2/19 NY Post: News

Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. NY Post: News FIEND'S FECALFEAST FEARS February 18, 2009 at 4:49 pm The bar bouncer accused of murdering John Jay College student Imette St. Guillen is afraid to eat because inmates and guards at the Westchester prison where he's housed have threatened to put urine or feces in his food, his lawyer said at a... NEW PHOTOS SHOW FRIENDLY SIDE OF YOUNG CHIMP February 18, 2009 at 4:24 pm The out-of-control chimp who went bananas and mauled a Connecticut woman was once a playful little monkey who loved hugging people. In never-before-seen photos, Travis - the 14-year-old, 200-pound chimp who was killed by police officers Monday... 'BLACK SUNDAY' BUILDING MANAGER DODGES MANSLAUGHTER CONVICTION February 18, 2009 at 4:17 pm A Bronx jury convicted a building's owner and manager of criminally negligent homicide today for allowing the construction of a maze of walls that trapped two firefighters, and forced them to jump to their deaths during the 2005 Black Sunday blaze... PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENT FALLS TO DEATH February 18, 2009 at 4:11 pm Officials at the elite Upper East Side Dalton School sent students home early today after one of their classmates shockingly jumped to his death. The 17-year-old junior, whose name was being withheld by The Post, apparently leapt through a window... MICKEY ROURKE'S CHIHUAHUA DIES IN HIS ARMS February 18, 2009 at 3:36 pm Mickey Rourke is headed to the Academy Awards both as a nominee and a grieving pet owner after the death of his 17-year-old Chihuahua, Loki. A representative for Rourke, Judy Woloshen, said the actor's beloved dog died Monday night. Says Rourke... MAN SHOOTS SELF IN CALIFORNIA CATHEDRAL February 18, 2009 at 3:16 pm GARDEN GROVE, Calif. - A man shot himself to death in front of a cross inside televangelist Robert H. Schuller's Crystal Cathedral on Wednesday, church officials said. The man entered the sanctuary about 9:45 a.m., handed a note and his driver's... MATILDA WILL GET HEATH'S OSCAR February 18, 2009 at 2:54 pm And the Oscar could go to . . . ? If Heath Ledger is named best supporting actor at this Sunday's Academy Awards, his 3-year-old daughter Matilda Rose Ledger will become the owner of the golden statuette. The twist is that the Oscar won't... 95 ARRESTED IN LI DRUG SWEEP February 18, 2009 at 2:44 pm Almost 100 people have been arrested on various drug charges in a suburban New York community struggling with a heroin epidemic that came to light last summer with the death of a high school senior. Nassau County Police announced charges Wednesday... NY SUPPORT HIGH FOR 'MILLIONAIRE'S TAX' February 18, 2009 at 2:38 pm A new poll shows that if state taxes must be increased, most New York voters would rather see it happen at the checkout line instead of in their pay stubs. A Quinnipiac University poll shows 64 percent would prefer raising the sales tax rather than... POPE SCOLDS PELOSI OVER ABORTION February 18, 2009 at 2:28 pm VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday told U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic who supports abortion rights, that Catholic politicians have a duty to protect life "at all stages of its development." Pelosi is the first... FISHY FIRE AT TRACY MORGAN'S APARTMENT February 18, 2009 at 2:07 pm A faulty fish tank sparked a smoky fire that damaged the Upper West Side home of "30 Rock" funnyman Tracy Morgan yesterday, law enforcement sources said. The blaze began at 8:34 a.m. inside Morgan's 16th floor apartment at Trump Place at 160... PILOT MAY HAVE CAUSED CRASH February 18, 2009 at 8:43 am Investigators examining last week's Continental Connection plane crash have gathered evidence that pilot commands -- not a buildup of ice on the wings and tail -- likely initiated the fatal dive of the twin-engine Bombardier Q400 into a... WHY CHIMP WENT BANANAS ON GAL February 18, 2009 at 8:35 am Each night, Sandra Herold and her beloved chimp, Travis, would share a glass of wine before snuggling in bed together. The Connecticut widow says she still cannot fathom how that loving animal, whom she raised as her "child," could turn violent... PATERSON POUNDED BY 32 PTS. VS. ANDY: POLL February 18, 2009 at 6:27 am Gov. Paterson was on the ropes yesterday after a stunning new poll showed Attorney General Andrew Cuomo clobbering him by 32 points in a primary matchup. Cuomo - who sources say is eyeing a run for governor - defeats fellow Democrat Paterson by... TEFLON DON'S LUCKY CHARM February 18, 2009 at 4:01 am A pint-sized Irish mob underling said he became John Gotti's lucky charm after he fixed a jury for the mob Don and helped him become "Teflon." Mafia turncoat Kevin McMahon, 42, testified that he won his way into Gotti's heart by taking down a... JEN'S KISS BEFORE FLYING February 18, 2009 at 3:17 am Jennifer Aniston heated up the Bahamas with a steamy airport smooch for beau John Mayer after the on-again couple shared a romantic Valentine's Day holiday. Aniston turned 40 last week and the mini-vacation was a birthday gift from Mayer, 31... ROMAN MIGHT RETURN February 18, 2009 at 3:09 am A judge refused to throw out Roman Polanski's 1977 child-sex conviction yesterday - but strongly suggested the self-exiled director might still return to the United States without fear of jail time because of collusion between the original judge... WEIRD BUT TRUE February 18, 2009 at 3:09 am This is just a bad idea. The San Antonio suburb of Castle Hills has passed an ordinance that says residents will get only one free call to 911 a year. Most subsequent calls will be subject to a $55 fee. City leaders say the goal is to... CANCER HOPE February 18, 2009 at 3:03 am CHICAGO -* A new screening test may give patients a better shot at surviving colorectal cancer. The Journal of the American Medical Association reports that a genetic test that looks for a specific cancer biomarker found hidden cancer in lymph... MORGAN STANLEY 'EMBEZZLE' February 18, 2009 at 3:02 am Talk about a costly vacation: Morgan Stanley discovered one of its execs was stealing when probers reviewed his books while he was on a holiday he'd financed with his ill-gotten gains, prosecutors said. Richard Garaventa, 36, was fired and... FACEBOOK INFO FUROR February 18, 2009 at 3:01 am Tens of thousands of Facebook users are protesting new policies that they say grant the social-networking site the ability to control their information forever, even after they cancel their accounts. Facebook's new terms of use, updated Feb. 4... NYPD DAILY BLOTTER February 18, 2009 at 2:58 am Brooklyn A Brownsville woman was arrested after smashing her husband in the face with an iron, authorities said yesterday. Lisa Duke, 36, got into an argument with her 45-year-old husband in their apartment on East 95th Street near Wilmohr... RATNER BIDS FOR FED $$ February 18, 2009 at 2:57 am Brooklyn's flagging Atlantic Yards project took another hit yesterday when Metropolitan Transportation Authority honchos confirmed the agency won't dish out any of its allocated federal stimulus funds to aid developer Bruce Ratner. "It's not on... JOLIE EYE ON WASH. HTS. February 18, 2009 at 2:48 am Angelina Jolie yesterday checked out an apartment in Washington Heights, igniting speculation that she, partner Brad Pitt and their six kids might be looking for a Manhattan pied-à-terre. Brangelina has already signed a lease on a lavish Long... ISRAEL 'HITS' NUKE FOES February 18, 2009 at 2:47 am Israel is waging a secret war of sabotage and assassination of top scientists to delay Iran's developing of nuclear weapons, it was reported yesterday. The Israelis adopted new tactics because they believe the Obama administration won't sanction... 'LIQUID TERROR' 8 ON TRIAL February 18, 2009 at 2:46 am LONDON - Eight British Muslims plotted to kill thousands of civilians by blowing up at least seven trans-Atlantic passenger planes in midair with homemade liquid bombs disguised as soft drinks, a prosecutor said at their trial yesterday... TALESE'S 'NOVEL' PITCH FOR POOR February 18, 2009 at 2:38 am Legendary author Gay Talese has begun his own campaign to help the poor benefit from President Obama's stimulus plan. He's handing out signs to the homeless and needy that, referring to the stimulus, urge East Siders to share their wealth. The... STATES HAVE GOV'T WORKERS IN FIRING LINE February 18, 2009 at 2:36 am State budget crises from New Jersey to California forced officials yesterday to weigh massive furloughs, layoffs and freezes in public-works projects. New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine said he may have to force state workers to take a two-day unpaid... CHAOS IN CLUELESS ALBANY AT WINDFALL February 18, 2009 at 2:35 am ALBANY - With the federal stimulus bill now signed into law, Gov. Paterson's administration still has no idea how it will spend more than $4 billion in infrastructure and transportation funding heading to New York state. While other states have... NYU $LAPS BERNIE'S HEDGE PAL February 18, 2009 at 2:15 am Hedge-fund founder Ezra Merkin engaged in "deliberate ignorance" to benefit from investing client money with Bernard Madoff, a lawyer for NYU, which is suing Merkin and his funds, charged yesterday. Attorney Beth Kaswan made the assertion in... CLASS SIZE HAS GROWTH SPURT February 18, 2009 at 2:08 am Despite a dip in enrollment and an infusion of state funds, the city's public schools saw class sizes increase this year in almost every elementary- and middle-school grade for the first time in years, new data show. Average class size edged... GAL AMONG 'BB VICTIMS' February 18, 2009 at 2:05 am A decorated EMS officer struck at least seven co-workers - including a female lieutenant - with his BB gun at their Brooklyn headquarters, a source said. Probers from the city Department of Investigation met with some of the alleged victims... CALORIE-MENU WIN February 18, 2009 at 2:01 am A Manhattan federal appeals court yesterday upheld the city's regulation requiring some chain restaurants to post calories on menus and menu boards, saying the rule is a reasonable bid to curb obesity by letting patrons know how many calories... WEINER TAKES IN COOL 207G February 18, 2009 at 1:59 am Likely Democratic mayoral hopeful Rep. Anthony Weiner raised $207,000 in the last two years from people who gave to his congressional account after donating the maximum to his mayoral campaign, records show. Some 23 people contributed to both... ABUSED PUPS LOOKIN' FOR LOVE February 18, 2009 at 1:59 am Forty-three dogs rescued from a Tennessee puppy mill have been brought to New York City for adoption. ASPCA spokeswoman Emily Brand says the terriers, Shih-tsus, Chihuahuas, Pekingese and poodles are among 285 dogs seized last week in Sparta... TOT RAIL PRECOCIOUS February 18, 2009 at 1:58 am A rambunctious 3-year-old Queens boy, who had just gobbled down a Happy Meal, gave his mom a giant tummy ache yesterday when he wandered off and took a four-mile subway ride. Christian Marquez's adventure ended happily when a transit worker saw... BAT MAN WALKS February 18, 2009 at 1:54 am FALMOUTH, Mass. - A Massachusetts man accused of hitting a New York tourist three times with an aluminum baseball bat because he thought he was a Yankees fan will not serve jail time if he stays out of trouble. Robert Correia, 21, was charged... APPLE TEMPS ON THE CLIME February 18, 2009 at 1:53 am The city's average temperature could rise by as much as 7.5 degrees this century, and once-in-a-century storms may occur as often as every 15 years, a climate-change panel said Tuesday. The report by the city's Panel on Climate Change was... FLU, NOT MENINGITIS, KILLED GIRL February 18, 2009 at 1:52 am A 10-year-old Long Island girl whose mysterious death sparked a meningitis scare at her elementary school actually died from the flu, health officials said yesterday. The fifth-grader at Northside Elementary in Levittown, not identified by... ARABS PUT SPIN ON ISRAELI BAN February 18, 2009 at 1:52 am Organizers of a $2 million tennis tournament in Dubai yesterday said they banned an Israeli woman player for her own good - because of threats to her safety. But they face a new showdown next week when - if they ban another... DRUNK RIDES GRAVY TRAIN February 18, 2009 at 1:51 am He got so drunk that he fell into the path of a subway train - costing him his right leg - but a Manhattan jury still awarded him $2.3 million after finding that NYC Transit was to blame. Dustin Dibble, 25, of Brooklyn admitted he'd been boozing... SAUDIS SNARE EX-GITMO THUG February 18, 2009 at 1:47 am RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A former Guantanamo Bay prisoner who became an al Qaeda commander in Yemen surrendered to Yemeni authorities who turned him over to the Saudis, TV reports said yesterday. Mohammed al-Awfi was on a wanted list of 85 al... FEDS' SAFETY STALEMATE February 18, 2009 at 1:44 am The Federal Aviation Administration said it can't implement all safety recommendations made in the wake of the fatal Flight 3407 crash near Buffalo. "We generally agree with the safety intent of the National Transportation Safety Board's... NEW PENNIES TO HONOR ABE February 18, 2009 at 1:42 am WASHINGTON - As festivities marking the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth continue, the US Mint has released the first of four new Lincoln pennies that will go into circulation this year. The pennies are unchanged on the "heads" side... BIZARRE COMET COMING February 18, 2009 at 1:39 am WASHINGTON - An odd, greenish, backward-flying comet is passing by Earth this month. The comet is called Lulin, and there's a chance it can be seen with the naked eye - far from city lights, astronomers say. But you'll most likely need a... LAW CUTS IDLE TIME February 18, 2009 at 1:36 am The fumes from idling taxicabs and delivery trucks can be so bad outside city schools that teachers race to close their classroom windows at certain times of the day. A new city law seeks to cut that pollution by giving vehicles just 60 seconds... DAVE HAS SECOND THOUGHTS ON PAY HIKES February 18, 2009 at 1:35 am ALBANY - Gov. Paterson was on the defensive yesterday as he all but conceded he shouldn't have given secret pay hikes to top aides in the midst of a fiscal crisis. "Now, is it a good discussion that perhaps at this time in history with our... ARMANI TAILORS $1M ED. GRANT February 18, 2009 at 1:35 am Swanky fashion got really classy yesterday when the city's Fund for Public Schools got a $1 million donation from Giorgio Armani. The high-end designer announced his contribution, which will fund an arts program in poor neighborhoods, during the...   This email was sent to autoblogs077@gmail.com . Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.