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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Newest NY Jet quarterback Tim Tebow turns 'Wicked' for first Broadway show

“He liked my performance,” said P.J. Benjamin, who plays Oz in the musical. “I hope I like his performance.”

Cop: I was punished for blowing whistle on crime stats

NYPD whistleblower Sgt. Robert Borelli says he's been transferred from his Queens precinct to the Bronx because he raised red flags about cops routinely downgrading crime statistics.

An NYPD whistleblower says he’s been transferred to the graveyard shift at Bronx Central Booking in retaliation for raising red flags about crime reports at his old Queens precinct.

Not so Rosie at Oprah's network: Talk show failure points to woes

The Rosie O’Donnell show was supposed to be the magnet that would draw big numbers of viewers to Oprah Winfrey’s OWN cable network — before it ended up a big flop.

Top Headlines

Black Panthers offer $10G bounty for Trayvon Martin’s killer 

The new Black Panther Party put a price on the head of a Florida neighborhood watchman who allegedly shot a teen.

Geraldo Rivera’s son: I am 'ashamed' of dad's remarks

Facebook photo of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin

Even the Fox News host's own family is disappointed in his father's controversial remarks about the unarmed teen.

Rick Santorum wins Louisiana primary for a much-needed victory

Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, right, kisses his daughter Sarah Maria during a news conference in Green Bay, Wis., Saturday, March 24, 2012. Rick Santorum won the Louisiana Republican presidential primary Saturday, beating front-runner Mitt Romney in the race to challenge President Barack Obama.

A sputtering Rick Santorum took Louisiana Saturday night for a much-needed victory as voters headed to the polls in the long slog toward the GOP nomination.

Student killed after drunk pushed him onto L-train tracks 

Joshua Basin, 20, died Friday night on tracks after scuffle with a drunk. Facebook photo from a few days ago shows him in what appears to be a near miss.

A LaGuardia Community College student was killed by a Brooklyn subway train Friday, after a boozed-up straphanger started a fight and the the tussle spilled onto the tracks.

PHOTOS: The #1 reason to watch ‘Mad Men’ – Christina Hendricks

Christina Hendricks arrives at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards.

The red-hot actress has been turning heads as the feisty Joan in AMC's 'Mad Men.'

Lupica: Joba is Yankees' fallen star

Chamberlain was the kind of star we like now in America -- one who could throw a baseball nearly 100 miles per hour. But that was before the first things started to go wrong.

Two more models join suit against Jesus-preaching talent agent

A pair of young women are joining a lawsuit against agent Aristeo Tengco, casting him as a Bible-thumping perv who stiffed them out of jobs and repeatedly groped them.

Swinging Cairo couple arrested for orgies ad on Facebook

Egyptian Police arrested a married couple who advertised on Facebook to sexually swap spouses and to host orgies at their Cairo apartment, a security official said on Saturday.

A married Egyptian couple who hosted orgies in their apartment had some uninvited houseguests after they advertised their get-togethers on Facebook — Cairo police.

Gossip

D-list celebs cashing in on hotline

NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 23: Reality TV personality Angelina Pivarnick attends Three-O Vodka's Rangtang launch party at Quo Nightclub on February 23, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

Everyone from Lindsay Lohan's parents, former "Jersey Shore" vixen Angelina Pivarnick, Real Housewife Danielle Staub have signed on to turn their buzzing phones into cold hard cash.

Sports

OSU bounces Orange

Ohio State managed to keep it close before it pulled away in the final minutes of the game behind some solid free throw shooting down the stretch as No. 2 Ohio State pulled out a 77-70 victory over top-seeded Syracuse.

Pitino, L'Ville beat Gators, head to Final Four

Jared Swopshire shoots over Erik Murphy as the Louisville Cardinals rally past Florida in the West Regional Final Saturday.

Rick Pitino nudged out Billy Donovan for a spot in the Final Four on Saturday when his Louisville team finished the game on a 23-8 run for a 72-68 victory over Florida in the West Regional.

Unpredictable Knicks won't bring home ring

epa03157938 New York Knicks Tyson Chandler (C) tries to grab the ball in the air after a shot while being defended by Detroit Pistons Jonas Jerebko (L) and Ben Wallace in the second quarter at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA 24 March 2012. EPA/JASON SZENES (CORBIS OUT)

A win is a win for the Knicks and the energy was good. The “bummer,” as Mike Woodson tagged a bad loss Friday in Toronto, looks more like a baby step backwards now than a downhill slalom.

New York

College student killed by L train after drunken man pushed him on...

Joshua Basin, 20, died Friday night on tracks after scuffle with a drunk. Facebook photo from a few days ago shows him in what appears to be a near miss.

A LaGuardia Community College student was killed by a Brooklyn subway train Friday, after a boozed-up straphanger started a fight and the the tussle spilled onto the tracks.

10 busted in OWS march

Occupy Wall Street protester Marni Halasa calls herself the “Official Freedom Fairy” at Zuccotti Park in Manhattan. Photo by Anthony DelMundo

Hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protesters marched Saturday to protest alleged police brutality.

Entertainment

'Hunger Games’ scores  $19.7M at midnight showings 

Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth) in ‘The Hunger Games’.

"The Hunger Games" is No. 1 with an arrow. Fans flocking to the midnight showings drove the film to a $19.7 million start at the box office, according to Lionsgate, the studio behind the film.

Ian McKellan saves 'The Hobbit' pub from lawsuit

Ian McKellan

“The Hobbit” actors Ian McKellan and Stephen Fry will pay the licensing fee for a pub threatened with a copyright infringement lawsuit by a Hollywood film company, BBC reported.

Life & Style

Bloomberg to give $220M to world tobacco control 

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks before Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Pension Reform bill in to law in the Red Room of the State Capitol in Albany, N.Y. March 16, 2012. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)

Mayor Bloomberg has made reducing smoking one of his signature causes, committing $220 million to his charity to go toward reducing tobacco use in countries that are home to millions of smokers.

RECIPES: Beet meals to help lower blood pressure 

Previous studies have also shown that beets can boost your stamina by as much as 16 percent and help improve your workout.

ELECTION 2012

Santorum declared Louisiana winner

Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, right, kisses his daughter Sarah Maria during a news conference in Green Bay, Wis., Saturday, March 24, 2012. Rick Santorum won the Louisiana Republican presidential primary Saturday, beating front-runner Mitt Romney in the race to challenge President Barack Obama.

A sputtering Rick Santorum took Louisiana Saturday night for a much-needed victory as voters headed to the polls in the long slog toward the GOP nomination.

Santorum: Might as well be Obama instead of ‘Etch a Sketch’ Mitt

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum holds an Etch A Sketch as he speaks to USAA employees during a campaign stop, Thursday in San Antonio.

Rick Santorum is so down on Mitt Romney that he'd rather have four more years of Barack Obama than some "Etch A Sketch" president.

Santorum has eyes on 2016 for President: Team Romney, politicos

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum suggested on Thursday night that he’d rather have four more years of Barack Obama than a President Romney.

Forget about 2012, Rick Santorum has his eyes set on 2016 — at least according to Team Romney.

Homes

Bronx development sets bar for affordable housing

Via Verde, Massive award winning affordable housing complex at 704 Brook Avenue in the Bronx NY  the large buildings from several angles including the four green roofs, solar panels, tree plantings, organic food boxes, views, model apartments, and surrounding area.

Award-winning Via Verde combines green design with affordability to spur urban renewal.

An insider’s guide to Washington Heights

Becca Spence, 30, moved to Washington Heights almost 11 years ago. “The rents are cheaper, and it’s like living in the city, but not,” she says. “It’s more neighborly. And there’s Fort Tryon Park, and you can see the river, so it’s not all bu

Manhattan living comes cheaper in this neighborhood with great views of the river.

Agent starts site dedicated to prewar apartments

Elliman agent David Lubell in front of the prewar classic 740 Park Ave.

David Lubell has a passion for the perfect New York apartment – and a site to prove it.

Slide home: stairs optional at this East Village pad

This duplex penthouse has a giant metal slide connecting the two floors. The listing brokers say it brings out the fun in prospective buyers.

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SEE THEM: Vintage values and sexist ads from the 1960s

Del Monte Ketchup Ad

Ads from the Don Draper era are proof that the Madison Ave. execs were sexist.

PHOTOS: Disney starlet flaunts her … tan lines

Ashley Tisdale twitter photo @AshleyTisdale

There's nothing white-hot about exposing your pale spots.

Oh Carrie! Sarah Jessica Parker heading to Brooklyn

Carrie Bradshaw is planning on pulling a Miranda.

PHOTOS: Bombs away! Kim Kardashian flour bombed by ‘fan’

Kim Kardashian gets flour bombed.

Kim gets coated in flour by a crazed fan.

PHOTOS: Trayvon Martin’s death sparks outrage

As the country mourns Trayvon Martin's tragic death, supporters join in a compelling rally across the nation. On Mar. 22, 2012, protestors joined in Sanford to rally for Trayvon Martin.

Supporters join in a compelling rally nationwide.

Granny who couldn't swim dives into pool to save baby; both drown

The home where the toddler and her grandmother drowned Thursday.

A California grandmother, who could not swim, tried to rescue her 3-year-old granddaughter.

Man pocket dials 911 while stealing

Michael Gorneau, who accidentally dialed cops while allegedly stealing 700 pounds of scrap metal.

A Connecticut man accidentally while allegedly stealing 700 pounds of scrap metal.

With Joba out, Kennedy's the Yankee arm that got away

PHOENIX, AZ - MAY 31: Starting pitcher Ian Kennedy #31 of the Arizona Diamondbacks pitches against the Florida Marlins during the Major League Baseball game at Chase Field on May 31, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Pitching trio was supposed to take Bombers back to the promised land.

PHOTOS: H’wood ‘Hunger Games’ starring scary-skinny celebs

Model Erin Wasson arrives at 13th Annual Warner Bros. And InStyle Golden Globe Awards After Party at The Beverly Hilton hotel on January 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.

These celebs sure look like they could use a cheeseburger ... or five.

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