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Santa Cuomo gives again — but every gift reeks of pork
“Santa Cuomo” doled out his yearly regional economic-development goodies last week, even as fresh studies debunked the governor’s pretense that all this “investment” is anything more than pork....
View ArticleNets survive Trae Young to stave off Hawks disaster
The Nets played their first game without the defensive leader of their second unit Saturday night. They offered a strange tribute as their entire defense went missing for the first half. But the Nets...
View ArticleIf FBI was routinely cutting corners on FISA warrants, Comey will look even...
Now that we know FBI agents deceived the court to get the warrants to spy on Trump campaign aide Carter Page, the big question is: Was this the exception, or the rule? That is, has the bureau taken to...
View ArticleDallas Keuchel agrees to 3-year, $55.5M deal with White Sox
Dallas Keuchel has a new team. The 31-year-old left-hander agreed Saturday to a three-year, $55.5 million contract with the Chicago White Sox, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal includes a...
View ArticleUSPS can’t find my mother’s ashes — and there’s no good news
Dear John: I am lost and don’t know what to do at this point. My issue all began with the passing of my mother last December. I had a wonderful service for her in Indianapolis. I was to have received...
View ArticleTrump touts new federal defense spending on Twitter
President Trump boasted about his just-signed defense appropriations bill — which he called the largest ever — in a Saturday tweet. “New planes, ships, missiles, rockets and equipment of every kind,...
View ArticleJets planning to leave lasting impression against Steelers
The Steelers and their fans will invade MetLife Stadium on Sunday trying to secure a playoff berth. The Jets (and maybe a few of their fans) will try to stop them. For the 5-9 Jets, their playoff...
View ArticleFamily learns BRCA test was wrong — after 7 women had major surgery
A series of lab tests that detected a potentially dangerous gene in seven women from one family were wrong, the family learned earlier this year — after they underwent major surgeries to reduce their...
View ArticleMissouri husband pulls gun on runaway wife’s lover in Brooklyn — and it jams
A jilted Missouri husband tracked his wife to Brooklyn and pointed a gun at her new boyfriend — but it jammed when he pulled the trigger, police said. Rusty Lloyd, 49, a machinist from Blue Springs, is...
View ArticleRand Paul releases ‘HELPER’ plan to make part of college tax-deductible
Sen. Rand Paul last week put forth the first bona fide plan to help make college more affordable, the Higher Education Loan Payment and Enhanced Retirement Act (HELPER), which essentially makes part of...
View ArticleFreddie Kitchens won’t survive this Browns debacle
The Browns never had a chance this season. Never mind the talented, high-priced roster of stars they put together. Never mind that they won the offseason. Never mind that many of the national...
View ArticleCitibank gives customer the runaround after $45K fraud dispute was filed
Dear John: For more than three months I have been involved in a fraud dispute with Citibank Mastercard for the amount of $45,500. There were six consecutive fraudulent charges of between $7,500 and...
View ArticleLenders beware of family and friends — most loans end badly
Be cautious when your pal Charlie urgently requests you co-sign his loan, or your 25-year-old daughter needs a $5,000 emergency loan. Most loans to family or friends tend to end badly, according to a...
View ArticleHigh-earning bankers have little holiday cheer as low bonuses, layoffs foreseen
Forget the Champagne and fancy appetizers for Wall Streeters’ New Year festivities. High-earning bankers and traders are not in a party mood this year, fearing a mass wave of pink slips and lower...
View ArticleSocial Security snafu solved for ‘Dear John’ reader
Dear John: I received a letter from Social Security stating that it changed the date of my retirement from June 2017 to January 2017. This was done without my knowledge or permission. It further...
View ArticleKnicks completely overwhelmed by Bucks in latest debacle
For a few seconds in the first quarter, there was a reason to smile. A brief respite when winning didn’t just seem possible, but almost certain. A “Let’s go Yankees” chant broke out. In the fourth...
View ArticleCellar-dwelling Devils demolished by Blue Jackets
COLUMBUS, Ohio — This was another forgettable night in a forgettable season for the New Jersey Devils. Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice in the first-period, Joonas Korpisalo stopped 21 shots and the...
View ArticlePresident Trump approves raising legal smoking age to 21
By signing the $738 billion Defense Spending Bill, on Friday, President Donald Trump has raised the legal age for smoking to 21 nationwide — news that went largely unnoticed. The new rules include...
View ArticleNets’ Spencer Dinwiddie puts on show in front of idol Kobe Bryant
Spencer Dinwiddie likes to play it cool. Kobe Bryant’s presence at Barclays Center on Saturday night wouldn’t let him. The two chatted before the game, when Dinwiddie said Bryant told him he was...
View ArticleTessa Majors’‘remarkable life’ celebrated in hometown tribute
Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors “loved many things,” her novelist father wrote in a moving tribute 10 days after her fatal mugging just steps from campus — “but people mostly.” She loved “rugged...
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