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• Dorms re-evacuated at Rutgers-Newark campus after bomb threat

  NEWARK -- The evacuation of a residence hall on the Newark campus of Rutgers University was re-ordered Wednesday following a bomb threat, according to...   2:15 PM
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  Shipwreck captain and Moldovan blonde pictured dining together a month before disaster

  ROME -- The mystery surrounding the relationship between the captain of the doomed Costa Concordia and a Moldovan woman seen onboard with him took a new twist Wednesday when an Italian magazine published a photo of the couple dining together on the...   1:30 PM
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  Armed man shot and killed after storming upstate courthouse

  A man armed with a shotgun was shot and killed by a court officer after he attempted to storm into a an upstate courthouse this morning, authorities said. A man in a brown-hooded jacket with a scarf over his face rode his motorcycle in circles...   1:30 PM
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  TSA to bring faster frequent-flier security checks to JFK by end of year

  WASHINGTON -- A test program designed to speed up security checks for frequent fliers will be rolled out at the nation's busiest airports by the end of the year, including Kennedy Airport, US officials announced Wednesday. The Transportation...   12:50 PM

• New report says Yemen killed 120 in Arab Spring protest as President Saleh in NY for treatment

  Yemen's president, who is in New York protected by diplomatic immunity while he receives medical treatment, ordered a crackdown on Arab Spring...   11:41 AM

• Egypt's PM says US threats to cut aid won't work

  CAIRO — Egypt's military-backed prime minister says Cairo will not halt its crackdown on foreign nonprofit groups despite what he calls threats to cut...   11:41 AM
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  Residents fear ground attack on Syrian city of Homs

  HOMS, Syria -- Residents of Homs said Wednesday the latest attack on their city is the worst in five days of shelling, and many people fear that the Syrian government's forces are preparing to launch a ground assault. One opposition fighter said...   11:41 AM

• Long Beach declares fiscal emergency

  LONG BEACH — Long Beach, Long Island, which is facing a $48.3 million debt, has declared a fiscal emergency. Newsday reports that the unanimous city...   10:31 AM
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  Missouri teen who killed neighbor sentenced to life in prison

  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri teenager who confessed to killing a nine-year-old girl was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison plus 30 years, according to the News Tribune. Alyssa Bustamante, 18, pleaded guilty Jan. 10 to fatally stabbing...   12:50 PM

• US drone strike kills eight in Pakistan, local officials say

  MIRANSHAH, Pakistan -- A US drone attack targeting a militant compound killed eight insurgents in a troubled Pakistani tribal region Wednesday,...   8:59 AM
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  'Merchant of Death' wants improvements to 'barbaric' conditions at NY jail

  The lawyer for Russian "Merchant of Death" Viktor Bout requested improvements to the "barbaric" conditions he says his client is enduring in a New York jail. Lawyer Albert Dayan claims that the convicted arms dealer is being kept in conditions...   8:59 AM

• Indian lawmakers filmed 'watching porn on phone during assembly' resign

  BANGALORE, India -- Three Indian lawmakers resigned Wednesday after they were filmed allegedly watching porn on a cell phone during a heated debate at...   8:08 AM
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  Social worker pleaded for help before Powell home explosion, frantic 911 calls reveal

  GRAHAM, Wash. -- The social worker who brought the young sons of Josh Powell to see him for a supervised visit begged authorities for help after he slammed the door in her face, before ringing back screaming that he had "exploded the house," frantic...   1:30 PM
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  High marks for Bloomberg's teacher-bonus plan

  Voters are giving Mayor Bloomberg an "A" for proposing that the city's best teachers be rewarded with mega merit bonuses, even as they flunk his stewardship of the school system. A Quinnipiac University poll out today reports that voters by an...   2:58 PM
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  Giants reign at parade

  Step aside, Mayor Mike and Gov. Cuomo — it’s Eli’s city now. Nearly 1 million delirious fans roared and wept upon seeing returning hero Eli Manning at the Giants’ triumphant parade in lower Manhattan yesterday — and the quarterback responded by...   10:19 AM
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  Justice for beat stripper

  Prosecutors want the maximum sentence — a year in jail — for the one-legged Manhattan millionaire convicted of pummeling a self-proclaimed “naked masseuse” in an oddball assault-by-Rolex case. In one corner of the bizarre misdemeanor dispute is...   4:15 AM
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  Santorum whips Mitt in Colo., Minn. & Mo.

  WASHINGTON — Rick Santorum’s presidential campaign took off last night as he swept GOP primary contests in three crucial battleground states. Santorum crushed front-runner Mitt Romney in Missouri and Minnesota. The former Pennsylvania senator...   9:24 AM

• Pension ‘air’strike

  New York’s powerful AFL-CIO yesterday fired its opening salvo against Gov. Cuomo’s proposed pension overhaul for new government workers, with a...   1:46 AM

• Sex horror at W Hotel

  Two Swedish tourists were arrested for molesting a young Texas woman in a W Hotel room, police sources said yesterday. Jens Saltin, 31, and Niklas...   3:57 AM
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  Giants jab at Gisele: 'Be cute and shut up'

  Hey, Gisele, stick to your day job! The Super Bowl champion Giants blasted the supermodel wife of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady yesterday for her tirade blaming everyone but her husband for their loss in Super Bowl XLVI. Giants running back...   11:28 AM
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  The Brady Hunch

  Bradying is the new Tebowing! Superstar quarterback Tom Brady was the picture of dejection after his New England Patriots lost the Super Bowl to Big Blue — and now mocking fans are all too eager to rub it in. A well-circulated snapshot of Brady,...   12:14 PM
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  Comptroller Liu only pol to exploit parade

  You’d have thought City Comptroller John Liu had just scored the winning touchdown. Fists pumping in the air and decked out in a blue New York Giants sweatshirt, Liu barnstormed up the Canyon of Heroes yesterday as if he were a key player in the...   4:12 AM
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  Hooky & ladder play

  It was an epidemic — of Big Blue fever! Giants fans by the thousands played hooky from school and ditched work yesterday to join the big party in Manhattan for their beloved Super Bowl heroes. “I had to use a sick day for this, but seeing Victor...   4:20 AM
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  Hare-raisin’ ‘perv’

  A vile Brooklyn teachers aide took explicit photos and videos of himself molesting students at his elementary school — and shared the sick images with other online perverts, federal prosecutors said yesterday. Taleek Brooks, 41, a popular staffer...   1:30 PM
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  Tears over mob rat

  The scene played out in the Brooklyn federal courthouse — but was dramatic enough for a TV reality show. “Mob Wives’’ star Renee Graziano broke down crying yesterday as she spoke about her ex-husband leaving the Bonanno crime family to become a...   7:39 AM