2/25 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 9 DEAD IN TURKISH PLANE CRASH IN AMSTERDAM February 25, 2009 at 9:07 am AMSTERDAM - A Turkish Airlines plane with 135 people aboard slammed into a field while attempting to land at Amsterdam's main airport Wednesday, killing nine people and injuring more than 50, the area's acting mayor said. The aircraft fractured... 'DEATH SENTENCE' February 25, 2009 at 8:46 am WASHINGTON - The air-traffic controller who handled US Airways Flight 1549 captivated a congressional hearing yesterday in his first public account of the Hudson River ditching that he thought would amount to a "death sentence" for all aboard... SUPER COOL OBAMA RISES TO THE OCCASION February 25, 2009 at 7:16 am WASHINGTON - Change arrived in the hallowed halls of Congress last night. It came in the form of 19 "thank yous" to quiet the thunderous applause from an ecstatic crowd of bipartisan lawmakers. It came in the form of a speech filled with the... PIVEN'S POISONAL PLEA February 25, 2009 at 6:21 am JEREMY PIVEN is on the hook. He goes before the grievance committee of Actors' Equity tomorrow to defend his much-snickered-at claim that high levels of mercury in his bloodstream, brought on by a passion for sushi, forced him to abandon the... NYPD DAILY BLOTTER February 25, 2009 at 4:04 am Manhattan A thief busted for shoplifting in a lower Manhattan department store has been linked to two bank robberies, police sources said yesterday. On Feb. 20, Martin Villa, 30, was caught shoplifting at the Century 21 store at 22 Cortlandt St... SHOOT TEEN CURSES JURY February 25, 2009 at 3:47 am A 16-year-old Harlem gang member cursed out the prosecutor and the jury yesterday as he was convicted of shooting five rival teens during a shoot-'em-up last Memorial Day in Marcus Garvey Park. Kahree Frye, 16, faces up to 40 years in prison when... MISSILE PAYBACK February 25, 2009 at 3:45 am A Syrian-born arms dealer was sentenced in Manhattan yesterday to 30 years in prison for trying to sell Colombian narco-terrorists highly sophisticated weapons - including 15 surface-to-air missiles intended to shoot down US drug-interdiction... MIKE SETS EARLY TV BLITZ February 25, 2009 at 3:44 am He's got a comfortable lead in the polls, but Mayor Bloomberg isn't taking any chances on his bid for a third term and will launch TV campaign commercials earlier this year than he did in 2005, The Post has learned. The mayor intends to be on the... FADING PATERSON GETS POLL-VERIZED February 25, 2009 at 3:43 am ALBANY - A second poll yesterday showed Gov. Paterson - under attack for proposed budget cuts and a botched Senate selection process - with record-low approval ratings, and losing badly in a matchup against Rudy Giuliani. The Siena College poll... 3 NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS February 25, 2009 at 3:42 am Voters chose three City Council members in special elections yesterday to fill vacant seats. Julissa Ferreras won in the 21st District in Queens - including Corona, East Elmhurst, parts of Jackson Heights and Elmhurst. Eric Ulrich won in Queens'... 'RAISING' THE HEAT ON DAVE February 25, 2009 at 3:41 am ALBANY - Gov. Paterson has worsened his "serious credibility problem" with state workers by giving an aide to his wife a $25,000 raise, a spokesman for the state's biggest public-employee union said yesterday. "It's pretty clear the governor has... $490 MILLION RAIL WELCOME February 25, 2009 at 3:40 am Two of the MTA's most costly projects are in line for millions in federal funds. The Second Avenue subway is slated to receive $280 million, and $210 million is reserved for connecting the Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central Terminal, Sen... 2 BRAVEST INJURED AT QNS. FIRE February 25, 2009 at 3:40 am Two firefighters were hospitalized after falling 15 feet while fighting a four-alarm blaze in Queens last night, authorities said. It wasn't immediately clear what caused them to plunge while in the warehouse at 56-95 49th Place in Maspeth... IT'S A DATE: IRAQ TROOP PULLOUT IN AUG. 2010 February 25, 2009 at 3:39 am WASHINGTON - The United States plans to withdraw most of its troops from Iraq by August 2010, according to Obama administration officials. The withdrawal plan would fulfill one of President Obama's central campaign pledges, albeit a little more... LIL WAYNE LOSS February 25, 2009 at 3:16 am A Manhattan judge ruled yesterday that cops acted properly last summer when they boarded rapper Lil Wayne's tour bus and seized the gun that could send the star to prison for three years. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon said he'll... WEIRD BUT TRUE February 25, 2009 at 3:07 am She was so close to being eligible for a Darwin Award. An Evansville, Ind., woman decided to tackle her lice problem by washing her hair in gasoline. Unfortunately, gasoline is flammable and she was standing too close to a water heater, which... SULLY: PILOT CUT$ THREATEN AIR SAFETY February 25, 2009 at 3:06 am WASHINGTON - The hero pilot who safely ditched a jetliner in the Hudson River warned yesterday that airlines skimping on pilot compensation could reap deadly consequences. "I am worried that the airline-piloting profession will not be able to... THIS FOX IS FREE TO PROWL February 25, 2009 at 3:03 am The sexiest woman on Earth is back on the market. Sci-fi starlet Megan Fox and her longtime fiancé, Brian Austin Green, have called it quits, according to Us Weekly. The celebrity mag yesterday described the couple's breakup last week as... 'JUST 1 DRINK' RISKS CANCER February 25, 2009 at 2:55 am LONDON - As little as one alcoholic drink a day appears to increase a woman's odds of developing several forms of cancer, a British study published yesterday has found. The findings in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute show the risks... RUSE A BLOND BOMB February 25, 2009 at 2:53 am Evidence collected in a sting by a Brooklyn mom who dressed like a young blonde to compromise a juror wasn't enough to overturn her son's murder conviction, prosecutors said yesterday. The Brooklyn DA filed papers arguing that tapes made by... BARS ON PRIMATE SALE OK'D February 25, 2009 at 2:52 am A week after a chimpanzee mauled and mutilated a Connecticut woman, the House of Representatives yesterday passed legislation that would ban the sale of primates via international or interstate commerce. The Captive Primate Safety Act would make... LAST MADOFF VICTIMS LOSE February 25, 2009 at 2:52 am A Long Island family that invested $10 million with Bernard Madoff just days before the accused Ponzi schemer was busted cannot immediately recover its money from his frozen assets. Federal bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland said he felt "sympathy"... GOING TO THE MATTRESSES February 25, 2009 at 2:48 am THE horror. The hor ror. As I sat, scratch ing miserably - Is that dry skin? Or is something eating me alive? - the City Council cranked up its brain power yesterday to deal with a menace so resilient and stomach-churning, I dare not speak its... SWINDLE SUSPECT WINS A ROUND February 25, 2009 at 2:46 am Accused socialite swindler Dina Wein-Reis should be sleeping easier today - a judge ordered the feds to return linens, furniture and artwork seized from her Upper West Side mansion. Defense lawyer Michael Sommer said agents "ran amok," even... JAILED DOG KILLER THREATENS EX February 25, 2009 at 2:44 am Six years ago, he got 12 years prison for cruelly hurling his former-girlfriend's pet terrier, Ribsy, to his death off of her 23rd-floor balcony in TriBeCa. Now, heartless John Jefferson is facing another possible 18 years for continuing to... HE'S IN A NY STATE OF GRACE February 25, 2009 at 2:43 am The incoming archbishop of New York says he'll be a "tourist for one year" as he samples the Big Apple's heavenly delights - among them a brand-new Yankee Stadium and top-notch eateries. "I relish the prospect of being a citizen of New York,"... QNS. GUN BUYBACK ON TARGET February 25, 2009 at 2:40 am A buyback program that allowed residents in southeast Queens to turn in guns and other weapons at six churches was so successful - with 919 surrendered in a mere six hours - that even Police Commissioner Ray Kelly expressed amazement yesterday... SINGERS SEEK PAY FOR PLAY February 25, 2009 at 2:35 am WASHINGTON - Sheryl Crow, will.i.am, Herbie Hancock and other entertainers yesterday urged Congress to force AM and FM radio stations to pay performers when their music is broadcast. They appeared at a news conference on Capitol Hill on behalf of... A MURAL DILEMMA IN SOHO February 25, 2009 at 2:33 am The iconic black and white mural of the Manhattan skyline that has adorned the side of a SoHo landmark for nearly 20 years may soon fade to gray. New owners of the building at 600 Broadway off Houston Street want to paint over the distinctive... MADE FROM $CRATCH February 25, 2009 at 2:20 am Security guard Michael Levy is one of the state's newest millionaires, after winning $1 million in the Hollywood Cashword scratch-off game. On Feb. 13, taking a break from his overnight shift at a construction site in The Bronx, Levy, 46, walked... KIDS' INAUGURAL TRIP A COSTLY BUST: SUIT February 25, 2009 at 2:20 am An Upper West Side dad paid more than $2,500 for his 12-year-old daughter to witness President Obama taking the oath of office - but instead, she wound up watching the inaugural on TV in a Washington hotel lobby, the irate dad charges in a lawsuit... OFFICIAL: US OUT OF IRAQ IN 19 MONTHS February 24, 2009 at 4:04 pm Former President George W. Bush had the troop surge -- but President Obama is opting for the purge. The president plans to withdraw the bulk of US troops from Iraq by August 2010, according to administration officials. The withdrawal plan, which... TURNCOAT: WE PLANNED TO KILL GOTTI JUNIOR February 24, 2009 at 4:01 pm Mob turncoat John Alite said today that he and a Gambino hit man had planned to whack John "Junior" Gotti because he "didn't trust" the acting boss any longer. Alite - who again took center stage at the trial of hit man Charles Carneglia -... NYC BUY-BACK NETS 919 GUNS February 24, 2009 at 3:43 pm New York City officials say 919 guns were collected during a one-day buy-back program at six Queens churches. The program paid $200 to anyone who turned in a gun. A pellet or BB gun was worth $20. The officials say they paid a total of $158,880... NASA GLOBAL WARMING SATELLITE CRASHES AFTER LAUNCH February 24, 2009 at 3:07 pm LOS ANGELES - A NASA mission to monitor global warming from space ended Tuesday when a satellite plunged into the ocean near Antarctica minutes after launch. An equipment malfunction was apparently to blame, officials said. The loss of the $280... CHIMP ATTACK VICTIM'S FAMILY READIES FOR LAWSUIT February 24, 2009 at 2:07 pm STAMFORD, Conn. - The brother of a woman mauled by a 200-pound chimpanzee in Connecticut last week has been appointed her conservator, and is taking legal steps to prepare a possible lawsuit on her behalf. Stamford Probate Judge Gerald M. Fox Jr... HOLOCAUST-DENYING PRIEST BOOTED FROM ARGENTINA February 24, 2009 at 1:23 pm BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A Holocaust-denying bishop flew out of Argentina under a government expulsion order on Tuesday after scuffling with a reporter at the airport. A local television station showed Richard Williamson raising his fist toward... ROADSIDE BOMB KILLS 4 US TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN February 24, 2009 at 1:13 pm KABUL - A roadside bomb killed four U.S. troops patrolling in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday in the deadliest single attack on international forces this year. An Afghan civilian working with the Americans also died. The troops were patrolling... SCHOOL BUS FIRE CHAOS February 24, 2009 at 11:06 am A suspicious fire that wiped out a school bus fleet used by more than 500 Queens kids to get to and from Bronx high schools has left their families scrambling for new transportation - and fearful they'll lose thousands of dollars they pre-paid for... SPRINGSTEEN TIX FIX February 24, 2009 at 11:02 am Ticketmaster has agreed to change the way it sells tickets over the Internet, the New Jersey attorney general announced yesterday. Anne Milgram said Ticketmaster has not admitted any wrongdoing in the way it sold tickets to a Bruce Springsteen... GOV'S POPULARITY CONTINUES TO SLIDE February 24, 2009 at 11:01 am Gov. Paterson's popularity continues to slide. A new poll released today shows the governor slumping to the lowest job approval ratings since he took office last year. The Siena College Research Institute also looked at potential 2010 election... CREW TESTIFIES TO CONGRESS OVER HUDSON CRASH February 24, 2009 at 10:54 am The air traffic controller who was in radio communication with US Airways Flight 1549 said he thought he was "going to be the last person to talk to anyone on that plane alive" after pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger announced he was ditching the... 'SLUMDOG' PUPS NOW HOMETOWN HEROES February 24, 2009 at 10:34 am For two of the smallest stars of "Slumdog Millionaire" and their poverty-stricken families, it's a Bollywood dream come true. Some 9,000 miles away from LA's Kodak Theatre, in a Mumbai slum overflowing with raw sewage, stray dogs and lean-to... GRAND CANAL COKE February 24, 2009 at 10:31 am The mayor of Venice, Italy, says it's a good business deal. But bar owners and the media are criticizing his plan to install Coca-Cola vending machines in their world-famous city of gondolas. Venice's City Hall said that the reported $2.69... CHESS KING February 24, 2009 at 10:29 am SOFIA, Bulgaria - A Bulgarian grandmaster appears to have broken the world record for the most chess games played simultaneously, organizers said yesterday. Kiril Georgiev played a total of 360 games, winning 284, during a 14-hour marathon... YSL'S ART SALE A BLOCK-BUSTER February 24, 2009 at 10:28 am Christie's auction house kicked off a mind-blowing sale of the century yesterday, collecting $262 million in just one day of hawking art that belonged to late French fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent. The first day of the Paris auction was... US OFFERS 900M TO AID GAZA February 24, 2009 at 10:23 am WASHINGTON - The United States plans to offer more than $900 million to help rebuild Gaza and strengthen the Palestinian Authority, officials said yesterday. The money, which needs congressional approval, would be distributed through the United... I'M OCTODAD, SAYS FORMER BEAU February 24, 2009 at 10:17 am Denis Beaudoin thinks his sperm was used to create Octomom's 14 kids - and he's willing to provide even more of his DNA to prove it. But Nadya Suleman insists that no paternity test is necessary because she's certain Beaudoin is not the father... HAVE A JURASSIC LARK February 24, 2009 at 10:15 am Going, going, extinct. A complete dinosaur skeleton will be sold at auction next month - a rare opportunity for New Yorkers to give their 21st-century habitats a little Jurassic decor. The well-preserved dryosaur fossils, one of only two... BACKUP PITCHER February 24, 2009 at 10:13 am The daughter of New York's most stylish street seller - who peddled his potato peelers all the way to Park Avenue - is taking over her late father's stool. Ruth Ades-Laurent commandeered his spot at the Union Square Greenmarket on Saturday...   This email was sent to autoblogs077@gmail.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.