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  Do your part to aid kids

  As Officer Peter Figoski is laid to rest today, New Yorkers are reminded that they can still lend a hand to the hero cop’s four heartbroken daughters. The Peter Figoski Scholarship Fund has already raised more than $500,000 from people moved by...   5:32 AM
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  B'klyn 'fire fiend' held without bail in elevator torch slay; DA says he committed 'brutal murder'

  The wild-eyed fiend accused of burning a Brooklyn woman to death inside an elevator was held without bail at his arraignment today and placed in protective custody. Jerome “Jerry’’ Isaac, 47, was reeking of gasoline when he turned himself in to...   2:20 PM

• Kim's death rocks NKorea, gives region jitters

  BEIJING — It was the scenario strategists from Beijing to Washington fretted over: Kim Jong Il's sudden death befalls North Korea, before the isolated...   11:30 AM
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  Congress hits impasse over payroll tax extension

  WASHINGTON -- Congress appeared to have hit an impasse Monday over extending a payroll tax break after House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said the US House of Representatives would likely reject the Senate-passed two-month extension. Boehner said...   1:58 PM
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  Saudi prince invests $300 million in Twitter

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and his investment company said Monday they are investing a combined $300 million into Twitter, increasing the microblogging site's cash cushion as its user base expands....   10:27 AM

• Hasidic teen critically hurt

  A Hasidic teen was fighting for his life this morning after he lost control of a machine in a Brooklyn armory last night. Yanky Stein, 17, was part of...   11:40 AM
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  Judge’s bail ruling of little matter

  He would have been free anyway. Sources close to the Brooklyn judge who's been pilloried for releasing a low-level drug perp who allegedly turned cop killer last week say Lamont Pride would've been free within days even if she'd held him on bail....   12:36 PM
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  Professor claims NYU fired him after he gave James Franco a 'D'

  James Franco’s tired James Dean act got an NYU professor booted from the school last year — after the teacher dared to give the overhyped Hollywood hunk a “D” for blowing off class, a lawsuit charges. José Angel Santana said he slapped the “127...   9:24 AM
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  Readers $ave capt.-feud kid

  A married Army football coach may not be providing for his ailing alleged love child, but Post readers are. Capt. Clarence Holmes was sued earlier this month by Nicole Logsdon, who charged he was skimping on child support for their 22-month-old...   6:16 AM
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  Cuomo shows DC tough gov

  ALBANY — Welcome to the big time, governor. Gov. Cuomo will host Democratic governors next month and tell them his successes in New York could, and should, be a model for the nation — his first formal move onto the national political scene, The...   9:02 AM
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  HS students’ plea: MORE discipline!

  A Lower East Side high school has gotten so lawless even the students are calling for a tougher sheriff. The pleas for stronger discipline at Marta Valle HS come just as the city has proposed shuttering 19 struggling schools. To avoid closure,...   5:52 AM

• Ad tech bellwether grows in Silicon Alley

  Move over Madison Avenue. Ad technology firm AppNexus is making a more permanent home in the heart of Silicon Alley. AppNexus, which operates a...  

• Play fare, TWU

  Here’s a nasty lump of coal for the MTA’s largest union. The transit agency’s “significant financial problems” mean it’s not obligated to fork over...   5:32 AM