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• The Latest: Clinton leads Sanders in race for delegates

  22-02-2016 23:18
  
  Hillary Clinton has pulled ahead of Bernie Sanders in the race for delegates awarded in primaries and caucuses
  
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• Game show says rules preventing Canadian contestants

  22-02-2016 22:48
  
  The popular game show 'Jeopardy!' says online privacy laws have at least temporarily forbidden it from accepting contestants from Canada
  
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• Box Office Top 20: 'Deadpool' stays on top with $56.5M

  22-02-2016 22:37
  
  The R-rated comic book adaption "Deadpool" remained on top at the box office, earning $56.5 million in its second weekend and bringing its two-week total to $236.9 million
  
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• Ronnie Wood's wife avoids Latin America over Zika fears

  22-02-2016 22:28
  
  Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood says his pregnant wife has not come on the band's Latin American tour to avoid exposure to the Zika virus
  
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• Classical Interludes: Steven Masi

  22-02-2016 21:32
  Sunday, April 17, 2016 4:00 pmCentral Library, Dweck CenterConcert pianist Steven Masi is a modern day rarity, an heir to the great tradition of pianists in the line of Wilhelm Kempff, Claudio Arrau, Artur Schnabel and Wilhelm Bachaus who love and excel in the great German and Austrian masterpieces. This concert is the first of an eight-part series of Beethoven’s piano sonatas.
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• Classical Interludes: Imani Winds

  22-02-2016 21:32
  Sunday, March 20, 2016 4:00 pmCentral Library, Dweck CenterNorth America’s premier wind quintet, Imani Winds has established itself as one of the most successful chamber music ensembles in the United States. The Grammy nominated quintet carves out a distinct presence in the classical music world with its dynamic playing and culturally poignant programming. The group is enriching the traditional wind quintet repertoire while meaningfully bridging European, American, African and Latin Americ
  
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• NY City Opera announces 2016 season after bankruptcy

  22-02-2016 21:15
  
  Emerging from bankruptcy, NY City Opera announces 2016 season
  
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• NFL teams use scouting combine for more than numbers game

  22-02-2016 21:11
  
  Football fans see the NFL's annual scouting combine as merely a numbers game that comes down to the times, jumps and drills they see on television
  
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• Networks making 'Lip Sync Battle' for kids

  22-02-2016 21:04
  The Spike and Nickelodeon networks are teaming to make a special episode of 'Lip Sync Battle' with youngsters miming their favorite songs
  
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• Sean Marks the spot: Nets net top-choice general manager

  22-02-2016 21:02
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn PaperThe Nets organization hit its Mark.The team ended its search for a general manager by landing its first choice — former San Antonio Spurs assistant general manager Sean Marks, the officials announced before a win over the Knicks at Barclays Center on Feb. 19. Negotiations reportedly went into the night on Wednesday before the two sides agreed to a deal. Marks played two of his 12 seasons in the National Basketball Associ
  
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• Taylor Swift donates $250K to Kesha amid fight with Dr. Luke

  22-02-2016 20:35
  
  A representative for Taylor Swift says the superstar has donated $250,000 to singer-songwriter Kesha
  
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• Doctor who identified CTE has 6-figure book deal

  22-02-2016 20:35
  
  The forensic pathologist who identified the brain disease CTE afflicting numerous football players and was played by Will Smith in the movie "Concussion" is working on a memoir
  
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• Black actors ready for Chris Rock to shake up Oscar show

  22-02-2016 20:23
  
  Guests at the first American Black Film Festival Honors are ready for Chris Rock to shake up the Oscars
  
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• London fashion: Python at Burberry, faded romance at Erdem

  22-02-2016 19:56
  
  Burberry, Erdem, Peter Pilotto lead London Fashion Week
  
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• GREENPOINT: Armed bozos bungled two gas-station robberies on Sunday

  22-02-2016 19:36
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsBrooklyn PaperArmed goons tried and failed to stick up gas stations in Bushwick and Greenpoint within two hours of each other on Sunday afternoon.
  Cops’ descriptions of the near-identically dressed bozos in both bungled heists are similar, but authorities could not confirm whether they might the same person.The first would-be robber walked into a Greenpoint gas station at Morgan and Meeker Avenues at
  
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• Pakistan PM views Oscar-nominated film on honor killings

  22-02-2016 19:10
  
  Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has vowed to act against the "despicable" practice known as honor killing after viewing an Oscar-nominated documentary about the issue
  
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• Foster Sundry cheese (and meat and groceries) with a side of serendipity

  22-02-2016 19:08
  
  Part of the design for Foster Sundry was inspired by fonts and mottos from vintage New York State milk bottles. Photo: Annaliese Griffin
  “I don’t believe in omens,” says Aaron Foster, owner of Foster Sundry, Bushwick’s new specialty shop. “But it did feel like a fateful moment.”
  During an especially rough phase in the build-out of the store last fall, Foster happened to run into his neighbor, Paige Lipari, owner of Archestratus, the food-focused boo
  
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• Ack! Picture book on Bill the Cat coming in September

  22-02-2016 19:08
  
  Ack! There's a picture book coming about Bill the Cat
  
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• Broadway musical 'Nerds' finds its Bill Gates and Steve Jobs

  22-02-2016 18:55
  
  "Nerds," a new Broadway musical about tech giants Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, will star Rory O'Malley and Bryan Fenkart
  
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• Documentary on the MET to open Tribeca Film Festival

  22-02-2016 18:53
  
  The Tribeca Film Festival announced Monday that this year's festival will open with the premiere of Andrew Rossi's "The First Monday in May."
  
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• DOWNTOWN: Thousands rally for ex-officer who fatally shot Akai Gurley

  22-02-2016 18:15
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Ruth BrownBrooklyn DailyProtesters faced off Downtown on Saturday over the conviction of a rookie police officer who fatally gunned down an unarmed Red Hook man in an East New York in 2014.Some 10,000 supporters of Peter Liang filled Cadman Plaza two weeks after jurors found him guilty of killing Akai Gurley, claiming the death was an accident and that politicians and prosecutors are using the Chinese-American former co
  
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• Charlie Sheen 's HIV disclosure had big online impact: Study

  22-02-2016 17:35
  
  A new study found big online impact from actor Charlie Sheen's disclosure that he has the virus that causes AIDS
  
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• PODCAST: MEDIA: Today on Brooklyn Paper Radio: Borough President Adams talks trolley!

  22-02-2016 17:29
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Armand DiphthongBrooklyn PaperToday on Brooklyn Paper Radio, Borough President Adams makes his second appearance on the show, this time discussing with hosts Gersh Kuntzman and Vince DiMiceli his recent trip to Israel and, of course, the controversial plan to bring a $2.5-billion trolley system to the Brooklyn waterfront.Then, the boys sit down with Jason Adams, who’s new “Brooklyn” lapel pins (along with others from far-off places like St
  
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• Sports agent pleads not guilty to Cuban player smuggling

  22-02-2016 17:25
  
  A Florida-based sports agent has pleaded not guilty to charges of involvement in a conspiracy to illegally smuggle Cuban baseball players into the U.S.
  
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• JDS Development Group brings its well-built ethos to Baltic Park Slope

  22-02-2016 17:00
  
  Baltic, by JDS Development Group, is soon to be Park Slope’s newest neighbor and will offer 44 well-built residences and a comprehensive amenity package. Photo: Baltic
  Living in Park Slope means you have the best Brooklyn has to offer at your fingertips. The neighborhood is always evolving, offering new places to eat, shop, and visit. This constant movement and excitement keeps the neighborhood at the top of places to live, making it hard to find a home. It can be even more of a rarity to
  
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• 10 reasons to take the kids to Battery Park this Sunday

  22-02-2016 15:27
  
  Cubelets are one of the smart toys that Geek Forest will have on hand to play with at Screen Time Social (and also one of the prizes we’re raffling away). Photo: Cubelets
  Despite this past weekend’s balmy temperatures, you’ve probably logged a lot of hours indoors this winter, the hardest time of year to manage the amount of time your kids spend in front of screens.
  This Sunday, get out of the house and join us at Screen Time Social (emphasis on Social) for maker activities fo
  
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• Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Hamilton' wins Kennedy Prize for Drama

  22-02-2016 15:03
  
  Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton" has won a Grammy, a "genius grant" from the MacArthur Foundation and now another honor _ The Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History
  
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• PODCAST: MEDIA: Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams joins Vince DiMiceli and Gersh Kuntzman on Brooklyn Paper Radio

  22-02-2016 14:47
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Armand DiphthongBrooklyn PaperToday on Brooklyn Paper Radio, Borough President Adams makes his second appearance on the show, this time discussing with hosts Gersh Kuntzman and Vince DiMiceli his recent trip to Israel and, of course, the controversial plan to bring a $2.5-billion trolley system to the Brooklyn waterfront.Then, the boys sit down with Jason Adams, who’s new “Brooklyn” lapel pins (along with others from far-off places like St
  
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• Taylor Swift returns to hometown to serve as maid of honor

  22-02-2016 14:40
  
  Taylor Swift returned to her Pennsylvania hometown over the weekend to serve as maid of honor in her childhood friend's wedding
  
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• Former Miss America contestant dies week after car crash

  22-02-2016 14:36
  
  A former Miss America contestant who was critically injured in a car crash on a New Jersey highway last week has died
  
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• Jury selection to begin in Erin Andrews' nude-videos lawsuit

  22-02-2016 14:15
  
  Jury selection begins Monday in the case involving sportscaster and TV host Erin Andrews
  
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• Iran filmmaker says appeals court gave him 1-year sentence

  22-02-2016 13:36
  
  An Iranian filmmaker says an appeals court has sentenced him to a year in prison, reducing his initial six-year sentence over "insulting sanctities."
  
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• Rob Thomas apologizes for making offensive joke in Australia

  22-02-2016 13:33
  
  Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas apologized after being accused of making a racist joke during a solo concert in Australia
  
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• Finalists announced for Lukas prizes for nonfiction books

  22-02-2016 13:11
  
  Investigative and historical works on fracking, music piracy and education reform are among the nominees for the J. Anthony Lukas prizes for outstanding nonfiction books
  
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• Nicole Kidman wins best actress prize at WhatsOnStage awards

  22-02-2016 12:20
  
  Nicole Kidman has been named best actress in a play at London's WhatsOnStage Awards for her depiction of a real-life scientific heroine in "Photograph 51."
  
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• Luxury fashion world upending tradition to join digital age

  22-02-2016 11:34
  
  The fashion world is shaking up its decades-old way of showing and selling clothes, by cutting the number of shows and offering items for sale online straight from the runway, to adapt to the age of social media and online commerce
  
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• Bail hearing for sports agent in Cuban player smuggling case

  22-02-2016 11:19
  
  A bail hearing is set for a Florida-based sports agent charged with being part of a conspiracy to illegally smuggle Cuban ballplayers into the U.S.
  
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• Bangladesh editor admits bogus stories fed by military

  22-02-2016 09:43
  
  Bangladeshi editor's admission that he published spurious reports from the military sparks debate about armed forces' influence in government
  
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• BROOKLYN IS ANGRY: Thousands rally for ex-officer who fatally shot Akai Gurley

  22-02-2016 09:21
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Ruth BrownBrooklyn PaperProtesters faced off Downtown on Saturday over the conviction of a rookie police officer who fatally gunned down an unarmed Red Hook man in an East New York in 2014.Some 10,000 supporters of Peter Liang filled Cadman Plaza two weeks after jurors found him guilty of killing Akai Gurley, claiming the death was an accident and that politicians and prosecutors are using the Chinese-American former co
  
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• New York City concert venue investigating after brawl erupts

  22-02-2016 09:12
  
  A New York City nightclub says it's investigating after a brawl apparently broke out during a rapper's performance
  
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• Damning study finds a 'whitewashed' Hollywood

  22-02-2016 07:35
  
  In one of the most exhaustive and damning reports on diversity in Hollywood, a new study finds the films and television produced by major media companies are "whitewashed," and that an "epidemic of invisibility" runs through the industry
  
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• Rep says Taylor Swift donates $250k to beleaguered Kesha

  22-02-2016 06:47
  
  A representative for Taylor Swift says the superstar has donated $250,000 to singer-songwriter Kesha
  
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• What's going on Monday? (Tibet House benefit, Darkmatter, Wyatt Cenac's Night Train, Graham Nash & more)

  22-02-2016 06:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  photo: FKA twigs @ Brooklyn Hangar, 2015 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
  You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights...Tibet House Benefit Concert feat. Sharon Jones, Philip Glass, Iggy Pop, Dechen Shak-Dagsay, Helge van Dyk, FKA twigs, Basia Bulat @ Cargenie HallThe annual Tibet House benefit concert features a wide variety of talent. Where else you gonna see Philip Glass, Iggy Pop and FKA twigs all on the same stage?DarkMatter @ Mercury Lounge (
  
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• PARENTING: Mother f-------! Park Slope moms’ group only talks about sex

  22-02-2016 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsBrooklyn PaperThe only taboo topic at this mothers’ group is mothering.A Park Slope sex shop is hosting a monthly meetup where moms gab about their erotic experiences, sexual fantasies, and penis preferences. The ladies aren’t allowed to discuss their kids, but their leader insists the kink counsel ultimately helps them become better parents.“Children in Park Slope came from f------,” said Sid Azmi, owner of Fifth Avenue
  
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• IT’S ONLY MY OPINION: Why are Dems berning Hil?

  22-02-2016 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Stanley P. GershbeinBrooklyn DailyI was sitting at the table reading today’s newspaper when, from the next room where Carol was watching television, I heard a shout: “Bernie, I love you!”What? I dropped the paper and ran into the room and did a bit of shouting myself. “Bist du mishiga? Are you crazy? Have you lost your mind? How can you love that guy? He’s an old-time socialist. He wants to take your money and give it away. Wha
  
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• I is for innuendo: Kids’ book drips with double meaning

  22-02-2016 06:00
  
  ‘P is for Pussy’ is about a cat, okay? Read more.
  
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• GREENPOINT: Armed bozos bungled two gas-statation robberies on Sunday

  22-02-2016 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Allegra HobbsBrooklyn DailyArmed goons tried and failed to stick up gas stations in Bushwick and Greenpoint within two hours of each other on Sunday afternoon.
  Cops’ descriptions of the near-identically dressed bozos in both bungled heists are similar, but authorities could not confirm whether they might the same person.The first would-be robber walked into a Greenpoint gas station at Morgan and Meeker Avenues at
  
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• DUMBO: I is for innuendo: Kids’ book drips with double meaning

  22-02-2016 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Allegra HobbsBrooklyn DailyFinally, a sexy way to learn your ABCs!
  A Bedford-Stuyvesant writer has penned a sneakily subversive children’s book that teaches kids the alphabet with dirty double-entendres. But the author of “P is for Pussy” says that the double-meanings are totally lost on the innocent — or at least, they should be.
  “If your children know all these sex and drug references, yo
  
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• BRIGHTON BEACH: Dead on Brighton Beach sidewalk

  22-02-2016 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyPolice found a dead man they suspect overdosed on a Brighton Beach sidewalk on Feb. 19.Officials recovered the body on the corner of E. 11 Street and Banner Avenue around 9:30 am after someone called 911, police said.Emergency responders pronounced the 29-year-old man dead at the scene, cops said. He showed no signs of trauma, and officials suspect died of a drug overdose, law enforcement sour
  
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• BOOKS: I is for innuendo: Kids’ book drips with double meaning

  22-02-2016 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsBrooklyn PaperFinally, a sexy way to learn your ABCs!
  A Bedford-Stuyvesant writer has penned a sneakily subversive children’s book that teaches kids the alphabet with dirty double-entendres. But the author of “P is for Pussy” says that the double-meanings are totally lost on the innocent — or at least, they should be.
  “If your children know all these sex and drug references, yo
  
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