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US Postal Service might be your best bet for quick shipping

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Holiday shoppers still looking for the best price when shipping their presents to loved ones shouldn’t look past the US Postal Service. The USPS was the best choice for next-day delivery in 73 percent of the cases — and in 87 percent of the cases when needing just three-day delivery, according to a recent survey....

Ontario is not happy about the bill Cuomo just signed

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ALBANY – Relations between New York and Ontario are on thin ice! The Empire State’s north-of-the-border neighbor lashed out at Gov. Cuomo after he signed “Buy American” legislation on Friday. Cuomo inked the seemingly innocuous bill, which mandates use of American made steel and iron by state entities such as the Department of Transportation, Thruway...

NJ soldier who died in Korean War finally has remains identified, properly buried

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Nearly 70 years after an Army soldier from New Jersey died on a Korean War battlefield, his remains have been identified and properly buried. Pfc. Albert Atkins, 20, and two other men from his combat team went missing May 23, 1951, near Mae-Bong, South Korea, as they tried to secure “Hill 911.” In 1966, locals...

Don’t expect to see Mika Zibanejad back this weekend

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The Rangers will be without Mika Zibanejad until at least Tuesday night’s match at the Garden against the Ducks, according to coach Alain Vigneault. Zibanejad, the first-line center and critical component of the first power-play unit that has gone stale in his absence, will miss a ninth straight game Saturday in Boston as he recovers...

The dead giveaway that exposed this ‘Green Beret’ as a fraud

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For real Green Berets, there was one dead giveaway that Brooklyn Army vet ­Papotia Reginald “Reggie” Wright was an imposter. His beret was black. “We took one look at that and knew he was messed up — it was comical,” said a retired Green Beret, a member of the Guardians of the Green Beret, to...

One obvious detail revealed this ‘Green Beret’ was a total fraud

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For real Green Berets, there was one dead giveaway that Brooklyn Army vet ­Papotia Reginald “Reggie” Wright was an imposter. His beret was black. “We took one look at that and knew he was messed up — it was comical,” said a retired Green Beret, a member of the Guardians of the Green Beret, to...

Nelson Peltz finally gets his spot on P&G board

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Activist investor Nelson Peltz finally gained a spot on Procter & Gamble’s board — and he didn’t even need to win a majority of the votes. After more than two months of wrangling and vote-counting, the Pampers maker said Friday that although shareholders re-elected all of P&G’s nominees, Peltz will be joining the board in...

Madonna’s stalker settles for $325K in excessive-force case against NYPD

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An ex-FDNY firefighter who was arrested twice on suspicion of stalking Madonna — but won a $455,000 jury award for an excessive-force case against the NYPD — has settled with the city for $325,000 to avoid a lengthy appeals process. “Rather than go through several years of appeals, he settled,” said Peter Gleason, attorney for...



Roger Stone beats defamation case brought by political foe

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Longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone on Friday beat a defamation case by a political rival who claimed the self-described “Dirty Trickster” falsely portrayed him as a child molester. Five of six Manhattan Supreme Court jurors found that former New York gubernatorial candidate Warren Redlich “failed to prove by a fair preponderance of the credible evidence”...

Activists want cop-impersonating politician’s placard yanked

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Brooklyn state Sen. Marty Golden’s bike lane of trouble is widening to freeway proportions — with transportation activists and political opponents calling on City Hall to yank his parking placard. Official city parking placards are a highly coveted perk, allowing law enforcement, elected officials, teachers and people with disabilities to park virtually anywhere they won’t...

New owner may retire iconic Time Inc. name

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The name Time Inc., one of the most iconic in publishing the last 95 years, will soon disappear, The Post has learned. Meredith, which has agreed to buy the publisher of Sports Illustrated, People and Time magazine for $2.8 billion, plans on retiring the Time Inc. name — from buildings, business cards and everywhere else,...

Art dealer accused of stealing from clients hit with more charges

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The art dealer accused of stealing $10 million worth of clients’ art has been brought up on federal charges for allegedly cheating six people out of nearly $4 million in shady art deals.  Ezra Chowaiki — an ice-cream salesman turned gallerist — used his Park Avenue establishment Chowaiki & Co. “to deceive” dealers and collectors...

Facebook says social media problems really not its fault

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Facebook said Friday that any harm brought about by social media is caused by user error. In other words … it’s not us, it’s you. “According to the research, it really comes down to how you use the technology,” David Ginsberg, Facebook’s director of research, wrote on a blog post. The post — “Hard Questions:...

Jets can’t give Muhammad Wilkerson another chance

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A week ago, I wrote that if Muhammad Wilkerson wanted to remain with the Jets next season, he would need to prove it over the final four games of the season. I guess we have our answer. Wilkerson will not travel with the team to New Orleans and won’t play in Sunday’s game against the...

Thousands of Disney workers could be laid off upon merger

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For Disney employees, the forecast on Friday was for pain. Lots of it. The expected synergies to come from Disney’s $52.4 billion purchase of most of Twenty-First Century Fox’s assets could mean job cuts of between 5,000 and 10,000 at the Mouse House once the deal closes, one media analyst said. Disney, in announcing the...

New Nets debut in embarrassing road blowout

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TORONTO — The Nets finally decided to Free Jah and got their first taste of Sauce Castillo. Then they went out and took their worst beating of the season, getting humiliated 120-87 Friday night by the Raptors in front of a sellout crowd of 19,800 at the Air Canada Centre despite the debut of their...

Rick Nash nets late game-winner as Rangers take down Kings

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This was an impressive one from the Rangers, who were not necessarily at their sharpest, but played with grit and moxie throughout Friday’s 4-2 victory over the imposing, fourth-overall Kings at the Garden. “When you’re playing a big team like that with a heavy style, you have to win a majority of the 50-50 battles...

MTA hopes people will spend big bucks for its old junk

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The MTA is offering what it calls the perfect gifts this holiday season: old trash cans, stained bus seats and grimy subway signs. “Authentic, unique and probably one of the most useful items in every home, work or office now can be yours,” the transit agency crows in a listing for its less-than-iconic trash bins —...

Here’s why Seton Hall, Rutgers can’t draw top Jersey recruits

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A sold-out crowd, a nationally-ranked team and an on-the-rise program. Saturday afternoon at the Rutgers Athletic Center will feature a hyped basketball game doubling as a recruiting pitch for Rutgers and No. 15 Seton Hall. There is big-time college basketball in the Garden State — even if the area’s best prospects prefer to look elsewhere....

Enes Kanter’s old coach offers major praise for new Knicks stud

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PHILADELPHIA — Knicks center Enes Kanter won’t say whether his former Thunder teammates miss him in the locker room. But his former coach Billy Donovan will. Donovan said Kanter, his former backup center to Steven Adams was always a good locker-room personality, though he stopped short of calling him their leader. “He made a huge...

Roy Moore wants money to prove ‘voter fraud’ in Alabama

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Roy Moore — who has still not conceded in the Alabama Senate race — is reportedly asking supporters for a donations for an “election integrity fund.” Moore’s campaign sent a letter to his supporters that seeks help in raising $75,000 to collect reports of “voter fraud” before Alabama’s secretary of state certifies the election later...

Giants really hope this Eli Apple-Landon Collins feud blows over

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The surprising drama that unfolded between Giants defensive backs Eli Apple and Landon Collins over the past few days does not seem like a major concern to the team. Asked about the situation, interim head coach Steve Spagnuolo said he saw no need get involved. “We’re family. There’s going to be disagreements in families,” he...

Austin Seferian-Jenkins wants to stick with Jets for long haul

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If it is up to him, Austin Seferian-Jenkins will wear green for many years to come. A free agent-to-be, the 25-year-old tight end hopes to continue his career with the Jets for a long time. “They gave me a great opportunity, let me showcase my abilities, and I’ll always be indebted to them for that,...

Man ‘not sorry’ for killing girlfriend’s molester is convicted

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A Louisiana man who said he’s “not sorry” for killing his girlfriend’s molester was convicted of second-degree murder. Jace Crehan, 23, was found guilty Thursday in the July 2015 death of convicted child molester Robert Noce Jr., The Advocate reported. Noce, 47, was stabbed and strangled in his Zachary home less than two weeks after...





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