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SUICIDE COP WAS FACING NO RAP: D.A.
By MURRAY WEISS and LARRY CELONA
The heartbroken cop who took his life for fear he'd be arrested for the deadly Tasering of a mentally ill man would likely not have faced charges, authorities said yesterday.
"We never thought this was anything other than an action that...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/news/regionalnews/suicide_cop_was_facing_no_rap__d_a__132074.htm
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EX: 'BUCK' UP AND PAY UP!
By DAREH GREGORIAN
Thank you for stalling.
Author Christopher Buckley has been dragging his heels in his child-support clash with the mother of his love child, the woman's lawyer said yesterday.
Irina Woelfle filed suit against Buckley six months ago, asking...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/news/regionalnews/ex__buck_up_and_pay_up__132066.htm
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B'KLYN 'QAEDA'
By CAROLYN SALAZAR and ALEX GINSBERG
Authorities busting a suspected ID thief in Brooklyn stumbled upon a possible terrorist nest full of al Qaeda news clippings, chemical manuals and weapons literature, sources told The Post yesterday.
Cops made the disturbing find Thursday evening...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/news/regionalnews/bklyn_qaeda_132069.htm
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JURY SACKS O.J. ON ALL 12 COUNTS
By TORI RICHARDS in Las Vegas and DAVID K. LI in New York
O.J. Simpson's luck has finally run out!
After deliberating nearly 13 unlucky hours, a Las Vegas jury found the Juice guilty late last night of all charges related to a gun-slinging hotel-room robbery last year of two sports memorabilia...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/news/nationalnews/jury_sacks_o_j__on_all_12_counts_132061.htm
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A BIG BABA 'I DO-EY' FOR HOWIE, BETH
By ERIN CALABRESE and CHRISTINA CARREGA
Shock jock Howard Stern and long-time squeeze Beth Ostrosky walked down the aisle last night in a star-studded gala at the swank Le Cirque.
Donald Trump, Barbara Walters, Billy Joel, John Stamos, Sarah Silverman, Steve Schirippa, Denise Rich...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/news/nationalnews/a_big_baba_i_do_ey__for_howie__beth_132059.htm
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NYERS' TERM SUPPORT IS LIMITED TO BLOOMY
By DAVID SEIFMAN City Hall Bureau Chief
New Yorkers are willing to extend term limits for Mayor Bloomberg - but not for the City Council, according to a poll released yesterday.
A Quinnipiac University poll of 1,316 registered voters conducted this week found a remarkable shift in...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/news/regionalnews/nyers_term_support_is_limited_to_bloomy_132072.htm
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LEHMAN STAFF GETS THE SHAFT IN SEVERANCE
By CLEMENTE LISI
While fat cats at the bankrupted Lehman Brothers made multimillion-dollar salaries driving the company into the ground, lower-level employees have been told their severance packages have just been yanked.
Ann Harvey, 45, of Staten Island, said...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/news/regionalnews/lehman_staff_gets_the_shaft_in_severance_132071.htm
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GOV WANTS POLS TO SLICE $2B MORE FROM BUDGET
By BRENDAN SCOTT Post Correspondent
ALBANY - Chastising legislative leaders for failing to grasp the severity of the state's fiscal crisis, Gov. Paterson yesterday said he would recall lawmakers next month to slash another $2 billion from the budget.
Paterson said the...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/news/regionalnews/gov_wants_pols_to_slice_2b_more_from_bud_132070.htm
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QNS. FIEND STARVED HIS DOG: COPS
By CATHY BURKE
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/news/regionalnews/qns__fiend_starved_his__dog__cops_132080.htm
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BANDITS PREY ON APT. GALS
By PHILIP MESSING
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/news/regionalnews/bandits_prey_on_apt__gals_132075.htm
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MAC: SARAH'S A REAL KNOCKOUT
By CARL CAMPANILE
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/news/politics/mac__sarahs_a_real_knockout_132036.htm
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NO DEBATING THIS: IT WAS A TV SMASH
By DON KAPLAN
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/news/politics/no_debating_this__it_was_a_tv_smash_132037.htm
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ZOO KID'S 'FEEDING' FRENZY
AP
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/news/worldnews/zoo_kids_feeding_frenzy_132053.htm
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PAK THUGS BLASTED
AP
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/news/worldnews/pak_thugs_blasted_132052.htm
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MANUEL AGREES TO TWO-YEAR DEAL
By MARK HALE and BART HUBBUCH
Five days after their season ended, it became official. Jerry Manuel and the Mets finally agreed on a deal.
Manuel last night OK'd a two-year deal with a third-year club option to remain as the Mets' manager.
His new contract is...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/sports/mets/manuel_agrees_to_two_year_deal_132089.htm
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RESTED KIWANUKA READY FOR GIANT BREAK OUT
By PAUL SCHWARTZ
That is the elusive goal for Mathias Kiwanuka, who feels he just has been able to do that once in three games this season. Kiwanuka said he liked the way he performed in the opener against the Redskins, but on the very last snap, Washington left...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/sports/giants/rested_kiwanuka_ready_for_giant_break_ou_132031.htm
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COUGHLIN HOLDING OFF ON KICKER DECISION
By PAUL SCHWARTZ
Two kickers are ready to go for tomorrow's game against the Seahawks, but coach Tom Coughlin said yesterday he'll dress only one for the game.
That means either Lawrence Tynes or John Carney gets the call and the other gets to sit.
...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/sports/giants/coughlin_holding_off_on_kicker_decision_132032.htm
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METS FANS: K-ROD NOT IMMUNE TO GAGGING
By MIKE VACCARO
ANAHEIM - This is the image that flashed through my head at around five past one this morning: die-hard Mets fans across the metropolitan area staying up late, watching the Angels-Red Sox game, watching Francisco Rodriguez serve up a tasty, tidy...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/sports/mets/mets_fans__k_rod_not_immune_to_gagging_132087.htm
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PRUCHA SNUB MAY MAR RANGERS OPENER
By LARRY BROOKS
THE team that left its identity behind this summer apparently is on the verge of leaving good sense and common decency behind as well.
What would have been a routine season-opening preview in this space is now instead a warning to the Rangers...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/sports/rangers/prucha_snub_may_mar_rangers_opener_132034.htm
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RIVERA'S SURGERY TUESDAY
By GEORGE A. KING III
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/sports/yankees/riveras_surgery_tuesday_132030.htm
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AMAZIN'S MAKE CORRECT MOVE
By BART HUBBUCH
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/sports/mets/amazins_make_correct_move_132088.htm
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INJURY, ILLNESS DECIMATE KNICKS' CENTERS
By MARC BERMAN
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/sports/knicks/injury__illness_decimate_knicks_centers_132063.htm
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ARRIVEDERCI, SARATOGA
By MARC BERMAN
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/sports/knicks/arrivederci__saratoga_132064.htm
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FINALLY HEALTHY, YI REWARDING NETS' FAITH
By FRED KERBER
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/sports/nets/finally_healthy__yi_rewarding_nets_faith_132106.htm
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---- Islanders -----
DIPIETRO'S KNEE PASSES FIRST TEST
By DAN MARTIN
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/sports/islanders/dipietros_knee_passes_first_test_132033.htm
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ROLSTON CENTRAL FOR DEVS
By MARK EVERSON
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/sports/devils/rolston_central_for_devs_132029.htm
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ABE LINCOLN LINK TO HIJACKER
A NEW book claims to have solved one of the last great mysteries of the 20th century - the identity of "D.B. Cooper," the notorious hijacker who parachuted from a Boeing 727 in 1971 with $200,000 in cash and vanished without a trace. And, in an odd...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/gossip/pagesix/abe_lincoln_link_to_hijacker_132014.htm
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MAKING NOISE OVER NOISE
NOT everything is wrinkle free for fashion/beauty stylist David Evangelista. The salon owner and CBS's "Early Show" stylist has been driving neighbors crazy in his building at Sixth Avenue and 20th Street, according to our source. "David...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/gossip/pagesix/making_noise_over_noise_132015.htm
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SIGHTINGS
FORMER Sen. Al D'Amato at Fresco checking out Diahann Carroll, in town promoting her new book, "The Legs Are the Last to Go" . . . JOSH Lucas wearing an "Obama '08" T-shirt at the Vanity Fair after-party at Commerce for opening night of the...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/gossip/pagesix/sightings_132018.htm
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DOWN AND OUT
THE original bachelor has hit hard times. Lawyer and Harvard grad Alex Michel cmhere1, who starred in the first season of "The Bachelor," was hanging out at the Olive Garden on Sixth Avenue last week, "chomping on an endless supply of breadsticks,"...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/gossip/pagesix/down_and_out_132019.htm
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IT'S BANK ROBBERY
By ZACHERY KOUWE and MARK DeCAMBRE
Citigroup boss Vikram Pandit has been left standing at the altar.
After Pandit struck what seemed like a good deal, to buy Wachovia's banking assets for about $2.16 billion with government help on Monday, Wells Fargo Chairman Richard...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/business/its_bank_robbery_132086.htm
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GOLDMAN EXECS CAN'T SELL SHARES
Bloomberg
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s top four executives agreed to hold on to 90 percent of the stock they own in the company as part of Goldman's agreement to raise money from Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Chief Executive Officer...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/business/goldman_execs_cant_sell_shares_132084.htm
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PETTERS PUT IN FETTERS BY FEDS ALLEGED FRAUDSTER.
By PAUL THARP
Feds slapped cuffs on high-flying Tom Petters yesterday for allegedly running his multi-billion dollar holding company of flopped brands as a virtual Ponzi scheme that bilked investors of as much as $2 billion.
Federal agents said the...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/business/petters_put_in_fetters_by_feds_alleged_f_132083.htm
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WAMU EXEC'S 18 DAYS NET $7.5M
By PAUL THARP and ERIN CALABRESE
Cries of outrage began surfacing yesterday over a $7.5 million payday handed to a wealthy Brooklyn banker for his few weeks of work on failed Washington Mutual.
Alan Fishman, 62, collected the equivalent of about $60,000 an hour after being hired...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/business/wamu_execs_18_days_net_7_5m_132082.htm
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GAWKER FIRES 19, CITES AD SLUMP
By KEITH J. KELLY
Gawker Media is under the gun and firing 19 people.
In an e-mail to staffers, Gawker CEO Nick Denton said that in anticipation of a coming ad slump, he is firing 19 of the company's 133 editorial staff, suspending bonus payments at the start...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/business/gawker_fires_19__cites_ad_slump_132081.htm
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GORGING ON CREDIT
By LINDA CHAVEZ
NO one wants to talk about who is most to blame for the financial crisis that now threatens the US economy, though there is plenty of blame to go around. It is far easier to blame other people - greedy Wall Street executives, predatory lenders...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/gorging_on_credit_132042.htm
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BARACK'S CHILL
By RICH LOWRY
Barack Obama has already brought change: He's ended the "chilling effect."
Any restrictions on speech - real or imagined - were once inevitably deemed to have a "chilling effect" on people who would otherwise exercise their First Amendment...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/baracks_chill_132043.htm
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GREENWICH VILLAGE
Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,400 Maintenance: $1,966 -- "Priced to sell" at $1,285 per square foot - a figure that could either thrill or appall you - this West 12th Street co-op is located in the "prestigious" Butterfield House, which...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10022008/realestate/greenwich_village_131700.htm
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MIDWOOD, BROOKLYN
Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 900 Maintenance: $607 -- This prewar co-op has been recently renovated (new kitchen, new appliances, new bathroom, new open layout), and the East 29th Street location isn't far from the neighborhood's...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10022008/realestate/midwood__brooklyn_131701.htm
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SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLA.
By VICTOR WISHNA
Say what Sayan is a new luxury condo development rising in South Florida, and you can live atop it all in this "contemporary, yet timeless" penthouse, 29 stories above the Atlantic Ocean. Inside, you'll find 5,030 square feet of living space...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10022008/realestate/sunny_isles_beach__fla__131702.htm
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UPPER WEST SIDE
By VICTOR WISHNA
This nine-room co-op really puts the river in Riverside Drive, thanks to its direct Hudson views from almost every room. A combination of two residences - for a total of four bedrooms and four bathrooms - the apartment has been renovated from...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10022008/realestate/upper_west_side_131703.htm
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Horoscope - http://www.nypost.com/horoscope/horoscope.htm
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---- Aries -----
You have put off the day of reckoning long enough - now it is time to reach a decision about a business or financial matter that could be the making of you. Yes, there are dangers that will have to be confronted, but what fun would life be without...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/horoscope/aries.htm
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---- Libra -----
To say you will be impulsive this weekend is a bit of an understatement. Most likely you believe that if you don't act quickly and decisively you might miss out on a golden opportunity to make some serious money. Don't worry: your instincts...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/horoscope/libra.htm
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---- Taurus -----
It is quite likely that you will find yourself at loggerheads with some of the people you have to deal with today, either because they are not doing what you want them to do or because you don't agree with their aims and ambitions. May the best...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/horoscope/taurus.htm
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---- Scorpio -----
Put your own needs first this weekend and don't think for a moment that you are being in any way selfish or unfair. On the contrary, you have done so much for other people in recent weeks that it really is about time you did something for...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/horoscope/scorpio.htm
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---- Gemini -----
Anyone can work harder - it's the easiest thing in the world. But just because it is easy does not mean it is smart. Your task this weekend is to get more done without pushing yourself so hard that your health and vitality suffer. Delegation is...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/horoscope/gemini.htm
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---- Sagittarius -----
As a rule Sagittarians rarely have doubts, but the entry of Mars into the most sensitive area of your chart could see you tormented by unexpected fears. All of them - yes, all of them - are creations of your fevered imagination. Pretend they don'...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/horoscope/sagittarius.htm
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---- Cancer -----
You may be out of order in some of the things that you say this weekend but few people, if any, will have the guts to stand up to you. The entry of Mars into the most dynamic sector of your chart means you don't care how many egos you might...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/horoscope/cancer.htm
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---- Capricorn -----
You can, if you wish, listen to all your friends and all your relatives before making your big decision, but it won't do you much good. Deep down you already know what it is you should be doing, so why not just trust yourself and get on with it
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full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/horoscope/capricorn.htm
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---- Leo -----
It would be nice if your rivals would play by the rules, but how likely is that In a way you should take their underhand tactics as a compliment. They obviously know that they are not good enough to challenge you fairly, so they have to be sneaky.
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full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/horoscope/leo.htm
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---- Aquarius -----
It is important that you assert yourself and let others know that under no circumstances will you settle for second best - not now, not ever. Being the biggest and the best is first of all a state of mind. If you think big you'll be big, it'...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/horoscope/aquarius.htm
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---- Virgo -----
Even if you are the kind of Virgo who prefers not to rock the boat you won't hesitate to speak up this weekend, especially if it is in support of someone who, for whatever reason, cannot speak for themselves. If there is one thing you hate it is...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/horoscope/virgo.htm
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---- Pisces -----
Others may say that your plans are unrealistic but what do they know Nothing most likely. Make up your mind to live your dream, to strive every day, every hour and every minute to reach your highest potential. Maybe it's not as far away as you...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/horoscope/pisces.htm
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---- New York -----
Midday Nos. Fri.: 9, 0, 2, Lucky Sum: 11Midday Win-4 Fri.: 2, 1, 3, 9, Lucky Sum: 15Evening Nos. Fri.: 2, 4, 4, Lucky Sum: 10Evening Win-4 Fri.: 5, 7, 5, 9, : , : ,
---- New Jersey -----
Pick-3 Fri.: 1, 0, 8, : ,
---- Connecticut -----
Play-3 Fri.: 2, 5, 5, : ,
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BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS
By CARLA SPARTOS
IF brunch in this town were really about eggs, you'd be cracking them in your studio, not waiting on an insanely long line for a pricey omelet.
No, brunch is about socializing. And people watching. And booze.
So where are the best...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/entertainment/food/breakfast_of_champions_132021.htm
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THAT'S (POLY) AMORY!
By BRIAN NIEMIETZ
SEE you later, honey - I'm going to a singles mixer. Oh, don't worry, it's polyamorous.
Most of us would be wise to duck after trying that line. Not so with Polyamorous NY president Birgitte Philippides, whose organization is hosting a...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/entertainment/thats__poly__amory__132024.htm
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NOW WE'RE COOKING
By JENNIFER SHAW
LETTING children play with their food may be the best way to raise healthy eaters, experts say - and their parents should play along with them.
"We need to have as much connection with our kids as we can," says Alton Brown, host of the Food...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/entertainment/now_were_cooking_132023.htm
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Weird But True
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By LUKAS I. ALPERT, Wire Services
Linus must be so mad that he missed it.
A 450-pound pumpkin has disappeared from the front yard of a home in Flint, Mich.
While police don't believe the culprit is the Great Pumpkin - the mythical figure that lives only in the mind of...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/news/weirdbuttrue/weirdbuttrue.htm
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By JOHN DOYLE
Manhattan
A man was found shot to death in a Chinatown building early yesterday, police said.
Police responded to a call of a fight in a stairwell of a building on Catherine Street near East Broadway at 1:15 a.m.
They found the body of...
full story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042008/news/nypdblotter/nypdblotter.htm
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