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amny.com — Man allegedly attacks wife with meat cleaver A Flushing woman was fighting for her life Wednesday morning after her husband allegedly took a cleaver to her head during a domestic dispute, police said. The unidentified 52-year-old woman was listed in critical condition at New York Hospital of Queens following the incident, with several wounds to her head and body, according to the authorities.

amny.com — Senate passes bill to criminalize synthetic pot Albany has gotten a step closer to making it a crime for anyone to sell synthetic marijuana in the state. The State Assembly passed a bill Wednesday that would impose jail time and fines for anyone selling chemical alternatives to THC.

amny.com — Bloomberg under fire for weekend helicopter trips The mayor's office is keeping mum about a video that shows him allegedly violating a ban on using a helicopter at the East 34th Street helipad, but nearby residents say he has been a constant pest.

amny.com — Hip-Hop Hall of Fame finds home in NYC, set to open in 2014 After years of planning and setbacks, the long awaited Hip-Hop Hall of Fame is headed to Manhattan. The exact details of the museum are still being worked out according to the hall's business manager Bobby Fisher, but it will be open in midtown by 2014.

amny.com — Bloomberg: WTC sphere should stay in Battery Park City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday that the symbolic World Trade Center sphere should stay put in Battery Park City - but he doesn't plan to put up a fight to keep it there.

amny.com — Cardinal Dolan sues Obama admin over birth control mandate Cardinal Timothy Dolan is moving head on against the president in court to reverse the mandate for birth control options in the health care programs of the New York Archdiocese. In a lawsuit filed Monday in Brooklyn federal court against the U.S.

amny.com — Will Smith says he's the 'natural choice' to play Barack Obama Could Will Smith play President Barack Obama? As far as the actor is concerned, yes he can! While promoting "Men in Black 3," Smith told the BBC Monday that he is the "natural choice" to play Obama in a biopic.