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1-year-old boy dies after being found unconscious, bruised & burned - New York Post
By JOSH SAUL A one-year-old Bronx boy, who died soon after he was found unconscious in a Wakefield apartment Wednesday, had burn marks and bruises on his body, police sources said. Police found young Richard Flood unconscious as he lay on the living ...
January 26, 2012


Wolverine on hunt as Payless owner looks to sell - New York Post
“Wolverine may be the best positioned (bidder), and they would be interested in buying all of the shoe brands” as opposed to cherry-picking a few of them, according to a source close to the situation. The source added, however, that Wolverine wouldn't ...
January 25, 2012


Preggers after King's breach - New York Post
“They had just celebrated their one-year anniversary,” said a source close to the couple. But “The King's Speech” director last weekend broke off their relationship and left New York for London, as Subkoff suspected she was pregnant.
January 25, 2012


Penney pinchers - New York Post
Ackman and Roth “are licking their chops to cut costs, and this is an example of what they see as 'low-hanging fruit,'” a source said of the layoffs slated for today. Indeed, some investors speculate that Penney will announce across-the-board cuts this ...
January 23, 2012


bracing for FBI - New York Post
“Swizz is satisfied that he isn't being investigated for any wrongdoing because had this been the case, they would have picked him up at the same time as the others,” a source said. “Swizz had no idea this was coming. He is very much in the dark about ...
January 22, 2012


Better together - New York Post
Felicia M., who asked not to be named, often brings her Chihuahua, Tommi T., to property showings because he serves as an ice breaker. “I was showing an apartment to a couple, and Tommi just fell in love with the husband's feet, and proceeded to follow ...
January 22, 2012


Devils playing $hort - New York Post
Parise makes $6 million and his contract expires at the end of the year, a source said. A Devils Arena Entertainment spokesman said, “We are not prepared to make any further comment.” An NHL spokesman called a report that the league was considering ...
January 21, 2012


Morgan CEO pay cut to $10.5M - New York Post
He won't receive an immediate cash bonus, and the rest of his pay is composed of salary, deferred cash and compensation tied to company performance measures, said the person, who asked not to be identified because Gorman's total pay hasn't been ...
January 21, 2012


Gang selling PCP in Harlem busted: sources - New York Post
At one of the locations raided early today, cops recovered a large stash of angel dust from gallon containers, a source said. "PCP usually comes in gallon containers and can be broken down into Snapple bottles," the source said. ...
January 18, 2012


Hidden-cam XXXploit bust - New York Post
By JAMIE SCHRAM An East Harlem man was arrested after secretly videotaping a steamy tryst with another man — and posting it on a porn Web site to turn a profit, police sources said yesterday. Eric Wilson, 44, had met the 24-year-old victim on the Web ...
January 17, 2012


I'll Cuo it alone on teachers - New York Post
A source close to the teachers unions claimed Cuomo is taking the hard stance only because he has already been informed that unions and districts are already nearing a resolution on the evaluation system. The ratings system, which calls for an ...
January 17, 2012


Bold budget move on teacher grades - New York Post
... in last year's budget — some $800 million — to adoption of the teacher-evaluation system developed by the state Education Department, which has been blocked from city schools by a teachers-union lawsuit, a source close to the situation said. ...
January 16, 2012


Chesney's world - New York Post
“He's very displeased with how Sony has handled him,” a source said. “He wants to be more mainstream.” We hear execs are “in shock” over the price. “Welcome to the world of Kenny Chesney,” a source cracked. His manager said: “This is very inaccurate. ...
January 16, 2012


Presenting dilemma for J.Lo - New York Post
Sources tell us that Christian Bale also declined to present at the Globes, but other sources close to last night's show insisted that “he was never confirmed.” His rep later told us that he couldn't do the Globes because he's out of the country. ...
January 16, 2012


Queens man kills wife in front of daughter - New York Post
By DOUG AUER and JOSE MARTINEZ A Queens man fatally slit his estranged wife's throat in front of her terrified young daughter — and was nabbed after cops tracked his bloody trail for three blocks, law-enforcement sources said today. ...
January 16, 2012


Orthodox B'klyn neighborhood tagged with anti-Semitic graffiti - New York Post
By DOUG AUER, REUVEN FENTON and JOSE MARTINEZ Hatemongers tagged a heavily Orthodox Brooklyn neighborhood with anti-Semitic graffiti over the weekend, targeting two homes, an apartment building and a yeshiva, police sources said today. ...
January 16, 2012


Roast masters - New York Post
“Not being Americans, most people found Gervais' comments funny — we are able to take a joke,” says one HFPA member who asked to remain anonymous. “Some older members felt that Gervais was a bit offensive to the stars, but [being respectful] is a kind ...
January 15, 2012


7-year-old boy dead, seven people injured in horrific Brooklyn fire - New York Post
He'll be fine," said the woman, who declined to give her name. Fire officials had not released a cause for the fire by early this morning. After the fire was put one resident arrived home to find the charred aftermath and said: "I just got here. ...
January 15, 2012


Apparent Inwood murder-suicide - New York Post
By REBECCA HARSHBARGER Police are investigating a grisly apparent murder-suicide of a couple in Inwood, sources said. The bodies of Jesus Soto, 56, and Yanet Soto, 54, were discovered in their bedroom by the wife's live-in daughter and her 12-year-old ...
January 14, 2012


Cop kills gunman outside Brooklyn home - New York Post
By LARRY CELONA, LORENA MONGELLI and JAMIE SCHRAM An NYPD officer shot an armed man to death in Brooklyn shortly before 11 pm last night in response to a 911 call where a woman had reported a robbery, law-enforcement sources said. ...
January 13, 2012


Devils' $80M debt woe is looking tough to ice - New York Post
“[NHL Commissioner Gary] Bettman basically told him to figure out a resolution by mid-February or he'll do what needs to be done,” a source said, noting a league takeover is not out of the question. An NHL spokesman said it would be inaccurate to say ...
January 13, 2012


Cop shot armed thug to death: sources - New York Post
A cop fired one shot, killing the suspect, the source said. “I heard the sound, I thought it was a tire blowing up,” said a female neighbor who did not want to reveal her name. “This block is usually a quiet block, I've been here 40 years and this the ...
January 13, 2012


Cops fish woman out of Hudson River after plunging into the water with her car - New York Post
"She hit me," said the driver of the Altima, a city worker who declined to give his name. "I saw [the car] go into the river and I called 911." Donoghue said the river isn't all that close from where the woman exited the parkway onto a Parks Department ...
January 12, 2012


Won't buy Pharm - New York Post
A decision from the Federal Trade Commission on the offer to purchase PharMerica, a Louisville-based provider of pharmacy services in hospitals, is expected by the end of next week, the source said. “The FTC is not offering Omnicare any remedies,” the ...
January 12, 2012


Profit wears thin - New York Post
The msthin dwurrxr — which sources said may have cut the retailer's profitability by nearly half in the year just ended — could also spur layoffs and cause the company to trip loan covenants with its major lender, Lion Capital. American Apparel rang ...
January 11, 2012


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