October 28, 2000
HACKERS FOOL GATES : M'SOFT JOINS HUNT FOR CODE-CRACKERS
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amThe Microsoft Corp. and the FBI joined forces yesterday to track down a group of clever and malicious computer hackers who penetrated the software giant's system and gained access to...
ARDEN, TAYLOR BRANDS SALE
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amUnilever is on the verge of unloading its Elizabeth Arden and Elizabeth Taylor brands, a source close to the negotiations tells The Post. French Fragrances International will buy both brands...
A HAUNTING WE WILL GO!
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amJust because Halloween falls on a school night this year doesn't mean it will be any less fun. In fact, it may be the best ever - since we've found...
DRESSED TO THRILL
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amSo what will the best-dressed ghouls and goblins be wearing this year? Take heart, people: For Halloween 2000, the cheerful tops the tearful. "There will always be ghosts, princesses and...
OUT OF 'TOON;: GROWN UP BUNCH OF 'RATS' ARE KINDA HARD TO HANDLE
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amNICKELODEON'S new animated show, "As Told By Ginger," could just be the most unintentionally scary show this Halloween season. That's because it takes you into the mind and maelstrom of...
A FORMLESS 'SCULPTRESS'
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amTHE SCULPTRESSZero stars 'THE Sculptress" is a would-be thriller so incompetent it's almost fascinating, at least for the first five minutes. Then it becomes merely excruciating. This is not just...
CHANNEL 5 SCORES BIG IN SUBWAY SERIES
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amTHE Subway Series scored some of the highest ratings ever recorded by a local New York TV station - but around the country the Series goes down in history as...
CAN 'LUCKY' CHANGE TRAVOLTA'S BAD LUCK?
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amJOHN Travolta has a talent for staying alive at the box office, despite a career marked by more peaks and valleys than a sick patient's cardiograph. Just five months after...
A RETIREMENT BATTLE FOR THE AGES
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amFinal part in a Post series exploring the candidates' positions on key issues Day 7: SOCIAL SECURITY WASHINGTON - George W. Bush's plan to let people invest part of their...
SPARKS FLY WHEN IT COMES TO POLITICS' 'THIRD RAIL'
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amDay 7: Social Security It's a refreshing surprise that Social Security has actually become part of the election-year debate. For years, the retirement program was sacrosanct, touching that "third rail...
'PERV' DOC ABUSED TEEN MOM: COPS
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amA Brooklyn pediatrician was charged yesterday with sexually abusing a new mom in his office, police said. Investigators said Dr. Adly Anis Bibany fondled the 18-year-old mother and rubbed himself...
ISRAEL RIOTS LEAVE 4 DEAD AND PEACE HOPES DASHED
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - U.S. efforts to end clashes in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and organize a Mideast summit were damaged yesterday when a Palestinian "day of rage" left four...
NYPD REVS UP TO CRACK DOWN ON MOTORIZED SCOOTERS
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amThe NYPD has ordered cops to ticket anyone caught riding a motorized scooter, The Post has learned. The mandate comes at a time when the use of scooters - most...
MAYOR ON DECK TO AUTHOR HIS OWN BOMBERS BOOK
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amMAYOR Giuliani has an awful lot to say about the Yankees - perhaps enough to fill a book. When he's not analyzing the team's performance on the field or its...
BOOZE OFFICERS SPANK S&M CAFE FOR 'PANTY' RAID
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amA popular downtown Manhattan S&M eatery has been very, very bad - getting its liquor license yanked after a "waitress" gave an undercover inspector a mouthful . . . of...
CYBER-VANDALS BEAN BOMBERS' WEB SITE
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amExcited Yankee fans got more excitement than they bargained for yesterday when they logged on to the team's official Web site - and found it littered with pornographic images. Fans...
DUBYA AND AL STICK FIRMLY TO LOW ROAD IN VISITS TO KEY STATES
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amIt's getting nasty out on the presidential campaign trial. Republican George W. Bush's team yesterday demanded that rival Al Gore stop a deluge of "despicable" Democratic phone calls in Michigan...
RUDY SHARES HIS WAR CHEST
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani is opening his campaign coffers to pump nearly $500,000 into Republican state races in the crucial final week before Election Day. "At the mayor's direction, we will immediately...
RUDY AGAIN STRIKING UP BANDWAGON
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amBomber boosters were bursting with pinstriped pride yesterday as the city prepared to honor their Yankee heroes with "the largest parade ever." "I'm ecstatic," crowed the city's No. 1 Yanks...
MET FANS SHOULD LIFT HEADS, NOT GLASS: DOCS
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amShrinks and therapists have some advice for sorrowful Mets fans: Don't use booze to beat the blues. Instead, one psychologist suggested the disappointed denizens of Shea draw a picture of...
RETURN OF THE IRRITABLE AND IRRITATING CLINTON
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amThe first half of yesterday's feisty debate between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Rick Lazio was lifted straight from "The Simpsons." It was a political food-fight between Lisa, the brainy, know-it-all...
WOMAN: COP'S DAD SAID TO SHOOT ME
October 28, 2000 | 4:00am'SHOOT her, too! Shoot her, too!" Those are the words Begniga Valentine says she heard from the mouth of an off-duty cop's father as she cried, cradled and tried to...
RUDY: IT'S OK TO ; PLAY HOOKY, KIDS : BUT SCHOOLS BOSS SAYS PARADE IS NO EXCUSE
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani says it's OK for kids to skip school for the over-the-top fandemonium of Monday's World Series parade - but Schools Chancellor Harold Levy warns that no one will...
AMAZIN'S GIVE MAYOR'S OFFER BRONX CHEER
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amTHE Mets, in effect, told Mayor Giuliani what he can do with his offer to let them shine the Yankees' shoes during the World Series champions' fourth ticker-tape parade in...
YEMEN WON'T LET FBI GRILL COLE SUSPECTS
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amThe investigation of the suicide bombing of the USS Cole hit a major snag yesterday when authorities in Yemen refused to allow FBI agents to interview Islamic militants who have...
MOM OF MISSING EAST SIDE MODEL FEARS THE WORST
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amThe distraught mother of a stunning former model who vanished without trace from her Upper East Side home said yesterday she wakes up "some days thinking my daughter's still alive,...
BOBBY V WANTS OFFER BEFORE BECOMING FREE
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amIf the Mets make Bobby Valentine the offer he is looking for before Tuesday, then the manager said he won't test the market. But Valentine wants the Mets to show...
LAZIO DOMINATES : HIS COMMAND OF THE ISSUES LEFT MRS. CLINTON IN THE DUST
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amANYONE who still thinks Rick Lazio is a lightweight after last night's debate with Hillary Clinton either didn't watch it or is utterly blinded by partisanship. The Republican congressman was...
EXPERT: LAZIO FINALLY ACTING LIKE A SENATOR
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amThe third time was a charm for Rick Lazio, whose body language during his latest debate with Hillary Clinton "finally looked senatorial" - right down to the red tie and...
JFK SISTER GRAVELY ILL AS SURGERY GOES AWRY
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amEunice Kennedy Shriver, a sister of slain President John F. Kennedy and founder of the Special Olympics for the mentally retarded, was in critical condition yesterday with a post-operative infection....
GOP PHONE BLITZ SUGGESTS HILL BACKS TERROR
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amThe state Republican Party is making phone calls to more than a half-million targeted voters with a message linking Hillary Rodham Clinton to the terror attack on the USS Cole,...
2 SIKHS BUSTED IN DEADLY '85 JET BOMBING
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amTwo alleged Sikh terrorists were arrested by Canadian police yesterday and charged with the terror bombing of a 1985 Air India flight, which crashed off Ireland, killing all 329 aboard....
HILL AND RICK GO FROM NICE TO NASTY : PRAISE 'N' BARBS IN FINAL DEBATE
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amHillary Rodham Clinton and Rick Lazio yesterday traded angry words on the issues in their third and final debate but shared kind ones about each other - confessing their mutual...
THERE IS NO JOY IN METVILLE ...
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amThe outlook wasn't brilliant for the Metville nine that night, The Yankees had them 3 to 1, the end was now in sight. And then when Payton died on base,...
ISLES' WEBB HITTING ON ALL CYLINDERS
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amSome of the Islanders' significant others might look away if their man is engaged in an on-ice fight. Not Steve Webb's fiancee. After out-punching Capital tough-guy Craig Berube last Saturday...
RANGERS GET CAUGHT SHORT IN THE NETS
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amRon Low's level of concern is so great that the coach wanted, desperately wanted, to come back with Mike Richter at the Garden last night against the Penguins just 24...
HEAD SPUR:THERE'S LIFE AFTER EWING
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amSAN ANTONIO - Spurs coach Gregg Popovich hated to see Patrick Ewing jump to the Western Conference, but he also doesn't believe the Knicks are doomed without the future Hall...
SPREE, P.J. RE-UNITE AT THE ALAMO
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amSAN ANTONIO - P.J. Carlesimo faced his greatest challenge last night - remaining objective as he did color commentary for San Antonio TV when Latrell Sprewell's Knicks faced the Spurs...
FORMER COACH, CINCY HAS MARTIN'S BACK
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amNET NOTES CINCINNATI - Kenyon Martin got the keys to the city, a warm welcome back and the staunch support of his former coach, Bob Huggins, who admitted he was...
WEATHERS CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amThe question is, can Andre Weathers be 100 percent healthy for tomorrow's game against the Eagles? "I kind of don't remember what 100 percent feels like," Weathers said. Close enough...
LINCOLN'S OUT TO PROVE ITSELF
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amJUST how good is Lincoln? The Railsplitters have rolled through their PSAL schedule, going 6-0 after winning only one game a year ago. That undefeated run should end today when...
SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE : HUSKERS AND SOONERS IN BATTLE FOR SUPREMACY
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amNORMAN, Okla. - Nebraska. Quarterback Eric Crouch. Option football: Run. Run. Run. Maybe pass. Oklahoma. Quarterback Josh Heupel. Spread offense. Pass. Pass. Pass. Maybe run. Two football factories on a...
TIKI, GIANTS WOULD LOVE TO SEE RERUN
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amHe remembers it clearly, and why not? Such pleasant memories usually remain vivid, as if they happened yesterday. This occurred back on Sept. 10 and remains, in the mind of...
GLENN HOPING FLUTIE DECIDES TO TRY HIS SIDE
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amMemo to Doug Flutie and the Bills' offense: Aaron Glenn is getting bored. Throw him a bone. Glenn, the Jets' two-time Pro Bowl cornerback, has been feeling somewhat left out...
COLES CATCHING ON AS BIG-PLAY THREAT
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amQuietly, but with a definite presence, rookie receiver Laveranues Coles is becoming a significant factor for the Jets as a pressure player. Coles, who enters tomorrow's game against the Bills...
CONNORS: DON'T WALK AWAY CONE
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amBilly Connors offered advice to David Cone and Denny Neagle yesterday that the hurlers should take to heart. "I don't think Coney should retire, he still has ability, but he...
JETER ABOUT TO CASH IN
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amIn what was widely acknowledged as his worst season, Derek Jeter collected 201 hits, batted .339 and won the MVP awards of the All-Star Game and World Series. If this...
DEFECTIONS LEAVE NTRA IN TURMOIL
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amThe National Thoroughbred Racing Association, founded in 1998 to unify and promote the struggling sport, was ripped asunder yesterday when 22 racetracks announced they are resigning from the organization, leaving...
METS HAVE NAME, BUT THE REAL AMAZIN' TEAM PLAYS IN THE BRONX
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amSO far, the Yankees are the Team of the 21st Century, also. Showing they have the mojo - and the Sojo - for a new millennium, the Yankees won the...
YANKEES PUT CHUCK ON THE BLAUCH
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amWith the Yankees' annual October march up the Canyon of Heroes slated for Monday, The Post has learned the Yankees are willing to deal leadoff hitter Chuck Knoblauch and go...
RICK CAN'T REED INTO HIS MET FUTURE
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amIn the wake of their emotionally charged Subway Series loss to the Yankees, the Mets slowly and singly trickled in and out of Shea Stadium to clean out their lockers....
NELLIE PUTS TURK, METS IN THEIR PLACE
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amThere is little doubt which of the four World Series titles Jeff Nelson savored more. "I wanted to beat the Mets more than any other team," Nelson said of the...
HAMILTON LEFT TO PONDER NEXT YEAR
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amAfter spending most of the regular season on the DL, Darryl Hamilton's playing time in the postseason was even more limited. He left Shea yesterday scratching his head over the...
BENNY'S PROUD OF WHIRLWIND SEASON
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amAs Benny Agbayani sat in Shea Stadium clearing out his locker yesterday in the wake of the Mets' Subway Series loss to the Yankees, it was almost hard to believe...
LEON OK AFTER NASTY SPILL IN FINALE
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amFiliberto Leon was lucky to escape serious injury when he was thrown to the ground in the ninth race. Leon's mount, Freebee, had set the pace but was passed by...
TUESDAY'S V DAY FOR METS & BOBBY
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amHISTORIANS forever will remember June 6, 1944, as D Day. Sept. 2, 1945 was VJ Day. Mets historians could remember Oct. 31, 2000, as V Day. While trick-or-treaters ring doorbells,...
NEXT STOP: COOPERSTOWN
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amThe Yankees-Mets Subway Series will be well-represented in the upcoming Hall of Fame exhibit featuring the 14 Subway Series played in New York that opens Nov. 17 in Cooperstown. From...
MANAGE TO LOOK AHEAD : JOE WANTS SAME CREW BACK TO DEFEND TITLE
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amFour World Series titles in five years and three straight have left little room for debate in Joe Torre's mind where his Yankee club stands in history. "We may not...
MARTIN RETURNS TO CINCY ON THE DOUBLE
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amPRESEASONNets91 Cavaliers83 CINCINNATI - Hey, a little public flogging is good some times. It certainly seems to be working to bring out the best in Kenyon Martin. For the second...
ISLES LEAVE IT TO BEEZER VS. CANADIENS
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amIslanders2 Canadiens1 It seems Jerry Seinfeld was right when he said fans just root for laundry. Because while Islander fans despised John Vanbiesbrouck as a Ranger all those years, they...
DEVILS KNOT HAPPY OVER SLOPPY PLAY
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amDevils3 Hurricanes3 RALEIGH - Surviving off-nights is becoming a Devil specialty. But either they stop having off-nights, or the off-nights become the normal nights. Last night, the Stanley Cup champs...
RANGER SHIP SINKING FAST
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amPenguins4 Rangers1 The time is coming, and almost certainly sooner rather than later, for serious changes on the roster. It won't be long before waiver deals, buy-outs and demotions become...
SPREE, P.J. & KNICKS AS COLD AS ICE
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amPRESEASON Spurs90 Knicks79 SAN ANTONIO - P.J. Carlesimo faced his greatest challenge last night at the Alamodome, remaining objective while doing the color commentary for San Antonio TV as Latrell...
CAMBY MAY MISS OPENER
October 28, 2000 | 4:00amSAN ANTONIO - With the season opener three days away, it was an ominous sign seeing Marcus Camby on the bench last night wearing a brown sweater, matching slacks and...