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Funeral for Lena Horne to be held tomorrow Family and friends will gather tomorrow at St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church on Park Avenue at 10 a.m. for Lena Horne’s funeral, a spokesman said. The legendary Horne 92-year-old singer-actress died Sunday at a Manhattan hospital of heart failure. (AP) President to attend fundraiser in Big Apple President Barack Obama will be hitting the Big Apple today to attend a Democratic Congres- sional Campaign Committee fundraiser at the St. Regis Hotel in midtown. He’s expected to touch down at JFK at about 4:25 p.m. and leave around 8:30 p.m., said a White House staffer.
Deactivating your Facebook account removes your profile from public view but still saves your information. (RJ MICKELSON/AMNY) Report: Lauer cheated, wife seeks divorce Matt Lauer reportedly is split- ting up with his Dutch-born model wife of 12 years amid accusations that the “Today” Facebook’s privacy woes show host has been cheating, according to RadarOnline.com. This wouldn’t be the first split Criticisms of social networking giant’s policies grow louder as some consider exiting for the couple. Annette Lauer filed for divorce in 2006 while pregnant with their third child. BY EMILY NGO The evolution of social networking len, 21, of Ridgewood. “I’m She withdrew the petition a [email protected] very tempted to drop my month later. (AMNY) Facebook.” Free Press, a media re- Psych test for mom who When it comes to privacy, USENET LIVE JOURNAL FRIENDSTER MYSPACE FACEBOOK form group, has started a tossed baby in Hudson the world’s most popular campaign urging people to 1980s-90s and 2002 2003 2004 social networking site may quit — admittedly a difficult Devi Silvia, the mother accused be putting its worst face Electronic SIX DEGREES The site Peaks from A campus task after years of building of throwing her 19-month-old forward. bulletin Late 1990s quickly 2006-08. sensation goes a profile. daughter into the Hudson River boards. becomes mainstream by Facebook’s increasingly Users create pages and “Facebook is the tool that before jumping in herself Tues- a hipster 2008. lax privacy settings are begin to connect in a “proto- keeps me connected with day, was undergoing a psycho- phenomenon. irking many of the web- Facebook” way. my old friends,” said Ray logical evaluation yesterday at site’s 400 million members, Sasaki, 24, of East Harlem. Elmhurst Hospital, officials said. sparking calls to log off for with enough data to do ef- Experts admitted there Silvia, 33, who was in stable good. Want to be Facebook-free? ficacious selling,” said tech isn’t a service that comes condition, has been charged “They’re basically giving a expert Shelly Palmer. close to rivaling Facebook with attempted murder. The Short term: Forever: take-it-or-leave-it choice to Such efforts, however, in membership and conve- hospital would not comment on • Click • Go to “Help Center” and users. Well, users are leav- “Deactivate” enter “permanently delete” seem to be turning nience. the toddler’s condition. ing, and taking all their in- under “Account in search bar for link to members off. Google Facebook founder formation with them,” said Settings.” submit request. (Yes, it’s that searches on how to Mark Zuckerberg has Guilty plea for man seen Ari Schwartz, vice president • Profile no roundabout.) delete Facebook defended his com- kicking dog in video of the Center for Democracy longer appears • Profile is saved for 14 accounts have sky- pany’s evolution, last & Technology, which moni- on Facebook, days before deletion, just in rocketed, four U.S. month saying, “We Chris Grant was sentenced to tors Internet privacy. but information is saved so case you change your mind. senators last month are building toward a three months in jail after plead- The debate has become you can reactivate later. (EMILY NGO) sent a letter to the Zuckerberg Web where the default ing guilty Tuesday to kicking his so heated that Facebook has company denounc- is social.” girlfriend’s lap dog in an attack scheduled a company-wide sonalization” service, which personal details with Yelp.” ing new privacy settings, Facebook officials did police witnessed on security meeting on privacy today at automatically feeds users’ The six-year-old site is and multiple lawsuits have not respond to requests for cameras installed in a Harlem its California headquarters, profile info to third-party just trying to make a buck, been filed against Facebook. comment yesterday. apartment building elevator. according to allfacebook. partners such as Yelp. others said. “I don’t like it at all when “You can’t say they weren’t The cameras captured Grant, 21, com, a leading Facebook “That’s not what people “Facebook is just trying my conversations are seen warned,” Schwartz said. patting his knees as if to invite resource blog. signed up for originally,” to become a more profit- by others, but I have more “Trust is key to what they the 12-pound Chihuahua and The most contentious of Schwartz said. “They didn’t able company and trying to concerns about my personal do, and losing that is going Pomeranian mix, named Chuvi- recent Facebook tweaks think their friend from camp put themselves in a situa- information being sent to to hurt what they do.” Duvi, to be petted, then involves the “instant per- would be sharing their tion to provide advertisers other sites,” said Matt Al- Robert Levin contributed to this story. kicking it. (AP) THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010 amNewYork 03 NY.com NEWS Leave workers’ wages alone, judge tells guv
A federal judge yesterday loughs, which were to start accused the Democrat of hy- temporarily blocked Gov. Monday. pocrisy for promoting some David Paterson’s order to “The state work force will of his staff while he tried to furlough 100,000 state not be making any sacrifice, impose furloughs. workers, saying that the and that’s unfortunate,” Pat- The governor’s office said employees would be “irrepa- erson said in reaction raises of between rably harmed” by the loss in to U.S. District Judge $5,000 and $10,000 wages. Lawrence Kahn’s to four press aides Paterson had proposed a decision. will be shelved. forced unpaid day off each Paterson also did “We’re not going week for “nonessential” an about-face yes- to let this become a workers as legislators con- terday, reluctantly distraction,” Paterson tend with a $9.2 billion state rescinding raises to Paterson Communications Di- deficit and a budget agree- some staff after his rector Morgan Hook ment that is more than 40 decision to give pay hikes said yesterday. “We’re going days overdue. The governor to members of his press of- to do what is not the right calculated a weekly savings fice became tabloid fodder. thing and pull back these of $30 million from the fur- Public employee unions had promotions.” (AMNY/AP)
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You’ve got to hand it to ing in sex acts” with her last Lawrence Taylor. week, prosecutors said. The The Giants legend will re- former sports star, who’s out portedly argue that he was on $75,000 bail, is expected engaged in a “masturbatory to argue that a condom found act,” not sex, while with a in the hotel room wasn’t his, 16-year-old prostitute, TMZ. sources told TMZ. com reported yesterday. The teen allegedly was Taylor, 51, is defending beaten by her pimp, Rasheed himself against charges Davis, when she resisted go- that he raped the teen in a ing to Taylor’s hotel room, Rockland County hotel, a police said. third-degree felony. Taylor, who reportedly Taylor is fighting the was told by the pimp that charges, but he has con- the teen was 19, faces up to Ex-Giants LB Lawrence Taylor Purple rain Alec Baldwin greets students at the start of the 2010 NYU graduation at fessed to police that he paid four years in prison if he is is using an unusual defense Yankee Stadium yesterday. The “30 Rock” star gave the commencement address. (GETTY) the teen $300 after “engag- convicted. (AMNY) in his rape case. (AP) ‘Clueless’ feds cutting security cash to city despite bomb plot Millions of dollars in federal nounce these cuts two weeks Aid under the Transit Secu- terrorism, major disasters and guarding waterways from terror- funds to protect straphangers are after the attempted Times Square rity Grant Program is being cut 27 other emergencies,” according to ism, was reduced 25 percent, from being cut, just as fears about the bombing shows they just don’t get percent, from $153 million to $111 FEMA, which manages funding. $45 million to about $34 million. city’s security have been stoked. it,” Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) million, with the money dedicated Money for the Port Security FEMA did not respond to a re- “For the administration to an- said in a statement yesterday. to protecting riders “from acts of Grant Program, which assists in quest for comment. (HEATHER HADDON)
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A 10-year-old Dutch boy, right, is the only known survivor of an Afriqiyah Airways plane crash in Tripoli, Libya. (AP) ‘Miracle’ 10-year-old is sole crash survivor
BY KHALED AL-DEEB was rushed to a hospital in painted with the airline’s AND KIM GAMEL Tripoli where he underwent brightly colored logo. The Associated Press surgery for multiple frac- Libya’s transport min- tures in both legs. Doctors ister, Mohammad Zaidan, A 10-year-old Dutch boy said he was out of danger. said the plane’s two black lay in a hospital bed, head The barely conscious child boxes had been found and bandaged, skin pale and muttered “Holland! Holland!” turned over to analysts. He legs shattered — the lone after he was found, a Dutch said the cause of the crash “miracle” survivor of a plane official said. was under investigation, but crash yesterday that killed The Libyan jetliner authorities had ruled out a 103 people in the Libyan crashed minutes before terrorist attack. capital. Most victims were landing after a more than Officials had no immedi- Dutch tourists returning seven-hour flight across the ate explanation for the from vacation in South African continent from Jo- boy’s survival. The head of Africa. hannesburg. Little remained the European Parliament, Little was known about of the Afriqiyah Airways Jerzy Buzek, called it “truly the dark-haired boy, who Airbus aside from its tail, a miracle.”
Obama: Hard fight lies Penn gets probation in photog kick case ahead in Afghanistan war Actor Sean Penn pleaded no contest to vandalism The war in Afghanistan yesterday in will get worse before it gets Los Angeles better, President Barack and agreed to Obama warned yesterday, undergo 36 but he declared his plan hours of anger to begin withdrawing U.S. management, forces next year remains ending a case on track. Penn in which he “There is no denying the was video- progress. Nor, however, taped kicking photographer can we deny the very seri- Jordan Dawes last October. ous challenges still facing The Oscar-Winner was Afghanistan,” Obama said Afghan President Karzai sentenced to three years while standing alongside and President Obama (AP) probation and ordered to Afghan President Hamid perform 300 hours of com- Karzai. frustration. Both leaders munity service, which can Karzai’s warm White said disagreements are be completed through Penn’s House welcome followed normal with so much at earthquake-relief efforts in months of sniping and stake. (AP) Haiti, officials said. (AMNY) 06 amNewYork THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010 NATION/WORLD NY.com
Briefs Mass kid L.A. approves Arizona U.K.’s new odd couple slay hits boycott over immigration LOS ANGELES Los Angeles yes- Parties pledge to China again terday became the largest city work together amid yet to boycott Arizona over its A man charged into a tough new law targeting illegal major differences kindergarten in north- immigration in a move that likely western China with a will affect some $8 million in Britain ushered in an cleaver yesterday and contracts with the state. extraordinary new politi- hacked to death seven cal era yesterday as a pair children Kagan makes rounds on of rivals-turned-partners 17 and two Capitol Hill, staying mum pledged to set aside their adults — the differences and tackle the Victims fifth such WASHINGTON Supreme Court country’s disastrous budget of China’s rampage in nominee Elena Kagan defended deficit — forming the first recent less than herself yesterday against GOP coalition government since school two months. charges she is not fit to be a World War II. attacks The attack- justice and would be a liberal In a moment of telling er, Wu Huan- rubber stamp as she met for comedy, Conservative ming, 48, then went the first time with senators who Prime Minister David Cam- home and killed himself. hold the key to her confirmation. eron acknowledged he had The recent attacks are once said the best joke he a result of China ignoring S.C guv spent weekend had ever heard was “Nick mental illness and rising with Argentine lover Clegg” — his new Liberal Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will lead the first stress, sociologists said. Democrat deputy prime British coalition government since World War II. (GETTY) “The perpetrators have COLUMBIA, S.C. Gov. Mark San- minister. contracted a ‘social psy- ford said yesterday he spent “Did you really say that?” could also easily fall apart. was too closely tied to PARTY DIVIDES chological infectious dis- last weekend in Clegg said, pretending to Many voters have expressed Washington’s interests. ease’ that shows itself in Florida with his walk away before Cameron anger that they cast ballots But Mark Blyth of Brown Issues Conservatives a desire to take revenge Argentine lover, comically implored him to for one party and got two. University said there would and Liberal Democrats on society,” said Zhou hoping to rekin- come back. The coalition may have be no change. “Makes no disagree on: Xiaozheng of Beijing’s dle the affair that Both promised to make an impact on U.K.-U.S. rela- difference whatsoever. The ● Britain’s ties to Europe Renmin University. “They wrecked his mar- the partnership stick but tions, as both Cameron and whole issue is a figment of ● Tax breaks for the wealthy pick children as targets riage and pol- the coalition, which ousted Clegg have acknowledged the imagination of the British ● Election reform because they are ... most ● Sanford itical future. (AP) ex-leader Gordon Brown, that Labour’s government governing classes.” (AP/AMNY) Immigration (AMNY) vulnerable.” (AP)
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