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Oscar Pistorius' agent takes the witness stand and is grilled about fights he witnessed between the Blade Runner and Reeva Steenkamp as the murder trial continues
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JULY 4TH HURRICANE? Tropical Storm Arthur gathering strength off Florida coast will produce 50-MPH winds, massive rain

The storm is on track to be a hurricane by Thursday. The National Hurricane Center urged those as far north as Virginia to monitor the storm.

A-Rod to be SUED over legal fees in Biogenesis doping case: sources

Alex Rodriguez owes millions in unpaid legal fees, sources tell the Daily News. Steve Nesius

Veteran sports attorney David Cornwell, who represented Rodriguez in the 2013 Biogenesis doping battle, intends to sue Rodriguez for nonpayment of roughly a $500,000 in legal fees, The News has learned.

JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon diagnosed with throat cancer, will undergo radiation treatment

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Jamie Dimon, chairman and co-CEO of JP Morgan Chase, has been diagnosed with throat cancer and will undergo radiation treatment, he told employees in a memo Tuesday.

Philadelphia food truck explosion injures at least 12 people, two critically: report

At least eight people were injured during a food truck explosion in the Feltonville section of Philadelphia.

At least 12 people were hurt after a propane tank exploded Tuesday aboard a Philadelphia food truck, leaving at least two people with critical injuries, according to reports.

Obama blasts GOP for blocking road funding

epa04294453 US President Barack Obama speaks in front of the Key Bridge at Georgetown Waterfront Park to call on Congress to renew the Highway Trust Fund in Washington DC, USA, 01 July 2014. Declining revenue from gasoline taxes has contributed to the rapid depletion of the Highway Trust Fund. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO

President Obama hopes there’s a bridge to sanity in funding the nation’s decaying transportation system.

Nicole Scherzinger in the August issue of Cosmopolitan

Nicole Scherzinger opens up about bulimia battle

New York State Senate's second-most powerful Republican charged with lying to FBI about using his influence to get son a job at law firm

Sen. Tom Libous, R-Binghamton, speaks during a session of the New York state Senate at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Friday, June 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Thomas Libous' son Matthew, was charged in a separate indictment with failing to report $282,126 in income to the IRS, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced.

Former News of the World editor blames paper's lawyers for not telling him phone hacking is illegal

Former editor of the News of the World editor Andy Coulson, seen arriving at the Old Bailey courthouse in London on Monday, is seeking a light sentence after being convicted over the paper’s infamous phone hacking scheme.

Andy Coulson, convicted of turning Rupert Murdoch's best-selling tabloid into a criminal enterprise, is blaming the newspapers' lawyers for failing to tell him that phone hacking was a crime.

EXCLUSIVE Metro-North fires 9 rookie conductors and reassigns 3 others after caught cheating on safety exams

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METRO-NORTH fired nine rookie conductors and reassigned three others Tuesday amid an investigation of cheating on critical safety exams.

Cargo plane crashes into building in Kenya

Policemen and firefighters search in the wreckage of a cargo plane which crashed at a commercial building in a Nairobi susburb shortly after takeoff early on July, 2, 2014  from the Kenyan capital's main airport, the busiest in east African. The Fokker 50 cargo airplane crashed with four crew just outside the airport as it took off to ferry khat to neighbouring Somalia. AFP PHOTO/TONY KARUMBATONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images

NAIROBI, Kenya — Four people were killed when their cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Nairobi, a police official said Wednesday.

Beyonce sparks Jay Z cheating rumors during tour

Beyonce wears a wedding dress and changes a song lyric in an alleged reference to Jay Z cheating rumors

SEE IT ISIS jihadists mock Obama in video: 'Did you prepare enough diapers for your soldiers or not?'

An ISIS jihadist asks President Obama if he prepared ‘enough diapers for your soldiers’ once they arrive in Baghdad.

A jovial jihadist, sitting inside an American-made truck, delivered a mocking video message to President Obama.

Man arrested in Belize, charged with 2005 NY murder

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Cops busted a man who strangled a Staten Island woman and stuffed her body into a barrel nearly nine years ago, authorities said Tuesday.

EDITORIAL Believe it or not, there's more bad political behavior than ever in Albany

The latest, not the greatest.

Hammond: Gov. Cuomo’s decision to shut down his corruption-fighting commission nine months early looks more questionable with every fresh indictment in Albany.

South Carolina woman falls through hospital ceiling, crashes stolen car into house: deputies

Christie Davis, 31, crashed a stolen car into a South Carolina home and was taken to a local hospital, where she escaped through the ceiling and then fell through.

After Christie Davis was busted for stealing a car, she convinced deputies to take her to a hospital, escaping through the facility's ceiling and having it all come crashing down — literally.

Teen left with airbag imprinted on eyes after its deploy

Bilateral Corneal Abrasions from Airbag Deployment on a 17 year old girl.

Fascinating photos released by the New England Journal of Medicine show the 17-year-old girl with a checkered pattern painfully etched into her eyes. Incredibly after just two weeks her eyes had completely healed.

Cameron talks about first ever nude scene: 'You see everything'

Cameron Diaz Covers August issue of Esquire Magazine

Bronx teacher uses innovative program to educate students on HIV/AIDS

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As AIDS ravaged the city, Bronx teacher Thomas Porton took it upon himself to ensure students understood the deadly disease.

His kinda town? Melo impressed as Rose, Chicago roll out red carpet

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 13: Carmelo Anthony #7 of the New York Knicks drives against the Chicago Bulls during a game at Madison Square Garden in New York City on April 13, 2014. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2014 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

If Carmelo Anthony was wondering how the Chicago Bulls players would receive him, he got his answer in the form of a one-time NBA MVP. Derrick Rose, who famously avoided trying to recruit LeBron James to Chicago four years ago, was part of the Bulls contingent that met with Anthony on Tuesday, the first day of the free agent recruiting period.

Ohio man arrested after 8-year-old son plays hooky from church

Jeffrey Williamson (right) is facing child-endangerment charges after his 8-year-old son Justin played hooky from church to play outside.

Police in Blanchester spotted Jeffrey Williamson's son Justin by himself near a busy street and brought him home. Justin told his dad he was going onto the bus for church but went off to play instead.

Florida man jailed after beating up pet rabbit: cops

James Wertz is behind bars after police say he punched a pet rabbit. James Wertz was arrested late Friday and charged with animal cruelty and battery, according to Boynton Beach Police.

James Wertz, 28, was collared by Palm Beach County police officers Friday after they say he not only punched the rabbit but violently squeezed it.

Warren: Obama bashes Republicans as he seeks a bridge to somewhere

Back in 2011, President Obama used the Key Bridge as a backdrop for a speech on highway funding. He did it again on Tuesday.

The President upped the rhetorical ante against congressional Republicans Tuesday, saying at least 700,000 construction jobs are at risk due to their inaction in Congress.

New York

Mayor de Blasio backs up Obama immigration policy

U.S. President Barack Obama walks out with two bags of cheesecake from Junior's Restaurant next to Democratic Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio in Brooklyn, October 25, 2013. REUTERS/Larry Downing

Mayor de Blasio voiced strong support for President Obama’s go-it-alone effort on immigration reform Tuesday, calling current policy “absolutely ridiculous.”

Mayor de Blasio calls parking proposal 'commendable'

A street sweeper cleans a Park Slope Street.Alternate side of the street parking regulations will be suspended for the summer in Park Slope as the signs are scheduled to be changed.

Relief from the city’s maddening alternate side of the street parking regulations finally may be on the way. Mayor de Blasio on Tuesday called a proposal by City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez to ease the rules “commendable.”

TAKE A SEAT: NYPD announces crackdown on subway acrobats who flip, somersault and pole-dance underground

The NYPD is cracking down on the subway showmen who use the tight quarters of the nation’s busiest transit system as moving stages for impromptu — and illegal — pass-the-hat performances. More than 240 people have been arrested on misdemeanors related to acrobatics so far this year, compared with fewer than 40 at this time a year ago.

NEW YORK — The underground acrobats who flip, somersault and pole-dance among New York City subway riders as trains roll are drawing a new audience — police officers.

Upper West Siders reaffirm rent strike, protesting rodents, ‘slum’ conditions

Gerardo Guzman and other residents are withholding their rent until the landlord tackles rat problem and stops harassing tenants.

Residents of two Upper West Side buildings reaffirmed the rent strike they waged more than a month ago following a heated protest Monday outside their rat-infested homes.

Number of homeless kids attending city schools spikes: report

Children in the South Bronx wait for a bus to carry them and their families to a shelter.

The number of homeless kids attending city schools jumped to 76,816 in 2012-13 from 68,371 the previous year, says a new analysis out Tuesday from the Independent Budget Office.

LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

Mayor de Blasio signs bills to report on charter schools, waive Sandy rebuilding fees

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Mayor de Blasio signed a bill Tuesday to require the city to publish reports detailing the demographics and academic records of all charter schools co-located with traditional public schools.

Hockey players shot by drunken off-duty NYPD cop plan $90 million lawsuit

NYPD Officer Brendan Cronin allegedly shot at two men while he was off duty and had been drinking with other officers. He was named as one of the defendants in a $90 million suit.

Two weekend hockey players fired a $90 million legal slapshot Tuesday at an NYPD officer accused of shooting at them while he was drunk.

Summer school student numbers fall 25%

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THE NUMBER of kids in summer school fell by more than 25% this year after schools boss Carmen Fariña lifted the city’s longstanding requirement that students who fail state tests must attend makeup classes.

City to up funding for arts in schools by $23 million, hire 120 teachers

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The city will spend $23 million more on arts education next year and hire 120 new art teachers for middle and high schools, Mayor de Blasio announced Tuesday.

'Man Finds Food' pulled after star's Instagram rant goes viral

By SASHA GOLDSTEIN For this TV host, it’s more like “Man V. The World.” Food-centric Travel Channel personality Adam Richman has had his latest show, set to premiere Wednesday, postponed after a vile rant online in which he encouraged one woman to commit suicide, calling another a “c---” and telling a third user to “eat a bag of s---.”

Ohio couple, terminally ill son, 6, die after small plane crashes

The happy family from Richmond, Ohio, was headed to Moab, Utah for a trip together.

An Ohio couple and their terminally ill 6-year-old son all died after their small plane crashed into a ski lift in the Colorado mountains near the Continental Divide on Monday.

White House pays $37.8M in annual salaries for employees — not including Obama and Biden

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Among 456 employees, the White House pays $37.8 million per year in salaries, not including the President or the Vice President, Obama administration data shows.

Embattled State Sen. Thomas Libous also fighting cancer

The indictment of veteran state Sen. Thomas Libous is just the latest hardship for the Binghamton Republican.

Monica Lewinsky opens up about Clinton affair in first TV interview in 11 years: 'I was a virgin to humiliation'

In Monica Lewinsky’s first television interview in ten years, the former White House intern will open up about going from “a virgin to humiliation” to “the most humiliated woman in the world.”  

Lewinsky, in her first TV interview since 2003, blasted the Starr Report, which detailed her sexual relationship with then-President Clinton.

World Cup players and WAGs share behind-the-scenes snaps

Bikini-clad WAGs and fun in the sun brought to you from the World Cup via social media

Mother admits to repeatedly poisoning two sons with Visine eye drops: report

Samantha Elizabeth Unger, 23, admitted she put Visine in her 3-year-old son's water and juice while she lived in Orrtanna.

Samantha Elizabeth Unger's arrest last month caps the repeat hospitalization of her oldest 3-year-old son for life-threatening symptoms after his chronic poisoning in Orrtanna, Penn., according to a report.

SEE IT South Carolina highway trooper threatens to use Taser on Bengals’ Sam Montgomery during traffic stop

Sam Montgomery of the Cincinnati Bengals is arrested at a traffic stop for going 25 mph over the speed limit. South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. R.S. Salter can be heard barking hard-to-follow commands at Montgomery during a traffic stop in South Carolina.

A suspended South Carolina state trooper threatened to use a Taser on Cincinnati Bengals defensive lineman Sam Montgomery during a traffic stop last week for speeding.

Hobby Lobby pushes female face in PR effort for contraception court case

Hobby Lobby puts female face on PR effort for contraception case

The family behind the Hobby Lobby case went to great lengths to show it was no company of old men, investing in a savvy PR effort featuring its female members in an apparent preemptive strike.

Federal judge strikes down Kentucky’s gay marriage ban

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A federal judge in Kentucky has struck down the state’s ban on same-sex couples getting licenses and marrying in the state.

Sports

Harper: Lifeless Yanks masquerade as semi-contender only because of sorry state of AL East

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More and more these Yankees look like the most expensive disaster since one of those big-budget Kevin Costner movies of yore. Is this what the making of ‘Waterworld’ looked like? David Price is David Price, but these days it barely seems to matter who’s doing the pitching for the opposition.

Crazy Capitals spend $67M on defense

Matt Niskanen lands a giant contract with the Capitals.

Many NHL general managers were cautious about giving out long-term contracts as free agency opened at noon Tuesday, but plenty of players still cashed in, and there were still the exciting surprises and swaps that this annual frenzy promises.

Lawrence: Bosh, Wade deals set up King’s return to Heat

Sorry Knicks fans, looks like the Big Three is sticking together in Miami so dreams of LeBron James coming to Garden will have to be put on hold for a year or two as Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade take pay cuts to make room for James. GETTY

The Big Three appears to be staying in Miami, and that’s good news for the Heat and bad news for Phil Jackson and the Knicks. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh were hammering out new deals with the Heat on Day 1 of free agency, with James looking at a short-term deal that would finally make him the highest-paid player on his own team.

Coffey: With win over Nadal, newcomer Kyrgios arrives at Wimbledon

Nick Kyrgios has nothing to lose facing Rafael Nadal in their fourth round match during Wimbledon.

Once he was on the other side of all this, the kid with no name and the big game who would show up on a big court and go after some legend the way a hunter goes after his quarry. Now Rafael Nadal knows what it feels like. Now, at age 28 with his 14 Grand Slams, Nadal knows what it’s like to look across the net at a player who doesn’t have any clue he’s not supposed to do this, whose own mother didn’t think he could win.

Goalie Tim Howard plays down heroic effort in U.S. loss to Belgium

Goalkeeper Tim Howard of the U.S. gestures during their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game against Belgium at the Fonte Nova arena in Salvador July 1, 2014. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BRAZIL - Tags: SOCCER SPORT WORLD CUP)

Sometimes, you gain your most meaningful praise not from your allies, but from opponents. And to a man on Tuesday, the Belgians came out of the locker room and said they had never seen a goalkeeping show like the one by Tim Howard on Tuesday.

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Celebs lend their star power as World Cup fans

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One dead after explosion at General Motors plant in Indiana

OCT. 9, 2007 FILE PHOTO

Authorities say a chemical explosion at a General Motors metal-stamping plant in Indiana has left one person dead and five others injured.

Rescuers find survivors in rubble THREE DAYS after building collapses in southern India

Rescuers, search for workers believed buried in the rubble of a building that collapsed late Saturday during monsoon rains on the outskirts of Chennai, India, Monday, June 30, 2014. Rescuers have pulled at least 41 people from the wreckage, even as seasonal monsoon rains impeded the search. Police said 30 other people are likely still trapped. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K)

Seven more people were found trapped under debris Tuesday, bringing the total number of those rescued alive to 33. The 11-story building collapsed on Saturday, killing at least 29.

Insulin might not be best for older diabetics: study

Patients older than age 50 may not be the best candidates for insulin therapy, according to a new study.

Insulin medication to lower blood sugar in type 2 diabetics might do older patients more harm than good, a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine says.

Review: Tavern on the Green fails in comeback bid

Central Park landmark, Tavern on The Green has Re-opened.

Gov. Cuomo's plan to end HIV/AIDS crisis commands praise from Elton John's foundation

(Files) In this file picture taken on July 2, 2012, British singer Elton John performs at the Ibiza123 Festival in Sant Antoni de Portmany on the Balearic island of Ibiza. British singer Elton John said that Jesus would have supported the idea of ??gay marriage, in an interview with Sky News broadcast Sunday, June 29, 2014. "The new pope is wonderful," said the pop star, 67, openly gay and committed to the defense of gay rights. "I'm so excited by his humanity, his way of focusing on a faith made ??of humility."

Gov. Cuomo’s plan to end the HIV/AIDS crisis by in New York by 2020 is receiving praise before it even gets running.

Washington state woman finds owner of prosthetic leg discovered on beach

Megan Smith (l.) lost her prosthetic leg while swimming at a local beach, but it was found a short time later by Hannah Listle (r.).

Hannah Listle said she was glad to return the prosthetic limb — decorated with pictures of skulls and roses — to Megan Smith days after she lost it while swimming at Point No Point beach.

At least 22 killed in gunfight southwest of Mexico City

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At least 22 suspected gang members were killed southwest of Mexico City early on Monday, the government said, in one of the bloodiest shootouts with security forces since President Enrique Pena Nieto took power.

Texas cheerleader, 19, sparks uproar with hunting photos

Texas Tech University cheerleader Kendall Jones loves shooting rhino and lions

Portuguese police question 4 suspects in 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann

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SEE IT Russian man narrowly avoids being crushed by falling crane

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She's how old? Ageless Carmen smolders in sexy swimwear

Swimsuit-clad Carmen Electra for Galore

British bank forced to close after man soils himself, leaves feces scattered around building

Barclays bank staff clear up the mess. See SWNS story SWPOO; A high street bank was forced to close temporarily after an apparently irate customer walked around the branch – while POOING. In front of around a dozen shocked customer, the ‘well-to-do’ man strolled around the Barclays branch leaving ‘special deposits’ out the bottom of his shorts. The branch, on the high street in Andovers, Hamps., was forced to close its doors temporarily on Friday mid-morning, while staff cleaned up the mess. Customer Gareth McCarthy couldn’t believe what he was seeing as the flip-flop-wearing man, in his 40s, walked up and down some stairs in the bank, leaving stinking piles of brown mess.

Michigan man facing 10 years in prison after punching soccer referee in the head for red card

Bassel Abdul-Amir Saad was arrested after he attacked a soccer referee, leaving him in critical condition, police said.

Autos

GM issues YET ANOTHER recall: 8.4 million cars, trucks at risk

The 2014 Cadillac CTS sedan, pictured here, is one of the vehicles affected by GM's massive recall of 8.4 million cars and trucks.

GM's recalls keep rolling in. The latest covers everything from unintended ignition key rotation, to faults with an engine block heater cord, and electrical shorts in the driver's door.

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Supreme Court ruling creates ominous new right: law professor

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 30: Supporters of employer-paid birth control rally in front of the Supreme Court before the decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores was announced June 30, 2014 in Washington, DC. The high court ruled 5-4 that requiring family-owned corporations to pay for insurance coverage for contraception under the Affordable Care Act violated a federal law protecting religious freedom. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Court's decision a win for religious freedom: Catholic Voices USA director

CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 30: Sister Caroline attends a rally with other supporters of religious freedom to praise the Supreme Court's decision in the Hobby Lobby, contraception coverage requirement case on June 30, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. Oklahoma-based Hobby Lobby, which operates a chain of arts-and-craft stores, challenged the provision and the high court ruled 5-4 that requiring family-owned corporations to pay for insurance coverage for contraception under the Affordable Care Act violated a federal law protecting religious freedom. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Ford spotted using hands-free crutch after set accident

The medical tool is better than crutches because patients can still use their arms, one local doctor told the Daily News. Ford was injured on set while filming the newest 'Star Wars.'

Cops eye death of 100-year-old Washington state man as homicide due to missing wallet

Robert Benson, 100, was found dead in his SeaTac home on Friday.

FOXY MOMMA: Megan sizzles on Cosmo cover

Megan Fox in the August 2014 issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine.

Las Vegas boy, 12, dies after being shot in the chest at Boy Scout camp

Police and paramedics were called to the Fiesta Island Youth Camp near East Mission Bay Drive shortly after 7:30 a.m. on a report the boy had shot himself, according to San Diego police and fire officials. The Boy Scouts of America hosts a summer camp there.

PRETTY IN PINK: Kate stuns during visit to London school

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OLE! OLE! SEE the hottest fans of the 2014 World Cup

Gorgeous girls cheer on their teams at the World Cup

Remorseful thief returns car after realizing kid’s inside

car thief returns van after realizing there was a child inside

Reporter abducted and abused by Somali extremists reveals captor applauded charity work

Amanda Lindhout connects with former attacker on Facebook and forgives captors.

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