June 24, 2000
EMI DENIES TIME WARNER DEAL IN TROUBLE
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amEMI Group vehemently denied reports yesterday that the merger with Time Warner's music group would be sabotaged by a counterbidder. Reports that a group of EMI shareholders had asked for...
A $2.8B PAPER CUT AMAZON TANKS 19% ON CASH CRUNCH FEARS
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amShares in Amazon.com cratered yesterday, as investors panicked that the e-tailer would be the next dot-com to run out of cash. Amazon.com skidded $8.13 to to $33.88, a fall of...
DILLER COULD HAVE JUST THE TICKET FOR IPO
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amIt's been a busy week for Barry Diller's USA Networks, and yesterday he announced he may buy the rest of TicketMaster Online-CitySearch and float part of the business in an...
IDLE CHATTER : LONE PYTHON PLAYS CARNEGIE HALL
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amIDLE he is, and idle he's not. Nearly 20 years after "Monty Python's Flying Circus" grounded itself, Eric Idle has been flying high. Hardly a year passes without some Idle...
PUENTES PLENTY ANGRY
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amMambo king Tito Puente may have grown up on 110th Street in El Barrio, but renaming a block after the musical icon is totally "unacceptable" to his family, The Post...
YASSER IS DEMANDING LAND BEFORE PEACE TALKS
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - The Palestinians said yesterday they would not attend a Camp David-like summit next month unless Israel first withdraws from a large section of the West Bank. The so-called...
RUDY'S OWN GUYS SINK BID TO LIMIT RENT HIKES
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amMAYOR Giuliani tried - but failed - to postpone Thursday night's meeting of the Rent Guidelines Board in an 11th-hour attempt to push through lower rent hikes than the board...
HASIDIM GRIEVE FOR REVERED RABBI
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amHundreds of mourners said goodbye yesterday to Rabbi Chaim Yehudah Kalman Marlow, a Talmudic scholar called the "walking Jewish law" of Brooklyn's Crown Heights community. The 68-year-old rabbi died early...
'THREATENED' DIVORCE JUDGE GETS 24-HOUR BODYGUARD
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amA Manhattan Supreme Court judge has been assigned round-the-clock protection following a series of threats on her life, The Post has learned. Sources said Justice Marylin Diamond, who mainly handles...
SKEETERS URN-ING A QUICK DEATH :ANTI-BUG BLITZ TAKING BATTLE TO CEMETERIES
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amCemeteries around the city are removing water that collects in flower vases to eliminate breeding grounds for mosquitoes that may carry the deadly West Nile virus. "We have been going...
VIRUS TEST MAY WARN OF CERVICAL CANCER
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amMeasuring levels of a virus linked to cervical cancer could help identify women at risk of getting the disease long before it develops - or is detected with conventional screening,...
LAZIO: I'M IMMUNE TO FIRST LADY'S TOXIC SLURS
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amSenate candidate Rick Lazio yesterday vowed opponent Hillary Rodham Clinton is "not going to destroy this life" and said his wife urged him to turn the other cheek to the...
CIA ROGUE WANTS FELLOW TRAVELERS TO VISIT CUBA
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amRenegade ex-CIA agent Philip Agee, who created a firestorm by revealing the identities of fellow spies, has come in from the cold - to live in Cuba, where he launched...
ANOTHER BEETLES' INVASION
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amThe beetles have invaded again. Their latest hit: Norwegian wood. The Asian Longhorned Beetle, which could potentially feast on the entire New England forest, descended upon Manhattan for the second...
HOUSE OKS RENO PLAN TO $TUB OUT BIG TOBACCO
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors yesterday got the nod to pursue their megasuit against big tobacco after opposition in the House went up in smoke. Two days after the House had...
W. DUCKS JESSE'S LETHAL INTERJECTION ; SAYS DEATH PENALTY OPEN TO DEBATE
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Texas Gov. George W. Bush, feeling heat from the execution of Gary Graham, yesterday denied the death penalty is a "political issue." "My job is to enforce the...
MAYOR AND DONNA NOT ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani and his estranged wife took to the airwaves yesterday at the same time on different stations - but only listeners switching between the two stations would have known...
A BUNCH OF SICK PUPPIES : PET BUYERS HOWLING ABOUT ILL ANIMALS
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amHow sick is that puppy in the window? Pet shops in the city have racked up dozens of complaints for selling sick pets, lying about their pedigrees, failing to provide...
RULING MEANS ELIAN IS ALMOST GONE-ZALEZ
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Only the Supreme Court can now keep Cuban castaway Elian Gonzalez from going home Wednesday, a possibility that appears remote at best. A 12-judge federal appeals court in...
TWO-THIRDS OF CITY KIDS FLUNK LATEST MATH TESTS
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amA whopping 66 percent of school kids still can't compute, according to the latest citywide math tests. Thirty-three percent of the 309,000 students in grades 3, 5, 6 and 7...
SLOW GOING IN PARK WILDING PROBE OF COPS
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amAn investigation into cops' inaction during the Central Park wilding spree is taking longer than expected, Police Commissioner Howard Safir said yesterday. The Internal Affairs investigation into claims that officers...
MOTORMAN 'USED COKE' TA: CRASH DRIVER FAILED DRUG TEST
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amThe motorman involved in the terrifying B-train derailment - which injured 95 people - tested positive for cocaine, the Transit Authority revealed yesterday. The motorman, a transit worker for 23...
GRILLING MADE GORE HOT UNDER COLLAR
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Vice President Al Gore fumed to funny-money investigators that "I sure as hell don't recall" being told that his infamous Buddhist temple event was a fund-raiser, new documents...
CON ED WORKERS THREATEN STRIKE TONIGHT
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amA union representing 10,000 utility workers in the city and suburban Westchester County last night said they were "on the verge of a strike," declaring talks at an impasse and...
AIR WILL BE BLUE ON ROCKER'S TRAIN
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amIf potty-mouthed pitcher John Rocker keeps his vow to ride the No. 7 train when his Braves come to play the Mets next week, he'll have 50 cops to keep...
COPS BUST SOHO 'CRACK DEALERS'
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amCops raided a Soho building late last night and arrested a man and wife and two others accused of dealing crack. Neighbors of the husband and wife, Antonio Henriques, 41,...
PROMOTER SLAPS JACKO WITH $20M SUIT
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amMichael Jackson's concert promoter is suing the King of Pop for $20 million - accusing the singer of telling him to beat it when it came to performing at two...
ADWATCH
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amTITLE: "News Update -- Heating Oil." LENGTH: 15 seconds. PRODUCER: "Team Hillary" -- media guru Mandy Grunwald, pollster Mark Penn and the Devito/Verdi ad agency. AIRING: Upstate New York. SCRIPT:...
PARRISH'S SON ALSO RISES WITH YANKS
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amLike father, like son? In many ways, David Parrish, the Yankees' first-round draft choice this year, looks and plays a lot like his father, former big-league catcher Lance Parrish. Unlike...
LOU GOTTA BELIEVE! : SAVARESE HAS SHOT AT TOPPLING TYSON
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amGLASGOW, Scotland - There just may be a fight tonight after all. That is always an accurate statement when Mike Tyson is in the main event, because these days, until...
SURVIVING THE STORM : AFTER YEAR OF WOES, BARKLEY IS ALL SMILES
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amErick Barkley came bounding down the stairs at the Knicks' practice facility at Purchase yesterday, and for the first time since March 11, he was smiling. Back in March, the...
TREVINO ON COURSE TO DRIVE CADILLAC
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amThat is as good a reason as any why Lee Trevino sits atop the Cadillac/NFL Classic leaderboard after his scorching first-round 6-under 66 yesterday at the Upper Montclair Country Club....
'PLEASURE' EYES HEMPSTEAD 'CAP
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amWho's the best horse to race in New York this year: Fusaichi Pegasus? Red Bullet? Yankee Affair? Lemon Drop Kid? The answer: None of the above. Because the best horse...
BARKLEY, CLAXTON STRUT STUFF FOR KNICKS
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amThe Erick Barkley-Speedy Claxton Tour came to the Knicks' practice facility in Purchase yesterday and although a full-blown game of one-on-one wasn't played, the former Christ the King teammates did...
COLLEGIANS SPLIT ON VAN RYN DECISION
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amCALGARY - Some of the nation's top college players had mixed reactions yesterday to Thursday's precedent-setting decision regarding 1998 Devils first-rounder Mike Van Ryn. Following arbitrator Lawrence Holden's ruling that...
RANGERS' MCLEAN SPARED
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amCALGARY - The Rangers had some good news yesterday when backup goaltender Kirk McLean was bypassed by Columbus and Minnesota in the Expansion Draft. However, the Rangers did lose Mathieu...
ARLINGTON MERGING WITH CHURCHILL
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amChurchill Downs and Arlington Park have announced an agreement in which Arlington Park would be merged into Churchill Downs Inc. The transaction will be made via stock transfers. Churchill Downs,...
MILBURY: IT'LL BE EXCITING
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amCALGARY - With permission from the team's new owners to spend money, Islanders general manager Mike Milbury foresees an action-packed day for his club in today's entry draft at the...
LEDEE'S SHAKEN BY TALK HE'S A GONER
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amCHICAGO - Derek Jeter led a parade of players to Joe Torre late Thursday night. Jeter and his pals had seen Ricky Ledee get swarmed by reporters in the cramped...
BOBBY THINKS OVERUSE IS BUNCH OF BULLPEN
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amBobby Valentine has heard the complaints and read the stories accusing the Mets of overusing their bullpen, putting their relievers in jeopardy of wearing out by season's end. But Valentine...
FOR METS, THE MORA AT-BATS THE MERRIER
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amMelvin Mora knew the deal. He knew when three-time Gold Glove winner Rey Ordonez went down for the season, fans would clamor for the Mets to go out and acquire...
NEW FORD ROARS INTO YANKEE PICTURE TO GIVE BELEAGUERED STAFF A BIG LIFT
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amCHICAGO - Flu-ridden, pale as the hose worn by the opposition, Ben Ford walked into a clubhouse full of men paralyzed by all the attention being paid to Juan Gonzalez...
JUAN NOT GONZO ... YET : BOSS STILL CHASING AFTER TIGER SLUGGER
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amCHICAGO - The Yankees spent yesterday picking themselves off the canvas after being floored by Juan Gonzalez not wanting to come to The Bronx. And by sundown, the Bombers hoped...
A SICKENING LOSS YANKS' FLU-BUGGED ROOKIE GIVES RELIEF, BUT NO 'W'
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amWhite Sox4 Yanks3 CHICAGO - A team loaded with Rolls Royce players asked a sick Ford to get them back on the right road last night. Summoned from Columbus (Triple-A)...
BERNIE MAY PLAY RECRUITER
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amCHICAGO - Having played with Juan Gonzalez as a teen-ager in Puerto Rico, Bernie Williams respects and likes the Tiger slugger who turned his back on the Yankees Thursday. However,...
DO SOMETHING, PLEASE! YANK TRADE RUMORS DRIVING PLAYERS BATTY
June 24, 2000 | 4:00amCHICAGO - Every day the Yankees sit at a table in this city or that. They sip their coffee and read the newspaper. They read the Yankees are the front-runners...