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• The Latest: Company exec: Deadly bus crash 'devastating'

  24-09-2015 23:57
  
  The Latest: President of amphibious tour company says ongoing training aims to ensure safety
  
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• Longtime impostor who inspired Sundance film pleads guilty

  24-09-2015 23:49
  
  Detroit-area man who made a career as impostor pleads guilty to identity theft
  
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• Nancy Meyers: People don't see my movies for plot twists

  24-09-2015 22:55
  
  Nancy Meyers talks creating characters, great sets and the idea of a 'Private Benjamin' reboot
  
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• Almost Four Years In, the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research Graduates to the Next Level

  24-09-2015 22:45 via bkmag.com
  
  Rudolph Cronau’s drawing of Wagner’s opera house, Bayreuth, flanked by his birthplace (left) and place of death.
  Photo via the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research
  Just under four years ago, the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research was founded by Ajay Singh Chaudhary as something of an alternative—for both students and professors—to our current higher education system. Chaudhary—then on his way to earning a PhD at Columbia University; now a lecturer&nb
  
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• Activision expanding 'Call of Duty' e-sports competition

  24-09-2015 22:31
  
  Activision expanding 'Call of Duty' e-sports competition to year-round league
  
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• STANDING O: It’s thumbs up for Fay Gritz

  24-09-2015 22:19
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyMidwoodL’chaim!Three cheers and a huzzah to Fay Gritz. The strong-as-grits centenarian-plus turned 103 wonderful years young on Sept. 14 and celebrated with cake, cards, and balloons at Ateret Avot Senior Home, where she has resided for the past 14 years. Born in Hungry in 1912, our gal Fay emigrated to the U.S.A. in the mid 1920s, according to Alan Magill, the home’s director of recreation. She has one son, Harold,
  
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• A wonderful life: Berra family reminisces at Yogi's museum

  24-09-2015 22:12
  
  A wonderful life: Berra family gathers at Yogi's museum and the memories keep tumbling out
  
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• Highlights of the 53rd New York Film Festival

  24-09-2015 21:25
  
  From 'Bridge of Spies' to 'Miles Ahead,' highlights of the 53rd New York Film Festival
  
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• Glenn Close, husband divorce after 9 years of marriage

  24-09-2015 21:04
  
  Glenn Close, entrepreneur husband David Shaw divorce after 9 years of marriage
  
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• Suspect in deadly South By Southwest crash pleads not guilty

  24-09-2015 20:55
  
  Suspect in Austin's deadly 2014 South By Southwest crash pleads not guilty to murder counts
  
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• Storm disaster declared on Greek 'Mamma Mia!' island

  24-09-2015 20:44
  
  Storm disaster declared on Greek island of Skopelos, where ABBA movie 'Mamma Mia!' was filmed
  
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• Putin, Trump open new '60 Minutes' season on CBS

  24-09-2015 20:44
  
  New CBS '60 Minutes' season opens with unusually newsy pair _ Putin and Trump
  
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• A loving resurrection of the Twin Towers opens NY Film Fest

  24-09-2015 20:42
  
  A loving resurrection of the Twin Towers in 'The Walk' opens the New York Film Festival
  
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• Win Tickets to the Food Network and Cooking Channel Wine & Food Festival

  24-09-2015 20:03
  
  In a city full of food celebrations the Food Network and Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival is one of the most biggest and most impressive. We’ve collaborated with Time Out New York, Wine Awesomeness, Mister Spoils and the festival itself to give away four sets of tickets, to four different events:
  Grand Tasting presented by ShopRite featuring Samsung® Culinary Demonstrations presented by MasterCard Come hang out with some of the biggest names in food (as well as a
  
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• A look at sites Pope Francis will visit in NYC, Philadelphia

  24-09-2015 20:01
  
  A look at the sites Pope Francis will visit in New York, Philadelphia
  
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• The cast of 'The Warriors' reunite for one last subway ride to Coney Island

  24-09-2015 19:58
  
  For those of us who grew up in 70s Brooklyn, the New York City depicted in The Warriors wasn't that far-fetched. Sure, there weren't marauding gangs dressed as baseball players or mimes (as far as we know) but the 1979 cult classic didn't need to rely on movie magic to create the post-apocalyptic look of a lot of the Big Apple back then. Fast-forward to 2015. Coney Island looks very different now, but the love for The Warriors has only gotten stronger. Rolling Stone joined most of the cast
  
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• Hungary walks out of book fair in Sweden after protest

  24-09-2015 19:43
  
  Hungarian delegates walk out of book fair in Sweden after writers protest migrant policies
  
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• Vote Skylar Spence for Prom King

  24-09-2015 19:39 via bkmag.com
  
  Photo by Daniel Dorsa.
  This was a year without a song of the summer, but Skylar Spence’s “Can’t You See” would have been a strong contender. Ebullient and disco-inflected, it’s an anthem for feeling yourself no matter what, the unabashedly bold chorus declaring, “In the heat of the moment, I thought that I could kiss myself.” It’s a big step from the onetime vaporwave visionary, aka Ryan DeRobertis, who made headlines when he started singing on las
  
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• NYC filmmaker who starred with Natalie Portman dies in crash

  24-09-2015 19:33
  New York City-based filmmaker who starred in 2005 movie with Natalie Portman dies in car crash
  
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• These Are the 38 Best Affordable Restaurants in Brooklyn

  24-09-2015 19:25 via bkmag.com
  
  Hometown BBQ, one of the best affordable restaurants in Brooklyn
  photo by Austin McAllister
  Michelin stars are among the most highly coveted awards a restaurant can earn; chefs have been known to actually kill themselves over losing one. This seems excessive! But what do we know. Anyway, the things about those Michelin stars is that they’re usually attached to the kind of restaurants at which it’s possible to spend as much on dinner for two as some people do on groceries for a w
  
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• The 8 Fried Chicken Sandwiches You Need to Try Right Now

  24-09-2015 19:16 via bkmag.com
  
  Mark our words, the “Summer of the Fried Chicken Sandwich” (instigated by Fuku, ShakeShack, Mighty Quinn’s et al), may soon give way to the “Autumn of the Veggie Burger,” foreshadowed by Superiority Burger, Nu Burger, and No. 7 Veggie. But before the tide inexorably turns towards virtuous bean and seitan patties, there’s still time to pay your respects to Brooklyn’s best deep-fried contenders in all their many forms, from the Israeli pitas at Batata to
  
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• Wyeth paintings owned by Charlton Heston to be auctioned

  24-09-2015 18:30
  
  3 Andrew Wyeth paintings owned by Charlton Heston to be auctioned in NYC in November
  
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• TLC specials to focus on Duggar daughters Jill and Jessa

  24-09-2015 18:18
  
  TLC specials will focus on Duggar daughters Jill and Jessa as they move beyond family scandal
  
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• CROWN HEIGHTS: Video: Yahoo shoots at car in the middle of Crown Heights street

  24-09-2015 17:51
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Harry MacCormackThe Brooklyn PaperPolice are looking for a maniac who shot at a moving car in the middle of a Crown Heights street earlier this month.A security camera caught the yahoo running across Sterling Place at Nostrand Avenue, indiscriminately firing off rounds at the back of a car at around 10:45 pm on Sept. 11, according to a report.Authorities say no injuries were reported.
  Police ask anyone with information about the incident to call Crime Stopp
  
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• Stranger Cat Rediscovers Music in the Wilderness

  24-09-2015 17:33
  
  Cat Martino of Stranger Cat | photo: Big Hassle
  Cat Martino named her latest solo project as sort of a double entendre, one that incorporates her own name and the idea of ‘stranger music.’ But the name of ‘Stranger Cat’ is also a connection to a curious incident that happened while she and her collaborator Sven Britt were working on the album that became In the Wilderness.
  “When we were in Northern California,” she told me during a recent conversation in
  
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• Minister signals Chris Brown won't be allowed into Australia

  24-09-2015 16:34
  
  Minister signals Chris Brown won't be allowed to tour Australia because of criminal record
  
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• Chicago's WGN-TV apologizes for yellow star Nazi symbol

  24-09-2015 16:24
  
  Chicago's WGN-TV apologizes for using yellow star Nazi symbol in report on Yom Kippur
  
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• Don Henley casts all-star guests for new country album

  24-09-2015 15:42
  
  Eagles' Don Henley casts A-list voices, from Miranda to Dolly to Jagger, for country album
  
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• 'CSI' ends its 15-season run with 2-hour reunion finale

  24-09-2015 15:26
  
  Solid evidence: a 2-hour special marks the end of 'Crime Scene Investigation' after 15 seasons
  
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• HGTV's 'Property Brothers' book is coming out next April

  24-09-2015 15:08
  
  Handy home guide: HGTV's 'Property Brothers' book coming out in April 2016
  
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• Leg Men: Finders Keepers

  24-09-2015 15:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Finders KeepersDirected by Bryan Carberry and Clay TweelOpens September 25
  Maybe someone shared this story into your timeline already: in 2007 the contents of a storage locker in Maiden, North Carolina were auctioned off when their renter, John Wood, stopped paying his monthly bill. At that auction, Shannon Whisnant purchased a barbecue smoker, inside of which he found Wood’s left leg, amputated from below the knee following the plane crash in which his father was killed. Wood had been ha
  
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• TomorrowWorld makes mark in US since crossover from Europe

  24-09-2015 14:50
  
  TomorrowWorld electronic music festival makes mark in US since crossover from Europe
  
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• Jesse Eisenberg and other actors embark on literary path

  24-09-2015 14:50
  
  Stage, screen and page: Jesse Eisenberg and other actors embark on literary path
  
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• Longtime impostor who inspired film back in court in Detroit

  24-09-2015 14:28
  
  Man who made a career as impostor due in Detroit court in identity theft case
  
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• AP Interview: Patty Griffin uses grief on 'Servant of Love'

  24-09-2015 14:25
  
  AP Interview: Songwriter Patty Griffin tackles loss, looks ahead on new 'Servant of Love'
  
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• Run the World: How These 8 Women Entrepreneurs Are Changing Their Industries

  24-09-2015 14:20 via bkmag.com
  
  Beyonce showing who runs the world. (Women.)
  While it is undeniable that in recent years women have been taking over leadership roles in businesses and have an emerging presence in once primarily male-dominated fields, slowly chipping away at the still-existent corporate glass ceiling, it’s also true that women continue to average just 78 cents to the man’s dollar (much less for black and Latino women). But despite these inequalities—or maybe because of them&mdas
  
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• Jesse Eisenberg and other actors embark and literary path

  24-09-2015 14:10
  
  Stage, screen and page: Jesse Eisenberg and other actors embark on literary path
  
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• FUZZY BROOKLYN: Pussies galore! Cat cafe opens in Fort Greene

  24-09-2015 08:45
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Harry MacCormackThe Brooklyn PaperAt this Fort Greene cafe, you don’t just pick up the tab — you can also pick up a tabby.An animal rescue group has opened a “cat cafe” at Myrtle Avenue and Adelphi Street, where feline fanciers can cuddle kitties while drinking their lattes or get a new pet pussy to-go — and the concept is catnip for local residents, said one patron.“People just go gaga over it,” said Jerry Pura, wh
  
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• What’s it like to be a Pope? A day in the life of Francis

  24-09-2015 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Shavana AbruzzoBrooklyn DailyYou need the stamina of a workhorse, the patience of Job, and the endurance of an Alvin Ailey dancer to be the Servant of the servants of God — at least judging from the diverse and demanding duties of a Pope.The pontiff — variously known as Papa, Holy Father, Supreme Pastor, and The Rock — is the religious successor of St. Peter entrusted with leading followers of the 1.2-billion strong Catholic Church on a gl
  
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• Welcome to New York, Your Holiness

  24-09-2015 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Shavana AbruzzoBrooklyn DailyNew York CIty, meet the People’s Pope!Septuagenarian superstar Pope Francis will receive a rock star’s welcome when he disembarks “Shepherd One” at John F. Kennedy International Airport next week (likely lugging his own bag), as part of a three-city apostolic trek to the East Coast, featuring a 40-hour spirit around Gotham that would leave Batman breathless.
  Soon after landing, the 78-year-old pontiff &md
  
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• Venerable Vatican is the world’s tiniest nation

  24-09-2015 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Shavana AbruzzoBrooklyn DailyMonaco is widely regarded as the world’s smallest country, but that tall honor belongs to a micro-state an eighth the size of Central Park, located 400 miles away in the Italian capital of Rome.Vatican City is home of the Catholic Church, and the site of the papal residence and the Holy See — the Church’s supreme organ of government. It is also a treasure trove of exceptional data:• The Vatican is governed
  
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• STANDING O: There were never such devoted sisters

  24-09-2015 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyBorough wideHelen Guzzone and Anna Del Priore share more than a set of parents and four siblings — they share the same birthday of Sept. 5. Helen celebrated 100 years young and Anna celebrated 103 years young. Who would have thunk it?Helen’s son Nick Guzzone hosted the party at Chadwick’s Restaurant in Bay Ridge, where grandchildren Nicole Swenson, David Guzzone, Darlene Jasmine, Michael Maccaro, and Todd LaLim
  
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• STANDING O: Standing O says “Crikey mates they’re here!”

  24-09-2015 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyMarine Park
  Crikey mates! Australian Exchange students from St. Aidan’s School in Brisbane were welcomed by their host families, staff and students at St. Edmund Preparatory High School with a breakfast at the school earlier this month.Members of the student council including Alain Pasquis, president; Anthony Romano, veep; Kelli Diodato; Alissa Diodato; Matthew Cullen; Matthew Maniglia; and Jaida Alexander prepared a good
  
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• STANDING O: It’s thumbs up for Fay Grits

  24-09-2015 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyMidwoodL’chaim!Three cheers and a huzzah to Fay Grits. The strong-as-grits centenarian-plus turned 103 wonderful years young on Sept. 14 and celebrated with cake, cards, and balloons at Ateret Avot Senior Home, where she has resided for the past 14 years. Born in Hungry in 1912, our gal Fay emigrated to the U.S.A. in the mid 1920s, according to Alan Magill, the home’s director of recreation. She has one son, Harold,
  
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• RED HOOK: Guy steals brisket from Fairway, returns two days later for shrimp

  24-09-2015 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyCall him the Surf ’n’ Turf Bandit!A braise-n brisk-taker stole five cuts of brisket from the Red Hook Fairway last week and then came back two days later for a few pounds of shrimp.
  The bandit and an accomplice first struck on Sept. 14, walking out of the store with five cuts of brisket worth $250, law enforcement sources said.But that was just the appetizer — he came back alone
  
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• Read all about the Pope!

  24-09-2015 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Harry MacCormackBrooklyn DailyFather Michael Collins is an Irish Catholic priest, scholar, and author who has written books about several popes and the history of the Vatican. His latest book, “Pope Francis: A Photographic Guide to the People’s Pope” is a visual chronicle of Francis’ papal career, made in collaboration Rodolfo Felici, a papal photographer.To coincide with His Holiness’ visit to New York, we talked with Father C
  
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• Popes and their food - an interesting bill of fare

  24-09-2015 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Shavana AbruzzoBrooklyn DailyThe disciple Matthew said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”
  A look into the papal diet over the course of its 2,000-year history shows that Popes have stuck to the letter of canon law while others have succumbed to the mortal authority of a hearty appetite.• Jesuit minimalist Pope Francis l
  
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• PARK SLOPE: Slime of their lives! Kids flock to Prospect Park for Nickelodeon event

  24-09-2015 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonThe Brooklyn PaperEverybody finished in the Nick of time!The Big Brothers Big Sisters mentorship program and Nickelodeon hosted the 11th annual Race for the Kids at Prospect Park on Saturday, where adults and their pint-sized pals pushed themselves to the limit and had lots of fun in the process.“He had a great time,” said 26-year-old Jonathan Kim of his 11-year-old friend Jason Li. “We bea
  
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• No kidding: TV writer pens serious young adult novel

  24-09-2015 06:00
  
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• MIDWOOD: Pizza-palooza: Di Fara marks 50 years with pie-eating contest

  24-09-2015 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Eric FaynbergBrooklyn DailyFamed Midwood pizzeria Di Fara celebrated it’s 50th anniversary on Sept. 22 with the debut of a special-edition pizza and a gut-busting pie-eating contest that had even the biggest slice savorers swooning.
  The 78-year-old pizza artisan who opened his shop in 1965 says he never imagined it would last for half a century, much less become a culinary landmark and tourist attraction.“I don’t think I ever thought about
  
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