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• Lewis faces 4-foot-3 celeb on Manziel height

  10-12-2014 23:35
  
  With 4-foot-3 celebrity in audience, Bengals' Lewis says his Manziel height remark was 'dumb'
  
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• New look for Franklin Templeton Shootout

  10-12-2014 23:15
  
  Fox set for golf debut at new-look Franklin Templeton Shootout
  
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• FDNY is urged to hire more women

  10-12-2014 22:53
  
  City Council members and advocates told the Fire Department of New York on Wednesday that it must boost the number of female firefighters beyond the current 44 out of 10,500. " The proportion of the department that is female — about 0.4 percent — is far lower than the national average of 3.4 percent, and Crowley said cities like Minneapolis, with a Fire Department that's 16 percent female, are setting the standard.
  
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• Iggy Azalea joining ABC's New Year's Eve special

  10-12-2014 21:23
  
  Iggy Azalea, Bastille, Derulo among acts joining ABC's 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' special
  
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• Show-runners on rise as TV Twitter celebrities

  10-12-2014 21:16
  
  As TV fans take to Twitter, so do (most of) those behind-the-scenes players running the show
  
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• Shonda Rhimes receives Hollywood leadership award

  10-12-2014 21:04
  
  Shonda Rhimes says other women paved the way as she accepts Sherry Lansing Leadership Award
  
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• Rivera: Anderson replacing Newton at QB vs. Bucs

  10-12-2014 20:41
  
  Panthers' Rivera: Anderson to start at QB vs. Bucs, Newton will be reevaluated next week
  
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• Disgraced former NYPD boss Kerik talks to recruits

  10-12-2014 20:36
  
  Disgraced former NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik has spoken to nearly 100 police recruits in New Jersey about his career and downfall.
  
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• Monaco's Princess Charlene gives birth to twins

  10-12-2014 20:23
  
  Palace: Monaco's Princess Charlene gives birth to royal twins, Gabriella and Jacques
  
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• Al-Jazeera disputes Kenya gov't allegations

  10-12-2014 19:42
  Al-Jazeera disputes Kenya gov't allegations after airing of 'death squad' documentary
  
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• New Year’s Resolution: Insure Your Apartment

  10-12-2014 19:00
  
  Before we know it, 2015 will be here, and you’re probably already thinking about the life-improving resolutions you’ll be making on New Year’s Eve (or maybe once you roll out of bed on New Year’s Day). Exercise more, drink less, eat less junk food, be kind to strangers… all great ideas. Here’s one more that’s easy to accomplish and requires no willpower: Make sure your apartment and all your belongings are insured. Maybe insuring your apartment is s
  
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• WILLIAMSBURG: Williamsburg, Bushwick, Greenpoint get new venues as others shutter

  10-12-2014 18:57
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Danielle FurfaroThe Brooklyn PaperNews of the Brooklyn indie music scene’s demise have been greatly exaggerated.
  
  The cascade of music venue closures in Williamsburg and Bushwick during recent months has led some to declare the club circuit dead — artists went so far as holding a dance party “funeral” for Williamsburg last week — but several new venues are giving it a fresh lease on life.
  
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• Book edition of torture report coming Dec. 30

  10-12-2014 18:39
  
  Book edition of CIA torture report scheduled for Dec. 30
  
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• Singing nun gives pope CD with 'Like a Virgin'

  10-12-2014 18:28
  Italy's singing nun gives pope her CD with controversial track 'Like a Virgin'
  
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• CBS sets Letterman's last show for May 20

  10-12-2014 18:19
  
  David Letterman's final 'Late Show' on CBS is set for May 20
  
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• Panthers' Cam Newton discharged from hospital

  10-12-2014 18:13
  
  Panthers' Newton discharged from hospital after crash, no police citation issued for accident
  
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• CIA report casts new pall over 'Zero Dark Thirty'

  10-12-2014 18:11
  
  Senate report on CIA interrogation casts new pall over Kathryn Bigelow's 'Zero Dark Thirty'
  
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• 'Killer Heels' looks at the history of high heels

  10-12-2014 18:01
  Review: Killer Heels' shows the fashion, history and art behind famous shoe
  
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• Full list of Screen Actors Guild Award nominees

  10-12-2014 17:50
  
  Full list of 21st annual Screen Actors Guild Award nominees
  
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• ART: Galapagos’s evolution taking it to Detroit

  10-12-2014 17:31
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Matthew PerlmanThe Brooklyn PaperA Dumbo gallery and venue is moving to the Motor City.
  
  In a stunning reversal of the Great Hipster Migration that has defined the part of Brooklyn nearest to the East River for going on two decades, Galapagos Art Space is packing it up and starting a new life in the Midwest. The move will end a 19-year run in the borough, first in Williamsburg, then, starting in 2008, in Dumbo. The head of the operation says that it may be
  
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• Your Ideal Week: Dec. 11 – Dec. 17

  10-12-2014 17:01
  
  We’ve got a warm-ish weekend ahead of us, or at least a sunny one, which will make all your holiday party-going and market-hopping that much more fun. On Saturday, head to Crown Heights for the South Franklin Ave. Holiday Stroll, where you can drink free wine at shops like Owl & Thistle, decoupage ornaments at Reclaimed Home and order food specials at Ital Kitchen, which we highly recommend visiting. On Sunday there are two quirky holiday markets to choose from—at The Diamond
  
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• Monaco's royal twins: Only one will get the throne

  10-12-2014 16:42
  Monaco awaits royal twins, but only one will become Prince Albert II's heir to the throne
  
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• Soap star pleads guilty in northeast Ohio crash

  10-12-2014 16:07
  Soap opera actor pleads guilty to vehicular assault for Ohio crash; says he drank, fell asleep
  
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• WILLIAMSBURG: Rim raiders: Bandits on car-wheel theft spree

  10-12-2014 15:54
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Danielle FurfaroThe Brooklyn PaperA band of thieves is stealing the wheels off of late-model cars around Williamsburg, and carting them off in black sedans, police said.
  
  The bandits have hit seven cars in the neighborhood during the past two weeks, according to a report.
  
  The most recent theft took place on Dec. 3, when officers say the sneaks broke into an apartment garage on Hope Street between Keap Street and Union Avenue and jacked the tires and rims o
  
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• 'Birdman' leads Screen Actors Guild nominations

  10-12-2014 15:42
  
  'Birdman' soars with 4 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, including best ensemble cast
  
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• Cops: Beanie Sigel was not target of shooting

  10-12-2014 15:28
  
  Police: Rapper Beanie Sigel was in 'wrong place, wrong time' and not target of shooting
  
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• Cat books: Purrfect holiday gifts for feline fans

  10-12-2014 15:23
  
  Cat books show who's top dog to some animal lovers, are purrfect holiday gifts for feline fans
  
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• Security increased following synagogue stabbing, shooting

  10-12-2014 15:21
  
  The student stabbed by an emotionally unstable man inside a Brooklyn synagogue was upgraded to stable condition. Levi Rosenblatt, 22, was stabbed in the head before his attacker was shot dead by police.  Security was increased at several synagogues following the attack.
  
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• German writer, Holocaust survivor dies at 91

  10-12-2014 15:10
  Ralph Giordano, prominent German writer and Holocaust survivor, dies at 91
  
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• Kirk and Anne Douglas reflect on 60-year romance

  10-12-2014 15:08
  Kirk and Anne Douglas reflect on life and a 60-year romance upon release of his 'last book'
  
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• King James commits personal foul with royal touch

  10-12-2014 15:03
  
  King James commits a personal foul by touching the shoulder of the future Queen of England
  
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• Sam Smith tops MTV's 2014 best artist list

  10-12-2014 13:10
  
  Sam Smith continues breakthrough year by topping MTV's Best Artist of 2014 list
  
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• Royals wrap up NYC visit with Sept. 11 museum tour

  10-12-2014 07:30
  
  Prince William, Kate wrap up NYC visit with tour of Sept. 11 museum, black-tie affair
  
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• WILLIAMSBURG: Gunman injures two in Graham Avenue pizzeria

  10-12-2014 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Danielle FurfaroThe Brooklyn Paper90th Precinct
  
  Southside–Williamsburg
  
  Cheese Louise!
  
  A desperado shot up a Graham Avenue pizza joint on Dec. 5, injuring two men, officers said.
  
  The 45-year-old victim said he was inside of the pizzeria between Meserole and Scholes streets at 11:40 pm with some friends when he heard gunshots.
  
  The slugs grazed him on his head, his right arm, and his chest, and a 54-year-old man sitting with him suffered a graze w
  
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• Swingers! Jazz Age Party creators throw ’30s ball in Fort Greene

  10-12-2014 06:00
  
  The jazz ’20s are out and the swinging ’30s are in! Read more.
  
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• Sunset Park shines with Christmas tree lighting

  10-12-2014 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyLet there be light!
  
  Sunset Parkers welcomed in the holiday season by swadling an 18-foot Christmas tree in lights at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help basilica on Dec. 4.
  
  
  
  One attendee said she and her family make the trip from Bay Ridge to Sunset Park annually to catch the tree-lighting.
  
  “We go every year and like it very much — the show, the kids,” said Alesia Abyshkov who b
  
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• PARK SLOPE: Jewel thief strikes Fourth Avenue apartment

  10-12-2014 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Noah HurowitzThe Brooklyn Paper78th Precinct
  
  Park Slope
  
  No thanks
  
  A Park Slope jewel thief made off with a hefty bag of loot from an apartment on Fourth Avenue in a Thanksgiving burglary, cops said.
  
  The victim went away on Nov. 26, making sure to lock the bedroom window and front door to his apartment between Bergen and Dean streets, according to a report. But when he returned on Nov. 28, a thief had managed to enter through the window and ransack a st
  
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• NOT FOR NUTHIN’: Freeze! I mean don’t freeze those eggs!

  10-12-2014 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyWhat a crock. Heavy emphasis on crock.
  
  I read that tech giants Apple and Facebook have offered to cover the cost of their female workers to freeze their eggs and postpone pregnancy so they can extend their work life. How big of them.
  
  And this is supposed to be a good thing for the women?
  
  How dare corporate America even begin to proffer this as an option? The thought is so heinous it renders me speechless.
  
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• NIGHTLIFE: Swingers! Jazz Age Party creators throw ’30s ball in Fort Greene

  10-12-2014 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Danielle FurfaroThe Brooklyn PaperThe jazz ’20s are out and the swinging ’30s are in!
  
  The folks behind the much beloved Jazz Age Lawn Party that takes place annually Governor’s Island are throwing another throwback party in Fort Greene on Dec. 13. But unlike the summer event, which channels the spirit of 1920s, the Winter Ball is a celebration of the fashion and music of the 1930s and 1940s, an organizer explained.
  
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• NIGHTLIFE: Bushwick bar to host ‘anti-SantaCon’ show

  10-12-2014 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonThe Brooklyn PaperNo-no-no! Merry Christmas!
  
  Bushwick’s Kings County Saloon is hosting a Christmas show from drag-queen and comedian Chicken B----- on Dec. 13, but don’t expect Santa Claus to make an appearance. The bar is advertising the event as an “anti-SantaCon” for locals seeking refuge from the hundreds of belligerent St. Nicks expected to roam the streets, according to the establishment’s owner.
  
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• MILL BASIN: Noshing with St. Nick

  10-12-2014 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Vanessa OgleBrooklyn DailyChristmas cheer was part of this balanced breakfast!
  
  Kids jumpstarted the Yuletide festivities at King Plaza’s “Breakfast with Santa” in Mill Basin on Dec. 6. The youngsters dined and danced to celebrate the jolly old elf’s early arrival to neighborhood.
  
  The children chowed down on bagels with cream cheese or jelly, and when they finished eating, they danced alongside
  
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• HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: High-powered Jefferson jumpstarts season

  10-12-2014 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Patrick McCormackBrooklyn DailyThomas Jefferson wanted a fast start to the new season after losing in its second-straight city title game last year. Consider the New York City hoops community on notice in the early goings.
  
  “The team was anxious to get back,” said Orange Wave coach Bud Pollard. “I think we felt like Miami after losing last year to the Spurs. These guys are locked in and focused. They are working hard. I can’t ask f
  
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• FORT GREENE: Swingers! Jazz Age Party creators throw ’30s ball in Fort Greene

  10-12-2014 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Danielle FurfaroBrooklyn DailyThe jazz ’20s are out and the swinging ’30s are in!
  
  The folks behind the much beloved Jazz Age Lawn Party that takes place annually Governor’s Island are throwing another throwback party in Fort Greene on Dec. 13. But unlike the summer event, which channels the spirit of 1920s, the Winter Ball is a celebration of the fashion and music of the 1930s and 1940s, an organizer explained.
  
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• CRIME: Cops: Louts beat and rob man on W. 11th Street

  10-12-2014 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn Daily60th Precinct
  
  Coney Island—Brighton Beach—Seagate
  
  Masked beat-down
  
  Two chumps beat up a guy and stole his phone and coat on W. 11th Street on Dec. 1.
  
  The pair came up to their victim between Avenues W and X wearing black hoodies and masks at 10:52 pm, police said. One said, “Give me your s---” and then punched the man in the face while his partner tried to pry the phone from the guy’s hand, a police
  
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• Bushwick bar to host ‘anti-SantaCon’ show

  10-12-2014 06:00
  
  No-no-no! Merry Christmas! Read more.
  
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• BROOKLYN HEIGHTS: NYPD: Man cuts himself attempting to slash cabbie

  10-12-2014 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Matthew PerlmanThe Brooklyn Paper84th Precinct
  
  Brooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–Downtown
  
  Hack attack thwarted
  
  Cops cuffed a man who they say sliced his own hand with a box-cutter on Nov. 24 while trying to rob a cab driver at Livingston Street and Bond Street, the authorities reported.
  
  The 46-year-old cabbie told police he dropped off some passengers at the intersection at 5 pm, and that the suspect entered his car and demanded money
  
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• Blackbirds volleyball falls in NCAA tournament opener

  10-12-2014 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyAn NCAA tournament victory has again eluded the Long Island University women’s volleyball team.
  
  The Blackbirds won a third-straight Northeast Conference title and ninth in the 11 years before dropping a hard fought 25–23, 25–19, 25–18 match to host UCLA in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Dec. 6.
  
  It is the second time in three years Long Island University has fallen to the Bruins in the fi
  
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• BENSONHURST: Cops: Man loots laundry detergent, attacks security guard

  10-12-2014 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Max JaegerThe Brooklyn Paper62nd Precinct
  
  Bensonhurst—Bath Beach
  
  Dirty deeds
  
  Police arrested a guy who they say stole laundry detergent from an 86th Street pharmacy on Dec. 6 and punched the security guard who tried to stop him in the face.
  
  Cops say the suspect came into the store between 21st Avenue and Bay Parkway in Bensonhurst at 10:35 pm and snatched the soap. When a security guard confronted the accused, he punched the guard in the face and
  
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• BAY RIDGE: Would-be Third Avenue bank robber flees empty-handed

  10-12-2014 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Max JaegerThe Brooklyn Paper68th Precinct
  
  Bay Ridge—Dyker Heights
  
  Bank robbery flop
  
  A spineless man tried to rob a Third Avenue bank on Dec. 2 — but fled when the teller called the manager, according to police.
  
  Officers said the bandit walked into the branch between 95th and 96th Streets in Bay Ridge at 1:15 pm and passed the teller a note that read, “This is a robbery. I have a gun. Pull [sic] all money in an envelope. No dye packs.
  
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• Former Miss America Mary Ann Mobley dies at 77

  10-12-2014 05:34
  
  Former Miss America Mary Ann Mobley, who became an actress and documentarian, dies at 77
  
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