November 25, 1999
'ONE WAY OR ANOTHER,' BAND DEMANDS BACK ROYALTIES; BLONDIE BLASTS EMI FOR BREACH
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amNewly re-united rock group Blondie filed a breach of contract lawsuit yesterday against EMI Records, claiming the label owes them back royalty payments. The band members assert that they signed...
GETTING 'N SYNC? MEDIATOR NAMED IN BOY BAND BROUHAHA
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amFollowing in the steps of the judge in the Microsoft trial, an Orlando, Fla., judge yesterday appointed a magistrate to oversee settlement talks between popular boy band 'N Sync and...
SCANDAL THAT WON'T DIE - 'BOOM-BOOM ROOM' SPAWNS MORRE CHAGRIN FOR LAWYERS
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amWall Street may have thought the book was closed on its infamous "boom-boom room" sex harassment scandal - but the plot's just getting thicker. Although the scandal produced multimillion-dollar settlements...
DONAHUE WANTS TO SHOW A LIVE KILLING
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amPHIL Donahue wants to host a live, televised execution. He thinks the public should get a chance to witness for itself the process by which convicted murderers are put to...
SYMPHONY FOR THE DEVIL - METALLICA TEAMS UP WITH ST. LUKE'S ORCHESTRA FOR A CLASSIC GIG
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amROLL over, Beethoven, and tell Tchaikovsky the news: Metallica toppled the golden wall of classical this week with a heavy metal battering ram. It happened at Madison Square Garden, where...
THWARTED BY HURRICANE LENNY - ADVENTURER TORI MURDEN IS CELEBRATING THANKSGIVING IN A DINGHY IN THE CARIBBEAN. WILL SHE FULFILL HER DREAM TO BE THE FIRST WOMAN TO ROW SOLO ACROSS THE ATLANTIC?
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amABSTRACT: A Kentucky Lawyer now rowing across the Atlantic Ocean completely alone on a 23-foot boat was supposed to dock in Guadaloupe today, but her Thanksgiving celebration has been postponed,...
PREGNANCY STUDY FINDS NO GROUNDS TO AVOID COFFEE
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amPregnant women can relax over a hot cup of java -- or even two or three, a new federal study concludes. But drinking five or more cups of coffee a...
EGYPT PUTS CRASH BLAME ON MIDAIR 'EXPLOSION'
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amThe Egyptian government, stung by accusations that one of its pilots is likely to have deliberately crashed EgyptAir Flight 990, said yesterday an explosion -- not a suicide -- caused...
HOLIDAY CHEER VS. JEER OVER BX. 'YULE HOUSE'
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amIT'S a battle of community spirit vs. holiday spirit, peace on earth vs. disturbing the peace. And it's got people in The Bronx feeling very uncheery. Today, members of the...
BROKER SUES GOLDIE OVER PENTHOUSE
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amA real-estate broker is trying to sock it to Goldie Hawn -- claiming the beloved comic actress stiffed her on a commission for her $3.8 million penthouse apartment. In a...
RUDY COY ON WHEN HE'LL DECLARE
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amMayor Giuliani yesterday remained tantalizingly silent on when he'll throw his hat into the Senate ring -- saying Hillary Rodham Clinton's decision to run won't put pressure on his political...
JOHN PAUL WARNS MEN: WOMEN AREN'T SERVANTS
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amPope John Paul yesterday issued a wake-up call to men around the world, telling them women were not born to be their servants. The 79-year-old pontiff dedicated his weekly public...
EWE WOULDN'T BELIEVE HOW FAMED TAVERN BEGAN
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amEach day until Jan. 1, The Post will take a look at one of New York's landmarks on the eve of the new millennium. We'll talk to people who work...
BOOK HINTS HILL TRIED POT AT YALE
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amWASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton's first love hints in a new book that she smoked dope with him -- although the first lady has denied ever using illegal drugs. "Some of...
FIRE GUTS MADONNA KIN'S EATERY KID BROTHER BUILT SWANK CHELSEA BISTRO
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amDevastating loss.A fast-moving fire ripped through a Chelsea brownstone yesterday -- doing heavy damage to a posh eatery owned by Madonna's kid brother. "We're just completely overwhelmed. It's bad --...
EAGER RETAILERS SET TO SELL 'TIL THE COFFERS SWELL
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amBlack Friday, that grim-sounding start to the official launch of the holiday shopping season, is looming. Retailers call it that because they've come to expect the frenzied, day-after-Thanksgiving shopping to...
DOES TEEN'S TALE OF TAPE SPELL TROUBLE FOR TEACHER?
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amA Brooklyn teacher is under investigation after a female student told school officials that he took her on a getaway to Atlantic City last year -- and she had a...
SLAIN COUPLE'S 'SUSPECT' SON LIVING A 'NIGHTMARE'
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amThe elder son of two prominent Long Island lawyers has been trapped in a "nightmare" since cops began to focus on him as a suspect in the couple's gruesome murder-arson...
LAPSES BY BUILDER PROBED IN FATAL CONSTRUCTION COLLAPSE
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amA preliminary probe of the fatal Brooklyn build ing collapse found the con tractor cut corners -- and may have left the country in the wake of the disas ter,...
IT'S AN OLD GLORIOUS DAY FOR GRATEFUL KOSO CLAN
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amAbraham Kalisi, a Kosovar refugee celebrating his first Thanksgiving, is so grateful to the United States for opening its heart to his family that the father of four keeps the...
SHOT COP: 'THANK ; GOD THAT I'M ALIVE' CELL PHONE SAVED HIM FROM DRUGGIE'S BULLET
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amThe undercover cop who cheated death when his cell phone deflected a bullet during a drug bust will be thanking his lucky stars today. "It will be the best Thanksgiving...
WHY GEORGE W. WOULDN'T MIND A YANK THREE-PEAT
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amWatching hemlines, too.THERE could be a silver lining for GOP front-runner George W. Bush if the Yankees win the World Series again next year -- even though he's a diehard...
GUARD BUSTED IN EMPIRE ST. GROPE
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amAn Empire State Building security guard groped a 14-year-old Georgia boy -- in town to march in the Thanksgiving Day Parade -- at the famed skyscraper last night, police said....
GAME WON, LEETCH LOST
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amTAMPA -- They have lost games before this year -- many of them, in fact -- but last night even while winning one, the Rangers suffered their biggest loss of...
INJURED WRESTLING STAR COULD BE OUT COLD
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amWrestling star "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's career in the ring might be over -- and that could be a full-body slam for the megamuscled mayhem of the WWF. The grip-and-groan...
HALLELUJAH! NETS WIN
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amOAKLAND -- And a geezer shall lead them. Michael Cage, who waffled and debated throughout preseason about whether he wanted to drag his 37-year-old body through the rigors of an...
EVERYTHING ADORING FANS LOVE TO HATE
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amThe WWF's "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is the poster boy of professional wrestling. Best known for cursing, guzzling beer and violence, he is one of the most recognizable faces on...
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL ON TAP
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amFans are reminded that post time for today is 11 a.m. Aqueduct will have simulcast wagering from Calder and Churchill Downs. There will be no bridge simulcasts after live racing...
ARISTOTLE IS WISE CHOICE IN HIGHWEIGHT
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amOWNER Ernie Paragallo and trainer Lou Albertrani should have a lot to be thankful for by the time the holiday weekend is over at Aqueduct. On Saturday, Breeders' Cup Sprint...
GIVE THANKS A YEAR AFTER CANCER TURNED HIS WORLD INSIDE OUT, LESHON JOHNSON TRULY HAS REASON TO CELEBRATE
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amHIS NAME IS LeShon Johnson, and he never stopped believing in miracles, and he doesn't want you to either. He is the Giant who beat cancer, and no one is...
H.S. PLAYER COLLINS ALSO HAS HEART OF A GIANT ; COLLINS 'THE BRAVEST MAN IN THE WORLD'
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amLast January, after playing football in gym class, Gerard Collins decided that he wanted to try out for the team. Since he had never played organized football, Collins' gym teacher...
HEY, JEFF, IT'S TIME FOR NEW APPROACH
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amONE of Jeff Van Gundy's motivational tools this season is a giant No. 15 -- made out of metal and in bold Knick colors -- that the team hauls around...
COLLINS: THE TRUTH HURTS ; NEW QB AGREES WITH ARMSTEAD'S OFFENSIVE
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amKerry Collins has strong feelings about all the harsh words directed at the Giants offense, comments made by defensive players, especially the heavy-handed critique served up this week by Jessie...
BROWN IS ENJOYING GIANTS' QB SHUFFLE
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amDave Brown took some parting shots after the Giants cut him following the 1997 season. Apparently, the wounds have not yet healed. Brown arrives Sunday to Giants Stadium as the...
LUTE'S LOT IN THE 'ZONA -WILDCATS TOO DEEP FOR DOHERTY'S IRISH
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amArizona coach Lute Olson is, as a rule, poker-faced and tight-lipped when it comes to praising his teams. So for Olson to admit that this year's team might be "pretty...
KNICK CHANGES MAY 'START' WITH SPREWELL
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amAll the excuses are in place -- injuries to Patrick Ewing, Larry Johnson and Marcus Camby; a vicious opening schedule that saw the Knicks play 10 of their first 13...
WALKING FINE LINE
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amIt could've been worse. And Latrell Sprewell should be thankful for that on Thanksgiving Day. The NBA socked Spree with a $10,000 fine yesterday for his X-rated antics in Saturday's...
COOL 'CATS HOLD OFF GRITTY TERPS
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amSEMIFINALSKentucky61Maryland58Maryland coach Gary Williams knows there are no guarantees. But, oh, how he would have loved for his team to have had the lead just once last night against Kentucky...
NASH: VULTURES ARE CIRCLING
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amNET NOTESOAKLAND -- You lose and people try to take advantage. So with the Nets struggling so badly, opportunistic sorts across the NBA are trying to make a killing, offering...
HERO HOLIK FACING SUSPENSION
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amANAHEIM -- Two goals and a possible suspension: Bobby Holik snapped a couple of major droughts, then just snapped. The players call that a Gordie Howe night. Holik's availability for...
BACK-TO-BACKS DOG DEVILS
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amANAHEIM - At least the Devils are out of denial. They admit that being 0-for-4 in the second game of back-to-back pairs is a problem, and that they must change....
ODELEIN BANISHED TO BENCH
November 25, 1999 | 5:00amANAHEIM - It's getting to be quite the club. Having already scratched Ken Daneyko from his 999th career game last month, Robbie Ftorek sat out another of his Big Four...