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• DeCamp Bus Lines drivers striking in New Jersey

  MONTCLAIR, N.J. — Trouble for commuters in northern New Jersey who ride DeCamp Bus Lines. There’s no service because drivers are on strike Thursday....   6:28 AM
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  Tropical storm warning issued for Long Island

  A tropical storm warning has been issued for New York’s Long Island coast as Hurricane Earl barrels toward the Eastern Seaboard. Long Island officials are opening shelters and making other emergency plans in case Hurricane Earl hits the Hamptons...   8:51 AM
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  Environmental fanatic killed after taking hostages at Discovery Channel

  A fanatical eco-nut wielding explosives and a handgun stormed the Discovery Channel headquarters outside Washington yesterday, holding three terrified workers hostage until he was shot dead by cops. James Jay Lee, 43, left behind a hatred-filled...   10:12 AM
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  Dodge Charger owner upset vehicle crushed by suicidal fall

  Her car was crushed -- and so is she. A New Jersey woman is devastated that her precious sports car -- just repaired and fully gassed up -- was wrecked by a suicidal man's 40-story attempted death leap on the Upper West Side. "I miss it. It...   10:54 AM
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  Sketchy tax break for GZ imam 'prayer pad'

  The leader of the Ground Zero mosque got hugely valuable tax-exempt status for a Muslim organization he founded after claiming as many as 500 of its members prayed daily in a small, one-bedroom Upper West Side apartment also listed as his wife's...   10:46 AM
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  Indians on warpath at cig tax

  Gov. Paterson is a wanted man. Dozens of Native Americans -- including one brandishing a sign showing Paterson, a handgun and the words "I'm Hunting Indians. You See Any?" -- rallied on the side of the Thruway yesterday to protest the governor's...   10:46 AM
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  Oops! Trapped miner's wife & gal pal meet

  Hey guys, take your time. One of the trapped Chilean miners is in no rush to be rescued -- because both his wife and his longtime mistress will be waiting for him when he finally sees the light of day. Neither woman was aware of the other...   6:30 AM
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  Israelis are willing to divide Jerusalem

  Israel is willing to make a sweeping concession -- dividing control of Jerusalem -- as part of a historic final peace pact with Palestinians, a key Cabinet member revealed yesterday. Defense Minister Ehud Barak signaled that his government is...   8:37 AM
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  Collapse in heat shocks US Open

  This is not the kind of hot tennis action US Open fans were looking for. A top-ranked women's player collapsed in triple-digit heat on the court of Arthur Ashe Stadium after suffering a concussion during a warmup yesterday, sources said....   8:51 AM
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  Asthma anguish

  The Brooklyn girl whose life was tragically cut short when a cop allegedly ignored her frantic mom's pleas for help was laid to rest yesterday at a funeral attended by hundreds of mourners -- all dressed in white. Briana Ojeda, 11, had suffered...   10:46 AM
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  Squeeze eased

  Now that's elbow room! The city's 1.1 million public-school students will breathe a bit easier this school year with the addition of more than 17,000 classroom seats, Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday. In one of the largest single-year...   10:22 AM
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  Party on, gals

  Lola can still get into the Copa for free. A federal appeals court yesterday upheld "ladies' night" promotions at the Copacabana and other Manhattan hot spots. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan rejected claims by self...   10:38 AM
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  Case of artful dodger

  The case of the missing "plaster-piece" might be a counterfeit itself. A co-owner of the million-dollar 19th-century masterpiece that was allegedly lost in Manhattan last month -- by a plastered courier in a drunken haze -- is a convicted art...   10:36 AM