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NL MVP Braun wins appeal of 50-game ban

TERI THOMPSON, MICHAEL O'KEEFFE, ANDY MARTINO — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:33:03 GMT

Ryan Braun, who staunchly denied having used performance-enhancing drugs and enlisted a heavy-hitting legal and public relations team to help him prove it, has become the first MLB player to win an appeal of a positive drug test and avoid a suspension.

Aqueduct Analysis: Feb. 24

JERRY BOSSERT — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:17:12 GMT

1. Hard Mystery has won two of last three, including a $75k stakes in most recent; has breezed twice since and Dominguez sticks.

Lawyers want stolen American flag back

BARRY PADDOCK — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:07:28 GMT

A Brooklyn father and son are asking for the public’s help tracking down the stolen American flag they bought after 9/11. “Why would somebody do it?” fumed Patrick Johnson. “It’s so anti-American it’s not even funny.

Verdi goes to Vegas in the Met Opera’s 2012-13 season

Joe Dziemianowicz — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:00:22 GMT

A Rat Pack “Rigoletto” is an intriguing gamble in the Metropolitan Opera’s new season.

Oscar's picks for best costume design

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:49:21 GMT

The nominees for best costume design created a variety of looks, including nineteenth century western apparel and avant-garde Elizabethan garb. Let's meet the five women who made the cut for this year's Costume Design category.

Gay judge won't perform straight marriages

RHEANA MURRAY — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:46:08 GMT

An openly gay Texas judge says she refuses to conduct marriage ceremonies for straight couples until same-sex couples can also wed.

Linsanity - the most outrageous fan signs

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:40:09 GMT

Check out the most ridiculous, and borderline offensive, signs that Lin fans are waving proudly at Knicks games

Bad Girls Club

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:29:33 GMT

Been naughty? These stars have! Check out the celebs who let out their inner bad girls in some seriously sexy photo shoots

New York City suicide rate is half the national average, Health Department says

LARRY MCSHANE — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:23:11 GMT

New York, New York: If you can make it here, you’re far less likely to kill yourself. Despite the crowds, the cost and the general craziness, new Health Department statistics show the city’s suicide rate is six deaths per 100,000 people — about half the national average of 11 per 100,000.

John Edwards sex tape belongs to Rielle Hunter, ex-mistress

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:19:03 GMT

The former mistress of John Edwards has won ownership of a sex tape she filmed with the former presidential candidate as he was running for the White House.

Cuomo: inconvenient truths of redistricting

KENNETH LOVETT — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:15:08 GMT

ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo Thursday unleashed a scorched-earth attack on state lawmakers, branding them hypocrites and highlighting what he sees as the inconvenient truths of their approach to redistricting.

‘Fringe’ hopes for a future, but is ready for an end

RICHARD HUFF, DAVID HINCKLEY — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:59:33 GMT

Scary offseason for Red Sox reliever Jenks

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:57:48 GMT

If Bobby Jenks’ first season with the Boston Red Sox was difficult, his offseason was worse.

Queens art teacher arrested for molesting young girls

JOE KEMP, RACHEL MONAHAN, RICH SCHAPIRO — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:49:46 GMT

A Queens public school teacher was charged Thursday with molesting young girls — the latest in a spate of disturbing sex cases involving city teachers.

Study: Colonoscopies cut risk of cancer death by half

HEIDI EVANS — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:45:48 GMT

A medical test that everyone dreads can dramatically reduce the chances of dying from colorectal cancer, a groundbreaking new study says.

Second pedestrian struck and killed by NYC bus in 24-hour period

ERIK BADIA AND JOHN DOYLE — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:39:07 GMT

For the second time in less than 24 hours, a pedestrian was struck and killed by a New York City Transit bus. Willie Gonzalez, 25, was crossing 125th St. at St. Nicholas Ave. at about 1:30 a.m.

An Amazin' crew in Miami for Linsanity

ANDY MARTINO — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:35:48 GMT

From Mark Zuckerberg to Woody Allen, Jeremy Lin has already drawn several American icons to NBA games this month - and the wattage at Thursday night's Knicks-Heat game is expected to include Mets past and present.

The Rock ready to flex muscles as ‘Hercules’?

ETHAN SACKS — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:26:21 GMT

Dwayne Johnson is strengthening his résumé. The actor formerly known as The Rock is in talks to star as “Hercules” in the MGM film about the Greek hero’s epic labors, Variety is reporting.

College car-sharing start-up gets cash injection

Josh Max — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:14:45 GMT

Hey, college students – have a car and want to earn an extra $200 a month? “Wheelz,” a startup company, just may be your answer.

FDA panel backs anti-obesity pill Qnexa

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:09:47 GMT

A previously rejected weight loss pill won an overwhelming endorsement from public health advisers Wednesday, raising hopes that the drug from Vivus Inc. could become the first new anti-obesity medication to reach the U.S. market in more than a decade.

Police aim to bust woman for illegal breast implants

NINA MANDELL — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:07:16 GMT

What a boob! Police in Tyler, Tex., are looking for a woman they say performed illegal breast implant surgeries — and allegedly nearly killed a customer.

Angelina Jolie wrote forward to Billy Bob's book

JOYCE CHEN — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:06:41 GMT

They may be exes from years past, but Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton are still more than friends - they're pen pals. Jolie, 36, wrote the forward to Thornton's upcoming memoir, "The Billy Bob Tapes: A Cave Full of Ghosts," it has been revealed.

Charges against so-called ‘Honeymoon killer’ dropped

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:05:06 GMT

An Alabama judge on Thursday acquitted the man accused of drowning his newlywed wife during a honeymoon diving trip to Australia.

Five killed in New Jersey blaze

LARRY McSHANE — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:03:42 GMT

A New Jersey grandmother and her four grandkids were killed when a massive fire gutted their converted 19th century farmhouse early Thursday morning.

New Bucs coach Schiano pals with Belichick

EBENEZER SAMUEL — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:00:37 GMT

New Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano hopes to be friends with the normally standoffish Bill Belichick this season. And he may have a reason for that hope.