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Slip slidin’ away
A series of landslides on a picturesque island overlooking Puget Sound in Washington state destroyed one house and endangered more than two dozen others early yesterday. At least 30 homes...
$320M Powerball
The Powerball jackpot has hit a powerful $320 million. And if sales zoom higher across participating states, it could be even bigger by tomorrow’s drawing, New York Lottery officials say....
Weird but true
A mom went back to a store that had asked her to stay away because of alleged theft, pepper-sprayed employees who tried to escort her out — and then handed...
‘Death’ test’s final answers
Anyone dying to know if they’ll be around for the next decade can check out a new death calculator. San Francisco researchers have devised a “mortality index��’ — a dozen-item...
You can sail into history! Billionaire’s real-life Titanic sequel
This Titanic will have enough lifeboats. Australian billionaire Clive Palmer plans to build Titanic II, a cruise ship that will be a near- replica of the luxurious liner that hit...
NYers have no $afety net
Nearly half of New York state residents are teetering on the edge of “financial disaster’’ — with almost no rainy-day savings to fall back on.The report issued yesterday by the...
University: Come one, come all! Campus to offer workshop on female orgasm
“O,” yes! The University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus will host an educational workshop so female students can learn about female orgasms and healthy relationships. The university is shelling out...
H’wood’s fang for the buck
These bloodsuckers have really drained moviegoers of their money.“Twilight” lovers Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have topped a new list as Hollywood’s highest-grossing romantic couple on the big screen —...
Newark’s ‘pieces’ of jewelry
Newark is taking a shot at a new gun-control strategy — jewelry made from melted-down guns and bullet casings seized by cops. The Caliber Collection — bracelets that feature the...
Gaga tatas pack ‘ire’ power
Lady Gaga shot herself in the foot. The pop megastar fired up controversy — and drew fierce criticism from gun-control advocates — when she donned a skimpy top outfitted with...
Her final breast in show
Beauty queen Allyn Rose is flaunting her ample assets one last time at the Miss America pageant tonight. Win or lose, Miss District of Columbia plans to undergo a prophylactic...
‘Perfect’ NY male: somebody
When single New York women fantasize about the perfect guy, they rank physical fitness first — and green eyes also turn them on — according to a new survey.WhatsYourPrice.com, a...
'Lion' dog on the loose spurs 911 panic
We’d be lion if we said this wasn’t a dog. Panicked residents of Norfolk, Va., called 911 after spotting this roaming, 3-year-old Labradoodle — a Labrador-poodle mix — that had...
It’s y’all right!
America’s new “tweetheart” yesterday defended Brent Musburger as a victim of unnecessary roughness. Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron’s girlfriend, Katherine Webb, 23, became a sudden sensation on Twitter after the ESPN...
’Bama babe’s the bomb
Now everyone wants to huddle with her. Stunner Katherine Webb scored a touchdown on Twitter on Monday night, netting tens of thousands of new followers after an ESPN commentator ogled...
That’s a Snappy dress!
A Manhattan architect who likes to stretch her imagination creates dresses made of rubber bands. Margarita Mileva’s one-of-a-kind, intricate designs weigh as much as 14 pounds and are made of...
Chew on this, dieters
If you’ve resolved to lose weight in the new year, this will whet your app-etite — a diet plan with a free app tops Consumer Reports’ list as the most...
J.Lo goes heavy on metal
Jennifer Lopez is a silver fox! “I like the whole idea of traveling, of looking good, and doing it well,’’ J.Lo tells Harper’s Bazaar in its February issue, adding —...
Crystal weds hard-sell Hef
Maybe she thinks he’s sexier the second time around. Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, 86, has a new Playwife — former runaway bride Crystal Harris, 26 — who slammed Hef’s staying...
Thankless, grim task
The father of the man who massacred 20 first-graders and six educators at a Connecticut elementary school has quietly claimed his son’s body. Peter Lanza claimed the remains of his...