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Day in photos: July 16, 2013

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Lance Armstrong (EPA) GENEVA — Lance Armstrong’s name is coming out of cycling’s record books. Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life by…
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One of the alleged “offers” on E4AKorea. (E4AKorea) Cops broke up a Manhattan prostitution operation that brazenly catered to Johns with a fetish for Asian women, court documents revealed today….
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Fidel Castro dismissed reports that he was dead or near death in an article published on Monday in Cuba’s state-run press. (REUTERS) HAVANA — Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said…
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Real-estate agent Michele Kolsky Assatly plants a St. Joseph statue for seller Fred Prins. (Christian Johnston)Businessman Fred Prins had no problem selling his chic duplex penthouse to fabulously wealthy rapper…
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OLIVIERITRAGEDY: A young relative is consoled yesterday at the funeral for a cop hit by a car on the LIE. ( )An ex-wife of Nassau County cop Joseph Olivieri was…
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The gingham pinafore and puff-sleeved blouse Dorothy wore in “The Wizard of Oz’’ is about to follow the Yellow Brick Road all the way to the Big Apple. Judy Garland’s…
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‘PIMP’ NEXT DOOR: William Thomas strolls outside his home in Fort Greene, where he is known as a quiet father of four. He was busted after cops allegedly traced online…
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Michael Pomerantz (Chad Rachman/New York Post)Four city cops offered their side of the story yesterday to counter claims that they took “stop and frisk” too far. The cops took the…
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In a technical scoring of debating points, President Obama bested Mitt Romney in their third showdown. Obama was crisp, aggressive and articulate in making his case. He was always leaning…
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Jerry Jones (UPI)HERE WE COME! Osi Umenyiora (above) and the Giants are headed to Dallas on Sunday with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ (inset) words, “Y’all should come to Cowboys Stadium…
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SCREAM KING: R.L. Stine ( )R.L. Stine is terrifying a brand-new generation with his kids show “The Haunting Hour” on Hub (now into its third season). But his original fans…
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Jordan’s pass-out stunt at the Emmys. (Startraksphoto.com) Remember when Jimmy Kimmel asked viewers to whip out their cellphones to tweet “OMG Tracy Morgan just passed out onstage! Turn on ABC…