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Today's Top Stories Friday, October 05, 2012 DON'T PICK ON BIG BIRD! Sesame Street co-creator calls Mitt Romney's threat to pull plug on PBS 'silly' Lloyd Morrisett said he was baffled that Romney made his yellow-feathered friend a talking point in Wednesday’s debate with President Obama. Witness claims 'road rage' as cops shoot, kill Army reservist following chase An Army reservist with a clean record was fatally shot in his car by an NYPD detective early Thursday — before he even had “a chance to put his hands up” in surrender, a witness told the Daily News. Noel Polanco, 22, was killed on the Grand Central Parkway in what witness Diane DeFerrari called an act of “pure road rage” following a terrifying chase by cops in an unmarked vehicle. Daryl Hannah arrested while protesting oil pipeline in Texas Daryl Hannah of "Splash" fame was arrested in northeast Texas along with a 78-year-old landowner as the pair protested an oil pipeline designed to bring crude from Canada to the Gulf Coast. Disabled California granny takes on 13 intruders - with bear spray The Dixon, Calif., homeowner emptied the bear spray can on three of the crooks - one of them armed - when the group showed up at her door demanding marijuana.   News • Unarmed man killed by police near LaGuardia Airport • American in Israel opens fire at hotel in resort city of Eilat • Mother of Tamon Robinson charged for dent made by NYPD car that struck her son • Governor Andrew Cuomo's sister says, 'Cancer research has failed us' • Trayvon shooter mulls lawsuit against NBC • Mourners at Alexandra Kogut funeral wear purple Sports • NFL Bettor's Guide: Bears are the best bet in Week 5 • Fantasy Friday: Wake-up call for fantasy sleepers • Negro Leagues pictorial on display at Harlem art gallery • Bondy: For Girardi, call it calendar management • Tebow staying ready despite lack of playing time • Call Orioles vs. Rangers wild card the 'Buck Bowl' Gossip • Banquettes, look out! LiLo is back! • Daryl Hannah arrested in Texas protest • Ashley Dupre photographed with huge baby bump • Hulk Hogan sex tape surfaces online • Mail scare for Bristol Palin on 'Dancing With the Stars' • Mariah: Nicki Minaj did threaten to shoot me! Crime • Unarmed man killed by police near LaGuardia Airport • Trayvon shooter mulls lawsuit against NBC • Mourners at Alexandra Kogut funeral wear purple • Throw in the towel, you're guilty! • Panel recommends parole for ex-Manson follower • Guilty verdict tossed in sex assault of woman with cerebral palsy Entertainment • Movie Review: ‘The Oranges’ • Movie Review: 'Taken 2' • Public Theater rededicated after facelift • Daryl Hannah arrested in Texas protest • Ashley Dupre photographed with huge baby bump • Seinfeld yuks it up at Beacon Theater   Newsletter Options Daily News Pix Photo Galleries Daily Horoscope Weather Home Delivery   Editors Picks   PHOTOS: The Princess Bride 25 years later Want to find out what really happened to Buttercup and Westley? As you wish. Chris Brown breaks up with model girlfriend I don't want to see her hurt over my friendship with Rihanna," Chris brown said. PHOTOS: Obama and Romney face off and chow down From the looks of these photos, it seems the candidates are trying to eat their way to the top! Cameron Diaz: I'm hotter at 40 than at 25 The leggy leading lady flaunts her toned figure in the November issue of Esquire UK. GRAND FINALE: Yanks win AL East with blowout of Sox The Bombers clinched their third consecutive division title with a 14-2 beating of the Red Sox. SEE IT: Intimate portraits of the Japanese mob Photog spent 2 years with a family within the Yakuza, Japan’s world of organized crime. Man gets 15 years, SUCKER PUNCHES lawyer in court The cheap shot will get him an extra six months in jail. Brain cancer patient fights for the right to die Her devout parents have gone to court to keep her on life support.