When the despots of the world roll into New York on Wednesday for the annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, American taxpayers will pay a hefty price — at least $20 million — to ensure their safety.
Federal counterterrorism officials warned local police to patrol stadiums, hotels and entertainment complexes for suspicious activity after the arrest of a Colorado man suspected of a far-reaching terror plot.
Police say a worker with the activist group ACORN who was caught on video giving advice about human smuggling to a couple posing as a pimp and a prostitute had reported the incident to authorities.
Horses weren't the only ones racing this weekend at the Downs.
"Humble Bob" Shouldt took home the prize in the Louisiana Downs Grits Eating Championship on Saturday.
He downed almost 19 lbs.
"Mad Men" and "30 Rock" led a pack of Emmy winners who successfully defended their titles at Sunday's show, but the snappy ceremony and a star turn by host Neil Patrick Harris made the evening far from a rerun.
Agents for the terrorist-coddling Libyan strongman Muammar al-Qaddafi were met with a strong-arm from a real-estate broker they approached to rent a posh Upper East Side townhouse for his visit to the city this week.
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