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Yankees GM’s accused stalker in jail for at least 2 more weeks

Yankees GM Brian Cashman’s accused stalker better get used to life behind bars. Manhattan prosecutors and Louise Neathway’s lawyers agreed Tuesday to waive her indictment deadline, which means she’ll likely be cooling her heels at Riker’s Island for at least two more weeks.

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Bloomberg: More federal spending on gun control

Mayor Bloomberg slammed Congress Sunday for not providing federal funding to keep guns out of the wrong hands. Touting a new anti-illegal gun Super Bowl ad, the mayor said city and states don’t get enough money to perform proper background checks on gun applicants.

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Activists: Syrian Homs assault kills more than 200 (AP)

This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, purports to show a wounded man being treated at a field hospital in Homs, Syria. Syrian forces unleashed a barrage of mortars and artillery on the battered city of Homs for hours before dawn on Saturday, sending terrified residents fleeing into basements and killing scores of people in what appeared to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said.(AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL.  TV OUTAP – Syrian forces hammered restive neighborhoods in the city of Homs for hours with mortars and artillery before dawn Saturday, sending terrified residents fleeing into basements and killing more than 200 people in the bloodiest episode of the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said.


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Clinton: US, Europe must do more against tyrants (AP)

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives at the Security Conference on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 in Munich, Germany. Politicians and military representatives will join for the 48. Munich Security conference from Friday, Feb. 3 until Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)AP – The Obama administration on Saturday called for stepped up U.S.-European cooperation to isolate tyrannies like the Assad regime in Syria, promote democracy in the Arab World and beyond and repair damage from the global financial crisis.


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More Super intrigue over Peyton saga

INDIANAPOLIS — The Peyton Manning Super Bowl week saga added another chapter on Friday when his agent made it clear that the four-time NFL MVP will play at some point in the future. Tom Condon told several media outlets that Manning wants to play again after his doctors medically cleared him this week.

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Pew study: Facebook users get more than they give (AP)

FILE - This Oct. 15, 2011 file photo, shows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg smiling during a meeting in San Francisco. Will Facebook list its stock on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq? It comes down to 'where Mark Zuckerberg wants to get his picture taken,'  the founder of one market research company says.  (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AP – The goody-two-shoes among us say it’s better to give than to receive. That’s not true for the average Facebook user, though.


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Americans get more cash, but don’t spend it 

Americans had more cash in their pockets last month, but they may have been too nervous to spend it.

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