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A heat wave is expected to bake the city even into the weekend, prompting officials to issue warnings and open cooling centers. | Watch the latest update from city officials

The hacker group Anonymous claimed Thursday that it had broken into NATO’s servers and had gotten hold of a stockpile of restricted material.

Raw sewage could end up on city beaches as untreated water continues to be dumped into the Hudson River following a four-alarm fire yesterday at the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant in Harlem.

After taking two straight games from the St. Louis Cardinals, holding powerful Albert Pujols in check and clambering back over .500, the Mets turned into their usual average selves on Thursday at Citi Field, losing to the Cards, 6-2, thanks to a fifth inning filled with embarrassing miscues.

John Edwards has a multimillion-dollar bill to pay. The Federal Election Commission ruled Thursday that the disgraced former Democratic presidential candidate must pay back $2.3 million in campaign matching funds to the government.

A source close to the talks told the Daily News that the NFL Players Association is dragging its feet over re-forming as a union, which the league says is essential to a deal getting down. The NFLPA decertified on March 11 and then filed an antitrust suit against the NFL.

Starving Somali families desperate for food were beaten back with gun butts Thursday as they battled for supplies one day after a famine affecting 3.7 million people was declared.

With an excessive heat and air quality warning in effect, city officials are urging residents to take it easy today as temperatures are once again expected to climb into the mid to upper 90s. | Watch the latest update from city officials

Brandon Dubinsky went from not wanting to waste time to getting the job done in the nick of time. With a salary arbitration hearing set for Thursday, Dubinsky agreed to a four-year, $16.8 million contract with the Rangers, avoiding the nasty process of team and player arguing over his worth.

Captain America soars onto the silver screen in spectacular fashion. NY1′s Neil Rosen filed the following review.