Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch dead at age 88: sources

APEd Koch served as New York City's Mayor from 1978 until 1989.Former Mayor Ed Koch died early this morning, sources told The Post. He was 88.Koch had been in and out of the hospital in recent months, and was admitted Monday at New York Presbyterian Medical Center.He was moved to intensive care yesterday as his condition worsened.Koch – who served as mayor...

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Mompreneur jumps into the ‘Shark Tank’

It all started with a 4 a.m. email nearly a year ago: “Do you think a baby bib could change the world? I do...”Then Susie Taylor included a link to her website, bibbitec.com, and off it went to Shark Tank, the popular ABC television show where entrepreneurs pitch their companies to investors on the show — and by extension, 7 million viewers.Four months later, as the “mompreneur”...

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Weather alert: Cool-down to the 50s expected Thursday, Friday nights

A cool front is heading our way.Temperatures in South Florida are forecast to dip into the 50s starting Thursday night.Whoo-hoo! But before that, highs will rise to the mid- to upper-70s before cooling down overnight to the mid-50s with a breeze.Friday night will be cool again, with lows in the upper-50s.A similar patter is predicted through the weekend.Click...

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Nintendo chief rules out price cuts for Wii U

TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo‘s president Thursday ruled out price cuts for its new Wii U home console as a way to boost sales, vowing to become profitable again in its core businesses as smartphones and tablets increasingly threaten specialized game machines.Satoru Iwata, speaking at a Tokyo hotel to investors and reporters a day after earnings were released, acknowledged the sales momentum for the Wii U,...

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Josh Groban Talks Dating Katy Perry, Being Madly in Love with January Jones

Josh Groban isn't one to open up much about his personal life, but in a rare moment, the singer breaks his silence on high-profile exes Katy Perry and January Jones."We were madly in love," Groban tells Details magazine of Jones, whom he began dating in 2003 for a period of two-and-a-half years. "It was definitely my longest relationship."Unfortunately, the twosome couldn't make it work, but Groban...

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Miss America Mallory Hagan belts out National Anthem before Nets game

WireImageMiss America Mallory Hagan sings the national anthem before the Brooklyn Nets game at Barclays Center Wednesday.No lip sync needed.Newly crowned Miss America Mallory Hagan belted out the National Anthem at the packed Barclays Center last night before the Nets game.The former Brooklynite drew cheers and once again promised her adopted borough that...

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Report: Miami among top cities to snag foreclosed homes

Six Florida cities rank among the best places to buy foreclosures in 2013, according to a report by RealtyTrac. Topping a list of 20 metropolitan areas is Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, the Irvine, Calif.-based real estate data firm said. RealtyTrac looked at four criteria in tallying the “best places:” the supply of foreclosure inventory; foreclosure sales as a percentage...

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FBI raids West Palm Beach office of doctor tied to U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez

FBI agents late Tuesday night raided the West Palm Beach business of an eye doctor suspected of providing free trips and even underage Dominican Republic prostitutes to U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J. — who has denied what he calls the “fallacious allegations.”Agents gathered at the medical-office complex of Dr. Salomon Melgen, a contributor to Menendez and other prominent...

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Entourage Movie Gets The Green Light From Warner Brothers

The boys are coming back!Warner Brothers has officially given the go-ahead to the feature film sequel of HBO's hit-series Entourage, Deadline reports.Pics: TV's 10 Most Divisive Love TrianglesAccording to the site, the show's creator, Doug Ellin, has already written the screenplay and will direct the movie. The studio is reportedly in the process of making deals with principal cast members Adrian...

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A subway announcement: Finalists for voice of Second Avenue line video

The voice of the Second Avenue Subway might have an Australian accent. The MTA named six finalists in its search for narrators of the Second Avenue Subway video, a motley mix of Upper East Siders that includes native New Yorkers, a transplanted Midwesterner and one Aussie. The six finalists were chosen from dozens of applicants who hoped to narrate the...

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