Here we go again: Calif. Republican activist says pregnancies rare in rape cases

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The leader of a conservative faction within the California Republican Party said pregnancies by rape are rare because a woman's body is traumatized by the violence, recalling remarks that derailed a U.S. Senate candidate's campaign last year.Celeste Greig, president of the California Republican Assembly, made the remarks to the San...

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Woman sues, claiming FedEx sent her pot — then gave her address to intended recipients

PLYMOUTH, Mass. — A Massachusetts woman has sued FedEx, claiming the company mistakenly sent her a package containing seven pounds of marijuana, then gave her address to the intended recipients, who later showed up at her door.Maryangela Tobin of Plymouth said in the suit filed Feb. 12 that by disclosing her address, the company violated state privacy laws...

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Prostitute kidnapped, forced to service multiple 'Johns' before leaping through 6th floor Harlem window to escape: DA

A trio of Manhattan men held a female prostitute enslaved for two days in apartments on the Upper West Side and Harlem, forcing her to have sex with multiple additional "customers" until -- desperate to escape -- she jumped from a sixth story window, prosecutors said in describing a horrific rape-kidnapping case today.The unnamed woman had gone last November...

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2nd person arrested after missing mom found dismembered, scattered around Bronx nabe

A man has been busted for allegedly helping his friend chop up his own mother's body after a woman's dismembered remains were found in trash bags in the Bronx.Sources said that the son will likely be charged with stabbing 45-year-old Tanya Byrd to death.SON IN ALLEGED SAVAGE CHOP RAMPAGE: SOURCESHer 23-year-old son, Bahsid McLean, and his acquaintance,...

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Elderly woman targeted in elevator rape attempt

A twisted sicko tried to rape an elderly woman in an elevator of a Harlem apartment building late this morning and he was caught in the act, sources said.The 74-year-old victim took the elevator to the floor she lives on in an East Harlem housing project and noticed a suspicious man lurking in the hallway around 11:30 a.m., sources said. Sensing that something...

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Teen caught with loaded BB gun in Harlem school

Police were called to a Harlem school today after a teenager was caught with a loaded BB gun, authorities said. A teacher at P.S. 46 on Frederick Douglas Boulevard found out that the 13-year-old had the pellet gun just before 1 p.m. and notified the principal, cops said. The boy refused to fork over the weapon, so the school called the police and the child’s...

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Man commits suicide by leaping in front of Manhattan subway train

G.N.Miller/New York PostA train at the Manhattan subway stop where a man jumped to his death today. A suicidal man died after jumping in front of a subway train in Manhattan this morning, police said.The unidentified victim was near the edge of the platform at Eighth Avenue and West 23rd Street in Chelsea around 9:30 a.m. as the E train neared the station,...

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Bank moves to foreclose on Kiss guitarist

YORKTOWN — One of the founding members of the rock band Kiss is in danger of losing a New York home to foreclosure.The Journal News newspaper reports that a bank initiated foreclosure proceedings on Feb. 15 on a Yorktown property owned by former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley.The three-bedroom house is in a wooded area off the Taconic State Parkway north of New York City.U.S. Bank National Association...

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Blame Barney! Researchers say character causing kids to think T. rex stood tall — beast really walked like a bird

Getting it right: 'Jurassic Park' depicts T-rex walking like a bird, rather than upright, as had been believed.Here's a test of your dinosaur knowledge: Did Tyrannosaurus rex stand upright, with its tail on the ground?The answer: No. But a lot of young people seem to think so, and the authors of a study are blaming toys like Barney and other pop influences...

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Biden tries to rally support for gun control in Conn. speech

DANBURY, Conn. — Vice President Joe Biden is trying to rally support for the administration's proposals to curb gun violence, saying there will be a moral price to pay for inaction.Biden is speaking Thursday at a conference in Danbury, Conn., just a few miles from the scene of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. He says that America has changed its views of gun control since the Dec. 14...

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Unlucky in love: MTA struggling to seduce straphangers

Here’s one four-letter word straphangers just won’t use. A new survey that asked subway riders what they “love” most about the MTA found that nearly a third refused to name anything. “I don’t use the word ‘love’ in the same sentence with the ‘MTA,’” was the second most popular response in the multiple-choice survey, garnering 31 percent of the vote. The...

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1-year-old girl dies after coming into contact with radiator in Manhattan

A baby girl in Manhattan died this morning when she came into contact with a radiator, authorities said.The 1-year-old was burnt about 6:15 a.m. in a Cathedral Parkway apartment near Morningside Drive, cops said.When EMS arrived, she had gone into cardiac arrest, according to an FDNY spokesman. The baby was rushed to St. Luke’s Hospital, where she was pronounced...

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Bronx thug bashes 6yo girl, father in laundromat

A crazed man was caught on surveillance video pummeling a man and his child inside of a Bronx laundromat.The creep walked into the store on White Plains Road near Robertson Street on Saturday at 6:10 p.m. and attacked the 47-year-old victim, cops said. The assailant is seen in the video throwing several punches at the victim and the victim’s 6-year-old...

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White House calls draft immigration plan a backup; it would let undocumented become citizens in 8 years

WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats alike on Sunday predicted President Barack Obama would fail if he pushed forward with his own effort to overhaul the nation's immigration system and urged the administration to hold off while lawmakers work on a bipartisan measure.Republican Sen. John McCain predicted the administration's efforts would come up short...

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19-year-old college student dies after boozing in East Village; she had heart condition

A 19-year-old college student from Long Island collapsed inside an East Village lobby then died this morning after a night of bar-hopping, police sources said.A doorman discovered Jocelyn Pascucci — a Stony Brook University student from East Meadow — unconscious in the lobby of the building at East 12th Street and Third Avenue just before 5 am.She had been...

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Stripping mom halts school assembly

ALBANY — Police say a parent who got on stage and started to strip during an upstate New York school assembly is facing child endangerment and lewdness charges.Albany police say they arrested 24-year-old Aydrea Meaders at the North Albany Academy at about 10:30 a.m. Friday.They say school staff told them the assembly was halted and the cafeteria cleared...

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Devout Catholic SI mom sues city for not allowing daughter to attend class over religious exemption

A devout Catholic mom on Staten Island is suing the city, saying her daughter was barred from attending class because the Board of Education wouldn't recognize her religious exemption from receiving required medical vaccinations.Dina Check, of West Brighton, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city accusing it of prohibiting her 5-year-old...

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NYC homes damaged by Sandy should be reassessed now: Queens councilman

A Queens councilman today called on Mayor Bloomberg and the Department of Finance to immediately reassess Big Apple homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy following Monday’s Post report that revealed thousands of affected property owners now face tax hikes.“These homes have already been severely flooded – they shouldn’t be flooded with paperwork now,” said Councilman...

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Fugitive cop Christopher Dorner in mountain shootout with LA cops

Fugitive former cop Christopher Dorner and law enforcement officers exchanged gunfire today in the mountains east of Los Angeles, officials said.Two officers have been wounded so far in the shootout, according to multiple Southern California media reports, citing police radio traffic.Dorner has been the target of a massive manhunt in Southern California,...

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eMarketer sees new home in 11 Times Square

The bright lights of 11 Times Square will soon shine brighter, thanks to four new office and retail leases at the striking new tower at Eighth Avenue and 42nd Street.On the office side, eMarketer, the leading provider of data on digital marketing and media, is moving from downtown. The deal for 53,573 square feet – not yet signed, but likely to be...

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