August 5, 2002
ENRON IN NEW BRIBE PROBE
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amThe Justice Department's Enron Task Force is investigating whether the collapsed energy-trading giant bribed foreign government officials to win lucrative overseas contracts, it was reported today. Federal prosecutors are examining...
'TIS THE MCCOURT BROTHERS' LIFE STORY, JUDGE RULES
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amFrank and Malachy McCourt - this is your life. A federal district court judge in Chicago has tossed out a legal challenge by a Chicago-based actor, playwright and theater producer...
PEOPLE PAYS UP FOR J. LO SHOTS
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amPeople magazine paid an eye-popping $75,000 for a series of nine photos of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, outgunning the Jann Wenner/ Disney-owned Us Weekly for the rights. The nine-photo...
'WINTER'S TALE' TOLD WELL
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amTHE WINTER'S TALEAt Theodore Roosevelt County Park (on Route 27, three miles east of Montauk) through Augl. 15; then at Agawan Park in Southampton through Aug. 25. Call (631) 267-0105....
GWYNNIE THE POOH - HOW THE EX-GOLDEN GIRL CAN GET HER GLAM BACK
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amSHE'S sung karaoke with Huey Lewis and waddled around in a fat suit, but recent widely published photos of Gwyneth Paltrow schlepping around SoHo spilling coffee on herself put the...
VIDEO WARS - DIGITAL: WAVE OF FUTURE, OR DEATH OF CINEMA?
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amWOULD you pay $10 to watch a movie that looks as if it was shot by your brother-in-law? Right now, audiences are shelling out 10-spots to see "Full Frontal" and...
YES, THEY WERE EXCELLENT AT JONES BEACH
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amYESTonight at Radio City Music Hall. Tickets: $40-$90. Sixth Avenue at 50th Street. --------- WHEN you listen to Yes, you've got no question that the quintet has total mastery over...
TV'S NEXT STEP ; NO LONGER SCI-FI FRILL, 3-D TV ALMOST HERE
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amIS your DVD player obsolete already? Well, not exactly. But just as the price of video disc players are coming into range for nearly every home, now comes word that...
STARR REPORT
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amErmey wants YOU to watch his show Speaking over the phone, R. Lee Ermey isn't nearly as ferocious as Sergeant Hartman, the U.S. Marine drill instructor he played to perfection...
'REAL WORLD' HELD HOSTAGE ; MTV HAS MADE A SCRIPTED MOVIE OF ITS REALITY SHOW
August 5, 2002 | 4:00am"The Real World Movie: The Lost Season" Tomorrow night at 9 on MTV ½ IF you can't get enough of "The Real World," here comes "The Real World Movie: The...
DON'T TRY THESE AT WORK
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amKnowing what doesn't fly clothes-wise on hot summer days is at least as important as knowing what does. For that reason, The Post has identified the season's most ill-advised looks...
NEVER TOO HOT TO LOOK CHIC: HOW STYLISH NEW YORKERS KEEP THEIR COOL
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amTHIS year, many Manhattan offices have reinstated formal dress codes - not that you can tell from the women on the streets. Maybe the high heat index has melted the...
REALITY TV ABOUT TO BE BORSCHT BELTED
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amWHAT would happen if you took two veteran Borscht Belt comedians and four gorgeous twentysomething models, locked them in a hotel for a weekend and let the cameras roll? You'd...
FREE RIDE IS OVER FOR KID DRUG USERS
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amThe Bloomberg administration is eliminating a long-standing city policy of putting drug-addicted teenagers from better-off families on welfare to pay for their long-term residential treatment, The Post has learned. The...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amA group of 1,130 young mothers in California has set a new record for mass breast-feeding. The moms from Berkeley staged the stunt in a theater as a way of...
POP CREEP'S 'DOG' SONG A SWAN SONG
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amNew figures on record sales show George Michael has effectively flushed his career down the toilet with the release of his anti-American song, "Shoot the Dog." The washed-up pop pervert...
JEWS INN-CENSED - ORTHODOX FAMILY: DAYS MOTEL HUMILIATED US
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amALBANY - An Orthodox Jewish family from Brooklyn says they were humiliated when they were forced out of an upstate Days Inn motel, where a desk clerk told them, "You...
TENNIS TERROR ALERT
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amThe U.S. Tennis Association plans background checks on all job applicants - from ball boys to burger-flippers - at the upcoming U.S. Open. Fans arriving at the National Tennis Center...
SUBWAY-STRIKE FEARS GROWING
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amBeverly Dolinsky remembers one day in 1980, during the city's last bus and subway strike, when "I literally stood on a street corner and started to cry" after being caught...
COPS' HIGH DRAMA - RESCUE 'JUMPER' ABOVE BX. HIGHWAY
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amThree of New York's Finest yesterday saved a woman about to jump from an overpass onto the busy Cross Bronx Expressway. Police said the woman, who they only described as...
FINALLY! WE'LL PLAY IT COOL TOMORROW
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amHow does Mother Nature spell relief? T-O-M-O-R-R-O-W. After just one more sweltering day of hot and humid temperatures in the high 90s today, the Big Apple will enjoy cooler weather....
WHAT BUDGET CRISIS?: YOU PAY FOR CITY POLS' PRICEY OFFICE MAKEOVERS
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg's push to do more with less apparently hasn't hit home with City Council members, who are spending big bucks to spruce up their district offices. Thirty-eight freshmen entered...
'SIGNS' POINTS THE WAY TO OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD GROSSES
August 5, 2002 | 4:00am"Signs" ran crop circles around the competition at the box office over the weekend. The supernatural thriller, starring Mel Gibson as a farmer who finds mysterious patterns marking his fields,...
LOUSE OF LORD'S - BRIT BIGWIG'S SON IN CALIF. STALKING BUST
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amSANTA ANA, Calif. - The love-spurned son of Britain's top legal officer is set to face a California judge tomorrow to answer charges he terrorized the boyfriend of a woman...
ANTI-TERROR PLAN SAT ON SHELF: MAG
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - The Bush White House allowed a government plan to attack al Qaeda sit for eight months because the administration wanted to write its own version, a startling new...
HALO THERE! MAJORITY SAYS HEAVEN'S REAL
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amA large majority of Americans believes there's a heaven, a new poll has found. Newsweek magazine surveyed 1,000 American adults, ages 18 and up, in July. Seventy-six percent said they...
TRASH GRUBBERS RAKE IN BIG BUCKS
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amDon't pity those rummaging through the trash for discarded bottles and cans - they could be making more money than you do. A 33-year-old woman named Tijuana was living on...
SOME TV ADS WON'T RUN ON SEPT.11
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amFearful of offending viewers, many corporations will yank their TV ads on the first anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The networks, left without sponsorship for most of the day, will...
LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN N.Y. TO WATCH FOR AL QAEDA AND OTHER TERRORISTS
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amLaw-enforcement officials throughout the state have been alerted to watch for al Qaeda and other terrorists disguised as cops or military personnel trying to gain access to restricted areas. Advisories...
TAXPAYERS GET THE HARD 'CELL' FROM COUNCIL
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amThe city's desperate cash crunch hasn't stopped some council members from running up whopping cell-phone bills, a Post investigation has found: City Council Majority Leader Joel Rivera (D-Bronx) ordered six...
REBUILD PLANNING ENTERS 'A WHOLE NEW WORLD'
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amCity Hall's decision to dangle a potential land swap for Ground Zero in front of the Port Authority raises questions about what would happen to the rebuilding process while a...
SMALLPOX SCARE AT BROOKLYN HOSPITAL
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amA terrifying scare over a possible outbreak of deadly smallpox at a Brooklyn hospital prompted health officials to quarantine its emergency room and briefly shut down the entire building yesterday....
FEDS CAUGHT IN RAT TRAP OVER MOB-HIT WITNESS
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amIF THE Sopranos followed the lead of their role model, the DeCavalcante crime family, the TV screen would go blank. That's because the show would turn into an athletic contest...
MIKE HOPS ONTO SWAP: LIKES IDEA OF TRADING LAND FOR GROUND ZERO
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg yesterday said a land swap with the Port Authority for the World Trade Center site could solve a "conflict" between the needs of the city and those of...
ISRAEL'S WEEK OF BLOODSHED: BUS BOMB KILLS 9 AS 4 OTHER INNOCENTS ARE SHOT TO DEATH
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amA Palestinian homicide bomber blew up nine Israeli bus passengers, and four more civilians died in two terror shootings - capping a week of attacks that claimed nearly two dozen...
$TAGE FRIGHT: BROADWAY'S ADVANCE SALES PLUMMET
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amThere's a shadow looming over the Great White Way. Since Sept. 11, Broadway producers say, advance sales for some of the top shows have plummeted, and the downturn could have...
BUSH CALLS UPON 'ALL NATIONS' TO STOP THE INSANITY
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush yesterday condemned the Middle East "killers" who bombed a bus in Israel with the goal of preventing peace talks. "For the sake of humanity . ....
CREDIT THEFT ROCKS DC 37
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amAuthorities have nabbed at least four people - and may bust nearly 1,000 others - for taking advantage of a post-Sept. 11 system glitch to steal thousands of dollars from...
MAN HELD IN HATCHET DEATH OF 6-YEAR-OLD
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amA Westchester man was arrested yesterday for allegedly killing a 6-year-old boy with a hatchet, it was reported last night. Little Marquise Newman was pronounced dead shortly after the savage...
COPS FOLLOW GIRL TO SCENE OF HORROR
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amA little girl who ran into the street screaming that her mother had been murdered led cops to her East Harlem apartment, where they found the mom nearly drowned and...
HARLEM KIDS HAVE A BALL
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amBatter up! New York City's pint-sized hometown heroes, the Harlem Little League All-Stars, tonight kick off the next stage of their bid to reach the World Series. "I hope they...
GOV'S PRIMARY CONCERN: THE CONSERVATIVES
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amGOV. Pataki's campaign will launch an all-out war on the Conservative Party if one of two controversial primary challenges succeeds, says a clearly worried party leader. "The Pataki campaign, using...
PACK LASH FOR WILLS
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amHey, Prince William - butt out! That's the warning from Prince Charles, who has ordered his eldest son to quit his 10-a-day cigarette habit. Charles is growing increasingly worried about...
CELL-PHONING DRIVERS GET TICKETS TO RIDE
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amPeople who yak on hand-held cell phones while driving better watch out - New York cops are now routinely nailing them with tickets. Last November, a state law that bans...
HARLEM KIDS HAVING A BALL
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amBatter up! New York City's pint-sized hometown heroes, the Harlem Little League All-Stars, tonight kick off the next stage of their bid to reach youth baseball's World Series. "I hope...
HALL GIVING CIGAR HERO'S WELCOME
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - Cigar never raced at the Old Spa, but the two-time Horse of the Year ran with unparalleled success at many other tracks across the country and around...
LOOKING TO BUST LOOSE - BENNETT AIMS TO STICK IN 2ND JINT GO-ROUND
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amCANTON, Ohio - "C'mon," Sean Bennett said, flashing a sheepish grin. "The touchdown, of course." Of course. Bennett was responding to a question that led to an obvious answer. What...
TEXANS QB CARR FOLLOWING IN COLLINS' FOOTSTEPS
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES CANTON, Ohio - Kerry Collins was once David Carr. Well, not exactly, but close enough. Carr is the starting quarterback for the Houston Texans, the first-year expansion team...
ABRAHAM SLATED FOR MRI TODAY
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amJohn Abraham will undergo an MRI test on his sprained left knee this morning, according to Jets' officials. Abraham, the Jets' best defensive player, recorded 13 sacks and earned a...
HALL'S A GREEN MACHINE
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amThe right foot of Jets kicker John Hall has had a lot of say about the direction of the entire franchise during the last two seasons. Two years ago, it...
LEFT BANK'S TRAINER: HE WAS AMAZING
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - Todd Pletcher, trainer of Left Bank, ran out of superlatives yesterday morning for the 5-year-old son of French Deputy, who tied a track record winning Saturday's Whitney...
'CUBAN MISSILE' BURIES LANCE
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amThe most recognizable face in the history of professional cycling got the largest ovation from the massive crowd - estimated at near 150,000 people - that crammed downtown yesterday for...
D'BACKS WIN WITH BELIEF IN EACH OTHER
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amMany Yankees fans still think it was a fluke. The Diamondbacks didn't win the World Series last season. The Yankees gave it away when Mariano Rivera's throwing error allowed the...
LEITER TAKES BLAME FOR LOSS
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amThere isn't a pitcher in baseball who is more of a standup guy than Al Leiter. The lefty stood up after getting shelled in yesterday's 12-7 loss to the Diamondbacks...
AMAZIN'S JUST AREN'T THAT GOOD
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amTHE 2002 Mets, survived by millions of fans, died yesterday. The open-casket wake will be at 1:10 p.m. today at Shea Stadium. Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks will be...
SAVE US FROM THIS RIDICULOUS STAT
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amWHILE it has been widely reported that the Braves' John Smoltz has been "untouchable" based on his major-league-leading saves totals, a closer look finds that Smoltz has, on more than...
SPORTS RADIO HITS THREE HRS
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amJUST because New York radio is now loaded with 'round-the-clock sports doesn't guarantee good sports radio at any time. But over the weekend, in three successive given moments, listeners, if...
D'BACKS ADD TO DEMISE OF METS
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amD'backs 12Mets 7 In a game the Mets had to have, they handed the ball first to their ace then to baseball's hottest reliever. In keeping with this morbid season,...
TY CAN'T ENJOY HIS
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amMET NOTES Even Ty Wigginton, author of a magical Met moment, couldn't fully enjoy his 4-for-5, three-run-homer performance yesterday. A rookie infielder who arrived from Triple-A Norfolk just hours before...
GREEN NEEDS 7 EXTRAS FOR CLASSIC WIN
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amDubbed a "bulldog" a day earlier, Hubert Green proved playoff victim Hale Irwin prophetic. Even forced to inject his abdomen with insulin as he ducked into the ninth hole woods,...
'WAR' GLIDES TO HASKELL ROMP
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amThe champ is back, maybe bigger, better and smoother than ever. War Emblem, the most exciting horse in America, electrified a huge, sweltering crowd at Monmouth Park yesterday when he...
MEDAGLIA D'ORO ROLLS; MIG HURT
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - Medaglia d'Oro looked like a champion yesterday as he romped home under Jerry Bailey in the Grade 2, $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes, a prep that sets him...
ACHY JASON CAN'T FINISH
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amANAHEIM - Jason Giambi arrived at Edison Field yesterday morning with a cranky back and by the time the ninth inning arrived it had regressed to the point where Joe...
BAN WEAVER TO BULLPEN
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amANAHEIM - When Joe Torre was finished informing Jeff Weaver the right-hander was headed for the bullpen with no definite date to return to the rotation, the manager told the...
MARIANO INCHES CLOSER TO RETURN
August 5, 2002 | 4:00amANAHEIM - The news on Mariano Rivera's right shoulder continues to be encouraging. "He was good, real good," Joe Torre said of Rivera's workout yesterday in Tampa where the All-Star...
PEN, SORI TO RESCUE: BAIL OUTWELLS INMARATHON
August 5, 2002 | 4:00am12 INNINGS Yankees 7Angels 5 ANAHEIM - David Wells has the Yankees' bullpen, a wild Angels reliever and Alfonso Soriano's infield single to thank for turning his miserable outing into...