newt Nuked in Romney Romp,” John Podhoretz, Feb. 1). The Bush family refuses to back Mitt... Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:19:38 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/letters/romney_florida_win_the_game_far_ngivJNeI7AqI1hWVenHUSP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/letters/romney_florida_win_the_game_far_ngivJNeI7AqI1hWVenHUSP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= ngivJNeI7AqI1hWVenHUSP http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Copyright 2012