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'No end in sight' for Iceland volcano

'No end in sight' for Iceland volcano

LONDON — A lingering volcanic ash plume forced extended no-fly restrictions over much of Europe today, as Icelandic scientists warned that volcanic activity had increased and showed no sign of...  Read Full Story

Bin Laden page gets boot from Facebook

Bin Laden page gets boot from Facebook

Facebook took down a profile registered as Usama bin Laden today after it collected more than 1,000 "fans," ABC News reported. The Facebook profile page for Usama bin Laden, which called him the...  Read Full Story

Big hits as Yankees rout Rangers, 7-3

Big hits as Yankees rout Rangers, 7-3

NEW YORK — For the first time since the days of Ruth and Gehrig, the New York Yankees have won four straight series to start a season. Alex Rodriguez passed Mark McGwire for eighth place with his...  Read Full Story

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  • Laser strike on JFK-inbound jet

    Laser strike on JFK-inbound jet

    A powerful green laser beam penetrated the cockpit of a jet getting ready to land at JFK International Airport, and it was so bright the pilot had to shield his eyes, authorities said. The pilot told air traffic controllers that he had to use a sun...  

  • Goldman Sachs warned of suit nine months ago: report

    Goldman Sachs warned of suit nine months ago: report

    Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was warned nine months ago that Securities and Exchange Commission staff wanted to bring a civil case against it, but the investment bank didn't specifically disclose this to investors in regulatory filings, Bloomberg News...  

  • OTB stays open under 11th-hour deal

    OTB stays open under 11th-hour deal

    And they’re not off! New York City’s cash-strapped Off-Track Betting — which was slated to ride off into the sunset today — will stay open under a last-ditch rescue plan approved by state officials that involves opening 600 “quick bet” kiosks in...  

  • It wasn't me! Massa says someone forged check to 'harass' aide

    It wasn't me! Massa says someone forged check to 'harass' aide

    WASHINGTON — Former congressman Eric Massa said today that someone forged a $40,000 salary increase for his chief of staff, who has accused the ex-lawmaker of sexual harassment. The New York Democrat also denied authorizing a check from a campaign...  

  • Cop-slay alliance smashed

    Cop-slay alliance smashed

    Bloods and Crips in a rough corner of Queens put their beef on ice to form a murderous, drug-pushing union that was caught on wiretaps plotting to use a sniper rifle to pick off beat cops from rooftops, authorities said yesterday. The...  

  • SEC sues Goldman Sachs over $1B asset 'fraud'

    SEC sues Goldman Sachs over $1B asset 'fraud'

    Goldman Sachs, long Wall Street's most powerful and revered firm, was charged with fraud yesterday for selling risky mortgage investments without disclosing that the securities were actually created by a client betting on them to fail. The move...  

  • Goldman fall guy

    Goldman fall guy

    While the Securities and Exchange Commission hangs fraud charges on a Goldman Sachs vice president, several sources suggested the lower level executive might be taking the fall for his bosses. Though Fabrice Tourre, a London-based trader for...  

  • 'I'm just sorry he's not dead'

    'I'm just sorry he's not dead'

    A convicted murderer's only regret about shooting his Brooklyn parole officer was that he didn't kill the man, whom he hated for bullying him with endless office visits and inflexible rules that made the shooter late for his job every day. "I'm...  

  • 'Say sorry! You don't care you killed her!'

    'Say sorry! You don't care you killed her!'

    "Say you're sorry!" the young woman sobbed. "Just look at us and say you're sorry!" They came face to face after a Manhattan sentencing yesterday, close enough to touch -- a young woman whose survival is a miracle, and the epileptic, off-his...  

  • Agents renew demand for metal detectors

    Outraged parole officers yesterday once again called for metal detectors in their offices after the brazen shooting at their Brooklyn facility. "We...  

  • Cops and 'rubber' on 'L&O'

    The city's notorious rubber-room fiasco is getting the "Law & Order" treatment. The show's season finale will feature a plotline revolving around a...  

  • Naughty NoHo sculpture bid

    A NoHo artist is looking to beef up the X-rated façade of his historic loft building. Bruce Williams will ask the Landmarks Preservation Commission...  

  • Christie misses tax deadline

    Christie misses tax deadline

    TRENTON, NJ -- Tax Day has come and gone without New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie releasing his tax returns. Christie and his wife have filed for an extension, giving them until later this year to file their returns. Previous governors have...  

  • Perv of the century jailed

    BUFFALO -- A 100-year-old pedophile who violated his parole by skipping sex-offender classes is back behind bars. Theodore Sypnier, who molested...  

  • Bloomy: Decide already on 9/11 trials

    Saying the decision isn't "going to get any easier for them," Mayor Bloomberg yesterday urged Attorney General Eric Holder to announce once and for all...  

  • Ash grounds O's Poland funeral plans

    Ash grounds O's Poland funeral plans

    President Barack Obama has canceled plans to travel to Poland for the funeral of President Lech Kaczynski, who was killed last week in a plane crash. A White House statement today cited hazardous flying conditions posed by the ash cloud from the...  

  • Some trip: NM cat travels 1,300 miles to Chicago

    Some trip: NM cat travels 1,300 miles to Chicago

    CHICAGO — No one knows how a tabby cat named Charles traveled the 1,300 miles from his New Mexico home to Chicago, but he's set for a complimentary flight home on American Airlines in a carrier donated by an Albuquerque business. Charles...  

  • 2nd woman says she was assaulted by Steelers' QB Roethlisberger

    2nd woman says she was assaulted by Steelers' QB Roethlisberger

    While investigating a college student's claim that she was sexually assaulted by Ben Roethlisberger, Georgia police learned about another woman to whom the star quarterback allegedly exposed himself and became "forceful" with after putting "his hand...  

  • Prez tickled by Tea Party

    Prez tickled by Tea Party

    The Tea Party movement makes President Obama laugh. Obama told Florida Democrats that his administration was responsible for "25 different [tax] cuts last year. "So I've been a little amused over the last couple of days where people have...  

  • 'Fab' fibs of Goldman's French party boy

    He called himself "fabulous Fab," and he clearly believed his own hype -- throwing obnoxiously large and loud bashes for his Goldman Sachs buddies at...  

  • Goldman suit is ammo for Obama to ride herd on the Street

    Democrats seized on the Goldman Sachs scandal yesterday as the latest evidence of the need for new legislation cracking down on Wall Street abuses, but...  

  • Hail of a ride for Cleese

    Hail of a ride for Cleese

    OSLO, Norway -- Monty Python comedian John Cleese was feeling "Norwegian blue" about being stuck in Oslo after the ash plume from an Icelandic volcano left travelers grounded -- so he opted for a daylong cab ride halfway across Europe. Cleese...  

  • Aide sex suit vs. Massa

    WASHINGTON -- Former Democratic Rep. Eric Massa's chief of staff has filed a sexual-harassment complaint against him. Joe Racalto's attorney...  

  • Aussie 'Net tycoon craps out

    A fallen Australian Internet tycoon was busted yesterday for allegedly using shell companies to help online casinos launder $500 million in illegal...  

  • Sex offender pleads guilty to murdering 2 teens

    Sex offender pleads guilty to murdering 2 teens

    Sex offender John Albert Gardner pleaded guilty Friday to murdering two teenage girls in San Diego County after prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty. Gardner, 31, faces life in prison without parole for killing 14-year-old Amber Dubois...  

  • Mets outlast Cardinals to win 20-inning marathon, 2-1

    Mets outlast Cardinals to win 20-inning marathon, 2-1

    ST. LOUIS — Every day seems like a long day for the Mets lately, but this one took the cake. At least it ended in a victory. Francisco Rodriguez and Mike Pelfrey outdueled Cardinals outfielder Joe Mather — barely — over the final two frames last...   1:50 AM

  • Big hits as Yankees rout Rangers, 7-3

    Big hits as Yankees rout Rangers, 7-3

    NEW YORK — For the first time since the days of Ruth and Gehrig, the New York Yankees have won four straight series to start a season. Alex Rodriguez passed Mark McGwire for eighth place with his 584th home run, Derek Jeter also connected and A.J....  

  • Wade says Miami 'in the driver's seat'

    Wade says Miami 'in the driver's seat'

    The same day the Knicks got good salary-cap news, one of their prime possible targets said he's happy right where he is. Heat star Dwyane Wade told ESPN Radio , "I appreciate that organizations want me to be a part of them, but right now Miami is...  

  • Now 23, Danny Almonte starting over — as a coach

    Now 23, Danny Almonte starting over — as a coach

    Danny Almonte is back on a baseball field smiling, that same infectious smile America first got to know nine years ago this summer, back in the Little League World Series with the Rolando Paulino All-Stars. So much has changed for Almonte since...  

  • Perez gem wasted in Mets loss

    Perez gem wasted in Mets loss

    ST. LOUIS -- Ollie be damned. That explosion above Busch Stadium in last night's seventh inning wasn't fireworks, but the sound of manager Jerry Manuel's stomach after watching the Mets bullpen undo Oliver Perez's brilliant work. Felipe...  

  • New $56M salary-cap estimate a boost for Knicks

    New $56M salary-cap estimate a boost for Knicks

    The offseason already is going well for the Knicks: Commissioner David Stern announced yesterday that the projected 2010 salary cap is larger than expected. The new figure of $56.1 million is at least $3 to $6 million more than Knicks president...  

  • Hammy puts Yankees' Park on DL

    The Yankees hit their first speed bump of the 2010 season yesterday, placing reliever Chan Ho Park on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right...  

  • New Met Jason Bay's early-season struggles continue

    ST. LOUIS -- The Mets' left fielder is trying to go from quiet Bay to tidal wave. But Jason Bay isn't winning many fans in the meantime, as his...  

  • Valentine: Mets not 'part of future'

    If the Mets decide to get rid of manager Jerry Manuel, they shouldn't turn to Bobby Valentine as his replacement. "I don't see that as being part...  

  • Parise, Kovalchuk lead Devils to game 2 win

    Parise, Kovalchuk lead Devils to game 2 win

    They were certifiably out of their minds last night, these Devils, skating, playing, barging around unlike anything they have been in months, or years, maybe ever. It took everything they had to re-light their once-bright season last night, but now,...  

  • Curry: Waive me goodbye

    Embattled Eddy Curry told The Post he hopes the Knicks waive him if he is not in their plans for next season. The Knicks' star-crossed center, who...  

  • Prokhorov takeover of Nets imminent

    Prokhorov takeover of Nets imminent

    Neither rain nor snow nor congressmen from New Jersey nor vacant possession rulings shall keep Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov from his appointment as the owner of the Nets. That was NBA Commissioner David Stern's stance yesterday at his...  

  • 9 notable New Yorkers share their favorite weekend activities

    9 notable New Yorkers share their favorite weekend activities

    FOR MUSIC LOVERS JEFF DANIELS This 55-year-old actor, who’s appeared in films such as “Dumb and Dumber,” is on Broadway in “God of Carnage.” The Upper West Sider is also a singer and guitarist — he performs at the City Winery on Monday. Here’s...  

  • What to expect as '24' heads into the home stretch

    What to expect as '24' heads into the home stretch

    Welcome to Jack Bauer's world -- where a roll in the hay culminates with a bullet through the heart. Last Monday's stunning episode of "24," in which Jack's (Kiefer Sutherland) love Renee (Annie Wersching) was killed by a sniper, sets the stage...  

  • Museum exhibits you can touch

    Museum exhibits you can touch

    Blown glass from Italy, basketry from Japan, beadwork from . . . Hoboken? Yes, it’s a regular United Nations of the arts at the Park Avenue Armory, where SOFA New York runs through Monday. SOFA — Sculpture Objects & Functional Art — is a feast for...  

  • 'Glee' fan Madge

    'Glee' fan Madge

    Add Madonna to the growing list of "Glee" fans. The Material Girl says this Tuesday's episode, entitled "Power of Madonna," is "brilliant on every level." Madonna and daughter Lourdes watched a sneak peek of the episode, in which the...  

  • Friends in lotus places

    A tightly packed crowd at Webster Hall was sitting on the beer-stained hardwood floor, grooving to the music. All eyes focused on the man in a red T...  

  • Bear facts

    This guy better have some good life insurance. Animal Planet has given a short-series order to "The Bear Whisperer," a project where professional...  

  • Kid stuff

    TODAY EAST MEETS WEST: See how Japanese families celebrate the environment every day at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, where the brand-new exhibit...  

  • 'Real Housewives' cookin' all over

    'Real Housewives' cookin' all over

    Sonja Morgan made her debut on Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of New York City” Thursday night, but the newest “housewife” already has something else cooking. Morgan, 46, tells The Post she’s working on a cookbook with her 9-year-old daughter about...  

  • 'Avatar' producer talks Blu-ray, theatrical re-release, Oscar snub -- and 3-D 'Titanic'

    'Avatar' producer talks Blu-ray, theatrical re-release, Oscar snub -- and 3-D 'Titanic'

    Thursday's DVD and Blu-ray release of "Avatar'' -- only in 2-D -- won't cannibalize the audience for a planned 3-D theatrical reissue, producer Jon Landau predicted last night. "It's like going to a live concert when you have the CD at home,''...  

  • 'Kick-Ass' is a super power play

    'Kick-Ass' is a super power play

    The most amazing superpower you’ll encounter in “Kick-Ass” isn’t that it enlivens one of the dullest movie genres, or that it scores laughs out of children plummeting to their deaths, getting shot in the chest and using language that would make a...  

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Did George Lopez fake his support for Conan?

Did George Lopez fake his support for Conan?

George Lopez's carefully staged delight at the arrival of Conan O...   4:37 AM

Devorah Rose insults Tinsley Mortimer off-camera

Devorah Rose insults Tinsley Mortimer off-camera

Devorah Rose -- who battles with Tinsley Mortimer on "High...   4:37 AM

Cindy Adams

Fine line in chutzpah capital

IF you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. The whole...   4:40 AM

Sports

Mets win 20-inning marathon

Mets win 20-inning marathon

ST. LOUIS -- Every day seems like a long day for the Mets lately,...   3:08 AM

Big hits as Yankees rout Rangers, 7-3

Big hits as Yankees rout Rangers, 7-3

NEW YORK — For the first time since the days of Ruth and Gehrig,...  

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New Jets get help staying grounded

Has anyone checked the spacious upstairs office in the Jets'...  

Entertainment

9 notable New Yorkers share their favorite weekend activities

9 notable New Yorkers share their favorite weekend activities

FOR MUSIC LOVERS JEFF DANIELS This 55-year-old actor, who’s...  

What to expect as '24' heads into the home stretch

What to expect as '24' heads into the home stretch

Welcome to Jack Bauer's world -- where a roll in the hay...  

Markets

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Business

Heads must roll

Heads must roll

Wall Street's current poster boy for greed, Goldman Sachs CEO...   4:51 AM

Scandal devil a hospital angel

Scandal devil a hospital angel

Junk mortgage king John Paulson tried to look more like Mother...   4:51 AM

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Opinion

'Security' insecurity

'Security' insecurity

They’re back . . . You know, those civilian trials once planned...   5:04 AM

The 'tip' imam walks

The 'tip' imam walks

On a directly related matter, it turns out that Queens imam Ahmad...   5:04 AM

Knickerbocker: The latest from The Post's NY politics blog

From the state capitol to City Hall, The Post's reporters deliver...  

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Bloomberg hails Tea Party movement

Bloomberg hails Tea Party movement

Mayor Bloomberg yesterday praised the Tea Party movement for...  

Buczek boys of summer at bat

Buczek boys of summer at bat

It's time to play ball in Washington Heights. The Michael J....  

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