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Broken bone blues - New York Post
A source close to the “Extra” host says “she has been in excruciating pain for the past few weeks during rehearsals, but she is staying strong and working through it. She refuses to give up.” We're told Menounos is even hiding a rib brace underneath ...
March 26, 2012


Lawmaker push to hide teacher report cards from public - New York Post
By YOAV GONEN and CARL CAMPANILE Facing tremendous pressure from the teacher unions, lawmakers are pushing to insert a provision in the state budget that would ban the public from seeing new teacher report cards, sources said tonight.
March 26, 2012


Cop shoots suspect after he fires on officer in Harlem - New York Post
By LARRY CELONA, JAMIE SCHRAM and JESSICA SIMEONE A suspect was shot by a uniformed NYPD officer in Harlem this evening after the man fired two rounds at the officer, law enforcement sources said. The shooting occurred around 6:30 pm on Frederick ...
March 26, 2012


Total game changer - New York Post
Early investors and staff were getting antsy for growth, which, until “Draw Something,” seemed far off and unlikely to be very lucrative, the source said. The company had raised $16 million over three investment rounds since its 2006 founding.
March 25, 2012


Mortgage melee spreads - New York Post
A vocal bondholder trade group, the Association of Mortgage Investors, plans to file court papers in the coming weeks opposing the settlement, sources said. The AMI has been talking to top-notch legal eagles specializing in securities litigation.
March 25, 2012


'Crime stat' bulldog - New York Post
He was making sure it was being done by the book,” the source said. On one occasion, Borrelli got into a beef with the squad commander over a burglary report and contacted the complainant in his quest to make sure the crime was accurately reported, ...
March 24, 2012


Crime stat bulldog - New York Post
For doing his job, Sgt. Robert Borrelli was banished to an abysmal night shift at Central Booking in the basement of the South Bronx criminal courthouse, the sources said. “This guy is definitely a significant reason for the crime [spike]” in the 100th ...
March 24, 2012


Watch out, mob! - New York Post
“The technology has progressively gotten better,” a source said, adding that the devices record conversations but don't transmit them. “There are times that those transmissions could be picked up by a monitor, and that would compromise the safety of ...
March 23, 2012


Top commander in Afghanistan says he prefers robust force of 68000 in 2013 - New York Post
US officials described elements of the security agreement on condition of anonymity because it is not final. Negotiators were expected to finish it Thursday in Kabul. Control over what Afghan call "night raids" was the last issue holding up a larger ...
March 22, 2012


Thief who bagged the big one - New York Post
“She kind of hit the mother lode,” the source said. “She's one lucky lady. She could sell this easily to a secondhand store.” A bag like the Ricky can fetch between $2000 and $3000 on the black market. “Somebody like that wants quick money — she's ...
March 22, 2012


HTC, MOG in talks - New York Post
MOG CEO David Hyman and his team are expected to stay on after the sale, a source said. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. A final deal is expected to be reached in the coming weeks barring any last-minute snags, sources said.
March 21, 2012


Source: Jets talk trade for Tebow - New York Post
Last night, an Orlando TV station , citing a source close to Tebow, said a trade to the Jets or Jaguars is expected by midday today. According to foxsports.com, Shahid Khan, the Jaguars' new owner, fnished negotiating with Tebow's representatives and ...
March 21, 2012


Jail guard shot - New York Post
“I sat them, they were my table,” said the worker, declined to give her name. “When I came out of the kitchen, the young woman said, 'We're not staying anymore.' ” “I said, 'Ok, no problem honey.' It seemed just like they changed their minds, ...
March 20, 2012


Gangster sought in groom slay - New York Post
Police found the bloody knife in a trash bin outside a nearby deli, a source said, and yesterday, two restaurant employees cleaned the blood off the ground with a mop. In 2007, Dervishaj went with a fellow Albanian gangster to a man's house in Queens, ...
March 20, 2012


Uptown outpost for Il Mulino - New York Post
Although some details were up in the air, a source said the new place would be an uptown Il Mulino and not a different concept. Katzoff and his son, Stuart, are also principals of Il Mulinos in other cities, including Miami, Chicago, Tokyo and San Juan ...
March 20, 2012


Slain by hit squad - New York Post
By LARRY CELONA, JULIA MARSH and JOSH SAUL A mother of two was gunned down in a hail of bullets outside her Queens home early yesterday after a vengeful woman she bumped into in a nearby nightclub called in a hit squad, law-enforcement sources said.
March 19, 2012


Pals: pee shooter in fight - New York Post
That's when Zeneli, 41, and a second, knife-wielding restaurant worker allegedly confronted the group, said Mizzi and another witness who asked not to be named. “[Ridi] seemed whipped up,” the second witness said. “He came out . . . like a tough guy.
March 19, 2012


Stacy joins X Factor race - New York Post
A source close to the show told us, “Talks are still ongoing with Britney, and she is asking for a lot more money, than was originally offered. But producers are confident Britney will realize this is a great opportunity for her to reinvent herself and ...
March 19, 2012


Plot to become top Bonanno - New York Post
Rizzuto, serving 10 years for participating in the notorious “Donnie Brasco” triple homicide in 1981, said “I don't just want to be godfather of Canada — I want to be godfather of the world,” the source said. He's got little to live for, ...
March 18, 2012


Cohen gets blessing to own Dodgers - New York Post
MLB, a source said, favors Cohen because he is the only bidder who is putting in so much cash that he is not borrowing against future television revenue. With the team in bankruptcy, neither MLB nor McCourt fully controls the sale.
March 17, 2012


DA grilling two 'hookers' and 'money launderer' in case of alleged madam - New York Post
One of the women has admitted privately to having turned tricks for Gristina at her alleged East 78th Street “brothel,” a source said. Prosecutors have engaged in hush-hush negotiations with alleged call girls Mhairiangela “Maz” Bottone, 30, ...
March 16, 2012


'Madam' is put in tricky situation - New York Post
One of the women has admitted privately to having turned tricks for Gristina at her alleged East 78th Street “brothel,” a source said. Prosecutors have engaged in hush-hush negotiations with alleged call girls Mhairiangela “Maz” Bottone, 30, ...
March 16, 2012


Suspects in Chelsea gay-tryst slay nabbed in Florida - New York Post
Ex-con Edwin Faulkner, 30, and suspected cohort Juan Carlos Martinez-Herrera, 26, were caught without incident by the NYPD's Manhattan Violent Felony Squad at a home in Orlando at about 11:30 am and are awaiting an extradition hearing, sources said.
March 15, 2012


Jets may get back Cotchery - New York Post
Raiders free agent receiver Chaz Schilens will visit the Jets, a source said. That visit might have begun last night. The 26-year-old is big (6-foot-4) and fast (4.38 in the 40), but has been limited by injuries . The team's only signing was one of its ...
March 15, 2012


No score: Devils' debt deal is dissolving - New York Post
Players whose contracts are ending won't re-up until the ownership issue is resolved, a source said. The Devils hold the sixth-best record in the Eastern Conference and appear headed for the playoffs. An NHL spokesman and a Devils spokesman did not ...
March 15, 2012


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