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I killed for love of the family
BOSTON - A former cohort of James "Whitey" Bulger who admitted killing 20 people is insisting he’s not a hit man or a serial killer.John Martorano says he is a "nice guy" who was only trying to help his family and friends when he pumped bullets into victims while working with Bulger and his gang.Martorano made the statements yesterday while being cross-examined by one ...
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NFL’er quizzed in death
Authorities searched the $1.3 million home of Hernandez, who was initially uncooperative, ABC said. The body was found at 5:30 p.m. Monday in an industrial park. It could have been there as long as a day, according to the Sun Chronicle of Attleboro.Authorities focused on Hernandez when they found a rented Chevrolet Suburban with Rhode Island plates - and which was tied to his name - near the ...
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Lohan accuser pill bust
Physician, heal thyself! A Gramercy Park psychiatrist who went on TV and accused Lindsay Lohan’s doctor of turning her into a pill-popping drug addict was busted yesterday for allegedly selling oxycodone prescriptions for cash. William Belfar, who was nabbed in an undercover FBI sting, discussed the perils of overusing prescription drugs while appearing as a talking head in a May segment ...
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Slay thug targeted gay cops
An accused killer told cops he shot a man dead in the West Village because the victim was gay, authorities said yesterday. "Guy thought he was tough in front of his bitch so I shot him. Diagnosis is dead, doctor," Elliot Morales heartlessly told cops after the May 18 shooting of Mark Carson, 32, according to court papers released at the accused killer’s arraignment yesterday. ...
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Jailbound Pedro kid blames pop
He says his daddy made him do it. The son of disgraced ex-state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. blamed his father for pressuring him into participating in the looting of their Soundview Healthcare nonprofit as a judge yesterday sentenced him to prison time."Over the past year, we have been at odds, as he wanted to fight this," Pedro Gautier Espada, 39, whined as he was ...
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Thompson fits Bill for teachers union
Mayoral candidate Bill Thompson is about to get the biggest boost of his campaign - he’ll be endorsed by the teachers union today.The Untied Federation of Teachers, one of the city’s largest and most politically powerful labor organizations, will hold its endorsement meeting this afternoon.Most insiders expect the union to endorse Thompson, particularly since its former president, ...
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Wright collects 1500th career hit in victory
Email ATLANTA -- Considering David Wright is already the Mets' all-time hits leader, every milestone from here is simply gravy. The latest occurred Tuesday evening, when Wright rapped out a ninth-inning single for his 1,500th career hit. That extended his franchise lead and moved him into a tie for 593rd place all time. "It's a lot of hits -- at least I think it is," Wright ...
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Mets top Draft pick Smith set to sign contract
Email ATLANTA -- One day after Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler gave Mets fans a glimpse of their future, the team plans to cement another brick of that plan in place. First-round Draft pick Dominic Smith will officially sign with the Mets on Wednesday, the first baseman confirmed via his Twitter account late Tuesday night. The deal is for a reported $2.6 million, just below Major League ...
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Marcum seeks first win facing Medlen Braves
One day after sweeping the Braves in a doubleheader, the Mets are getting back to business as usual. Mets starter Shaun Marcum isn't just hoping for a good day at the ballpark, he needs one. The veteran struggled in his last outing, allowing six runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings against the Cubs, and he's still winless on the season. Marcum's ERA keeps rising and his spot in ...
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Shel delay on sex-abuse bill
ALBANY - Advocates and lawmakers are questioning why Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is dragging his feet moving a bill requiring schools to teach sexual-abuse awareness and prevention.Seven states have enacted what’s known as Erin’s Law, named after Erin Merryn, an Illinois sexual-abuse victim and advocate. Merryn has been on a mission to pass the law, saying she could have ...
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Court OKs ‘rich’-food eatery in Union Square
Who knew that Mayor Bloomberg’s legacy would include an $18 omelet?A state appeals court yesterday ordered the completion of an upscale seasonal restaurant at Union Square, the centerpiece of Hizzoner’s $20 million renovation plan for the north end of the plaza.Construction of the tony Chef Driven Market, with brunch entree prices at about $20 a plate, was halted in January when a ...
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‘DWI’ gal’s grave turn
She drank herself into an early grave - and lived to tell about it.Kelly Catapano, 35, of Staten Island, was busted for drunken driving Sunday at the Moravian Cemetery in New Dorp when she drove her Chrysler Sebring into a freshly dug grave.Catapano had a blood-alcohol count triple the legal limit, law-enforcement sources said yesterday. Her car - which had dropped four feet below ground - had ...
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‘Ball buster’ wife is teste
A knockdown, drag-out brawl between WABC/Channel 7 weatherman Bill Evans and his estranged wife took a nasty turn when she scratched his testicles and bruised his backside with a coat hanger, the meteorologist claimed. Evans, 52, told police his wife, Dana, went below the belt during the nasty fight over a set of car keys last month at their home in Old Greenwich, Conn. But Dana claims he ...
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Reward now 65G for ’08 Times Sq. bomber
The feds and the NYPD yesterday offered a $65,000 reward for information leading to the capture and conviction of the bicycle bomber who attacked the Times Square military recruiting center in 2008.In addition to the reward offer, authorities released never-before-seen footage of the bomber taken from surveillance video.New images also show the remains of the homemade explosive device, which was ...
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Christie No no to Speedo
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has slimmed down after his belly-band surgery, but he’s not about to make a public splash in a swimsuit."We are not doing that on Fourth of July. There are some things I absolutely know at my core would be a bad thing. Me in a Speedo is one of them," Christie quipped on MSNBC’s "Morning Joe." Christie, a popular Republican considered ...
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AP PHOTOS Astrodome JFK terminal endangered
WASHINGTON -- Houston's Astrodome stadium, New York's old Pan Am Worldport Terminal at Kennedy Airport and Montana's one-room schoolhouses are joining a list of the nation's most endangered historic places.On Wednesday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation is releasing its listing of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. It includes sites from Maine to ...
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Kuroda Hughes set for twin bill with Dodgers
The Yankees' first meeting with the Dodgers since 1981 will have to wait another day. The two historic clubs will meet for a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium after Tuesday's series opener was rained out. Rookie left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu, 6-2 with a 2.85 ERA in 13 starts, will start Game 1 for the Dodgers. He is winless in two outings this month, and he said that ...
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Shouldnt happen to a dog Subway brawler kicks police K-9 in face breaking animals teeth
An NYPD police dog was kicked in the face during a brawl today in a midtown subway station, police said.The 6-year-old German Shepherd named Bear suffered four broken teeth and a cut to his tongue when he tried to help an officer break up the fight in the 59th Street and Lexington Avenue station at around 11:15 a.m.While breaking up the fight an officer was trying to handcuff Ravenia ...
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Wall Street opens higher boosted by New York manufacturing data
U.S. stocks opened broadly higher Monday, as investors awaited Wednesdays Fed policy meeting, with increasing confidence that the Fed wont start tapering in super-easy ...
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KC terrorist supported plan to bomb New York Stock Exchange FBI tells Congress
Everyone knows someone who is habitually late. It’s a maddening trait to the unafflicted who see the problem as remarkably easy to fix: Start earlier. That’s how the Royals’ two new hitting coaches, George Brett and Pedro Grifol, diagnosed Eric Hosmer’s ...
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Mets strike late to help strong Wheeler win debut
NYM@ATL: Wheeler's first out comes via strikeout ATLANTA -- Like a wise veteran, Mets starter Zack Wheeler cleaned up his own mess on multiple occasions to turn in six shutout innings in his Major League debut, but it was his batterymate who helped spark the rest of the New York offense in securing the top pitching prospect's first big league win. Catcher Anthony Recker's ...
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NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo legislative leaders reach deals on 4 Upstate casinos abortion measure
An official told The Associated Press there is also a deal for Cuomo's tax-free zones to attract employers tied to universities that will extend beyond Upstate to New York City and Long ...
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Syracuse police 12-year-old charged after stabbing boy with pocket knife
Syracuse, NY -- A 12-year-old boy was charged with assault Tuesday after he stabbed another boy, Syracuse police said. Officers were on patrol in the 500 block of Lemoyne Avenue just after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday when they saw several children fighting. The officers stopped their patrol car and approached the boys. A 12-year-old wielded was armed with a pocket knife, but he disarmed and detained by ...
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House passes far-reaching 20 week abortion ban
The legislation, sparked by the murder conviction of a Philadelphia late-term abortion provider, would restrict almost all abortions to the first 20 weeks after conception, defying laws in most states that allow abortions up to when the fetus becomes viable, usually considered to be around 24 ...
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Playmate pleads guilty to transporting alien
Colleen Shannon, a former Playboy magazine centerfold, leaves federal court in Syracuse after pleading guilty to helping transport her illegal immigrant boyfriend last summer in Northern New ...
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Buffalo Zoo goes ape for the gorillas
The Buffalo Zoo is a historic landmark in Buffalo city. It is the third oldest zoo in the United States and has an amazing array of over 1000 species of animal. The zoo is also a tourist attraction, bringing in 400 000 visitors each year.
Zoos are an important educational facility for children, a means by which younger generations can see wild and endangered animals in real life, in an environment as close as is reasonably possible to what their natural surroundings would be, and by seeing a real-life image, rather than a picture in a text book, children develop a more intimate understanding of the challenges facing these rare and beautiful creatures. Read more
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