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Off-duty Queens cop busted for DWI, fleeing scene after car crash
An off-duty cop was busted Tuesday morning for drunkenly driving into another car and fleeing the scene, according to police.
Ankur Joshi, 35, allegedly hit a woman driving in a Honda Accord Tuesday morning before driving away, police said. The unidentified woman was treated for minor neck and back injuries; Joshi was uninjured.
Joshi was arrested at his Queens home -- which is in the... » more
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Summer Movie Preview: A season of action, adventure, heroes, more
While "The Avengers" is breaking ticket records, this summer another hero could challenge Marvel's super team for box-office king. The final installment of Christopher Nolan's blockbuster Batman saga, "The Dark Knight Rises," highlights this season's film offerings, which also include a smattering of surefire hits from Ridley Scott and Seth MacFarlane and indie gems from up-and-comers... » more
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Lindsay Lohan tries to nix Elizabeth Taylor biopic co-stars
It's pretty tough to pass the Lindsay Lohan approval test.
According to RadarOnline.com, Lohan doesn't like any of Lifetime's choices to play Richard Burton alongside Lohan in the upcoming Elizabeth Taylor biopic, in which Lohan will play the iconic Taylor.
"Lindsay is being an absolute nightmare about who should play Burton," a production insider told RadarOnline.
At... » more
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Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino: Life after rehab 'not easy'
Two months after leaving rehab for a prescription pain medication addiction, Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino is finally opening up about his struggle with recovery.
"Ever since I've been out, I'm not gonna lie," the "Jersey Shore" star told MTV News. "It's not easy."
Describing his treatment at a Utah rehab facility, Sorrentino said his first day... » more
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Bloomberg: Economy suffers because of immigration policies
Mayor Michael Bloomberg blasted the federal government's immigration policies Monday and backed up his retort with new data that shows the U.S. is suffering economically because of them.
Speaking at an economic expo in the city expo, the mayor released the findings of a report by the Partnership for a New American Economy.
The coalition of bipartisan mayors and business leaders found... » more
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Brad Pitt: No wedding date set yet
Brad Pitt may have put a ring on it, but he and Angelina Jolie haven't yet firmed up plans for their big day. "We actually, really and truly, have no date," Pitt told reporters at an event during the Cannes Film Festival Tuesday.
The couple had long said they wouldn't tie the knot until everyone could marry, but recently got engaged because their kids wanted it. Pitt, 48, said he... » more
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Facebook stocks nosedive, calling for SEC review
Facebook's stock continued a disappointing plummet Tuesday - falling as much as 9% in early trading - as news sank in that Morgan Stanley, the lead underwriter of the social network's IPO, had dropped a bomb on the deal before it even hit the market: The bank told major clients that it was reducing its revenue forecasts for Facebook while the company was still involved in its IPO roadshow.
The... » more
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Watch it: How not to fire up a grill
We know you must be excited to break out the grill for an awesome Memorial Day barbecue this weekend, but please - PLEASE - don't do this. You should already know not to pour a flammable substance on the hot coals.
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NYC welcomes aboard 6,000 sailors for Fleet Week
Hello, sailors!
The nautical festivities associated with Fleet Week -- tours of boats, exhibitions of naval military might, parades of war ships and tall ships -- will be off the gaff. This year's event marks OpSail 2012 and the bicentennial of the War of 1812, as well as a little ditty written later about the war known as "The Star Spangled Banner."
Fleet Week -- held almost... » more
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Ex-Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni opens up about March departure
It just came to him.
Former Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni's decision in March to resign - a key chapter in the team's volcanic 2011-12 season of Melodrama, Linsanity and everything in between - was made from behind the wheel on his way to a Wednesday morning shootaround, SI.com reported Monday.
"I absolutely resigned," said D'Antoni, whose replacement, Mike Woodson, led the Knicks... » more















