November 18, 2000

FILM LOCATION BECOMES RESORT

In the not too distant future, you may be able to play golf where the climactic castle explosion was shot for the hit movie "Charlie's Angels." Or indulge in spa...

THEY CAN'T PRINT $$ - XEROX CREDIT RATINGS ARE JUST ABOVE JUNK

Xerox is close to running out of money - and could be forced by a technicality to cough up its last remaining bucks immediately. The fall of one of the...

IT'S CURTAINS FOR SUNDANCE

If bad news comes in threes, Robert Redford should be looking over his shoulder. First, his most recent film release, "The Legend of Bagger Vance," received poor reviews and is...

SUNBEAM TO FACE SEC CHARGES

Al "Chainsaw" Dunlap could be facing Securities and Exchange Commission charges of hyping profits while he headed Sunbeam. The SEC has told the debt-wracked Sunbeam that it will seek charges...

IT'S THE BIG ONE! A SNEAK PEEK AT THE THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE

What has 14 marching bands, dozens of clowns, sky-high balloons and a mobile version of Hawaii? The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, of course. The 74th annual edition begins 9 a.m....

THE NEW KIDS ON THE COURT

When the Knicks play at home these days, they've got plenty of company - even though the "company" is on the short side. Meet the Knicks City Kids - a...

BLAME PARAMOUNT 'SOUTH PARK' DUO NIX SEQUEL AFTER DEBUT NIGHTMARE

THE kid genuises behind last year's raunchy, animated hit "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut," say making and marketing the movie left them so frustrated, they have zero interest in...

'ANGEL' WRITER TELLS OWN TOUCHING STORY

THE unapologetically spiritual "Touched by an Angel" is wading knee-deep into the abortion controversy. Tomorrow night's episode (8 p.m. on Ch. 2) is based on the personal experiences of "Angel"...

BEAUTY 'QUEEN' WAS 'KING' OF SIAM

A Thai pageant contestant has gone from beauty queen to drag queen - admitting to judges that she is a he. The lovely Kesaraporn Duangsawan, who captured the hearts of...

Q & A ON THE FLORIDA FIASCO'S LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

Q: Where are we now? A: Everything is on hold until Monday because the Florida Supreme Court barred Secretary of State Katherine Harris from going ahead with her plan to...

$31M LOTTO ADDITION MAKES TEACHER RICH

The Lotto's mystery Millennium Millions winner - a 26-year-old teacher - finally surfaced yesterday, claiming she was too busy with classroom duties to collect her half of the state's $130...

SCHOOL HIRES TO GET PEACEKEEPING LESSONS

ALBANY - New teachers will soon be required to undergo violence-prevention training before being certified by the state, The Post has learned. "Certainly there's a great need for it," said...

MAYORAL HOPEFULS WOO TEACHERS UNION

The head of the city teachers union is hedging her bets on whether she'll be able to settle a new contract with Mayor Giuliani before he leaves office next year....

GUILTY OF SLAY BY SKI JUSTICE IN COLO. SLOPE CRASH

DENVER - The slay conviction of a Vail ski instructor - who killed a man after plowing into him during a wild downhill run in 1997 - should jolt some...

U.S. PUSHES FOR U.N. EMBARGO AGAINST AFGHANS

The United States and Russia are preparing to crack down on the Islamic rulers of Afghanistan as new evidence emerged yesterday linking terror master Osama bin Laden to the USS...

ARAFAT ORDERS GUNMEN TO LAY OFF ISRAELIS

PLO chief Yasser Arafat yesterday publicly ordered Palestinian gunmen to stop firing at Israelis from areas under his full control. Palestinian gunfire erupted in the West Bank and Gaza Strip...

PREGNANT CHADS BEAR ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. THE Shame of Palm Beach County centers around the hand-count room, which looks very much like a miniature U.N. General Assembly - and is proving to...

APATHY TURNS INTO GUILT FOR FLA. NONVOTERS

Some would-be voters in Florida, watching the fierce wrangling over the nation's closest presidential election, are feeling a much different emotion than anyone else - deep guilt. They're the folks...

ALIVE-AND-KICKING AL GOES ON ATTACK

WASHINGTON - Al Gore - riding an emotional roller coaster yesterday as he saw his White House hopes dashed, then reborn - accused GOPers of trying to "obstruct" the presidential...

BAIL DENIED LOVERS HELD IN E. HARLEM PARENT-SLAY

The Chinese teen accused with her black boyfriend of killing her parents - because they didn't approve of her interracial relationship - cried like a baby in a Manhattan courtroom...

DEM: I'LL 'KIDNAP' ELECTORS BIG SHOT'S BOAST SPURS GOP BLACKMAIL ALARM

A senior Democratic operative yesterday admitted he's trying to "kidnap" a few of George W. Bush's electors to make Al Gore the next president - and vowed to keep going...

PLAZA SWEET WEDDING DOUGLAS, ZETA-JONES IN $2M NUPTIALS TODAY

May-December lovers Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones will finally tie the knot tonight in a lavish November ceremony that's been shrouded under a wedding veil of secrecy. Douglas, 56, and...

S.I. TEEN SLAIN IN BRAZEN ROBBERY ; 'GOOD KID' DIED IN HIS DAD'S ARMS

A teen who dreamed of being a scientist died in his father's arms after being ambushed outside his Staten Island home by two brazen gunmen who snatched a bag containing...

DUBYA'S PARTY ON HOLD AGAIN

AUSTIN, Texas - George W. Bush returned to the state capital yesterday, just in time to find out he was spending another weekend in limbo. Bush left his ranch retreat...

MIAMI-DADE BOARD OKS RECOUNT PALM BEACH AND BROWARD CONTINUE PAINSTAKING TALLY

Miami-Dade County officials reversed themselves yesterday and voted for a complete recount of all 654,000 local votes in the presidential election. The 2-1 vote by the county's board of canvassers...

NOT-SO-BLIND JUSTICE IS ON GORE'S SIDE

IF Al Gore successfully steals this election - as looks a hell of a lot more likely today - the Florida Supreme Court, Democrats all, will have held the door...

PASSENGERS FORCED OFF FLAMING FERRY

A smoky fire that triggered two explosions erupted on an NY Waterway ferry bound from New Jersey to Manhattan last night, forcing the evacuation of the 11 people on board....

NEW FLA. FIGHT ON MILITARY BALLOTS

An angry new front opened in the war for the White House last night as Republicans accused Team Gore of a coordinated Florida-wide effort to challenge overseas ballots from U.S....

FLORIDA HIGH COURT KEEPS HOPE ALIVE FOR AL - DEM JUDGES CALL A HALT TILL MONDAY

Democrat Al Gore got a surprise break yesterday when Florida's all-Democrat Supreme Court blocked the state from calling the White House winner - and put the election on ice until...

GIRL, 10, ON SCHOOL NEEDLING SPREE: COPS

Cops last night identified a 10-year-old girl as responsible for pricking 14 classmates with a small needle inside a Bronx public school over a three-day period, police sources said. Nine...

LAZIO HAS INCENTIVE TO GET FRIARS TITLE

Forgive Frank Lazio and the rest of his St. Anthony's teammates if they weren't overwhelmed with excitement after winning their CHSFL AAA semifinal game over Kellenberg last week. "We just...

JEFF CUTS RICE SOME SLACK IN MAKING ADJUSTMENT

KNICK NOTES PHOENIX - Jeff Van Gundy has some sympathy for Glen Rice but only to a point. Of the three Gotham guns, Van Gundy realizes Rice has had to...

LATRELL HITS THE WALL: BUM BACK MAY FORCE SPREE 'TO SHUT IT DOWN'

PHOENIX - The NBA season is now official. Ten games and 17 days into the year, the Knicks are in crisis-mode. What took so long? "Hey, every day is a...

MALAKHOV NOT VLADY HAPPY TO BE SITTING

VANCOUVER - Vladimir Malakhov may be inscrutable to some, but not to his coach. "He wants to play," Ron Low said following yesterday's morning skate. "The guy just wants to...

VAN: STOP WHINING :KNICKS' EXCUSES TICKING OFF COACH

PHOENIX - An irritated Jeff Van Gundy ordered his struggling Knicks yesterday to decrease their excuse-making and increase their production. Before the Knicks finished their three-game West Coast-trip-from-hell last night...

PRESSURE'S ON HALL TO JUSTIFY RANKINGS

For some, the pressure that comes with sudden fame can be daunting, a burden they either shy away from or crumble under. But it isn't that way for Seton Hall....

TRINIDAD SAYS VARGAS WON'T PUT UP A FIGHT

Felix "Tito" Trinidad is gleaming with confidence. You might even say that the WBA superwelterweight champion comes off extremely cocky and arrogant. Heading into his Dec. 2 showdown in Las...

JINTS WARY OF LIONS' RECENT GROUND GAINS

There are certain games that test speed, or patience or discipline or a team's depth. There are games when the Giants know their defense will be running, covering, sprinting to...

NETS: NO PLACE LIKE HOME

PACERSatNETSTonight8:00 - FSN WOR (710 AM) Pick a reason, any reason. "We're starting to play well and it would be our first two-game winning streak," theorized Nets guard Kendall Gill....

DETROIT DBS NEW NFC PICK KINGS

GIANT NOTES Beware. That is the way the Giants must approach tomorrow's game against the Lions based on one specific statistic: The glaring number of turnovers the Lions force. Their...

WAR CHANT'S GOING TO STUD

War Chant, this year's Breeders' Cup Mile winner, will be retired and stand at stud for the 2001 breeding season at Three Chimneys Farm. It has not been decided if...

IT'S DO-OR-DIE TIME FOR JETS

The Jets made this bed. They know they can't afford to sleep in it anymore. "We feel like we need to make our run for the playoffs and that was...

BAD BLOOD BOILIN' FOR 'NOLES, GATORS

TALLAHASSEE - This is rivalry week, a week when college football teams approach their opponent with equal amounts of disdain and respect. Except here. Here there is nothing but pure...

PHILLIPS: METS ARE RIGHT FOR MUSSINA

There is a perception that if Mike Mussina comes to New York, he is headed to Yankee Stadium to stay in the American League. Mets GM Steve Phillips, though, isn't...

MACARCHUK BRACES FOR STORM

STONY BROOKatST. JOHN'STonight: 7:30No TV, What a way to a start a season. In just its second season as a Division I program, Stony Brook, opens tonight at St. John's....

METS TARGET BUCK, OREL AS AIDS

The Mets have gone low profile in trying to assemble Bobby Valentine's coaching staff for 2001, but they have high-profile targets in Buck Showalter and Orel Hershiser. The Mets are...

HALL SHAKES OFF FIRST-HALF BLUES

Seton Hall104Rider76 Like a Ferrari sloshing through a swamp, 10th-ranked Seton Hall got dragged down into a halfcourt quagmire in the first half of its season opener last night. Even...

'PRINCE' SET TO LEAD 'EM

IT'S been a very good year for vintage geldings. In the Breeders' Cup Sprint, 6-year-old Kona Gold clinched the Eclipse as champion sprinter setting a stakes and track record, with...

DEVILS AIMING TO END HOME SKID

One losing streak vanquished, the Devils take on another today. The Stanley Cup champs return to the Meadowlands this afternoon against the Hurricanes, hoping to put an end to their...

LATRELL TO THE RESCUE - HURTIN' SPREWELL COMES UP BIG FOR KNICKS

PHOENIX - Hawks president Stan Kasten was in the building last night. His team wasn't. Atlanta was losing its ninth game in 10 outings in Boston. The re-tooling Hawks are...

VANCOUVER BOOS MESS AS BLUESHIRTS COLLAPSE

Canucks4Rangers3 Those were boos for Mark Messier virtually every time the Moose touched the puck or leaned in over a faceoff in his first return to the city he left...

FINAL REDEMPTION KNICKS HOLD ON TO AVOID WINLESS WEST COAST TRIP

Knicks90Suns85 PHOENIX - An irritated Jeff Van Gundy demanded before last night's game against the Suns that his sliding Knicks decrease their excuse-making and increase their production. Con sider it...

JEFF'S LOCKER ROOM RESEMBLES ER AFTER VICTORY

KNICK NOTES PHOENIX - They were the last three in the locker room late last night - sore-backed Latrell Sprewell, gimpy Marcus Camby and sore-kneed Charlie Ward. "It's the walking...