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Jailer’s trial in ex’s slay
A correction officer shot his ex-girlfriend to death almost 13 years ago to dodge "child-support obligations," prosecutors said in opening statements at his murder trial in Queens yesterday. Christopher Clavell, 48, of Staten Island, is accused of killing Barbara Perez in August 2000 behind the Ridgewood gym where she worked. "The defendant complained about his financial woes and ...
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$12M ‘artful tax dodger’ bust
An art dealer accused of peddling phony modern-art masterpieces painted herself into a corner when she hid at least $12.5 million she made from the sales, the feds charged yesterday.Glafira Rosales was busted by the IRS for allegedly filing false tax returns and failing to disclose an overseas account where she stashed most of the dough."The sale of a piece of art for profit is a taxable ...
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Critter gets drivers’ goat
A renegade goat and a four-vehicle crash snarled traffic on New Jersey’s Pulaski Skyway yesterday.It took 90 minutes for emergency services to corral the goat as it ran along the four-lane bridge between Jersey City and Kearny Point, said Jersey City Police Capt. Edgar Martinez. While that was taking place, there was an accident involving four vehicles, he said. It wasn’t clear where ...
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Bigots hit back Gay-bashings plague Village after march
A few hours earlier, Dan Contarino and another man went out for drinks at the Yuca Bar on Avenue A and then to the Boiler Room, a gay bar on East Fourth Street, where they drank shots and beer, police said. After a pizza stop ar around 11 p.m., they started up a conversation about homosexuality while walking back to a homeless shelter where they both were staying. That’s when the other man ...
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Shock freedom for bribes plot at Rikers
A crooked Rikers guard offered to break into jail computers and advance the release dates of no fewer than five inmates - demanding to be paid in cocaine or cash, according to shocking testimony in a Manhattan bribery trial."The officer said he preferred drugs because he could make more money with drugs," inmate Rafael Montadoca told jurors of disgraced correction officer Robert ...
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Steady Kuroda up for rubber match with Os
A model of consistency, Hiroki Kuroda has been the ultimate workhorse for the Yankees this season. The veteran right-hander has yet to allow more than three runs in any start this season and has posted a quality start in seven of his nine outings. Kuroda will look to keep that streak going as the Yankees and Orioles meet for Wednesday's rubber match in Baltimore. Baltimore, which snapped ...
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Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls
NEW YORK (AP) -- The American Cancer Society -- one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups -- is 100 years old this week.Back in 1913 when it was formed, cancer was a lesser threat for most Americans. The biggest killers then were flu, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and stomach bugs. At a time when average life expectancy was 47, few lived long enough to get cancer.But ...
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GOP lawmakers Oklahoma tornado aid must be offset
As Moore, Okla., residents came to terms with the tornado tragedy, Washington Republicans said extra storm aid would have to be offset by budget cuts elsewhere. Gov. Mary Fallin said she was left speechless after taking an aerial tour of the violent tornado's path and inspecting the damage by car and on foot. "There's just sticks and bricks, basically," she said in the ...
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Its official Weiner announces hes running for mayor
Anthony Weiner announced his campaign for mayor last night with what else - a leak.Shortly after midnight, the ex-congressman’s campaign posted a 2-minute 16-second video online, in which he throws his hat into the ring, lays out his platform and even acknowledges the sexy tweeting scandal that ended his days in Washington D.C."Look, I made some big mistakes -- and I know I let a lot ...
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Spare me – So I can sell T’s
Spare my life so I can sell my T-shirts and recycle trash! That was Jodi Arias’s surreal plea to jurors yesterday in a pathetic bid to escape the death penalty for murdering her boyfriend.The convicted killer said she considered suicide - and even "wrote a lot of goodbye letters" to loved ones - but changed her mind when she realized "there are things I can do to effect ...
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De La Hoya KOs suit
Boxer Oscar De La Hoya won round two of his legal battle against a former Maxim model yesterday when an appeals court called her $5 million assault suit against him "baseless." Angelica Cecora’s claims that the retired welterweight imprisoned her in his Ritz Carlton hotel room during a kinky, cocaine-fueled tryst in 2011 "were without merit," a five-judge panel at ...
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NY terror tips for Boston PD
A month after the Boston Marathon bombings, dozens of Massachusetts cops were at New York Police Headquarters yesterday to learn about the NYPD’s anti-terrorism operations.The three-day seminar will include a look at the NYPD’s Lower Manhattan Security Initiative, a $150 million center that monitors and analyzes 911 calls and abandoned packages using 4,000 surveillance cameras south ...
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Bloomberg Pack it in Vito
Even Mayor Bloomberg has had it with pervy Vito Lopez.Commenting for the first time about the sordid sex-harassment revelations surrounding his one-time ally, Bloomberg suggested the just-resigned Brooklyn assemblyman retire from politics. "I do not think he is the kind of person we want in the City Council based on what’s reported about his actions," Bloomberg said, referring to ...
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DOE sees light on PCB fix
In the face of persistent pressure, the city Department of Education has abandoned its insistence that it needed 10 years to remove potentially harmful toxins from light fixtures in hundreds of public schools.As part of a settlement of a lawsuit filed in 2011, the DOE yesterday agreed to cut the timeline for removing light fixtures containing PCBs by five years. The expedited work at more than ...
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Gropez’s victims set to $lap ‘sorry’ Silver
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver may have apologized this week for botching the Vito Lopez sex-harassment scandal - but now ...
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Kermit the Frog pals hop to Qns. pad
The Muppets may have taken Manhattan, but they’re getting a spiffy new home in Queens.The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria is creating a gallery for Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and Bert and Ernie of "Sesame Street" fame, as well as for the stars of "Fraggle Rock."About 400 items - including original puppets and costumes - were donated by the estate of Muppet ...
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Wor$t dad to prison
A federal judge threw the book at a Long Island man who escaped to Asia to avoid paying $1 million in child support - slapping him with more than 2 1/2 years in prison yesterday.Robert Sand, 51 - who had been named the nation’s worst deadbeat dad last December by federal officials - was sentenced to 31 months and ordered to pay more than $903,000 in restitution by Long Island federal Judge ...
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Alec gives his baby a boost
Alec Baldwin certainly Cannes sweep his wife off her feet.The actor, 55, and pregnant yoga-instructor missus Hilaria, 29, made a romantic picture yesterday at the Cannes Film Festival. They were at a photo call for "Seduced and Abandoned,’’ the documentary Baldwin made with director James Toback about trying to finance a film.Baldwin donned a pair of sunglasses as he gave his ...
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Martha Stewart knows tech — and its limits
Martha Stewart is a bit of techie. However, she knows its limits. Best known for recipes and flower arrangements, the model turned media mogul said in Austin Tuesday that she likes cutting-edge devices -- but they can cause problems. "I'm adventurous and I like technology. I'm an early adopter," she said at the Austin Business Journal's Face 2 Face event at ...
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JPMorgan shareholders uphold Jamie Dimon as chairman and CEO
rejected a proposal that would have split the chairman and CEO jobs at the U.S.'s largest bank, Bloomberg News reported. As one of the company's largest shareholders, T. Rowe Price Group played a role in the drama unfolding in Tampa, ...
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PRESS DIGEST-New York Times business news - May 22
Wed May 22, 2013 1:22am EDT May 22 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * Other countries have long been annoyed by Irish tax laws, but the benefit to the struggling country's economy means the rules are unlikely to change. () * Tim Cook came to Capitol Hill prepared ...
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Latos takes on Harvey in a matchup of unbeatens
The Mets aren't worried about Matt Harvey's workload, but they are in danger of being swept at home by the Reds. Harvey will go for his sixth win on Wednesday in the finale of a three-game series against Cincinnati at Citi Field. The right-hander is 5-0 with a 1.55 ERA in nine starts, and he has been a bright spot in a tough season for New York. Harvey is one of three pitchers in the ...
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Photos Tour Carol Bove’s “Caterpillar” on the Last Unopened Stretch of Manhattan’s High Line Park
ince its opening in 2009, Manhattan's High Line--an elevated city park built on a reclaimed Depression-era industrial railroad line--has featured, along its meandering length, a constantly rotating display of artworks. These sculptures, billboards, performances, and installations are chosen by Cecilia Alemani, the curator of High Line Art, and have been a core element in the park's ...
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NCIS Star Mark Harmon A Real-Life Hero To One California Man
LOS ANGELES (CBSNewYork) — You know Mark Harmon as Special Agent Gibbs in the hit CBS show NCIS, but for one California man, Harmon is a real-life hero. Now 17 years later, Harmon and the man he saved are talking about the story. "I owe everything to him," said Colin Specht. As CBS 2's Maurice DuBois reported, Specht said if not for Harmon, he would be dead. ';I ...
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Rookie Nuno Comes Back Down To Earth Serves Up Walk-Off Shot In Yankees’ Loss
McLouth hit a 1-1 pitch from Vidal Nuno (1-1) into the bleachers in right-center to give the Orioles their first win since May 12. Dickerson, who played sparingly for the Yankees in each of the past two seasons, connected off Phil Hughes in the third and fifth innings - the first two-homer game of his ...
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New York's community gardens creating tension once more
Community gardening in New York is under threat again, but what are the ideas and opinions surrounding this ongoing battle between the people and the city?
Community gardening is a well-known term and idea in New York City thanks to the much-publicized opposition between former Mayor Giuliani and members of the New York City public, who brought a lawsuit to have the gardens protected. The issue was eventually resolved when Mayor Bloomberg replaced Giuliani and introduced the Garden Settlement of 2002. Read more
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