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Monday, May 07, 2012

New Yorker who lost sister on 9/11: Why I went to face monsters at Guantanamo Bay

"When I finally saw them through the gallery glass, it brought back the hurt," says Eddie Bracken.

'My life is in your hands': American hostage's desperate plea to Obama

In a video released by Al Qaeda, American hostage Warren Weinstein said he will be killed unless President Obama agrees to the militant group's demands.

90 mph horror: BMW driver going 3 times speed limit kills immigrant aspiring to become a doctor

Beka Skhirtladze was hit with criminally negligent homicide, vehicular manslaughter, reckless endangerment and reckless driving charges as 23-year-old Jamal Iqbal died from his injuries.

Lupica: Terrorist devils get to see our pain

There was Eddie Bracken of Staten Island on Sunday, standing outside that courtroom in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a long way from home and a long way from Sept. 11, 2001, speaking up for his dead sister and his city and even for his country.

News

•	BMW in fatal accident was doing 90 mph

•	MTA going to great lengths in stopping subway scammers

•	Mohawk kin help lift 1 WTC above Empire State Building

•	Why I went to face 9/11 monsters

•	'Mini Madoffs' nabbed after 12 years on run

•	Horseplay then foul play at Kentucky Derby

Sports

•	Devs dig out of deficit, win 4-2 to take 3-1 lead

•	Tebow will play special role on Jets next season

•	Rangers aim to fire away in Game 5 vs. Caps

•	Horseplay then foul play at Kentucky Derby

•	Melo & Co. end skid, Knicks force Game 5

•	Dickey quiets D-Backs, but Mets lose Tejada

Gossip

•	Julie Benz of 'Dexter' marries boyfriend

•	America's got ta-ta's

•	Art exec finds love in January?

•	Miranda Lambert, Ashton Kutcher bury the hatchet

•	Jennifer Lopez: More babies 'would be a blessing'

•	Justin Bieber's 'Boyfriend' love interest: I'm married

Crime

•	BMW in fatal accident was doing 90 mph

•	Why I went to face 9/11 monsters

•	'Mini Madoffs' nabbed after 12 years on run

•	Cop cuffed in DWI and jailer busted

•	Bust Beretta bandits outside park

•	Teen girl accused of stabbing 4-year-old cousin to death

Entertainment

•	'The Avengers' smashes box office records

•	Don Draper's wife makes career change

•	Beyoncé is OK clippin' own locks

•	'Game of Thrones': Richard Madden sheepish in wolf's clothing

•	America's got ta-ta's

•	20th Century Fox film executive Gavin Smith missing

Editors Picks

News goes inside Venezuela's Terror Zone
Traveling with man who rescued MLB player from ruthless kidnappers.

Woman deemed 'too fat to fly' sues airline
Southwest Airlines told her she was "too fat to fly" twice - so she's suing.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, co-defendents appear in court
World Trade Center terrorist mastermind refused to enter plea.

SEE IT: Texas college student hit by bus, survives
University of Texas freshman Nick Engmann was just having a little fun, foam-sword fighting with fellow students in a stress-relieving end-of-semester tradition.

144 hurt in blast after smoker lights cigarette next to gas balloons
Clusters of balloons exploded Friday during a political rally in the central square of Armenia's capital, injuring at least 144 people, authorities said.

Post columnist's use of N-word draws ire of New Yorkers
His suggestion that the Brooklyn Nets change their name to the "New York N------" prompted angry calls for an apology — or his job.