June 23, 2011
Obama says gay couples deserve same rights as all, but doesn't endorse gay marriage
Addressing a crowd of gay and lesbian donors in Manhattan, President Obama this evening praised the New York Legislature and Gov. Cuomo for taking on gay marriage and stressed that...
Artest files to change name to Metta World Peace
LOS ANGELES -- Lakers forward Ron Artest wants to change his name to Metta World Peace. Artest’s attorney filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday seeking the...
Torre, Costas reopen Berra Museum
Yogi Berra is most often remembered for his earnest and unintentionally hilarious views on life, but his baseball acumen was legendary, according to someone who is fairly well versed on...
Mets' Wright gets OK to work out
A day after the Mets found out they might lose first baseman Ike Davis for the year, they finally got some good news on the medical front. Third baseman David...
NBA Draft, first round selections
The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Duke point guard Kyrie Irving with the No. 1 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. Here are the selections from the first round, being held at...
Boozy chef cops to beating elderly stranger on Bleecker St.
A booze-loving chef who once worked at the posh Jean-Georges Vongerichten restaurant Spice Market pleaded guilty today to felony assault -- for pounding an elderly man like a veal cutlet...
NHL salary cap up $5M
The NHL salary cap is going up again, marking the fifth consecutive year it is has risen since it was established for the 2005-06 season. Teams will have $64.3 million...
Accused 1998 Lower East Side rapist makes leap for loophole
A career criminal is hoping to walk away from violent rape charges on a technicality -- that cops had his fingerprint from the 1998 attack scene, but failed to match...
Locals want cops to search every bag on the Boardwalk
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Capuano leaves Mets win with injury
Chris Capuano could be added to the Mets' list of walking wounded.After pitching six scoreless innings against the A's on Thursday, Capuano was removed for a pinch hitter in the...
Manager of surging Nationals quits over contract
WASHINGTON -- Nationals manager Jim Riggleman abruptly resigned from one of the hottest teams in baseball Thursday, saying he felt the franchise wasn’t committed to him over the long term....
Flyers trade away top players to clear $100M
PHILADELPHIA -- Exit Mike Richards and Jeff Carter. Welcome to Ilya-delphia. In a pair of separate shocking trades, the Philadelphia Flyers hit the reset button on a team only a...
2011-12 SCHEDULE: Islanders open with 4 at home
The young Islanders, who hope to be ready for a playoff push, will open their 40th anniversary season at home against the Florida Panthers on Oct. 8. In a schedule...
Stocks bounce back to close mixed on Greek plan
Stocks dropped in a volatile day of trading Thursday, as a toxic mix of weak economic data and a surprise oil-market intervention competed for investors' attention with reports of a...
Tree falls on car, killing man on Merritt Parkway
STAMFORD, Conn. -- A tree crashed down onto a car on a Connecticut highway during a heavy rainstorm Thursday, killing the driver. The unidentified male driver was headed southbound on...
Jets' Smith will shop himself: report
With Santonio Holmes. Braylon Edwards and Antonio Cromartie headed for free agency, Brad Smith knows he's not the Jets' top offseason priority. So Smith -- a special teams star and...
BUSHES: Horne hit hard in return; Brackman struggles
Four years ago, Yankees prospect Alan Horne was the Double-A Eastern League's Pitcher of the Year, going 12-4 with a 3.11 ERA in 27 starts for the Trenton Thunder.That must...
Liberty defeat Shock to end 4-game losing streak
TULSA, Okla. -- Cappie Pondexter surprised a spectator after scoring 23 points and dishing 10 assists to lift the Liberty to a 94-82 win Thursday over the Tulsa Shock. She...
NHL schedule doesn't confirm Winter Classic
The NHL announced its 2011-12 schedule on Thursday, but one highlight missing was the confirmation of where next season’s Winter Classic will be held. It has been widely reported in...
Justin Bieber fans rush singer at Midtown promotional event
A frenzied horde of teenaged fans swarmed Justin Bieber today in Herald Square, sparking a near riot that ended with one his own security men under arrest, officials said. Bieber,...
Jagr talks to Penguins owner Lemieux; has offer from Red Wings: reports
Jaromir Jagr met with Penguins owner Mario Lemieux on Thursday after receiving a contract offer from the Red Wings, according to reports.The Pittsburgh Post Gazette said "Lemieux came away encouraged...
Obama: US has turned corner in Afghanistan
FORT DRUM, N.Y. — President Obama congratulated US troops for helping forge a "brighter" future for Afghanistan Thursday, but warned there was "still some fighting to be done" despite his...
FTC to serve Google with subpoenas in broad antitrust probe
WASHINGTON -- The US Federal Trade Commission is poised to serve Google Inc. with civil subpoenas, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, signaling the start of a wide-ranging, formal antitrust...
6 NYC teens charged with murder as hate crime
The criminal charges against six teenagers accused of beating to death a Long Island boy who they thought was gay were upgraded today to murder as a hate crime. Anthony...
FOX will not back Dodgers' McCourt in bankruptcy scenario, report says
LOS ANGELES -- FOX will not support embattled Dodgers owner Frank McCourt should he ask a bankruptcy judge to force approval of the proposed television contract vetoed by Major League...
2011-12 SCHEDULE: Rangers open with 2 in Europe, then 5 more road games
Following a season-high seven consecutive games on the road to begin the 2011-12 NHL season, the Rangers’ home opener will be Thursday, Oct. 27, against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the...
Baghdad market bomb blitz kills 21
BAGHDAD -- Explosives loaded into three shopping carts ripped through a crowded market in the Iraqi capital on Thursday, killing at least 21 people and wounding 107, an interior ministry...
2011-12 SCHEDULE: Devils make two trips to Winnipeg
The Devils will be logging significantly more travel miles this season, with three western trips slated before mid-January.The Flyers visit Newark to open the 2011-12 schedule Oct. 8, the start...
Redskins' Cooley pushes for Plaxico: report
OK, Dallas Cowboys, you're next.The Redskins became the latest NFC East team to have a player publicly lobby for Plaxico Burress, joining the Giants and Eagles in the chase for...
Estate of Anna Nicole Smith loses at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a bankruptcy court incorrectly granted Anna Nicole Smith over $400 million from the estate of her oil magnate husband J. Howard...
70 Pine St. sold to Berman’s Metro Loft for $205M
Just days after being declared a landmark by the city, 70 Pine St. has been sold for $205 million — or about $186 a square foot. Ronnie Bruckner and Nathan...
Rutgers women's team names assistant
Former Washington basketball coach Tia Jackson has been hired as an assistant at Rutgers. Scarlet Knights coach C. Vivian Stringer announced the hiring Thursday. Jackson will replace longtime assistant Carlene...
Amtrak probing cause of 2nd disruption in 3 days
NEWARK, N.J. — Amtrak officials are eyeing an electrical substation in Richmond, Va., as the possible source of a voltage problem that halted trains between New York and Philadelphia. Amtrak...
Islanders agree to lease, now need vote for new arena
On a day that was supposed to bring clarity to the situation regarding the new Islanders arena, yesterday brought more confusion for both the NHL franchise and Nassau County. In...
Li upset, Serena rallies at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England -- After playing so well, so often, at this year’s first two major tournaments, Li Na’s run at Wimbledon came to an early end. Only 2½ weeks after...
Facebook names Netflix CEO to board of directors
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Facebook said Thursday it named Netflix CEO Reed Hastings to its board of directors, adding a sixth member to a body expected to guide the social-networking...
Seton Hall getting transfer center Teague
Center Gene Teague is transferring to Seton Hall after playing his first two seasons at Southern Illinois. Pirates coach Kevin Willard announced the move on Thursday, saying the Vineland resident...
Devils 'have an idea' what to do with 4th pick
Missing the playoffs for the first time since 1996 did have one positive for the Devils. With the help of the lottery, the Devils will have the No. 4 pick...
Former Rutgers star Britt has court date postponed
Thursday’s New Jersey court date for Tennessee Titans receiver Kenny Britt has been postponed to July 12. Britt is charged in Hoboken with resisting arrest earlier this month after detectives...
Yankees doubt Jeter will return from DL on time
Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is eligible to come off the disabled list June 29, but it doesn’t sound like he will be in the lineup against the Brewers at Yankee...
Co-workers to testify against Bronx ADA in drunk driving case
The special prosecutor in the drunk driving case against Bronx ADA Jennifer Troiano wants her office pals to spill the beans about how sloshed she was at party they all...
Cindy Anthony testifies she searched online for the word chloroform
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Cindy Anthony, the mother of accused murderer Casey Anthony, testified Thursday that she searched for the word chloroform on her home computer. A forensic expert who testified...
Cantor, Kyl pull out of budget talks, call on Obama to 'resolve' tax hike dispute
WASHINGTON -- The top two Republican negotiators involved in bipartisan budget talks announced Thursday that they were pulling out of discussions, complaining Democrats will not drop their push for tax...
Lindsay Lohan avoids jail, found not to have violated her probation
Lindsay Lohan has dodged another bullet -- and is no longer allowed to party at home. A miffed LA judge sternly told Lohan to stop doing “stupid things” before cutting...
Passengers recall terrifying JFK near miss
Lufthansa passengers recalled yesterday the terrifying moments when their jumbo jet had to slam on the brakes a moment before takeoff to avoid a horrific collision with an EgyptAir flight...
Sean Kingston released from hospital
MIAMI -- Sean Kingston has been released from a Miami hospital three weeks after a jetski accident left him in critical condition, TMZ reported Thursday. Kingston -- who reportedly suffered...
Former university president busted in connection with NJ prof's 'prostitution ring'
A former president of the University of New Mexico was arrested today in connection with the investigation into a prostitution ring headed by New York physicist David Flory, cops said...
A Flying Dress Code, Perhaps?
Hey, US Airways, how about just a wee bit of consistency? Hmm? Pretty please? The airline got some attention a week or so ago for kicking off a flight a member of...
Pecker’s American Media buys money-losing US business of OK! magazine
American Media is buying the money-hemorrhaging US edition of OK!, the company announced today. The magazine had been put on the block by the Northern & Shell Group, the British...
Mets defeat A's, but Capuano leaves early
Chris Capuano put aside any hint of pain and then really cramped Oakland’s style. Capuano got the free-swinging Athletics to chase a lot of early changeups and pitched six scoreless...
Don’t let this fox guard the opera house
A singing crossbreed — a fox with human intelligence — stars in Leos Janacek’s opera, “The Cunning Little Vixen.” If only the New York Philharmonic’s semistaged performance Wednesday night were...
With Friends Like "US"
Ah well, see ya, Afghanistan! Let's change our Facebook status to, uh "It's complicted." Like just about all of the United States' long-term relationships of late. Okay, so maybe it's not the worst...
French Afghan pullout to mirror US
PARIS -- France said Thursday that it would gradually withdraw some of its 4,000 troops stationed in Afghanistan and it remains committed to transferring all the security responsibility it assumes...
GOP senators to mull gay marriage vote
ALBANY – Republican senators will meet today to mull action on gay marriage, Senate GOP boss Dean Skelos said this morning, meaning a long-awaited vote could be around the corner....
Container ship's owners off the hook in maritime crash: appeals court
Three fishermen who claimed their boat was rammed and destroyed by a container ship saw their case sunk by a Manhattan appeals court this morning. Michael Stepski, Geal Roderick and...
Court upholds ex-NYPD officer’s murder conviction
ALBANY, N.Y. — The state’s top court has upheld the murder conviction of a former New York City police officer who shot a bat-wielding man fighting with the off-duty officer’s...
Michelle Obama travels to Cape Town for meeting with Desmond Tutu
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- First Lady Michelle Obama traveled to Cape Town on Thursday for the last leg of her South African tour, visiting a museum ahead of her...
Courtney Love fire sparks 911 call
Celebrity train wreck Courtney Love is on fire again. A curtain in the grunge rocker’s tony West Village townhouse went up in flames early this morning, prompting her to scramble...
Striker-starved Red Bulls play tonight in Seattle
If the Red Bulls plan to extend their six-game unbeaten streak, they’re going to do it in arguably MLS’ most daunting environment, and do it shorthanded without their top three...
'Spider-Man' in love again as Andrew Garfield dates costar Emma Stone
LOS ANGELES -- A second Spider-Man has paired up with one of his female costars. Andrew Garfield, who plays the webbed warrior in a new Hollywood blockbuster "The Amazing Spider-Man"...
Man arrested in Pentagon scare charged in DC-area shootings at military sites
WASHINGTON -- A Marine Corps reservist arrested for suspicious activity near the Pentagon last week has been charged in connection with a spate of shootings at military sites in the...
VIDEO: Nash, Parker on joining Knicks
All-Star point guards Steve Nash and Tony Parker visited New York on Wednesday and commented on rumors that they could be traded to the Knicks.The Suns have said they will...
Worker survives terrifying hit-and-run (VIDEO)
A car is seen smashing into a shop worker before reversing and speeding off in terrifying footage of a hit and run. Gejea Ejeta, 24, was left for dead after...
Accused LI pharmacy gunman has 'shown no remorse' for shootings, pleads not guilty
The man busted for allegedly killing four people at a Long Island pharmacy and stealing prescription painkillers for himself and his wife has not been cooperative with cops and has...
Tiffany replaces CFO, adds COO title
Jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co. is replacing its chief financial officer as it reshuffles longtime executives and adds a chief operating officer position. The company says 45-year-old Patrick F. McGuiness...
Second arrest made in professor's online prostitution web site
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque police say a woman has been arrested in connection with an online prostitution ring that earlier led to the arrest of a New Jersey professor. Police...
Obama ready to release oil from petroleum reserve
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has decided to release 30 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of a broader international effort to pump more...
Mourinho protege Villas-Boas will not turn Chelsea job into 'one-man show'
LONDON -- New Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas accepted that comparisons with Jose Mourinho were inevitable but attempted to move away from his former mentor as he outlined his vision for...
Manchester United confirms signing of England winger Ashley Young
MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester United confirmed Thursday the signing of England winger Ashley Young from Aston Villa on a five-year contract. Young's representatives held talks with the English Premier League...
Vancouver riot kissers reconsider lucrative offers, hire PR agency
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The couple whose photographed smooch amid the Stanley Cup riots in Vancouver, British Columbia, made headlines around the world was reconsidering Thursday a decision to kiss...
Brooklyn Philharmonic wants to give you free summer concerts
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Weekly jobless claims climb by 9K to 429K, missing expectations
WASHINGTON -- US applications for unemployment compensation rose by 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 429,000 in the week ended June 18, the Labor Department said Thursday, pointing to persistent weakness...
'Pottermore' secret revealed: Web site will sell Harry Potter series as e-books
LONDON — Harry Potter’s adventures are going digital — J.K. Rowling says the boy wizard’s adventures will be sold as e-books for the first time in October. All seven novels...
Lindsay Lohan expected to appear in court Thursday amid reports of failed alcohol test
LOS ANGELES -- Troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan is expected to appear in court Thursday amid reports she failed an alcohol test last week while under house arrest. The 24-year-old has...
Marc Berman’s mock NBA Draft: lottery & locals
The Post's Marc Berman forecasts the lottery portion of tonight's NBA Draft, held this year at Prudential Center in Newark. The Knicks hold the 17th pick, and the Nets select...
Mets' Davis facing surgery; mistake possibly to blame
In the latest dose of disaster for the Mets, Ike Davis could be facing season-ending surgery on his left ankle — and to make matters even worse, the team doctors’...
Mets should be accustomed to bad news
This Mets season exists on two levels. They are trying to win this year, to honor the $140 million-plus payroll and the Wilpons’ insatiable hunger to fill Citi Field, and...
Mannings star in spoof
The lockout must end. Or else, we might be subjected to more Eli Manning acting gigs. Eli (right) and big brother Peyton (left) filmed in Brooklyn a spoof of a...
Stagehand's death prompts cancellation of Wednesday night's performance of 'How to Succeed in Business'
Last night’s sold-out performance of the hit Broadway revival of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” was abruptly canceled when a stagehand was found dead just before curtain....
After split, Yankees pleased with trip
CINCINNATI — Watching Chris Heisey crush three homers and Johnny Cueto handcuff their hitters wasn’t what the Yankees had in mind to finish a six-game interleague tour of the Midwest....
The Post's All-Staten Island baseball honors
Unlike last spring, the postseason was not a happy time on Staten Island. Defending champions St. Joseph by the Sea (CHSAA) and Tottenville (PSAL) experienced playoff heartbreak. The Pirates fell...
Jorge the Yankees' hero, for one day
CINCINNATI — If this were the movies, you could roll the credits now, send everyone home happy with warmed cockles in their heart, cooing about the feel-good summer hit of...
Sources: Archbishop Molloy to part ways with Catalanotto
Tom Catalanotto may not be returning to the Archbishop Molloy bench next season.Mere months after leading the Stanners to the New York Sate Federation Class A title, the third-year girls...
PSAL suspends baseball coaches for 'unsportsmanlike behavior'
The PSAL has suspended two PSAL baseball coaches for an on-field confrontation during the Class A semifinals, The Post has learned. Department of Education spokeswoman Margie Feinberg said in an...
Where Fredette lands the big question for Round 1 of NBA Draft
Thank the draft gods for Jimmer-mania. Tonight’s otherwise lackluster NBA Draft in Newark that does not contain a surefire franchise player has been boosted by the fascination of BYU superstar...
Walsh ready to make final imprint on Knicks
There is only one certainty to tonight’s NBA Draft for the Knicks. It will be the last one Donnie Walsh conducts. Selecting at 17th and hoping to buy a second-round...
Morris Park Ink Promises High Quality Business
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Emolior Academy Gets eReaders in Councilman Rivera Pilot Program
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Pols suggest Pompeii goes family-style
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Morris Park Icon Rocky Miano Receives Street Rename
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Preston Honors Softball Coach
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P.S. 14 Principal Resurrects Library, Restocks Shelves
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P.S. 304's new mobile labs make science engaging
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Homeowner to secure half-built multiple-family house
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Hearing set on Muller's future use
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DOB Vacates Matthews Avenue Hell Hole
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Navy Veteran Sends American Flag to P.S. 72
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Engine 60 Gets Support
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Church Moves Dwyer, ran OLA for 16 Years
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P.S. 73 Laptop Bandit Nabbed
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MHHC opens tenth school-based health clinic
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Lehman High School Wins National PSA Competition
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Holy Rosary School Celebrates READ Alliance Completion
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Pay the ferryman! New East River service begins
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Meet Rich Donnelly, the man in the front car of the Cyclones
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Gun mugging in the heart of Carroll Gardens
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G whiz, another lousy weekend
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The weekender! Here's what you should do on Saturday and Sunday
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Do the Cyclones hate the Yankees enough?
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More budget woes kill 2012 show at Brooklyn Museum
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Worst weekend ever?
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Horrifying home invasion on Frost Street
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Would-be A-Rods running wild
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Another wallet swipe at Methodist Hospital
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Bike thieves on a roll
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New CB14 head
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New CB14 head
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Hail to the chief!
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Gunpoint mugging on St. James Place
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Pizza the action! Charges dropped against Lucali owner and stabber
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City: Ends justify the means on the Prospect Park West bike lane
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Cyclone skipper not yet K-oncerned about strikeouts
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Gun madness on Kane Street
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Gun madness on Kane Street
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Bay Ridge 'mini-Madoff' sentenced to 20 years
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Double-crosswalked!
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Beach hooch blockers
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Ratner is victim of inside job heist!
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Inside job at Metrotech office
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Worst weekend ever?
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Summer travel special! Our handy guide to Budapest
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Muslim con-verts in the pokey
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Dead men do tell tales — in this play at Green-Wood Cemetery
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Bugging out! Miss Bugs has first American show
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Don't stop 'til you get enough at this Michael Jackson sing-along show
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Meet the craftsmen and women behind Brooklyn's foodie movement
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Get ready for some hot summer nights
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Ben's escape hatch
One is hapless and the other hopeless. This is a column about some words and their hidden meaning. Hapless Ben Bernanke is on an unlucky streak that he partly brought...
Regions hit with $210M penalty
Regions Financial agreed to cough up $210 million to settle claims its Morgan Keegan brokerage firm misled investors about risky subprime mortgages while the parent company also seeks a buyer...
BJ's is seeking more
BJ's Wholesale Club wants a sweetened offer of $55 a share -- or nearly $3 billion -- from a pair of buyout firms that are looking to take it private,...
Page us, Google: Senate
Google's reluctance to provide a top exec for testimony to a Senate panel probing its market power has prompted threats of subpoenas for Chief Executive Officer Larry Page and Chairman...
Stock scam hyped with Trekkie talk
Wall Street bad boy Ross Mandell was the mastermind behind a decade-long scheme to pump unwitting investors for money to fund pipe-dream companies -- and then blew the profits from...
Pols out $1.7M in Stanford dough
Five Democratic and Republican national political committees must return more than $1.7 million in contributions received from indicted financier R. Allen Stanford to his court-appointed receiver, a federal judge ruled....
EU keeps Greece on hook
Europe kept the pressure on Greece to push forward with a painful austerity program yesterday after Athens cleared the first hurdle in avoiding a sovereign default. European Union leaders congratulated...
Ferragamo IPO fires up
Salvatore Ferragamo SpA received orders for more than twice the shares on sale in its initial public offering, sources said. So far this year, more than 15 deals have been...
Apple's app suit sapped
Apple will "probably" lose its court bid to stop Amazon.com from using the term "Appstore" for a service selling programs for Android devices, US District Judge Phyllis Hamilton said after...
Bair: US banks think 'small'
US banks are lobbying to escape the "too-big-to-fail" designation that will require them to meet higher capital standards and develop plans for possible failure, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila...
Developer Kent Swig on brink of foreclosure on 740 Park co-op
Embattled developer Kent Swig is facing foreclosure on the ritzy Park Avenue co-op where his wife is living during their divorce. Bank of America has sued Swig and his wife,...
Business briefs
Mortgages Applications for US home mortgages fell 5.9 percent last week, after a sharp bounce the week before, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.Suit pause Time Warner Cable and Viacom told...
Madoff yacht 'Bull' hit by bear boat market
Bernie Madoff's turbocharged yacht, one of the fastest on the French Riviera, is in the discount rack at 50 percent off its original asking price -- but even at that...
Winklevosses throw in Facebook towel
Call it the epilogue to the hit movie "The Social Network." The Winklevoss twins, who won a dubious fame as the sore losers in the Oscar-winning bio flick about the...
Blame pinned on BP
An internal investigation by the owner of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, Transocean Ltd., puts most of the blame for last year's disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill on BP....
Smell test
When I was young, three friends and I backpacked through Europe one summer. I don’t know who started the dare but someone wondered aloud, “How long could we go without...
David Burke townhouse
There's nothing exciting about the utilitarian façade of David Burke’s high-rise building. But walk through his front door of his art-filled townhouse in Fort Lee, NJ, and you’re knocked out...
Local dives
Who needs a Hamptons share this summer when it’s clear the city is the place to be? From the rooftop pool free-for-alls at Gansevoort Park Avenue and Le Bain, to...
Falcone crest
Billionaire hedge fund manager Philip Falcone even wheels and deals when it comes to vacation.Falcone has grabbed a Hamptons summer rental for about $700,000 — a 30 percent discount from...
Just sold!
Manhattan CHELSEA $792,000 219 W. 14th St. One-bedroom, one-bath condo, 650 square feet, with new kitchen, new bath and terrace; building features intercom, laundry and bike storage. Common charges $349,...
Wife: man charged in LI pharmacy slay was trying to get pills for her
He did it for her. Suspected pill addict David Laffer has been charged with slaughtering four people in a Long Island pharmacy to score a bag full of painkillers for...
Guru guilty of 'sweat' deaths
CAMP VERDE, Ariz. -- A self-help guru was found guilty of three counts of negligent homicide yesterday in a case that shined a spotlight on a Arizona sweat-lodge ceremony that...
Crime lord Whitey Bulger appears in LA court, remanded to Massachusetts
SANTA MONICA, Calif -- Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger appeared in a Los Angeles federal court today and was remanded to Massachusetts to face a slew of criminal charges,...
Driver relives 'sic' attack
A city bus driver brutally beaten by a teen who tried to take her Chihuahua aboard says she never stood a chance. "She punched me in the eye while I...
Jew-bash 'addict'
Famed designer John Galliano insists he's not a hateful bigot -- just a drunken, pill-popping ad dict. The loony fashionista told a Paris court yester day he has no memory...
NY parents putting the $ in $chool
Cat food is looking mighty tasty about now. The news hit the city's overtaxed, overstressed and increasingly broke and despondent middle-class parents like a karate chop to the gut. Come...
Park-garage gun terror
A computer whiz had the misfortune of walking in on pair of gun-toting goons just as they stormed an Upper East Side parking garage looking for cash, sources said yesterday....
Jail check-in after hotel con
A cocaine-snorting con man lived high on the hog at two posh Midtown hotels using a bogus credit card for weeks before he was busted with a stolen laptop computer...
Nonprofit big's choice to lie on 75G 'expenses'
The former president of two leading pro-choice organizations pleaded guilty in a Manhattan court yesterday to lying on her expense accounts -- and agreed to pay back $75,000 for personal...
Gov's deal for union pay freeze
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo yesterday announced a tentative five-year cost-cutting pact with the state's largest public-employee union that freezes pay for three years, limits increases to 2 percent during the...
Chasing Spidey's pot of gold
"Spider-Man" star Tobey Maguire apparently knows when to hold 'em. A bankruptcy trustee is suing Maguire to claw back more than $300,000 he claims the actor won in several private...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens Talk about a dirty crime! A Sears employee at the Rego Park store was caught on camera stealing company cash she had stashed in a trash can, authorities said....
Kids 'sick' of school
Construction at a Midtown public elementary school is sickening students and teachers -- causing an alarming increase in headaches, nosebleeds and other troubling health issues, irate parents charged yesterday. PS...
Hero dad saves subway-fall kid
A little girl miraculously suffered only minor injuries when she slipped off a Brooklyn subway platform yesterday and landed between two train cars. Witnesses said the girl's horrified father pulled...
'Vinny G' is radio active
He dodged lethal injection, but mob boss Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano can't face life in prison without his radio. "I have a radio right now -- so I'm hoping that...
'CityTime' out
One of the country's top government and defense contractors stands to lose all future New York state contracts because of its role in the sprawling CityTime scandal, The Post has...
'Roll' film on traffic tickets
Hey, traffic violator: This picture could be worth a lot more than words -- because you're on gotcha camera. Local legislators are pushing a bill requiring that traffic cops take...
Victims of pharmacy massacre say they won't be satisfied until murderer suffers
The handcuffs are a start -- but friends and relatives of the pharmacy massacre victims say they won't be satisfied until their loved ones' murderer is made to suffer for...
FedEx shipping scam X'd out
A Manhattan man was ordered held without bail yesterday for allegedly using stolen FedEx shipping-account numbers from more than 20 companies to start his own "discount" shipping operation. Amadou Fall,...
Pilot grounded for 'ugly' crack
Houston, we have a problem -- the flight attendants are ugly. A Southwest Airlines pilot was suspended after he accidentally broadcast a conversation with his first officer, in which he...
$11M leash tug o' love
A jilted Long Island contractor wants his dog back from his ex -- plus $11 million to cover the anguish of living without his four-legged friend since a bitter split...
Gay-nups vote stalled
ALBANY -- The fate of gay marriage hung in the balance yesterday as the legislative session careered through its final chaotic days and lawmakers continued to debate key details of...
Diddy quietly settles civil suits stemming from 1999 Club New York shooting
Now it's less money, less problems for Diddy -- the hip-hop honcho has quietly settled all civil actions against him stemming from the infamous shoot-'em-up at Club New York more...
Jet bomb prank
A sinister but harmless gizmo, rigged to look like an explosive device, was found on a Delta jet at Newark Airport, The Post has learned. The object -- made of...
'Pimp' prof frantically tried to delete hooker data as cops began closing in
The professor accused of running an online prostitution ring frantically tried to cover his tracks when cops picked up his scent, The Post has learned. Physics nerd David Flory, 68,...
Quick on the drawdown
WASHINGTON -- Invoking the death of Osama bin Laden and the crippling of al Qaeda, President Obama announced last night that he would bring home 10,000 US troops from Afghanistan...
It's official - Weiner out
WASHINGTON -- Bye-bye, Weiner. Randy ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner's resignation letter is set to be read aloud as soon as today on the House floor -- putting on the record his...
Joseph Brooks leaves $250K to personal trainer, nothing to four kids
Sicko songwriter Joseph Brooks screwed over his four kids after killing himself -- leaving them not a single cent in his will -- but he sure did "light up" the...
Hair & soil testimony at Caylee trial
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's defense called a geologist and a toxicologist from the FBI as the first witnesses yesterday at her trial in the death of her daughter, Caylee....
So much for real victory - unless, that is, it's merely a political one
So now we know: After 10 years, billions of dollars and thousands of American casualties, victory in Afghanistan come 2014 will consist of having killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan....
Heiress had ill 'will'
A Brooklyn nurse who tended eccentric Manhattan heiress Huguette Clark for 20 years will inherit nearly $34 million from her $400 million estate -- and her dolls, Clark's will revealed...
How not to oust Assad
On Monday, Bashar al-Assad told Syrians that if it weren't for a few agitators and terrorists, their lives could be beautiful and democracy would flourish. Then he went and shot...
Quitting made queasy
Now the Food and Drug Administration wants to scare people with graphic images on cigarette boxes to help people stop smoking ("Scare 'Pack'tics," June 22). Why stop there? How about...
9/11 Museum debacle: The people pay again
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum should be a government project, not a money-making venture ("Rich 9/11 Memorial 'Gougers,' " June 19). If we can't afford to pay all...
The cyberwar threat
The International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC, was hacked this month. The top suspect: China. The FBI and Homeland Security Department are investigating the hacking the week before of more...
Attack of the federal sex police
When I was growing up, it was widely believed that colleges and universities were the part of our society with the widest scope for free expression and free speech. In...
Stacking the deck for unions
With the 2012 election season already under way and the president's poll numbers continuing to sink, Team Obama is desperately trying to shore up his labor-union base, courtesy of the...
Andrew's first session
Gov. Cuomo put the cherry on top of a reasonably productive legislative session yesterday with the an nouncement of a five-year contract agreement with state government's largest public-employee union. The...
It's not all gourd-geous
She gets her prince at the end, but American Ballet Theatre's "Cinderella" isn't very charming. James Kudelka's version, which ABT's danced since 2006, seemed heavy on satire at Tuesday's opening...
Zippy 'Sex' attractive, but leaves us wanting
It's not like there's anything terribly wrong about Michael Mitnick's new "Sex Lives of Our Parents." But there isn't anything terribly right, either. The Second Stage Uptown play that opened...
Say aloha to his sensitive side
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder is a huge rock star, and the ukulele is a little bitty instrument, but at the Beacon Theatre on Tuesday they made beautiful music together. Without...
Smokin' pot mamas!
Erica, a resident of the trendy DUMBO neighborhood, is just like any other busy Brooklyn mom with a small child, juggling play dates, naptime, temper tantrums and PB&Js. The difference:...
Bay can't clean up for Mets
That didn't last long. One day removed from a three-hit game in which he blasted a home run and a triple, Jason Bay was moved back into the Mets' cleanup...
Mets' Dickey brings his 'A' game
R.A. Dickey didn't have it in his last start. That was a brutal game against the Braves last Thursday night at Turner Field, one in which the Mets fell short...
Mets closer calls blown save 'pathetic'
Calling his performances "pathetic" and "embarrassing," a fed-up Francisco Rodriguez last night ranted that he needs to get his head right. "I'm going to speak as a fan, not as...
Islanders in nice ice deal
Nassau County officials and the New York Islanders reached a deal yesterday on a new arena for the NHL team. The agreement calls for the 39-year-old Nassau Coliseum to be...
Mets to give Murphy longer look in place of Davis
Ike Davis' bad news yesterday likely will result in even more time at first base for Daniel Murphy. Murphy was held out of last night's Mets starting lineup because he...
Mets defeat A's on hit by pitch in 13th
The Mets have found all sorts of new and interesting ways to lose games this season. For a change, they ended up on the other side of things last night....
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: My Juliana's Gal (9th)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $10,000; conditioned1Sakra Fella(J Stratton)5-4-54-12I'mTheGotoGuy(JBartlett)1-5-19-54Cam Van Bussel(C Manzi)4-6-58-13KingsPoint(JPantaleano)3-10-15-15Bullee N(G Brennan)10-2-46-16TriggerFinger(SBouchard)7-5-66-17Winnies Mak N(D Dube)3-4-912-1SECOND-1 1/16m; pace; $10,000; conditioned7Diamond Dan N(C Manzi)5-7-58-55Mimi's...
Belmont Charts
Jun. 22, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1m(T); $24,000; clm; 3up; (f&m)Off: 1:00. Good. split foes 3/16,drvng, Trainer: George WeaverTime: 23.69, 47.40, 1:11.76, 1:35.69.Winner:...
Affrunti's Calder Grade
Post Time: 12:30 pm. FIRST-6f; $11,300; mdn cl($12,500); 3YO 8-Gaspar 12-1 1-LilJohnPal 5-1 4-Kippy Kat 3-1 2-Meek Man 20-1 5-Joharlngtn 4-1 3-Abbir 12-1 6-Hemi Hughes 6-1 7-Candi'sHal 2-1 SECOND-7f; $11,800;...
Venus sweats vs. old-timer
WIMBLEDON -- Five-time champion Venus Williams needed three sets and nearly three hours to overcome the oldest player in the field yesterday and reach the third round at Wimbledon. With...
Belmont Park Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m; $53,000; alw; 3up; (f&m)BEBINN makes route debut after pressing the pace and breaking maiden going shorter in career debut. SO MUCH LOVE cuts back in distance and drew...
Affrunti's Churchill Grade
Post Time: 12:45 pm. FIRST-1 1/16m; $19,000; cl($8,000); 3up 1-SeveninHvn 2-1 2-GreenNGold 12-1 3-MyBuddyBbb 7-5 4-InkBlndfrd 5-2 5-Mach Nine 10-1 6-Mybrothrrn 12-1 SECOND-5 ½f; $16,400; mdn cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m) 6-MissAnfild...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 pm.Best Bet: Real Platinum (9th)FIRST-mile; trot; $10,000; conditioned2Love Walked In(A Miller)4-1-X5-17For A Dancer(D Miller)1-3-22-14D'orsay(Y Gingras)1-4-X3-11Havemycakeneatitt(SSmth)4-5-X12-13LimaPlaymate(RSchnittkr)1-1-X4-15Vanity Treasure(C Ryder)3-X-X10-16Fortunista(D Ackerman)1-2-X6-1SECOND-mile; trot; $10,000; maiden6Just A Glidin(Y Gingras)5-6-43-17Love N Hate(A Miller)4-7-29-24Kemper...
Jagr says Rangers didn't give him call
There’s a simple explanation why Jaromir Jagr, who seems on the cusp of returning to the NHL after a three-year sabbatical in Russia, did not reach out to GM Glen...
Tiger won't play at his Philadelphia tournament
Tiger Woods announced yesterday he won't play in the tournament he hosts, next week's AT&T National at Aronimink outside of Philadelphia. "Doctors orders" Woods wrote on his Twitter account. But,...
Kemba will make City proud in NBA
The Bronx, and all of New York City really, will smile knowingly and burst with pride when our Kemba Walker makes the dream walk, a walk that began in the...
Hondo has Twins again
The Twins failed to answer the call for Hondo at AT&T Park last night, getting jolted by the Giants to raise the accounts payable to 1,410 wynegars. Tonight, Mr. Aitch...
NFL talks focus on free agents
The NFL's labor talks resumed yesterday in the Boston area amid continued optimism the two sides will reach an agreement within the next month that would save the entire 2011...
Islanders' Grabner loses NHL Rookie of Year
LAS VEGAS -- Carolina Hurricanes 19-year-old sensation Jeff Skinner was named NHL Rookie of the Year over Islanders forward Michael Grabner. The Hurricanes forward won the Calder Trophy on Wednesday,...
Swisher & Gardner fine, but Yankees' leadoff job still Jeter's
CINCINNATI -- Ask him tomorrow and Joe Girardi's answer will be the same as it was Tuesday and yesterday: When Derek Jeter returns to the Yankees, he is going to...
Sports shorts
NFL: Big Ben open to Plax signing Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger has been in touch with former teammate Plaxico Burress and said it would be "awesome" to have the receiver...
Yankees' Pena given shot at E-demption
CINCINNATI -- Joe Girardi backed up his favorite phrase yesterday when he started Ramiro Pena at second base for the second game of a doubleheader against the Reds at Great...
USA defeats Panama, will play Mexico in Gold Cup final
HOUSTON -- The United States and Mexico both turned to their stars to advance to the Gold Cup final. The Americans defeated Panama 1-0 and El Tri beat Honduras 2-0...
Nash says he's staying with Suns
Steve Nash yesterday downplayed the never-ending rumors of him coming to the Knicks, and the recent reports of him possibly being traded to Minnesota. The Suns point guard may spend...
Nets trying to figure out draft puzzle
Trying to determine the first 26 players to get picked in any draft probably ranks in difficulty just behind mopping up the ocean with paper towels. But the Nets will...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position order FIRST 6f(T); $41,000; str alw; 3up; (f&m) PN Horse Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 Brampton(L),121 RDominguez 3-9-9...
Apple getting closer to TVs
More evidence emerged yesterday that Apple is secretly preparing to get into the TV-set business. "You'll go into an Apple retail store and be able to walk out with a...
Tired 'Blood'
Do people watch "True Blood" for the hot- blooded sex or the cold-blooded violence? If you say you watch it for the plot, you are lying through your fangs. You...
Dropouts: The new teen moms
After tackling teen outcasts and teen moms, MTV is shining the spotlight on high school dropouts. The network is currently casting people "who appear to be 16 to 20 years...
'Let Vin do last Series'
Legendary Dodgers voice Vin Scully would be calling this year's World Series on Fox -- if his fans had their say. Scully, 83, who's called Dodgers games for 62 seasons...
Amber checks into rehab
'Teen Mom" star Amber Portwood is heading to rehab, according to reports yesterday. The move comes just days after the MTV personality reportedly attempted suicide. "I am going to rehab...
Starr report
I always like writing about Jason Patric, if only to mention (to those who might not know this) that he's Jackie Gleason's grandson. I always get a kick out of...
Weird but true
She sure can hold a grudge. A 68-year-old California woman spent six years in prison for shooting her neighbor in the leg. After she was released, she was promptly rearrested...
DaMarcus Beasley makes Mexican move
PUEBLA, Mexico -- U.S. international DaMarcus Beasley has linked up with Puebla in Mexico after deciding to leave Bundesliga side Hannover, Sky Sports reported Wednesday. The 29-year-old spent last season in...
Bin Hammam to fight FIFA bribery claims despite 'overwhelming' evidence
ZURICH, Switzerland -- Despite a report Wednesday saying there was "comprehensive, convincing and overwhelming" evidence of bribery, Qatari FIFA official Mohamed Bin Hammam will not resign and will continue to...
New Jersey's Giuseppe Rossi not geting hopes up over Barca move
New Jersey native Giuseppe Rossi _ the best soccer player this country has ever produced _ has been a possible transfer target for Barcelona this summer. But with the Champions...
Like Kate, they get a Reiss of the action
After Kate Middleton donned this $340 Reiss dress last month, the dress sold out within minutes. The Post managed to snag two of the frocks to give away to our...
Reed wanted Ryan to be Ravens head coach: report
There was one move Ravens safety Ed Reed couldn't defend against: Rex Ryan leaving Baltimore to become head coach of the Jets.Reed, one of the NFL's best defensive players, praised...