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• TV celeb Sandra Lee pulled into NY legislative ethics debate

  19-03-2015 23:55
  
  TV celeb Sandra Lee pulled into NY ethics debate; GOP wants financial info on gov's girlfriend
  
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• Join Us for the 2nd Annual 5x10 Talks

  19-03-2015 23:02
  What do the Brooklyn Brewery brewmaster, the co-founders of Tough Mudder and Brooklyn Industries, an award-winning novelist, and an architect who helped design Barclays Center all have in common? They are your amazing line-up for the 2nd annual 5x10 Talks taking place at 7:30pm on Wednesday, May 6th at BRIC.
  
  As with last year’s sold-out event, we will ask the following five local innovators to speak for 10 minutes each on the subject of “What’s Next?”
  
  
  
  
  Vishaan Chakra
  
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• 'Exclusively for white people' stickers put on Austin stores

  19-03-2015 22:59
  
  Stickers that say 'exclusively for white people' placed on Austin businesses; mayor angered
  
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• Jaguars claim Pierce off waivers after release from Ravens

  19-03-2015 22:37
  
  Jaguars claim running back Bernard Pierce off waivers following release from Ravens
  
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• At SXSW, folk-roots mother-son duo build buzz

  19-03-2015 22:26
  
  At SXSW, folk-roots mother-son duo Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear continue to build buzz
  
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• MTA app contest winners

  19-03-2015 22:13
  
  An app that notifies riders about train arrival times with voice alerts as they approach the stations they most frequent and an app that allows riders to simply point their smartphone towards a bus stop to see departure times are the Grand Prize winners in this year's App Quest 3.0. Sponsored by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
  
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• Finale of 'Empire' draws 17.6 million viewers

  19-03-2015 20:31
  
  Fox's 'Empire' ends a record-setting first-season run with 17.6 million viewers
  
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• Chitra Ganesh on Eyes of Time

  19-03-2015 19:43
  Tuesday, March 24, 2015 7:00 pm
  
  
  
  
  
  Central Library, Dweck Center
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Exploring ideas of femininity, empowerment, and multiplicity, Brooklyn-based artist Chitra Ganesh's current exhibit at Brooklyn Museum, Chitra Ganesh: Eyes of Time, centers on a monumental mural that takes Kali, the Hindu goddess of destruction and rebirth, and
  
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• Brooklyn Independents: Ugly Duckling Presse presents Kate Colby, A Maxwell and Simone White

  19-03-2015 19:23
  Tuesday, April 28, 2015 7:00 pm
  
  
  
  
  
  Central Library, Dweck Center
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Kate Colby reads from I Mean. UDP also published her books Unbecoming Behavior ( 2008) and The Return of the Native (2011).  Andrew Maxwell reads from Candor is the brightest shield .read more
  
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• Brooklyn Independents: Hanging Loose Press presents Yolanda Wisher, Pablo Medina and Kimiko Hahn

  19-03-2015 19:23
  Tuesday, April 21, 2015 7:00 pm
  
  
  
  
  
  Central Library, Dweck Center
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Yolanda Wisher, who co-edited of Peace is a Haiku Song with Sonia Sanchez,  reads from  Monk Eats an Afro. Pablo Medina , the author of fourteen books, reads from Highway of Blazing Cars. Kimiko Hahn published her first book of poetry with Hanging Loose an
  
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• Russell Simmons plans for a hip-hop musical 'The Scenario'

  19-03-2015 19:05
  
  Russell Simmons plans for a hip-hop musical called 'The Scenario' in 2016 using existing hits
  
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• Ex-Raven Ray Lewis sues attorney over development project

  19-03-2015 19:04
  
  Former Baltimore Raven Ray Lewis sues attorney over failed MVP Lanes development project
  
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• Wife of Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor files for divorce

  19-03-2015 19:01
  
  Wife of Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor Gustavo Dudamel files for divorce
  
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• Miss America contestants in nationwide day of service

  19-03-2015 18:38
  
  Miss America contestants to do nationwide day of public service for children's hospitals
  
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• Disney Channel plans biopic of pitching prodigy Mo'ne Davis

  19-03-2015 18:33
  
  Disney Channel plans 'Throw Like Mo,' a biopic of Little League pitching prodigy Mo'ne Davis
  
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• Three Events Every Soon-to-Wed Should Attend

  19-03-2015 18:13
  
  1. Rock the Wedding Bells, Wednesday, March 25: Your wedding will be most meaningful event you throw together, so your... Read More… Read More
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• Zayn Malik flies home from One Direction tour with stress

  19-03-2015 17:38
  
  One man down: 'Stressed' Zayn Malik drops out of One Direction world tour
  
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• Suddenly, ex-Duke players call many big college hoops games

  19-03-2015 17:35
  
  Suddenly, former Duke players seem to be analyzing nearly every big college basketball game
  
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• John Travolta movie begins filming in central Ohio

  19-03-2015 17:31
  
  Crew takes over steps of Ohio Statehouse as filming of John Travolta movie starts in Columbus
  
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• Woman: Hernandez got aggressive at club days before killing

  19-03-2015 17:31
  
  Woman: Ex-Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez got aggressive at club 2 nights before killing
  
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• Two Free Weeks of Summer Camp

  19-03-2015 17:30
  
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• American music historian Samuel Charters dies at 85

  19-03-2015 17:02
  
  Samuel Charters, noted American blues, jazz historian, novelist dies at 85
  
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• Nile Rodgers: 'Blurred Lines' court verdict 'shocking'

  19-03-2015 16:44
  
  Musician Nile Rodgers: 'Blurred Lines' plagiarism verdict 'shocking'
  
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• Dean Winters and Josh Duhamel, cracking cases as they clash

  19-03-2015 16:43
  
  Dean Winters and Josh Duhamel: Cracking cases while they clash on cop drama 'Battle Creek'
  
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• Snow for NYC area on first day of spring

  19-03-2015 16:12
  Spring arrives on Friday and will bring a snow storm with it.Up to four inches of snow is expected for the New York City area with areas of the Jersey Shore expected to get nearly six inches. The storm will begin with a rain/snow mix at about 1 p.m. The slushy mix will turn over to snow during the evening commute.
  
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• A 'Mad Men' exhibit welcomes visitors to Don Draper's world

  19-03-2015 15:07
  
  A 'Mad Men' exhibit at New York's Moving Image museum welcomes visitors to Don Draper's world
  
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• #76759: Featuring the House that Herman Built, by jackie sumell & Herman Wallace: Herman’s House The Film

  19-03-2015 14:49
  Thursday, April 16, 2015 7:00 pm
  
  
  
  
  
  Central Library, Dweck Center
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  What kind of house does a man who has lived in a six-foot-by-nine-foot cell for over 30 years dream of? This question propelled artist Jackie Sumell into a remarkable project and friendship with Herman Wallace, a Black Panther activist who spent over 40 years in so
  
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• Brief delay in Aaron Hernandez trial because of juror's note

  19-03-2015 14:29
  
  Brief delay in murder trial of ex-New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez because of juror's note
  
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• 76759: Featuring the House that Herman Built, by jackie sumell & Herman Wallace: Mothers of Bedford

  19-03-2015 14:29
  Sunday, May 10, 2015 1:00 pm
  
  
  
  
  
  Central Library, Dweck Center
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Eighty percent of women in US prisons today are mothers of school-age children. Mothers of Bedford explores the effects of a long-term prison sentence on the mother-child relationship through the stories of five incarcerated women. It shows the normal frustrations of p
  
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• 76759: Featuring the House that Herman Built, by jackie sumell & Herman Wallace.

  19-03-2015 14:29
  Wednesday, May 20, 2015 7:00 pm
  
  
  
  
  
  Central Library, Dweck Center
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  A community conversation with policy experts about the justice system in New York, in particular the effects of policies and reforms such as the ending of solitary confinement for juveniles and the repeal of Rockefeller drug laws.
  
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• The British are coming to late-night: Corden ready to chat

  19-03-2015 14:19
  
  From UK to Broadway to CBS' 'Late Late Show': James Corden's unlikely route to host's chair
  
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• Moldova bans Russian journalists, Crimea documentary

  19-03-2015 14:07
  
  Moldova bans Russian journalists, says documentary about Crimea not welcome
  
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• Meghan Trainor, Reba McEntire headline state fair slate

  19-03-2015 14:03
  
  Meghan Trainor, Reba McEntire, among concert acts announced for this summer's Ohio State Fair
  
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• Sufjan Stevens Strips Down for Long-Awaited New Album, “Carrie & Lowell”

  19-03-2015 14:00
  
  Of the albums that came out in 2005, Sufjan Stevens’ breakthrough record Illinois stands out in my mind. When I... Read More… Read More
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• MetroCard fare hike takes effect Sunday

  19-03-2015 13:38
  Commuters who use Metropolitan Transportation Authority buses, subways, bridges, tunnels and the Long Island Rail Road and Metro North Rail Road will begin paying higher fares on Sunday, Mar. 22. The base fare of a single subway or bus ride will go up a quarter, from $2.50 to $2.75.
  
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• 6th teen arrested in connection with McDonald's brawl

  19-03-2015 12:50
  A sixth teenager has been arrested in connection with the caught-on-camera beating of a 15-year-old girl at a McDonald's in Brooklyn. The 15-year-year-old girl was arrested Wednesday evening and charged with robbery and gang assault. The girl's name was not released because she's a minor. Two 17-year-old girls and girls aged 14, 15, and 16 also have been arrested in connection with the March 9 beating.
  
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• Big in Asia, Line app hopes cute factor will win worldwide

  19-03-2015 09:31
  
  Popular Asian messaging app Line using cute merchandizing to spread to other regions
  
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• Iggy Azalea on social media, tour, new album, Britney Spears

  19-03-2015 09:24
  
  Iggy Azalea talks leaving social media, delayed tour and collaborating with Britney Spears
  
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• Philippines imposes 'weed bond' on One Direction

  19-03-2015 08:51
  
  Philippines imposes bonds on One Direction for concert, to be forfeited if found using drugs
  
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• Travolta movie begins filming in central Ohio

  19-03-2015 07:26
  
  Crew takes over steps of Ohio Statehouse as filming of John Travolta movie starts in Columbus
  
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• Trump in New Hampshire as he eyes presidential bid _ again

  19-03-2015 06:56
  
  Donald Trump in early voting state of New Hampshire as he eyes presidential bid _ again
  
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• AP EXPLAINS: March Madness, when America goes basketball mad

  19-03-2015 05:54
  
  AP EXPLAINS: March Madness, when America goes basketball mad
  
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• Shat show! Film night celebrates the lesser-known works of William Shatner

  19-03-2015 05:00
  
  Boldly watch what no man has seen before. Read more.
  
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• Bensonhurst author describes leaving the Hasidim

  19-03-2015 05:00
  
  This writer is in the spotlight, losing his religion. Read more.
  
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• Gaye's family attempts to stop 'Blurred Lines' distribution

  19-03-2015 02:04
  
  Marvin Gaye's family attempts to stop 'Blurred Lines' distribution following trial verdict
  
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• Producer of latest Bond film denies Mexico changed script

  19-03-2015 01:53
  
  Producer of latest Bond film denies script was changed because of incentives from Mexico
  
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• Bubba Watson withdraws from Bay Hill

  19-03-2015 00:34
  
  Masters champ Bubba Watson withdraws from Bay Hill citing death of friend
  
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• Settlement reached in 2008 Roger Clemens defamation lawsuit

  19-03-2015 00:31
  
  Settlement reached in ex-trainer's long-running defamation lawsuit against Roger Clemens
  
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• Audio of Durst in bathroom could play 2 ways in murder case

  19-03-2015 00:27
  
  Prosecutors will weigh value, risk of presenting Durst documentary clips, audio to jurors
  
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• Portions of jailhouse calls made by Aaron Hernandez

  19-03-2015 00:17
  
  Portions of jailhouse calls made by ex-New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez
  
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