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  Chinatown bus driver pleads not guilty to manslaughter

  The ex-con at the wheel of a Chinatown bus that crashed in The Bronx, killing 15 passengers on their way home from a Connecticut casino, was swerving and weaving the entire trip, a prosecutor charged during his arraignment today. Ophadell Williams,...   4:39 PM

• Lawmakers 'deeply troubled' that Mayor Bloomberg's top deputy quit after wife-fight bust

  A day after The Post reported that Mayor Bloomberg's top deputy had recently resigned following a domestic violence arrest in DC, the political fallout...   4:39 PM
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  Rescuers mistakenly drop car on man while trying to save him: witnesses

  A young motorcyclist pinned under a car that collided with him died after rescuers accidentally dropped the vehicle on him in a tragic accident in Booklyn today. Karam Rampersaud, 21, was on his way to class at 8:46 a.m. when a Ford Taurus collided...   7:16 PM

• NYC unveils emergency preparedness initiative

  After a summer filled with natural disasters, New York City officials are kicking off “National Preparedness Month” by urging residents to plan ahead...   1:52 PM
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  Jockey Desormeaux charged after NY cop is struck

  SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Police in New York say jockey Kent Desormeaux, a three-time Kentucky Derby winner, tried to run over a traffic cop. Saratoga Springs police say the 41-year-old Desormeaux, of Weston, Fla., was in his 2003 Porsche at...   1:52 PM

• Fed to fine Goldman Sachs over foreclosure practices

  WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve on Thursday sanctioned Goldman Sachs over deficient practices involving residential mortgage loan servicing and...   3:38 PM
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  Formal murder charges for Van der Sloot in Peru

  LIMA, Peru — Peruvian prosecutors have formally charged Joran van der Sloot with first-degree murder in last year's killing of a university student the defendant met at a Lima casino. They are seeking a 30-year jail sentence. Van der Sloot was...   1:17 PM
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  Marc Anthony: I didn't cheat on J.Lo

  Marc Anthony Thursday denied rumors that secret affairs with other women broke apart his marriage to “American Idol” superstar Jennifer Lopez earlier this year. In his first interview since the July announcement of the demise of their seven-year...   1:00 PM

• French mom gives birth aboard packed passenger flight

  PARIS -- Baby on board! A pregnant passenger sparked a midair drama when she gave birth on a packed flight from Milan to Paris, Italy's ANSA reported...   11:43 AM
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  Video: Girl, 4, drives on busy road with parents

  A girl of four has been filmed driving down a busy main road while her dad shouts instructions from the back seat. The incredible footage, apparently shot by the girl's mother, shows her speeding along a four-lane motorway, calmly overtaking other...   10:20 AM
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  Libyan rebels extend deadline for loyalist surrender as Khadafy said to be in desert town

  BENGHAZI, Libya -- Libyan rebels extended a deadline for forces loyal to Moaamar Khadafy to surrender by one week, to Sept. 10, a rebel spokesman said Thursday. "We give them one week more," Mohammed Zawawi said, stating that the ultimatum applied...   11:43 AM

• LI man enters guilty plea in fatal crash of retired teacher

  NORTH BABYLON, N.Y. — A Long Island man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the fatal crash of a retired teacher last year. Jeremy Weckerle, of...   9:49 AM

• Libyan rebels catch Khadafy foreign minister

  TRIPOLI, Libya — Rebels hunting the top officials in Moammar’s Khadafy’s ousted regime have captured his foreign minister and are closing in on Khadafy...   9:10 AM

• Weekly jobless jobless claims fall, but labor market remains weak

  WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans seeking new jobless benefits fell last week but remained at a level associated with slow hiring trends,...   9:50 AM

• Tokyo told to prepare for massive earthquake

  TOKYO -- Japanese scientists were warning Thursday that Tokyo could soon be hit by a massive earthquake, following a surge in seismic activity....   8:56 AM
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  Washington Monument 'leaking' after Irene, authorities confirm

  WASHINGTON -- Authorities were continuing to assess Thursday the damage caused to the Washington Monument by Hurricane Irene, after confirming that water was found inside the structure in the wake of the savage storm. During an inspection Monday,...   8:56 AM

• Secret British oil team helped cut off Khadafy's supply

  LONDON -- A covert team of senior officials and intelligence analysts was commissioned by British prime minister David Cameron to disrupt deposed...   8:43 AM
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  Mladic opposes split trial before UN court

  THE HAGUE -- The Bosnian Serb ex-army chief Ratko Mladic is opposed to a bid by a UN war crimes prosecutor to split his trial, with the first focusing on the Srebrenica massacre, documents showed Thursday. "The defense respectfully requests that...   8:37 AM
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  Domino's takes PR to galactic heights with 'plans' to build lunar pizza parlor

  TOKYO -- The Japanese arm of Domino's Pizza was taking public relations to new heights Thursday with plans to build the first pizzeria on the moon, The (London) Daily Telegraph reported. The stunt follows rival chain Pizza Hut's mission to the...   8:37 AM
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  Blogging teacher: Nobody was 'rude' on first day

  DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — The Pennsylvania teacher temporarily suspended after calling her students "utterly loathsome" and "disengaged, lazy whiners" was back on the job for the first full day of school, although with fewer students than normal. The...   8:20 AM
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  De La Hoya wore fishnet stockings, paid other party in lawsuit $20M to go away

  The lingerie was no lie, and his fishnets weren't fake! Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya admitted to dressing in drag and considering suicide while his life was going down for the count because of self-inflicted, one-two punches of booze and...   6:18 AM
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  Man suffering from long, painful erections 'tried to rob' father for drug money

  When you find yourself suffering an erection that lasts more than four hours you should call your doctor -- not rob your father. An Upper East Side man who suffers from a condition called priapism -- which causes painful erections that can last...   6:18 AM
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  High Line and dry

  The tattooed, scruffy owner of a third-generation auto-body business in Chelsea says he's being squeezed out to make room for trendier tenants favored by the area's hippest new resident, High Line Park. "I'm getting pushed out . . . [The park]...   6:51 AM
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  Desperate Dem Weprin: O, no!

  ALBANY -- Democratic congressional hopeful David Weprin is trying to hide unpopular President Obama from the voters in this month's special election to succeed disgraced ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner, The Post has learned. In new literature distributed...   6:51 AM
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  Khadafy's son seeks surrender

  One of Moammar Khadafy's sons telephoned the rebel commander of Tripoli and offered to surrender -- if he could do it without getting shot. Saadi Khadafy, a soccer player turned playboy, also pleaded on his father's behalf, in the call late...   6:53 AM