Fallon’s new hours

NBC execs may finally be ready to send Jay Leno on his last Jaywalk.The network plans to replace him on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Hollywood Reporter says, citing “high-level industry sources.”Fallon will move into the 11:30 p.m. slot next year, after Leno’s contract expires, the Reporter says. NBC brass reportedly believe Fallon is better...

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Shel biz as usual

ALBANY — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver yesterday defended his decision to be featured as the “honored guest” at a fund-raiser for the chairman of a legislative ethics panel reviewing Silver’s hush settlement of Vito Lopez’s alleged sexual harassment of young staffers. “The speaker, as leader of the Democratic conference, routinely allows members to use...

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Suit over ‘Office Face’

The actor who played an obnoxious waiter in the workplace comedy “Office Space” has sued the makers of “The Office Space Box of Flair” for using his image.Todd Duffey, who was Jennifer Aniston’s peppy co-worker in the movie, filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court yesterday that claims the publishing company Perseus used his picture to sell novelty pins...

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Qns. mall jumper

A man stunned shoppers yesterday when he leaped to his death at a Queens mall, authorities said.The 28-year-old man jumped at about 12:35 p.m., in an apparent suicide, from the third floor to the sub-level near Macy’s of the Queens Center mall in Elmhurst, cops said. He died at Elmhurst Hospital.A kiosk worker told The Post that the man jumped after losing...

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Horror as hot air balloon catches fire in Egypt, killing 19 foreigners

LUXOR, Egypt — A hot air balloon flying over Egypt's ancient city of Luxor caught fire and crashed into a sugar cane field on Tuesday, killing at least 19 foreign tourists, a security official said.It was one of the worst crashes involving tourists in the country already struggling with a decimated tourism industry, two years after the 2011 uprising that...

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NYPD Daily Blotter

Manhattan***A burglar was busted as he brazenly tried to saw his way into an East Village bar after closing time, authorities said. Michael Baxter, 53, was dressed as a construction worker as he lay on the ground outside the Bowery Bar at 2:10 a.m. Feb. 5 and tried to saw through the front door’s lock, court papers state. Cops spotted him, and he was charged...

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Oscar Pistorius's brother Carl faces homicide charges in 2010 car crash: report

Getty ImagesCarl Pistorius, older brother of tarnished athlete Oscar, faces homicide charges in a 2010 car crash, according to reports.Oscar Pistorius’s older brother Carl also faces homicide charges in South Africa over a 2010 car crash, it was reported today.Carl Pistorius allegedly struck and killed a female biker in the daytime crash, his lawyer told...

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NBC v. ESPN for Big East

Espn has matched NBC’s offer to buy the Big East Conference’s television rights for about $20 million per year over a period of six years, according to media reports.The Big East, a college athletic conference encompassing universities in the eastern half of the country, was working on a deal with NBC that would have put most of its football and men’s basketball...

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All ‘hail’ the Oscar winners

And the Oscar goes to “Lincoln” . . . at least according to city taxi riders.The historical drama won Best Picture in a monthlong survey of New York City taxi riders, officials said yesterday.“Lincoln” — heavily favored for Sunday night’s Oscars — scored 25 percent of the votes for Best Picture.The other winners were:* Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis (inset...

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5 dead after small jet crashes in Georgia

APAmbulances gather in Thomson, Ga., near the scene of a Wednesday plane crash that killed five people.THOMSON, Ga. — Five people were killed and two injured when a small jet crashed off the end of a runway in eastern Georgia, an official confirmed early Thursday.Thomson-McDuffie County Sheriff Logan Marshall said the jet crashed after 8 p.m. Wednesday....

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A ‘climb time’ act at Coney

Thrill seekers rejoice — there’s real “action” heading to Coney Island this summer. A 50-foot rock-climbing wall, a skydiving simulator and a rope-climbing obstacle course are among the features at a new adrenaline-laden fun zone called “Big Mark’s Action Park” set to open in Coney Island on Memorial Day weekend. “This park is geared for today’s active...

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NYPD sarge cuffed in child-porn case

An NYPD sergeant was arrested yesterday for watching child pornography online, cops said. Alberto Randazzo, 36, of Queens, was charged with use of a child in a sexual performance, promoting sexual performance by a child and possessing a sexual performance by a child.Cops wouldn’t say if the arrest came after an ongoing probe. ...

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Gramps ‘killed’ granny

A churchgoing Guyanese grandmother was allegedly slaughtered in Brooklyn yesterday by her husband — who nearly sliced her head off before the horrified eyes of their 4-year-old grandson, sources said.Hazel Robinson, 51, was butchered shortly before noon in her family’s Canarsie home by her husband, Ian, who allegedly stabbed her in the neck with a kitchen...

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Weird but true

This Bud’s for me.A Colorado brewery worker was nabbed for allegedly stealing 570 rare and expensive beers from his employers at Avery Brewing Company, police said.Adam James Dickinson, 26, worked at the Boulder business for a few months last year, and is accused of stealing beers worth $200 to $300, including brands like Duck Duck Gooze, Rogue Old Crustacean,...

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‘Blade Gunner’ tear gusher as he’s hit with gal-pal slay rap

“Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius bawled his eyes out yesterday in a South Africa courtroom, where he appeared on murder charges for allegedly gunning down his terrified gal pal through a locked bathroom door. Pistorius, 26, “repeatedly and intentionally” shot cover-girl model Reeva Steenkamp, 29, as she cowered in fear from the Olympic star, according to...

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WATCH: 400 injured after meteorite streaks across the sky in Russia

AFP/Getty ImagesThe trail of a falling object is seen above a residential apartment complex in Russia Friday.MOSCOW — A meteor streaked across the sky above Russia's Ural Mountains on Friday morning, causing sharp explosions and reportedly injuring more than 400 people, including many hurt by broken glass.Fragments of the meteor fell in a thinly populated...

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South African track star Oscar Pistorius questioned in girlfriend's shooting death: reports

REUTERSSouth Africa's Oscar Pistorius was one of the most inspirational athletes in the 2012 London Olympics.South African track star Oscar Pistorius — who became an Olympic legend by becoming the first person to race on prosthetic legs — was being questioned today by South African police for allegedly shooting his girlfriend dead at his home in Pretoria,...

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Welcome to fantasy world of gov’t as cure-all

John Podhoretz Last night, Barack Obama told Congress that “The American people don’t expect government to solve every problem.” They might not expect it, but don’t worry, he’s got a plan for every problem — and in every case, the solution is more government.Kids aren’t learning? Try universal preschool, because study after study shows...

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Cops pop gun-toting teen after rooftop firefight

Cops shot an armed teenager and apprehended another man after a gunfight erupted on a Brooklyn rooftop last night, sources said.Police said a 16-year-old male opened fire on a Brownsville rooftop at 10:13 last night. When the officers returned fire they shot him three times. The teenager was shot once in each arm and once in the leg.“They were just shooting...

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Bloomy the pill pusher

Andrea Peyser They’ve gone too far.City schools routinely provide mandatory lessons in deviant sex to 11-year-olds. But kids can forget about wrapping their little fingers on a fattening, contraband brownie. Now schools are tinkering with young girls’ bodies at an alarming rate. With the stealth of a school of sharks, your local education...

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