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Alec gives his baby a boost

Alec Baldwin certainly Cannes sweep his wife off her feet. The actor, 55, and pregnant yoga-instructor missus Hilaria, 29, made a romantic picture yesterday at the Cannes Film Festival. They...

Bill of Rights stuff

They’re making a new “case” for the Bill of Rights.The New York Public Library will put its original copy of the historic document on public display in 2017, thanks to...

‘Yes, I’m Alive! save me’ says Bangladeshi woman rescued after 17 days in collapsed factory

A seamstress who struggled to survive for 17 days in the dark basement of a pancaked Bangladeshi factory building couldn’t imagine she would see daylight ever again — but yesterday,...

World’s breast disguise

Getting in touch with his feminine side didn’t help a convicted Colombian fugitive elude cops. They busted the fugitive despite the breast implants and other cosmetic work that had helped...

Malcolm X grandson killed: report

Malcolm X’s grandson Malcolm Shabazz, who in his youth served time in a juvenile facility for setting a fire in which his grandmother died, has been killed in Mexico, according...

Baring arms! Gals opt for surgery to look like Michelle

Women are embracing with open arms the chance to look like Michelle Obama in a sleeveless dress. Upper-arm lift procedures have shot up 4,378 percent over the past decade, the...

How doctors test patients’ patience

Hey, doc, give it to me straight — and could you get me those test results sooner?Confusing explanations and slow medical-test results are the top two gripes in a Consumer...

Flirty mile-hi club

Virgin America has launched a high-flying flirting service for passengers who want to hit on guys or gals in other rows. Flirty US fliers can buy a drink for an...

Tears for tragic Krystle

Family and friends filled a suburban Boston church yesterday to bid a heartbreaking farewell to marathon bombing victim Krystle Campbell (inset). Hundreds of others who could not get into the...

‘Bomb’ cleric fanned flames

A radical Australian Muslim cleric who despises Harry Potter and preaches that rape victims only have themselves to blame had a fan in the Boston bombing suspect killed in a...

Feverish sports security upgrade

Organizers of marathons and other high-profile sporting events in the United States and abroad are scrambling to beef up security. Time was short for some officials because this weekend, less...

Head of CUNY is resigning

Matthew Goldstein, who set the City University of New York on the road to an academic renaissance, announced yesterday he plans to step down as chancellor this summer.He became chancellor...

First woman to have successful uterus transplant is pregnant

A Turkish woman who was the first person ever to receive a successful uterus transplant is now hoping to be a miracle mom — she’s pregnant. Derya Sert, 22, was...

North Korea’s well-heeled army

Its soldiers may look goofy in heels — but there’s nothing funny about North Korea’s nukes. Decked out in high heels accenting their drab uniforms, female troops were spotted strutting...

Braless ‘sag less’

Women who wear bras will have saggier boobs than those who don’t, says new research.Try this on for size: French scientists who researched brassieres and breasts for 15 years concluded...

Letter from DNA structure’s co-discoverer to his young son sells at auction for $6M

This letter sure has dominant genes — a 1953 missive from the co-discoverer of DNA’s structure to his 12-year-old son explaining how “life comes from life’’ was auctioned for a...

Busted! Vlad totally titillated

What a breast-taking protest! Russian President Vladimir Putin goes goggle-eyed as a topless activist accosts him yesterday, shouting, “Dictator!” as he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel tour an industrial fair...

Spring warm-up is a perfect tan

It’s finally looking like spring in the city as Claire Madigan, 22, of Brooklyn Heights lays out in the sunny warmth of Brooklyn Bridge Park yesterday. Temps are expected to...

Oh, gene whiz, Dad!

A letter bursting with life — from a scientist telling his 12-year-old son that he and a colleague had discovered the structure of DNA — is going under the hammer...

Marilyn woe note on block

An anguished letter Marilyn Monroe wrote to her acting mentor — detailing her psychological struggles in front of the camera and her feeling she was “going crazy’’ — is up...