3/5 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 CHRIS BROWN EXPECTED IN COURT March 5, 2009 at 8:27 am LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors say Chris Brown is expected in a Los Angeles court Thursday, despite that they have yet to file charges. District Attorney's spokeswoman Jane Robison said Wednesday that Brown is required to appear based on a date... MICHAEL JACKSON TO ANNOUNCE LONDON SHOWS March 5, 2009 at 8:18 am LONDON - Michael Jackson's legions of fans awaited the star's announcement Thursday of a series of comeback shows in London after a long absence from the concert circuit. Jackson was due to appear at London's O2 concert arena at 4 p.m. (1600GMT) to... STATE DEMS KO ROCKY DRUG LAWS March 5, 2009 at 8:01 am ALBANY - The state Assembly yesterday approved a sweeping overhaul of the Rockefeller drug laws, a move that would divert thousands of drug convicts from prison to treatment. The bill, which passed the Democratic-controlled house 96-46, largely... STRAHAN'S LOVE BUG March 5, 2009 at 5:01 am Michael Strahan likes to keep really close track of his women. When the gap-toothed ex-Giant suspected his longtime girlfriend of cheating, he put a tracking device in her car - and went ballistic when she found it, sources told The Post. It's... NYPD DAILY CRIME BLOTTER March 5, 2009 at 4:19 am Manhattan Three teens were arrested in a Midtown slashing attack, authorities said yesterday. Nicole Martin, 16, and two 15-year-olds accosted a man on West 57th Street near Eighth Avenue at 3 p.m. last Friday, cops said. One allegedly yelled... MADOFF GAVE THOU$ANDS TO POLS March 5, 2009 at 3:45 am Bernie Madoff, whose $50 billion Ponzi scheme is the biggest purported fraud in history, reportedly out thousands of dollars to lawmakers in Congress. Fox 5 New York reported last night that Sen. Charles Schumer tops the donor list of Madoff and... HASIDIC 'RAPIST' FIT FOR TRIAL March 5, 2009 at 3:45 am Shrinks aren't buying a 23-year-old Hasid's claim that he can't assist in his defense against charges of rape and child pornography because he's too devout to look at the photographic evidence. David Silverman, of Rockland County, has been found... WEIRD BUT TRUE March 5, 2009 at 3:44 am There's nothing kosher about this. Angered that TV chefs constantly recommend using kosher salt, Maryland retired barber Joe Godlewski has come up with Christian salt. "What the heck is the matter with Christian salt?" Godlewski wonders... A HEALTHY APPLE March 5, 2009 at 3:43 am The city passed its annual physical yesterday - but not without a few warning signs. More New Yorkers had a regular doctor and got a colonoscopy screening, while fewer smoked and died from AIDS, drugs or alcohol, Mayor Bloomberg reported at a... BOATERS' GRIM CHOICE TO DIE March 5, 2009 at 3:36 am After hanging on for dear life, the two NFL players whose fishing boat capsized off Florida's Gulf Coast simply gave up, removed their life jackets and drifted out to sea, the lone survivor said. A fourth man on the trip died in the arms of the... 'HUBBY-SLAY' DOC TRIPPED UP ON STAND March 5, 2009 at 3:35 am Prosecutors yesterday caught a Queens woman in two apparent lies about the man she allegedly hired to kill her ex-husband. Dr. Mazoltuv Borukhova testified she was treating accused gunman Mikhail Mallayev and his wife. She also claimed she... INSURANCE CLAIM March 5, 2009 at 3:34 am One-third of Americans under age 65 went without health insurance at some point during the past two years, according to a report released yesterday. The report from Families USA showed that the lack of health insurance in the United States is... 'I'M SET FOR LIFE!' March 5, 2009 at 3:34 am On Friday they played the Mega Millions lottery and won $7. On Monday they tried again - and became millionaires. Ten employees of Chubb Insurance in South Jersey were thanking their lucky stars yesterday after learning they hold the winning $216... $10M CLAIM FOR SUPERS' 'PANTY RAIDS' March 5, 2009 at 3:33 am For rent: Studio loft on UES, rent-controlled, $1,595 a month. Amenities include heat and complimentary underwear folding. One college grad didn't find that a great deal - she's filed a $10 million suit over her building superintendents' alleged... HEART OP FOR MAMA BUSH March 5, 2009 at 3:30 am HOUSTON - Former First Lady Barbara Bush had successful open heart surgery to replace her aortic valve yesterday, her family spokesman said. The 2½-hour operation was scheduled last week as a precaution after she experienced shortness of... GRADE PLAN FOR TEACHERS March 5, 2009 at 3:30 am The Department of Education is looking to expand a controversial program that measures teachers' effectiveness based on their students' test scores. Some say the expansion of the nearly 2-year-old program is a sign that education officials still... DC SCHOOL VOUCHERS ARE FACING EXPULSION March 5, 2009 at 3:29 am WASHINGTON - Senate Democratic leaders blocked what some say was the last chance to save a federally funded scholarship program for poor children in Washington yesterday, possibly forcing some kids to return to subpar schools after next year... GRISLY DETAILS OF CHIMP MAUL March 5, 2009 at 3:28 am NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A Connecticut woman mauled by a chimpanzee two weeks ago lost her hands, nose, lips and eyelids and may be blind and suffering brain damage - and hospital officials say it's still unclear if her condition can improve at all... MIKE'S STOCK ADVICE March 5, 2009 at 3:28 am Mayor Bloomberg put on a new hat yesterday - investment adviser. In an unusual move, the city's billionaire CEO singled out for high praise three "great" and "irreplaceable brands" - General Electric, Macy's and Saks - that he said appear to be... WILLIAMS IN ICU March 5, 2009 at 3:27 am Comedian Robin Williams - advised by doctors to cancel four performances in South Florida - now has reportedly been hospitalized with heart trouble. The Miami Herald reported Williams, 57, was admitted after complaining of shortness of breath... DE NIRO & PACINO 'WATCH' OUT FOR THEIR REPS March 5, 2009 at 3:26 am Robert De Niro and Al Pacino have teamed up again, this time to file suit over an unauthorized commercial tie-in to their flop thriller "Righteous Kill." The Oscar-winning actors claim distributor Overture Films and watch company Tutima USA Inc... HOMEOWNERS ARE DROWNING March 5, 2009 at 3:25 am Glub, glub. One of every five US mortgage holders is "underwater" - owing more to the lender than the home is worth, a shocking new study found yesterday. So far, New Yorkers have weathered the storm better than any other state. But this could... SCRIMPERS AND SAVERS BEING PLAYED FOR SUCKERS March 5, 2009 at 3:24 am PRESIDENT OBAMA'S mortgage "rescue" initia tive gets only four things wrong. But those flaws are so major, they negate any good that the plan would do. Here's what's wrong: * The plan requires homeowners who have scrimped and sacrificed to... FBI SNOW JOB March 5, 2009 at 3:23 am Officials at the FBI's New York field office - the first line of defense in preventing another terrorist attack here - got so spooked by the threat of bad weather that they declared a "snow day" Monday, sources told The Post. Millions of other... RIHANNA ZIPS IT March 5, 2009 at 3:21 am Rihanna reportedly has told cops she won't testify against Chris Brown after rekindling her romance with the R&B singer. "She has had a change of heart and doesn't want the case to proceed," Britain's The Sun quoted a police source saying... '73 TERRORIST SENT TO SUDAN March 5, 2009 at 3:20 am A Black September terrorist convicted of placing three powerful car bombs in the city in 1973 has been deported to Sudan after completing his sentence. Khalid al-Jawary, 63, was flown out of Denver International Airport on Feb. 26 and arrived... REUNION FOR THE FAB TWO March 5, 2009 at 3:18 am Call it a Beatles reunion in half-time. When Paul McCartney appeared on "The View" in January, he said, "Yeah, I would love to [work with Ringo Starr] . . . He's a great drummer and we're used to each other." What Sir Paul wants, he gets. On... MTA DISSES AWAY $6M March 5, 2009 at 3:17 am MTA officials squandered $6.5 million on construction costs by failing to run contracts by a consulting firm hired to help the cash-strapped agency save money, the agency's inspector general has charged. The consultant, Edwards and Kelcey, was... HOMELESS COUNT DOWN March 5, 2009 at 3:15 am Fewer people are living on the street, city officials said yesterday. Last month, workers counted 2,328 homeless, down 30 percent from a year ago and nearly half since 2005, the Department of Homeless Services said. City officials credit the... ATTENTION, WAL-MART SHOPPERS March 5, 2009 at 3:13 am Manhattan's retail rent rollback is causing Wal-Mart to give the city another look. The giant discount chain has shopped for space in Union Square and among the big-box stores along Sixth Avenue in Chelsea, The Post has learned. Wal-Mart... BISHOPS URGE TECH-FREE LENT March 5, 2009 at 3:13 am ROME - Some Roman Catholic bishops in Italy are urging the faithful to go on a high-tech fast for Lent, giving up modern appliances, from cars to MP3 players, and abstaining from surfing the Web or text-messaging until Easter... MIKE: ALBANY STEALING OUR STIMULUS $$ March 5, 2009 at 3:12 am Mayor Bloomberg was screaming highway robbery last night after Albany announced the city would get $1.9 billion in the first allocation of federal stimulus funds - at least $200 million less than he was counting on. "The mayor has repeatedly... CHIMP ATTACK VICTIM MAY HAVE BRAIN DAMAGE March 4, 2009 at 6:50 pm NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A Connecticut woman mauled by a chimpanzee two weeks ago lost her hands, nose, lips and eyelids and may be blind and suffering brain damage, and hospital officials say it's still unclear if her condition can improve at all. The... OFFICIALS: CITY HOMELESS NUMBERS DOWN 30 PERCENT March 4, 2009 at 5:20 pm The number of homeless people on the city's streets has declined 30 percent from last year, New York City's Department of Homeless Services said Wednesday, citing revamped policies for the drop. But advocates for the homeless were skeptical... MORGENTHAU DEFENDS SUCCESSOR PICK March 4, 2009 at 2:27 pm In an apparent attempt to blunt criticisms that he'd betrayed his friend and closest colleague, retiring Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau defended his decision not to support his No. 2 man, Chief Assistant Daniel Castleman, as his successor. "It... SURVIVOR: NFLERS GAVE UP AFTER A FEW HOURS March 4, 2009 at 12:25 pm While the Coast Guard ended its search for two missing NFL players and a third man, the lone survivor said two of those lost at sea gave up after only a few hours in the choppy waters, while a third tried to swim to safety but was never seen again... ROBIN WILLIAMS CANCELS 4 SHOWS March 4, 2009 at 11:40 am Robin Williams is canceling several performances in Florida of his one-man comedy show, "Weapons of Self-Destruction," after recently experiencing shortness of breath. The comedian says in a press release that doctors are evaluating him and... 'JUDAS' MORGY BACKS CY OVER AIDE March 4, 2009 at 11:39 am Retiring Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau will support trial lawyer and family friend Cyrus Vance Jr. as his successor, sources revealed yesterday - incurring the wrath of his top deputy. Morgenthau's longtime second-in-command... OBAMA UNVEILS HOME LOAN BAILOUT PLAN March 4, 2009 at 11:22 am WASHINGTON - The Obama administration kicked off a new program Wednesday that's designed to help up to 9 million borrowers stay in their homes through refinanced mortgages or loans that are modified to lower monthly payments. The Treasury... N.J. TICKET WINS $216M MEGA MILLIONS March 4, 2009 at 10:10 am TRENTON, N.J. - Someone gets to sleep in Wednesday. New Jersey Lottery spokesman Dominick DeMarco says the one winning ticket in Tuesday's Mega Millions $216 million drawing was sold at a gas station in Toms River, New Jersey. The ticket was sold... PAKISTANI SPORT MASSACRE March 4, 2009 at 7:35 am LAHORE, Pakistan - Heavily armed terrorists, some traveling in rickshaws, ambushed Sri Lanka's national cricket team yesterday as it arrived for a match, killing six police guards and wounding seven players. The brazen attack bore striking... TRAGIC LAST WAVE March 4, 2009 at 7:25 am The missing NFL players who set sail on Florida's Gulf Coast tried to pull their anchor out of the water when a strong wave flipped their boat, officials said yesterday. Beset by strong winds, rough waves and falling temperatures, the football... U2 CAN BE A NYER March 4, 2009 at 7:11 am U2 has found what it's looking for - a street in Midtown. Mayor Bloomberg yesterday renamed a block of West 53rd Street after the legendary Irish rockers, who are spending this week in New York, hyping their new album. Bloomberg, City Council... WEIRD BUT TRUE March 4, 2009 at 2:56 am Loving, helpful children they were not. Two Connecticut teens allegedly beat their dad with a shovel after he asked them to clear the snow from the driveway. Stamford police said the 42-year-old man, who was not identified, was treated for... COFFEE SHOPS GRUB YOU THE WRONG WAY March 4, 2009 at 2:55 am STARBUCKS' new $3.95 breakfast "pairings," the chain's answer to Dunkin' Donuts' $3.99 sandwich and coffee combo, recall a classic Thelonious Monk title: "Well, You Needn't." You're better off with a grande-size drip coffee ($2.11 with tax)... WTC LADY TELLS JURY OF '93 HORROR March 4, 2009 at 2:54 am A woman caught in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing said yesterday she had laid down to die before firefighters emerged through the darkness and smoke to drag her to safety. By the time they pulled her out of the smoldering underground parking... THE BIGGEST LOSER March 4, 2009 at 2:53 am ALBANY - Gov. Paterson's job-approval rating has sunk lower than any New York governor's in the last 30 years, according to a poll released yesterday. The survey by Marist College found that only 26 percent think Paterson is doing a good job -... NEW CHARGE IN MORTGAGE PLOT March 4, 2009 at 2:52 am The alleged mastermind in a $10 million mortgage scam - in which convicts and jobless people were recruited from halfway houses as straw property buyers - has been charged in a new, $1 million investment scheme, authorities said. In this latest... GOV RUNS INTO FOTO FLAK March 4, 2009 at 2:51 am ALBANY - Picture perfect, he's not - and now Gov. Paterson is taking heat for posing in running shorts in his Manhattan office. The photo, for Runner's World magazine, led some to suggest the governor could be demeaning his office, but Paterson... NYPD DAILY BLOTTER March 4, 2009 at 2:50 am Manhattan A thief swiped a $4,500 mink coat from a Chelsea nightclub, cops said. At 3:45 a.m. on Feb. 18, the owner of the Suzy Wong Lounge at West 27th Street near 10th Avenue went to get her mink as she was departing, sources said. But a...   This email was sent to autoblogs077@gmail.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.