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  Mom tried to nix son's nups with 'lies' and lawsuits

  Hell hath no fury like a mother scorned. A Manhattan monster-in-law was so convinced her son's fiancée was a no-good gold digger that she did everything she could to break the couple up, even harassing the fiancée's ailing father in Ohio and...   12:37 PM
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  Chuck Schumer's legendary sandwich

  It's the most famous sandwich in New York politics. Roast beef, banana peppers, pickled jalapeños, extra onions, extra tomatoes, two layers of pickles, mayonnaise and mustard on hearty Italian bread -- it's known as "The Schumwich." Sen....   10:40 AM
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  I lived mom's adoption pain

  Everyone said I would fall in love with my daughter the minute they laid her in my arms. She was beautiful, with her broad, alabaster face and deep, brown eyes. And she was a flirt: At 6 months, she could flash a dimpled smile. I was awed by her...   6:27 AM
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  $1 million parties -- have NYC bar mitzvahs gone too far?

  The ballroom of the Plaza Hotel had been transformed into a giant amethyst. Just that morning, it had been recarpeted in lavender; purple theatrical lighting glowed from the vaulted ceilings. Towering vases dripping with violet orchids, hydrangea,...   4:35 PM

• They spent $4.2M on this house . . . . . . then let firefighters burn it down

  Burning down the house? Call the Hamptons fire departments. They'll be happy to do it for you. That's what happened when Bridgehampton firefighters...   6:27 AM

• A Russian oil tycoon spent $15.75M on an apartment at the Mark Hotel--now he wants his money back

  There's a cold war escalating on the Upper East Side between a Russian tycoon and a boutique hotel. Self-made oil mogul Shalva Chigirinsky --...   2:07 PM
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  Gates tells O: Get an Iran plan

  Defense Secretary Robert Gates issued a stinging warning to the White House that the administration doesn't have an adequate plan to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons, according to a report. The highly classified memo served as a "wake...   6:20 AM
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  'Coddle' turmoil at jails

  New city jails boss Dora Schriro -- required by Mayor Bloomberg to cut 5 percent from her budget -- is going soft on hard-core felons, high-ranking Correction Department officials claim. The commissioner has slashed guard posts and relaxed rules...   6:27 AM
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  Harlem violin school on the brink of closing

  A legendary Harlem music center is singing the blues. Opus 118 -- made famous in the Oscar-nominated "Music of the Heart" starring Meryl Streep -- needs $500,000 by June 30 or it won't be able to reopen after its summer break. The celebrated...   9:55 AM
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  The twisted soles of spring

  You gotta be tough as nails to wear these. The Sapphire shoes from Swedish label Acne feature heels made from the ultimate stilettos -- rusted nails. Just don't try to walk in them when you're hammered. They're part of the craziest...   12:49 PM