Toll increases on Port Authority bridges and tunnels kick in Sunday

FORT LEE, NJ — Motorists will pay more as the next phase of toll increases kick in at Port Authority bridges and tunnels on Sunday. Cash tolls on the George Washington Bridge, Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel, Goethals Bridge, Bayonne Bridge and Outerbridge...

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WATCH: Did Maryland man win the Powerball lottery?

ABC7 Surveillance video from a Maryland gas station shows a man celebrating a Powerball lottery win. We might have our winners. Maybe. According to ABC 7 WJLA, one of the two winning Powerball tickets may have been sold to a highway or construction...

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn, hotel maid to settle

AFP/Getty Images Nafissatou Diallo (R) accused former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault, but the two have reportedly settled. Word of a settlement agreement between former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and...

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'Santa' showers $100 bills on Sandy victims in NY and NJ

A wealthy Missouri man posing as "Secret Santa" stunned New Yorkers, handing $100 bills to many in Staten Island who had lost everything to Superstorm Sandy. The Kansas City businessman is giving away $100,000 this holiday season, and spent the day...

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Egypt Islamists hurriedly approve new constitution

CAIRO — Islamists approved a draft constitution for Egypt early Friday without the participation of liberal and Christian members, seeking to pre-empt a court ruling that could dissolve their panel with a rushed, marathon vote that further inflames the...

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Signing Wright a good start for the Mets

UPI David Wright is returning to the Mets. The job isn't complete for the Mets now; in fact, it only begins, only becomes more complicated. But say this: the Mets punched back late last night, for the first time in a long, long time. They stood up....

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Report: Wright signs big deal with Mets

Finally, the Wright answer. David Wright can count on spending the rest of his career with the Mets after reportedly reaching agreement early Friday morning on an eight-year contract worth $138 million to remain the Face of the Franchise. The deal,...

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Pecora: No excuses for Fordham’s loss

Tom Pecora is not one to make excuses, so his team should not either. Pecora, in his third season as Fordham's coach, told his players before Thursday night's 65-58 loss to Manhattan in The Battle of the Bronx, that they cannot play the victim. "I'm...

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O/U Rico!

Rico continued his winning ways last week, going 9-7 (2-1 Best Bets) on the Over/Unders. The season record is 68-103-4 (13-22-1). The selections for Week 13 are: OVERS: Bears / Seahawks; Packers / Vikings; Niners / Rams; Patriots / Dolphins; Raiders...

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Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, hotel maid to settle: AP

AFP/Getty Images Nafissatou Diallo (R) accused former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault, but the two have reportedly settled. NEW YORK — Word of a settlement agreement between former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn...

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Lindsay Lohan arrested for fighting at NYC nightclub: police

Seth Gottfried Lindsay Lohan leaves the 10th precinct covered with a jacket this morning. Lindsay Lohan is in hot water again. The troubled starlet, 26, was arrested early this morning after getting into a fight at a New York City nightclub, police...

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Win at Redskins would virtually lock up another NFC East title for Giants

They may be the only real threat to the Giants, the only team capable of standing in the way of a second consecutive NFC East crown. When Victor Cruz takes a look at the Redskins he sees a team that is "definitely on the rise, for sure.'' But Cruz doesn't...

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NYC hotel rooms for Sandy victims paid for with public money have been vacant for weeks: report

Scores of hotel rooms paid for with public money for people displaced by Superstorm Sandy have been vacant for weeks. The Wall Street Journal says it reviewed documents that 120 rooms at the Milford Plaza Hotel in midtown-Manhattan haven't been used...

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Iraq bombings kill at least 39 people

BAGHDAD — A wave of bombings targeting Shiite Muslims in two major cities south of Baghdad killed at least 39 people and wounded more than 100 on Thursday morning, Iraqi officials said. The deadliest of the attacks was in the city of Hillah, where back-to-back...

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Tiffany & Co.'s third-quarter results miss Wall Street estimates as jewelry company cuts 2012 outlook

Tiffany & Co.'s third-quarter net income fell 30 percent, stung by a higher-than-expected tax rate, ongoing economic weakness and high precious metal and diamond costs. The jewelry company's results missed Wall Street's expectations and it cut its...

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NYPD Daily Blotter

Manhattan *** The body of a man was found floating in the Hudson River off the Upper West Side yesterday. The corpse was spotted off the Henry Hudson Parkway at West 82nd Street at about 7:15 a.m. by someone who called 911. The victim, in his 30s,...

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3 BP employees to be arraigned on criminal charges over Deepwater Horizon spill

NEW ORLEANS — Two BP rig supervisors and a former BP executive were scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on criminal charges stemming from the deadly Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and the company's response to the massive 2010 spill in the Gulf of Mexico....

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French court delays ruling on DSK's role in suspected prostitution ring

PARIS — A French court has pushed back a ruling on whether to drop aggravated pimping charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief who has successfully fought accusations linked to his "libertine" lifestyle. The Sipa news agency reports...

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FedEx donating portion of Pack and Ship transactions to NY, NJ food banks

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — FedEx Office is helping the victims of Superstorm Sandy by donating $1 to New York and New Jersey food banks for each Pack and Ship transaction through Dec. 2. According to the company, each dollar donated will provide five warm meals...

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Van Gogh, John Lennon letters coming to NY auction

AP The second page of a handwritten letter from John Lennon to Eric Clapton. An upcoming auction of over 300 historical documents includes rare letters written by Vincent van Gogh, George Washington, John Lennon and other iconic figures. The property...

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Garodnick Compt me out

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer's entrance into the city comptroller's race is pushing out the only other declared candidate, The Post has learned. City Councilman Dan Garodnick (D-Manhattan) has told insiders he will drop out of the race...

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NYPD Daily Blotter

Manhattan *** The body of a man was found floating in the Hudson River off the Upper West Side yesterday. The corpse was spotted off the Henry Hudson Parkway at West 82nd Street at about 7:15 a.m. by someone who called 911. The victim, in his 30s,...

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Anti-frisk judge to make ruling

A federal judge who already has taken shots at the NYPD's stop-and-frisk program will decide if it unfairly targets minorities in violation of their constitutional rights. Manhattan federal Judge Shira Scheindlin said yesterday that she had no choice...

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‘Shark’-hunting cops’ jaw-dropping catch

It's a thug supergroup. The FBI busted a loan-sharking ring featuring an unlikely trio of associates: an alleged Gambino crime-family member, a Westies gangster and a motorcycle gang member, authorities said yesterday. NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly likened...

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‘Monster’ rabbi: Girl’s chilling testimony

A Brooklyn teen yesterday took the stand against a prominent Orthodox Jewish leader accused of sexually abusing her — and her gripping testimony provided a rare glimpse into a cloistered Hasidic community. The now-17-year-old girl was just 12 when Rabbi...

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Veteran Kidd misses historic game with back spasms

Knicks fans finally got to see Carmelo Anthony start a game at the small forward position last night. Of course, the circumstances were not what they wanted. The Knicks went big against the Nets in Brooklyn when Jason Kidd, the man who did more to...

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2 men impersonated NYPD during attempted robbery in Qns.

The NYPD is seeking the public's help in identifying two men who posed as police officers during an attempted robbery of a Queens home. Police say the victim allowed the suspects into his Ridgewood home on Sept. 26. The suspects, who were armed and...

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Obama to launch tax hike p.r. blitz

WASHINGTON – The campaign never ends. President Obama today is launching a new p.r. campaign to rally popular support behind his push to raise tax rates on the rich – the cornerstone of his plan to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff that is set to wreck...

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Experts exhume Arafat's remains, test for poison

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Yasser Arafat's political heirs on Tuesday opened his grave and foreign experts took samples of the iconic Palestinian leader's remains as part of a long-shot attempt — eight years after his mysterious death — to determine whether...

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The confetti blunderer: Office staffer brought shredded Nassau cop docs to parade

A bumbling Nassau County Police Department employee brought mounds of shredded sensitive documents to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade last week and tossed it as confetti, sources told The Post. An office staffer took the shredded documents from a...

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Seoul long, Jill

South Korea will revoke an honorary title given to the socialite tied to a scandal involving former CIA director David Petraeus, officials in Seoul said today. Jill Kelley misused her title as honorary consul by raising it in personal business dealings,...

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Veteran Kidd misses historic game with back spasms

Knicks fans finally got to see Carmelo Anthony start a game at the small forward position last night. Of course, the circumstances were not what they wanted. The Knicks went big against the Nets in Brooklyn when Jason Kidd, the man who did more to...

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Nets prevail in OT thriller in 1st city showdown

The Nets and Knicks finally took their fight for city supremacy to the court in Brooklyn last night. Give the first round to the Nets. Thanks to a virtuoso performance from Deron Williams, the Nets came away from their first regular-season game in...

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Family swept to sea in effort to save dog - who eventually got out of the water on its own

EUREKA, Calif. — A couple died and their 16-year-old son went missing after being swept into sea in Northern California while trying to save their dog, authorities said Sunday. The family was at Big Lagoon, a beach north of Eureka, Saturday afternoon...

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Weird but true

That ain't roadkill — its BBQ. Bar 3 Bar-B-Q in Montana has settled its lawsuit against a phone-book company that had accidentally listed the restaurant under its "Animal Carcass Removal" section. The tentative settlement includes payments to the eatery,...

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Haunted for life

"The Amityville Horror" is still a nightmare for a Queens man who spent part of his childhood in the world's most famous haunted house, he says. Daniel Lutz and his family called 112 Ocean Ave. in Amityville, LI, home for just 28 days before fleeing...

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Cyber Monday likely to be the year's busiest online sales day

AP Cyber Monday is likely to be the year's busiest online sales day. Bye-bye Black Friday. So long Small Business Saturday. Now, it's Cyber Monday's turn. Cyber Monday, coined in 2005 by a shopping trade group that noticed online sales spiked on...

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Family swept to sea in effort to save dog - who eventually got out of the water on its own

EUREKA, Calif. — A couple died and their 16-year-old son went missing after being swept into sea in Northern California while trying to save their dog, authorities said Sunday. The family was at Big Lagoon, a beach north of Eureka, Saturday afternoon...

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Weird but true

That ain't roadkill — its BBQ. Bar 3 Bar-B-Q in Montana has settled its lawsuit against a phone-book company that had accidentally listed the restaurant under its "Animal Carcass Removal" section. The tentative settlement includes payments to the eatery,...

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Haunted for life

"The Amityville Horror" is still a nightmare for a Queens man who spent part of his childhood in the world's most famous haunted house, he says. Daniel Lutz and his family called 112 Ocean Ave. in Amityville, LI, home for just 28 days before fleeing...

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Cyber Monday likely to be the year's busiest online sales day

AP Cyber Monday is likely to be the year's busiest online sales day. Bye-bye Black Friday. So long Small Business Saturday. Now, it's Cyber Monday's turn. Cyber Monday, coined in 2005 by a shopping trade group that noticed online sales spiked on...

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