2/26 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 FUROR OVER IRAN NUKE TEST February 26, 2009 at 6:50 am Iran thumbed its nose at the Obama administration yesterday by testing its first nuclear-power plant and announcing plans to sharply increase the enrichment of uranium that could lead to atomic weapons. "Today was one of the most important days... COP KILLER GETS LIFE February 26, 2009 at 6:41 am The hulking ex-con who coldly gunned down a rookie cop rather than go back to jail will now spend the rest of his miserable days in prison, after a Brooklyn judge sentenced him yesterday to life plus 55 years - with no possibility of parole... SILVER PLAN: $2 BRIDGE TOLL February 26, 2009 at 3:32 am Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver yesterday proposed an MTA bailout that includes a plan to toll the East and Harlem river bridges at $2. Gov. Paterson, meanwhile, supports a bill implementing a plan proposed by former MTA Chairman Richard Ravitch... FLAILING PATERSON'S POLITICAL PURGE CONTINUES February 26, 2009 at 3:31 am ALBANY - Gov. Paterson yesterday ousted his top administrator and picked a new communications director with ties to Hillary Rodham Clinton as part of a sweeping effort to counter his steep and potentially fatal drop in the polls. Paterson... MIKE RIPS PATERSON, HAILS RUDY February 26, 2009 at 3:31 am Mayor Bloomberg was "very critical" of Gov. Paterson during a private powwow with Republican leaders yesterday and said former Mayor Rudy Giuliani would make a "great governor," The Post has learned. "He was very, very critical of Paterson," said... BERNIE & THE DOMINOS February 26, 2009 at 3:30 am Three investment schemes that allegedly duped clients out of more than $1 billion were taken down yesterday - and at least one tumbled thanks to Bernie Madoff. Madoff's $50 billion fraud set off a run by many investors on companies holding their... 125 SURVIVED THIS! February 26, 2009 at 3:11 am HAARLEMMERLIEDE, Netherlands - A Turkish Airlines jetliner plummeted out of the mist and plowed into a muddy field yesterday near Amsterdam's main airport, but nearly everyone on board - 125 people - survived. The nine dead included both pilots... SCHOOL SUED OVER IMETTE February 26, 2009 at 3:09 am Imette St. Guillen's mom is suing a bounty-hunter school that allegedly gave realistic-looking badges to the man accused of killing the young woman. Maureen St. Guillen's suit was filed yesterday in Brooklyn Supreme Court against Ralph Rios and... WEIRD BUT TRUE February 26, 2009 at 3:09 am For three teens it seemed like the score of a lifetime - just enough to land them in jail. The trio was busted after discovering an antique $1,000 bill in a safe belonging to one of their parents in Texas Township, Mich., and trying to exchange... NYPD DAILY CRIME BLOTTER February 26, 2009 at 3:08 am Brooklyn An 11-year-old girl was struck in the chest by a stray bullet last night in her East New York home, police said. The girl, identified by relatives as Samantha Edgar, was shot at about 5:50 p.m. in the Hendrix Street apartment she shares... POOCHY COUP VS. LEONA February 26, 2009 at 3:08 am Leona Helmsley's multibillion-dollar fortune doesn't have to go to the dogs, a Manhattan judge has declared. In a ruling made public yesterday, Manhattan Surrogate's Court Judge Troy Webber said the administrators of Helmsley's charitable trust -... A BONG 'HIT' FOR PHELPS February 26, 2009 at 3:01 am CALGARY, Alberta - Michael Phelps has been dropped as the keynote speaker at two events in Canada next week, with the promoter citing the gold-medal Olympic swimmer's "widely publicized alleged use of marijuana." Power Within Inc., of Toronto... TARGETING DEBT CHEATS February 26, 2009 at 3:00 am The city moved yesterday to toughen regulations against collection agencies, 17 months after a study found debt-ridden New Yorkers are losing judgments worth $800 million each year because they're not showing up for court hearings. Councilman Dan... ANTARCTIC MELTDOWN February 26, 2009 at 3:00 am GENEVA - Antarctic glaciers are melting faster across a much wider area than previously thought, scientists said yesterday - a development that could lead to an unprecedented rise in sea levels. A report by thousands of scientists for the 2007-08... GIVE GROUNDHOG A HAND February 26, 2009 at 2:59 am Chuck, the Staten Island groundhog who sank his choppers into Mayor Bloomberg's finger, was just protecting his turf, New Yorkers say. That's according to a Quinnipiac University poll that found 61 percent of New Yorkers believe the Groundhog Day... SI CONDO BATTLE IS ONE FOR THE 'AGES' February 26, 2009 at 2:58 am NOW here's a revolution we can all get behind. Some Staten Islanders are taking a page from the young, pierced and wired radicals who last week took over the cafeteria at New York University for two days Only these protesters don't use... TASER VICTIM'S KIN SUE COPS February 26, 2009 at 2:54 am The family of an emotionally disturbed man who plummeted headfirst to his death when police stunned him with a Taser is suing the NYPD and the officers involved in the incident, including the estate of one cop who killed himself in remorse. The... SLAIN CHIMP CREMATED February 26, 2009 at 2:53 am A 200-pound chimpanzee shot and killed by police after he mauled a woman last week has been cremated. Eileen Donofrio, office manager of All Pets Crematory in Stamford, Conn., said Travis the chimp was cremated yesterday morning. Charla Nash... FLOCKING TO GOD IN DIRE TIMES February 26, 2009 at 2:52 am The economic crisis is boosting business for at least one institution - the Catholic Church "I haven't been to church in a long time, but I'm here today," financial analyst Frank Keller, 22, said at St. Patrick's Cathedral as he waited for the... CABBY AIDS THUG BUST IN 'GAY' HATE SLAY February 26, 2009 at 2:50 am Thanks in part to a Brooklyn cabby who jotted down a plate number on a napkin, cops tracked down two "gutless" thugs suspected of the hate slaying of an Ecuadorian man mistaken as gay as he walked arm-in-arm with his brother, authorities said... FEARFUL BRITNEY February 26, 2009 at 2:44 am LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears' hairdresser testified yesterday that the pop superstar told her she was scared of her former manager and friend, Osama "Sam" Lutfi. The testimony came as lawyers for Spears' father, Jamie, were in court seeking... YOU GOTTA BE SITTIN' ME! February 26, 2009 at 2:44 am Recession be damned! The Yves Saint Laurent sale of the century ended yesterday after netting an outrageous $484 million in winning bids - including $28.3 million for an ugly, 90-year-old armchair crafted by famed Irish designer Eileen Gray... MOMA ART WRECK-O February 26, 2009 at 2:43 am An ad exec hired to pull off MoMA's massive subway campaign thought he could improve its famed artwork by having the crew of the city's notorious "Poster Boy" slice and dice reproductions of them. But the plan backfired when the museum labeled... LI GYM RAT IN RAPE BUST February 26, 2009 at 2:42 am A Long Island gym teacher was busted yesterday for raping a female bartender, police said. Michael Wachholder, 30, of Rocky Point, was arrested for the Feb. 3 attack at the Secrets Lounge in Mount Sinai, and charged with rape, aggravated sexual... UAW PREZ URGES VOTE TO CONCEDE February 26, 2009 at 2:41 am DETROIT - United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger urged union members to vote for contract concessions to Ford Motor Co., saying the automaker can't survive in the long term without major restructuring. Gettelfinger said in a letter to 42... WIFE WINS KIDNEY DIVORCE CLAIM February 26, 2009 at 2:38 am It was kidney failure. A Nassau County court official yesterday tossed a Long Island surgeon's demand that his estranged wife return the organ he donated to her or fork over the $1.5 million he thinks it's worth. Dr. Richard Batista had sought... NYC IS APPLE SAUCED February 26, 2009 at 2:36 am New York City residents are big fat drunks, a new poll says. But while a majority of New Yorkers readily admit they drink, the Siena Research Institute survey found, a significant portion of the population is in denial about being overweight... NEWMAN'S BLESSING February 26, 2009 at 2:35 am WASHINGTON - Paul Newman has been honored by lawmakers as a screen legend and humanitarian. The movie star died Sept. 26 at age 83 after a long battle with cancer. The House resolution Tuesday said Newman's "humanitarian works and incomparable... NEW HOMES TO 'SLUMDOGS' February 26, 2009 at 2:35 am MUMBAI, India - The two main child actors from Academy Award Best Picture "Slumdog Millionaire" will get new homes after it was discovered they still live in squalor, Indian authorities said. The Mumbai homes will go to Rubina Ali and Azharuddin... BROADWAY CARS CAN TAKE A WALK February 26, 2009 at 2:33 am The Great White Way will turn into a great walkway. In a stunning Midtown makeover, Mayor Bloomberg is expected to announce today that traffic lanes along Broadway from 42nd to 47th streets and from 32nd to 35th streets will be torn up starting... SUICIDE SLAY DAD: I LOVE YOU February 26, 2009 at 2:31 am A Queens dad beset by financial problems called his daughter yesterday morning, left the message "I love you," then murdered his wife, set their apartment on fire and killed himself, police said. The bodies of Yong Ho Kim, 52, and wife Sun He Kim... 'CRAWLS'-BRONX EXPWY. IS SLOWEST ROUTE IN US February 26, 2009 at 2:31 am The Cross Bronx Expressway is the worst highway in the nation. Its 8.3 miserable miles of asphalt earned the dubious distinction of having four of the country's 11 worst bottlenecks, according to a study released yesterday. Topping the list is... ROURKE'S DOG TAG DAMSEL February 26, 2009 at 2:30 am Queens girl Betina Wassermann may have been the biggest winner on Oscar night - and she's never been in a movie. When Mickey Rourke walked the red carpet in his white Jean Paul Gaultier suit, he was wearing an eye-catching accessory - a necklace... AIR DELAYS COST FLIERS BILLIONS February 26, 2009 at 2:27 am Time is money, especially for people using the city's airports. A new study shows that passengers who fall victim to airline delays at Kennedy, La Guardia and Newark airports lost a collective $1.7 billion in 2008. The burned dough reflects... INDIA CHARGES MUMBAI KILLER February 26, 2009 at 2:23 am MUMBAI, India - India charged the lone surviving gunman from the deadly Mumbai attacks yesterday in a 11,000-page document marking the beginning of a legal process that could lead to his execution. Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, a Pakistani, was charged... COPS BUST BASH HOSTED BY CONN. TEEN PAGEANT WINNER February 25, 2009 at 4:53 pm The reigning Miss Connecticut Outstanding Teen, a volunteer for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, held a party that resulted in two dozen people being charged with underage drinking, police said Wednesday. Rachael Ramonas, 17, once organized a... HOUSE PASSES $410 BILLION PORK-FILLED BILL February 25, 2009 at 4:50 pm Lawmakers indulged in a porkfest today after the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives approved a whopping $410 billion pork-filled bill to fund government operations through the end of the year. Despite Republican objections to the extra... COURT: HELMSLEY FORTUNE GOES TO MORE THAN DOGS February 25, 2009 at 4:45 pm Real estate baroness Leona Helmsley's multibillion-dollar fortune can go to more than just the dogs. In a ruling announced Wednesday, a Manhattan judge said trustees managing Helmsley's estate can distribute her funds to a broad range of... TIMOSHENKO SHOOTER GETS PRISON FOR LIFE February 25, 2009 at 4:20 pm One of the men found guilty of killing a rookie cop in Brooklyn was sentenced today to life behind bars without the possibility of parole. Dexter Bostic, 36, was convicted in December of gunning down Officer Russel Timoshenko in July 2007 after... FAMILY SUES NYPD POLICE OVER STUN GUN DEATH February 25, 2009 at 3:23 pm The family of an emotionally disturbed man who plummeted headfirst to his death when police stunned him with a Taser is suing the NYPD and the officers involved in the incident, including the estate of one who killed himself in remorse. The family... COURT REJECTS NY DOC'S BID OVER EX'S KIDNEY February 25, 2009 at 3:07 pm A court has rejected a New York surgeon's claim that he should get $1.5 million in his divorce settlement because he donated a kidney to his wife. Dr. Richard Batista held a news conference last month, claiming he was entitled to the kidney... A PEEK INSIDE MICHELLE OBAMA'S WHITE HOUSE February 25, 2009 at 2:45 pm The Obama family is really enjoying life in the White House. In an interview with People magazine, First Lady Michelle Obama said the president and their two kids have dinner together "every night," that her marriage is "not perfect" and that... NY UTILITY CUTOFFS JUMP 19% February 25, 2009 at 12:32 pm Service cutoffs for New York's residential electric and gas customers jumped by almost 19 percent in 2008, but eased in January as deep cold triggered some "no-cutoff" protections. The state's major utilities reported terminating 329,817... POLL: NEW YORKERS SAY THEY'RE FAT DRUNKS February 25, 2009 at 12:24 pm Turns out that many New Yorkers think they're a bunch of drunks who love to overeat and smoke, according to a poll released today. The survey by the Siena College Research Institute found that 44 percent of state residents claim they are... OCTOMOM MIGHT NOT GET BABIES February 25, 2009 at 11:12 am Octomom Nadya Suleman is worried that the California hospital where she gave birth last month won't release her octuplets until she "has a better living arrangement," TV host "Dr. Phil" McGraw said. McGraw said Suleman, 33, called him in a...   This email was sent to autoblogs077@gmail.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.