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• Chart-topping Adele gets emotional with big Brit Awards win

  24-02-2016 23:29
  
  A tearful Adele was crowned queen of the British music scene _ and banished memories of Grammys sound glitches _ with four prizes at the Brit Awards on Wednesday
  
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• Cleveland Browns player pleads not guilty to drug charges

  24-02-2016 22:15
  
  A Cleveland Browns player has pleaded not guilty to felony drug possession charges
  
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• Spring break: Zika impact, popular spots, last-minute ideas

  24-02-2016 21:41
  
  Here's a look at how spring break is shaping up, including the impact of Zika, popular destinations and some last-minute ideas
  
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• Sportscaster's father says Erin Andrews a 'shell' of herself

  24-02-2016 21:41
  
  The father of sportscaster Erin Andrews says the TV personality is a shell of her former self after a stalker made secret nude recordings of her and posted the material on the Internet
  
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• "Embrace of the Serpent", an Amazonian sight at the Oscars

  24-02-2016 21:02
  Colombia's "Embrace of the Serpent," nominated for a best foreign language Oscar, shows the Amazon from the point of view of the natives instead of the traditional white man's perspective
  
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• Tamara Draut with Brad Lander

  24-02-2016 19:35
  Wednesday, April 13, 2016 7:30 pmCentral Library, Dweck CenterThere was a time when America’s working class was seen as the backbone of the American economy, having considerable political, economic, and moral authority. But the working class we have now—far more female and racially diverse and employed by the fast food, retail, health care, and other service industries—has been marginalized, if not ignored, by politicians and pundits. This is changing, swiftly and dramatically.
  
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• Dialogues in the Visual Arts, Series III: Interdisciplinary Practice

  24-02-2016 19:35
  Wednesday, May 25, 2016 6:30 pmCentral Library, Info Commons LabJoin Program Curator Susan Newmark Fleminger for the third season of conversations moderated by arts professionals with contemporary Brooklyn visual artists.
  Tonight's event features William Corwin, artist, curator, and art writer (moderator), and artists Xaviera Simmons and Mike Ballou.
   
  
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• Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival: Randy Weston African Rhythms Quartet

  24-02-2016 19:35
  Tuesday, April 26, 2016 7:30 pmCentral Library, Dweck CenterAfter contributing seven decades of musical direction and genius, Randy Weston remains one of the world’s foremost pianists and composers today, a true innovator and visionary. He will be joined by fellow Jazz notables Alex Blake on bass, Neil Clarke on African Percussion and T. K. Blue on saxophone.
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• An Afternoon with Randy Weston

  24-02-2016 19:35
  Saturday, April 30, 2016 4:00 pmCentral Library, Dweck CenterRandy Weston the storyteller and esteemed Elder takes us on a spiritual journey from Brooklyn to Africa, tracing the African roots and branches of Jazz.
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  Also join us on Tuesday, April 26 at 7:30 pm for Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival: Randy Weston African Rhythms Quartet.
  
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• Stage stars like Terrence McNally, Paula Vogel hit the road

  24-02-2016 19:12
  The Dramatists Guild Fund has convinced some theatrical heavy-hitters like two-time Tony winner Terrence McNally and Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel _ to hit the road offering writing workshops, master classes, talkbacks and other public events
  
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• Your Ideal Week: Feb. 25- March 2

  24-02-2016 19:01
  
  It’s been 30 years since Andie asked, “What about prom, Blane?” and Rough Trade is celebrating with a Pretty In Pink Dance Party on Friday night. Photo: Paramount Pictures
  Greetings on this damp, fairly disgusting Wednesday, BB’ers! We are officially halfway through the week, so it’s high time you start daydreaming about fun stuff to do when you aren’t jammed into subway cars at rush hour or feigning interest in work meetings. Here’s a few ideas to get&
  
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• Gucci, Roberto Cavalli headline Day 1 of Milan Fashion Week

  24-02-2016 18:37
  
  Premier Matteo Renzi on Wednesday opened Milan Fashion Week for the first time, signaling a fresh government focus on the strategic center of Italian fashion
  
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• Oscar predictions: What will win and what should win

  24-02-2016 18:07
  
  AP Film Writers Jake Coyle and Lindsey Bahr weigh in on what will win and what should win at the Oscars this year
  
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• Cranberries singer fined for head-butting and spitting

  24-02-2016 17:35
  
  The lead singer of the Irish rock band The Cranberries, Dolores O'Riordan, has been fined for an air-rage incident on a flight from New York to Ireland
  
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• Dueling comic cons nearing deal in court trademark battle

  24-02-2016 17:34
  
  The organizers of Salt Lake Comic Con and San Diego Comic-Con are inching closer to settling a court battle over naming rights
  
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• From Grammys to Oscars, Sam Smith is reaching new heights

  24-02-2016 16:51
  
  Though Sam Smith's had the chance to mingle with Hollywood's elite thanks to the success of "Writing's On the Wall" _ the James Bond theme song that's nominated for an Oscar and won the Golden Globe _ he feels like all of that fun is just a bonus
  
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• 'I want a challenge' _ Forest Whitaker on Broadway debut

  24-02-2016 15:37
  
  Forest Whitaker this month stars in a Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's "Hughie," a short play about human connection that requires the actor to speak for an hour virtually nonstop
  
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• World ski body pays to end defamation claim by Vanessa-Mae

  24-02-2016 15:23
  
  The International Ski Federation has settled a defamation claim by Vanessa-Mae after wrongly accusing her of helping fix races so she could qualify for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
  
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• Cole Hamels sues promoter over Victoria's Secret show snub

  24-02-2016 15:12
  
  Texas Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels struck out trying to see last year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, and he's suing a London-based event promoter over it
  
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• Ex-'Top Gear' host Clarkson apologizes to producer he hit

  24-02-2016 13:46
  
  Jeremy Clarkson, the former host of hit BBC auto show "Top Gear," has apologized and paid an undisclosed sum to a producer he punched in an off-set altercation
  
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• Chart-topping Adele favored for victory at UK's Brit Awards

  24-02-2016 12:50
  
  Adele is hoping to put a glitch-marred Grammys performance behind her with triumph at British music's Brit Awards
  
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• GREENWOOD HEIGHTS: Altar-ation: City won’t landmark entire Green-Wood Cemetery — only parts of it

  24-02-2016 08:03
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsBrooklyn PaperWhat a plot twist!City preservation bigwigs have buried a controversial proposal to landmark the entirety of Green-Wood Cemetery, instead opting to keep just three structures on the site in the running for the designation — and that is just fine by historic-building buffs, who say the famed burial ground would be hellish to maintain under the full protective shroud.
  “I think this is a very good decision and compromise,
  
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• Madonna makes surprise visits to Manila children's shelters

  24-02-2016 07:43
  
  Pop star Madonna has made surprise visits to Manila shelters for orphans and street children, taking selfies with kids a day before the start of her two-night "Rebel Heart" concert stint in the Philippine capital
  
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• WILLIAMSBURG: Police: Guy robs deli with two knives

  24-02-2016 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsBrooklyn Paper90th PrecinctSouthside–WilliamsburgDouble troubleCops cuffed a guy who they say looted a Bushwick Avenue deli while wielding two knives on the night of Feb. 18.The victim told cops the man came into the deli near Boerum Street at around 11:50 pm and allegedly said “Give me all your money” while brandishing a pair of blades. The guy then allegedly waved one of the knives in the store clerk’s face in a slashi
  
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• They’re claiming grocery negligence: Neighbors want deli to stop storing food in garage

  24-02-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyThey say something fishy is going on.The city must stop a Prospect-Lefferts Gardens deli owner from store-housing fish and produce in a residential garage, area residents say. The owner of Nostrand Avenue’s Gobwa Exotic Imports — previously Labay Market — is keeping fish and vegetables in an adjacent, Midwood Street garage, but locals say they’re fed up with the smell and garbage and want the city to finall
  
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• THEATER: The singing journal-ist: Musical draws on teenage diary

  24-02-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsBrooklyn PaperDear diary, today a group of strangers got to hear all about you!
  A Bushwick playwright has turned her teenage diary into a multi-media musical about the pains of high school romance. “I’ll Never Love Again,” opening at the Bushwick Starr on Feb. 24, provides a window into the hyper-emotional adolescent brain that it is rarely seen in the mainstream media, says the playwright.“I don’t see my true weir
  
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• The singing journal-ist: Musical draws on teenage diary

  24-02-2016 06:00
  
  Dear diary, today a group of strangers got to hear all about you! Read more.
  
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• SHEEPSHEAD BAY: Masked armed men storm into home for $30

  24-02-2016 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn Daily61st PrecinctSheepshead Bay—Homecrest—
  Manhattan Beach—GravesendMasked marauders
  Three armed brutes donning ski masks and gloves pushed their way into an Avenue W home on the night of Feb. 15, stealing money, a smartphone, watch, and keys.The victim told police someone knocked on the door of his house near Nostrand Avenue at about 8:40 pm asking for his older brother, but when he let the stranger in, two more men
  
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• PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS: They’re claiming grocery negligence: Neighbors want deli to stop storing food in garage

  24-02-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn PaperThey say something fishy is going on.The city must stop a Prospect-Lefferts Gardens deli owner from store-housing fish and produce in a residential garage, area residents say. The owner of Nostrand Avenue’s Gobwa Exotic Imports — previously Labay Market — is keeping fish and vegetables in an adjacent, Midwood Street garage, but locals say they’re fed up with the smell and garbage and want the city to finall
  
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• PARK SLOPE: Cops: Grocery store employee stole $75 worth of shrimp

  24-02-2016 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsBrooklyn Paper78th PrecinctPark Slope
  Shrimp scamp
  Police arrested an employee of a Third Street grocery store who they say stole a bunch of shrimp and other foods on Feb. 9.Another employee of the market near Third Avenue was conducting random bag searches at 8:10 am when he noticed the alleged crook’s bag was stuffed with $75 worth of shrimp, some cream lime sauce, and orange juice, authorities said.
  The suspect had no proof of purchase
  
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• NOT FOR NUTHIN’: New holiday proposal a sham-rock

  24-02-2016 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyThe current school year began on Sept. 9 and will end on June 28 — that’s 210 days of learning by my count. Subtract 34 days for school holidays, and that leaves 176 days in which our students have to learn their ABCs.
  The breakdown includes 13 Jewish holidays, one Muslim holiday, one Asian holiday, and 10 Christian holidays — the rest are Federal and non-denominational days off.
  Now get this — a state se
  
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• Marked off: Commission will not landmark historic Coney Island Pumping Station

  24-02-2016 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn PaperThis landmark application is taking on water.The Landmarks Preservation Commission has no immediate plans to designate the Coney Island Pumping Station, commissioners announced Feb. 23 during a hearing to clear backlogged applications that have been on the commission’s books for decades. The commission isn’t interested in the station, which preservationists credit with helping save
  
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• GREENPOINT: Lowlifes brutally assault straphanger on L train

  24-02-2016 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsBrooklyn Paper94th PrecinctGreenpoint–NorthsideViolent L train beat-down
  Three dirtbags bashed and robbed a straphanger on an L train near the Bedford Avenue stop on Feb. 21.The victim told cops one of the brutes first approached him as he boarded the train in Manhattan at around 1:20 am and leered threateningly, “Do you want something?” The victim moved down the train car to avoid the snake, but as the train entered the tunne
  
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• GREENPOINT: Bless this mess: Baptists rally to resurrect landmarked Greenpoint church

  24-02-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsBrooklyn PaperIt is going to take more than one carpenter to save this old church.Two pastors are seeking some divine financial intervention to redeem a historic Greenpoint house of worship the city has deemed a safety hazard. The congregation of the 160-year-old Union Baptist Church on Nobel Street had to vacate the building when it was unable to keep up with repairs, but the church’s time in the wilderness is the first step on the path
  
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• FORT GREENE: Lowlife shoots man in the junk after squabble

  24-02-2016 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn Paper88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillCheap shotSome miscreant took his road rage out on a guy by shooting him in the groin on Fulton Street on Feb. 20.
  The victim said he was walking to his car near Putnam Avenue at 9:52 am when he got in an argument with the occupant of a blue vehicle. Instead of making nice, the lowlife shot the guy on the right side of his pelvic area, police reported.
  The victim went to the hospital, but h
  
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• CONEY ISLAND: Marked off: Commission will not landmark historic Coney Island Pumping Station

  24-02-2016 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyThis landmark application is taking on water.The Landmarks Preservation Commission has no immediate plans to designate the Coney Island Pumping Station, commissioners announced Feb. 23 during a hearing to clear backlogged applications that have been on the commission’s books for decades. The commission isn’t interested in the station, which preservationists credit with helping save
  
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• CONEY ISLAND: Burglar robs home and locks out tenant

  24-02-2016 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Dennis LynchBrooklyn Daily60th PrecinctConey Island—Brighton Beach—SeagateLocked outA burglar cleared out a Brighton 12th Street apartment on Feb. 17, according to a police report.The victim told police she returned to the home near Ocean View Avenue around 1:30 pm to find someone had locked the chain on her front door from the inside.
  Once inside she saw someone had crawled in through her unlocked front kitchen window and stole a trove of cash
  
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• BUSHWICK: The singing journal-ist: Musical draws on teenage diary

  24-02-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Allegra HobbsBrooklyn DailyDear diary, today a group of strangers got to hear all about you!
  A Bushwick playwright has turned her teenage diary into a multi-media musical about the pains of high school romance. “I’ll Never Love Again,” opening at the Bushwick Starr on Feb. 24, provides a window into the hyper-emotional adolescent brain that it is rarely seen in the mainstream media, says the playwright.“I don’t see my true weir
  
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• BROOKLYN HEIGHTS: Brutes mug Brooklyn Bridge Park visitors for shoes

  24-02-2016 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn Paper84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–Dumbo–Boerum Hill–DowntownJust for kicksFour nogoodniks relieved two people of their money and shoes while they were strolling in Brooklyn Bridge Park near Furman Street on Feb. 20.The duo said they were near Pier 2 at 7 pm when a quartet of crooks followed them then demanded their cash and footwear, police said.
  After the victims handed both over, the punks told them to stay in the pa
  
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• BOROBEAT: They’re over the moon! Sunset Park rings in Chinese Lunar New Year

  24-02-2016 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Dennis LynchBrooklyn DailyThey weren’t monkeying around!Tens of thousands of revelers rang in the Year of the Monkey during the Brooklyn Chinese-American Association’s Lunar New Year parade on Feb. 21.More than 500 young dancers and senior singers kicked off the party with a performance at 50th Street and Eighth Avenue. The singers belted New Years songs and selections from popular Chinese opera while dancer
  
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• BENSONHURST: Police: Machete-packing teen broke into home

  24-02-2016 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Dennis LynchBrooklyn Paper62nd PrecinctBensonhurst—Bath BeachPacking steelPolice arrested a teen who they say broke into a woman’s Benson Avenue apartment on Feb. 22 — and was found armed with a machete.The victim told police she was at her home near Bay 31st Street just after noon when she saw the intruder coming in through her fire escape window, police said. She yelled, which scared him off, then called police.
  Officers later found him
  
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• BAY RIDGE: Bogus lottery official scams elderly lady

  24-02-2016 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Dennis LynchBrooklyn Paper68th PrecinctBay Ridge—Dyker HeightsLottery scammerA phony lottery official scammed an elderly Shore Road woman out of $5,000 on Feb. 12, police said.The woman received a call at her home near 91st Street around noon from a man calling himself “Mr. Nvivi” who told her she won the lottery but had to send $5,000 to claim her prize. She did, but never received her supposed big payout, police said.Not so warm welcomeA
  
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• Coogler, DuVernay to attend Flint event on Oscar night

  24-02-2016 04:17
  
  "Creed" director Ryan Coogler has big plans Sunday night, but they don't involve the Oscars
  
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• Raleigh police vote not to boycott Beyonce concert in May

  24-02-2016 03:50
  
  Raleigh police officers have voted unanimously not to boycott the Beyonce concert scheduled for May 3.
  
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• Academy Awards may be hooked on 'Oscar bait'

  24-02-2016 03:27
  
  The limitations of what's generally considered an "Oscar movie" have helped lead not just to two straight years of all-white acting nominees, but also to a constricted view of cinema often lacking in many other forms of variety
  
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• Tennessee wants Manning reference removed from lawsuit

  24-02-2016 02:36
  
  The University of Tennessee has filed a motion to remove a reference to Peyton Manning from a lawsuit that alleges the school has violated Title IX policies in its handling of sexual assault complaints against athletes
  
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• DuVernay to direct "A Wrinkle in Time" for Disney

  24-02-2016 01:32
  
  Ava DuVernay has been set to direct an adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's 1963 fantasy classic "A Wrinkle in Time" for Disney, with a script from "Frozen" scribe Jennifer Lee
  
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• Nats' Zimmerman denies using performance-enhancing drugs

  24-02-2016 00:15
  
  Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman vigorously defended himself against performance-enhancing drug allegations made in a documentary that aired in December
  
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• Billie Jean King serves as star in 'Fresh off the Boat'

  24-02-2016 00:03
  
  Billie Jean King serves as guest star 'Fresh off the Boat,' playing an intense tennis coach
  
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