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Experts: Homegrown terror biggest threat
Terrorist incidents over the past 12 months show that Islamic extremists within the U.S. increasingly are launching attacks against targets such as military bases, antiterrorist experts said Thursday.
International
OPRAH TO QUIT IN ’11
The end is near.
The Word
What women want: Wilmer
How does
Wilmer Valderrama
do it? The actor has dated a bevy of Hollywood beauties, from
Mandy Moore
to
Lindsay Lohan
(pre-career implosion) to
Hilary Duff
. He’s even claimed that
Ashlee Simpson
and
Jennifer Love Hewitt
have had a piece of Vaderrama-action.
Movies
The saga continues with rush of ‘New’ blood
REVIEW.
No matter how this review of ‘New Moon’ ends, whether this critic loves or loathes the film, is irrelevant. If you’re one of the legions of “Twi-Hards,” you’ll be stepping on heads to see it this weekend anyway.
Business
Wall Street dips after bad outlook for Target
NEW YORK.
U.S. stocks fell yesterday after discount retailer Target gave a cautious holiday season outlook, but positive brokerage comments on tech bellwether Microsoft helped limit losses.
Metro Kids
Annie Lennox: ‘I am my own aids campaign’
Annie Lennox has been an icon since shooting to fame with the Eurythmics two decades ago. The “Greatest White Soul Singer Alive” won a 2004 Academy Award for best original song. But these days, Lennox’s heart belongs less to Billboard charts than to dying children. She campaigns on behalf of African children infected with AIDS. She talked exclusively to Metro.
Subway pervert reports going up
Most female — and some male — subway riders have horror stories of being grabbed, groped, flashed or even attacked. But only 587 incidents of sexual harassment have been reported this year.
New York
Williams to plead guilt, could serve three years
NEW YORK.
Former Nets center Jayson Williams reportedly reached a deal with New Jersey prosecutors that could land him in prison for three years.
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Reports: Rudy backs off gov. race
NEW YORK.
According to reports released Thursday, former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is backing away from a run for governor, after months of speculation, but is leaving the door open to a challenge of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who has been perceived as vulnerable in polls.
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New York
Ranking stations according to rats
A lot of subway stops have rats, but a few are known by riders and transit workers alike to be particularly infested with the vermin.
New York
Teen arrested in shooting of Bronx girl, 15
Police have arrested five people in connection with the stray bullet shooting of a 15-year-old Bronx girl, including a 16-year-old boy they suspect is the one who pulled the trigger.
Photo: J.B. NICHOLAS/METRO
City blocks this week: Madison Avenue between 132nd and 133rd streets, Manhattan
The Abraham Lincoln Housing Projects in northeast Harlem is sometimes known for violence or drugs, but come Thanksgiving, it’s also known for something else: generosity.
New York
Court ruling has message: Stewart
Disbarred radical attorney Lynne Stewart said yesterday’s appeals court decision upholding her conviction for smuggling messages from ‘blind sheik’ Omar Abdel-Rahman was timed to scare away defense lawyers from the controversial federal trial of accused 9/11 plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
New York
Humble diner is good enough for a Soprano
Steven Van Zandt likes their egg creams. Last month, Jodie Foster ordered an egg salad sandwich.
New York
The latest in condos: It’s a cut-rate auction
Market rate for some struggling city condos is being dictated by the highest auction bidder.
New York
STDs rise, hitting young minorities
The days of Studio 54 may be over but STDs are still thriving: chlamydia and syphilis are on the rise, especially among young women and minorities, according to data released yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control.
Photo: J.B. NICHOLAS/METRO
Making big noise around New York
By night, he’s a DJ, spinning heavy metal in East Village clubs. By day he measures noise pollution.
New York
FAA changes rules after Hudson crash
Reframing the art world’s focus
Neighborhood worried over Sept. 11 trial
Drivers may soon catch break
Feds seek to seize 5th Ave. building
Miss G train contest revives the subway
Struggle for Mott Street to survive
City gets slice of boardwalk along Coney
Record bonuses to be doled out at big banks
Police nab subway mugger down South
Former Giants star gets busted
British agents led U.S. to plot: Report
Vets coming home, trying to catch up
Meet the woman behind the mayor
Musician killed in elevator shaft fall
Kerik: I’m guilty, and lied to feds
Worst buses in city win awards
14 more charged in insider trading
Two cities voted in mayoral race
Bloomberg makes nice with foe
City blocks this week: 56th Street between Broadway and 36th Avenue, Woodside
Voters pick Mike for his third term
Thompson took the wrong approach
Gov’s tix to Series get second mulling
Christie dispatches Corzine
Student takes own life in NYU library
Madoff accountant admits guilt
City Hall contest up to voters now
NYPD looks into hastening DWI tests
Paterson Series tix questioned
NYC power gals: Business as usual
Time to make a change
The best is yet to come
First U.S. marathon winner in 27 years
Look out for No. 1 at NYC Marathon
Places to watch if you don’t want to run
NY1 anchor on trial for beating wife
Thompson’s clean slate
Swine flu alert as New York cases rise
Camaraderie for a fake Phillies fan
Construction tops NYC work deaths
Students still love New York
Some fans stuck in the wrong city
There’s cash to be made at World Series
MJ impersonators to hail Halloween parade
Company predicts winter of rats, mice
Group calls for 1st, 2nd Ave. bike lane
Hard words in second, final debate
Crack pipe on driver in fatal crash
Two plead guilty in SUNY hazing death
New York unaffordable
A close look at the city’s condo crisis
Jets’ new receiver in Cleveland dust-up
New boss after Wall St.: Himself
Parish prays for suspect in grisly slay
Bio examines mayor’s rise
Madoff pal found dead in pool
Ticket scams make a run in postseason
Victory in court, uncertain future
Lil Wayne to serve one year after guilty plea
MTA ponders varying fares
Accused inside trader hit with terrorism suit
Lights, camera ... no more action?
Those things that make you go ... #%@!!
City blocks this week: West 22nd Street, between 10th and 11th avenues
The best job at Carnegie isn’t on stage
MTA mum on delays, cost overruns: Report
Anti-Islam Dutch pol comes to Columbia
Thompson finally gets Obama’s love
Angry judge tosses Kerik behind bars
Monserrate’s time limited?
Jobs on the line in mayoral race
Monserrate’s future under investigation
Exxon told to pay $105M
People out of jobs for a longer haul
Stadium open to fans for Game 3 of Yanks’ series
Just how smart can MetroCards really become?
Senator dodges felony charges
Mayor, Rudy to benefit?
Calls for pet foster care rise with unemployment rate
Airline honchos blast JFK traffic
Bear Stearns trial opens
The Russians are coming!
City Blocks This week: Third Avenue between 23rd and 24th streets, Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Knicks’ offense bottoms ou
Punches thrown in mayoral clash
Another Atlantic Yards suit
Riders wait on ‘day of outrag
Book gathers true life taxi tales
Mayoral battle for the city’s skyline
’68 plane hijacker arraigned in NYC
Mayor: We don’t need a public advocate
Astor verdict: Guilty in plot to rob fortune
‘Phantom’ relocates to Coney Island in sequel
NYC’s hidden doors open up to the public
Gov. Island’s last hurrah this year
Feds give back half of original funding for dirty bomb sensors
City Block this week: 92nd Street between 30th and 31st avenues, East Elmhurst, Queens
City finds rampant illegal gun show sales
NYC rentals get squeezed
Shaky jury threatens to unravel Astor trial
Swine flu vaccine arrives in Bronx
Schoolkids wait on mayoral race
Meet the new king of the underworld
Senators freeze on Paterson question
Somber Letterman: I have work to do
In Brooklyn, the flip side of saving
Boy, 16, in murder rap
Flu shot test run starts at schools
City to expand use of security cameras in Midtown Manhattan
City workers in mob tie charges
Foreclosure catching up to renters
Stabbing suspect electrocutes self
Primary victors look forward to future in office
This week: Halsey Street, between Wilson and Central avenues, Bushwick
Stickup man slips out of courthouse
Girlfriend: It was an accident
Not guilty plea to terrorism charge
Police seek military vet in post office homicide
City study rates its 2009 performance
Swine flu vaccine headed for New York
Kids squeezed as schools improve
Midtown stabbing
Jobs lag in recovery
Officials demand city terror funds
Off-duty officer is charged in DUI death
Bun in the oven, cash out of wallet
Street food fight: Hot dogs’ new foe
Russian oligarch has deal for Nets
Gaddafi’s Trump tent collapses
City Blocks
Security beefed up after Fed alert
Video in senator’s trial
30 years later, Fame’s luster hasn’t worn off
Obama, Paterson share an awkward moment
Grad schools rise, but jobs stay put
Wall Street bites back at Moore’s latest flick
Pressure mounts on Gov. Paterson
I have worms in my house
Facing the music in a bad economy
Yet another hike: Cab fare to go up?
After bad turnout, race is on
Pilot on bad frequency
Yankees cut prices to some 2010 tix
City Blocks
Thompson wins Dem mayor nod
Lotto winner to keep it local
Be prepared for a second Brit invasion
Primary day, but battle over beers
NYC is the home of the forgotten beers
Agents raid two Queens homes
‘I’m here again,’ Gotti tells jurors
City as U.N. host, winner or loser?
Obama in NYC to call for strict bank control
Fashion’s home in NYC is dying
Victims’ families build good works from chaos
Taxpayers’ net loss on arena
Citi Field streaker is guilty, pays $3K fine
Homes of notorious can top market rate
Photo: COURTESY NYPDFour muggings on UES
Still no clear leader in comptroller race
The real face of socialism
City Council leads race for bizarre campaigns
Campaign craziness alive in City Council
Giuliani unveils 9/11 curriculum
City tourism much better than feared
Viagra wins suit against N.Y. man
Last-minute rush for school
THE CANDIDATES’ VIEWS
Report: No rogue police unit found
Powell gives thumbs up for mayor
Carnival takes over Brooklyn
Suffolk Co. leader bashed
Mayor wants ban on packing and drinking
New flying rules over the Hudson
Coney Island aquarium’s walrus dies
City hopes flu plan stifles viral rumors
‘Flu fighters,’ vaccine centers part of plan
Thompson criticizes water plant overruns
Downtown so empty an artist can afford it
Small business finds a niche in downturn
Man selling parents on Craigslist
Graphic city ad hits soft drinks
Jay-Z announces 9/11 concert
Tennis is an NYC $port
Watching and being watched in New York
Preview pushes used with variant: Large Wide ‘Slumlord watch list’ exposes city’s worst
Report: 800K NYers had H1N1
City blocks: Commercial and Dupont streets, Brooklyn
Another livery cab driver killed
Sept. 11 memorial opens Preview Site
Paterson takes back race card
The city’s overlooked parks
NYers mourn Kennedy loss
It’s a walk in the park for conservancy heads
Is Rudy’s corner revved?
Show’s over, folks: Standard closes curtains
Hey NYC, ever taken driving test before?
Mermaid ‘suit’ threatens town
Bad case for blogger
No welcome committee for Gaddafi in N.J.
Blind advocates spar: Is Paterson a role model?
Back to school amid swine flu warnings
East Village shooting claims popular figure
Last column from WTC returns today
Court rules against new Lt. Gov.
Plax to serve 2 years after pleading guilty
Checking-in on seasonal plans
Summer 2050: As hot as Atlanta
Port set to give WTC ground to developer
Report: Dems gave Espada $350K
Cheap flights, worse delays
Despite downturn, chains still growing
East River esplanade takes a step forward
National project promotes local shopping
City from a tourist’s view
$100K salary for 12% of stabilized renters
Renters by the numbers
Man sought for lewd act on subway
Subway ceiling collapses
Cuomo tops Gov. in poll
Mother of slain cop wants new probe
Subway perv strikes a nerve with readers
City blocks: E. 51st St., between Park and Madison
Alleged perv picked up entering subway
Store owner shoots down four robbers
Mayoral long shot gets leg up on race
No indictment in cop friendly-fire killing
Photo: NYPDCop on perv trouble: We don’t handle that
Bill casts shadow on Harlem, not his wife
Madoff victim claims affair with Ponzi king
Condo foreclosures up, more still ahead
At least you’ll know how long the wait is
Cameras to bust cabs in bus lane
Last two crash victims found
Hazy, hot, humid: It’s summer at last
Playing blame game over helicopter crash
Rare cancer hits 9/11 workers
Animal cruelty reports on rise
No free pass for 4th-, 6th-graders
Calls to restrict flight corridor over Hudson
Some didn’t feel groovy
City blocks This week: Fifth Avenue, between First and Garfield streets, Brooklyn
Makeshift eateries pop up in downturn
Park Ave. clears out for Summer Streets
Husband: Wife in wreck rarely drank
Bushwick deal: Private pool with Wii included
Signs of a bull market or is it just plain bull?
Wrong-way wreck suit
Snafu at station in fare hike switchover
Voices
Shave and a haircut — Elliott’s $.02
Oprah best place for Mrs. Palin?
Here comes the palin spectacle
Let’s say Goodbye to bad Boston
Its time to cut and run, America
You gotta be bleeping kidding me
What next for Coney Island?
Ordinary Sarah low on the list
Saving the world, and the climate
Execution robs our humanity
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Music
MMMpod
The November MMMpod features interviews and music with a band called Girls, a band of girls called Supercute, and a supercute vampire. Yes, listeners, we have Pattinson!