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• Capitol Hill Buzz: Angelou post office turns controversial

  02-03-2016 23:56
  
  Capitol Hill Buzz: Naming post office for Maya Angelou turns controversial
  
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• Bob Dylan archives land in Oklahoma, near Guthrie museum

  02-03-2016 23:56
  
  More than 6,000 items of Bob Dylan memorabilia have found a home in Oklahoma near a museum honoring one of his major influences, folk singer Woody Guthrie
  
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• Swedish Crown Princess Victoria gives birth to son

  02-03-2016 23:34
  
  The Swedish Royal Court says that Crown Princess Victoria has given birth to a son, her second child
  
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• Review: 'Whiskey Tango Foxtrot' looks inside war reporting

  02-03-2016 23:29
  
  Journalism is having a moment at the movies
  
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• Judge ends Debra Messing's marriage to writer-producer

  02-03-2016 23:24
  
  Judge ends Debra Messing's marriage to writer-producer who co-created 'Bloodline' and 'Damages'
  
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• Operators of Vegas Elvis exhibit leave building amid dispute

  02-03-2016 23:10
  
  The operators of an Elvis exhibit in Las Vegas have left the building amid a leasing dispute
  
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• In Tech: Streaming TV, Super Tuesday searches, Samsung

  02-03-2016 23:09
  
  Verizon, Sony, Dish expand streaming-video offerings, while Google says searches for "move to Canada" spiked after Super Tuesday primaries.
  
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• Madonna, Ritchie urged to resolve teen son's custody case

  02-03-2016 23:02
  
  A New York judge is urging Madonna and film director Guy Ritchie to resolve a custody dispute over their teenage son
  
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• Dialogues in the Visual Arts, Series III: A Varied Practice and Its Questions

  02-03-2016 23:01
  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, Elisabeth Kley, and Mike Ballou.
   
  
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• New signs for Robin Williams Tunnel installed in California

  02-03-2016 22:58
  
  A tunnel with rainbow arches that connects the Golden Gate Bridge to greater Marin County has officially become the Robin Williams tunnel
  
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• Nielsen says 23.5 million watched Super Tuesday returns

  02-03-2016 22:29
  
  Between 10 and 11 p.m. ET, an estimated 23.5 million people watched Super Tuesday election returns on six different networks
  
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• Cam Newton, Rob Gronkowski to headline new Nick series

  02-03-2016 22:15
  
  Nickelodeon is attempting a comeback with new series featuring football stars Cam Newton and Rob Gronkowski, among others
  
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• The Latest: Spokesman for killer's family speaks

  02-03-2016 22:14
  
  A spokesman for the family of a man who killed two Virginia college students has apologized to the victims' families
  
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• Kelly says she doesn't expect Trump hostility in debate

  02-03-2016 21:40
  
  Fox News Channel's Megyn Kelly gets back on a debate stage with Donald Trump on Thursday, but she's not expecting any trouble
  
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• Review: New bio refreshes Bronte energy for modern readers

  02-03-2016 21:35
  
  Book Review: Two hundred years after her birth, Charlotte Bronte's rage over social expectations for women and thwarted ambitions are as relevant as ever
  
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• RIVER OF TEARS: Shuttle diplomacy: Luxury developer already promising L-train replacement service

  02-03-2016 21:29
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsBrooklyn PaperYoga rooms and rooftop pools be damned — the next must-have amenity for luxury Williamsburg apartment buildings could be subway access.The developer of a new waterfront complex is already promising to shuttle its charmed residents to nearby subway stations if the Metropolitan Transportation Authority goes ahead with plans to stop L-train service to Manhattan for years of repairs in 2018, in an effort to dissuade the tenants
  
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• Your Ideal Week: March 3 – March 9

  02-03-2016 19:25
  
  See 65 exceptionally strong sisters compete in the Iron Maidens Raw Open, a women-only weightlifting competition taking place on Saturday in Gowanus. Photo: CrossFit South Brooklyn
  We’re coming off a big Oscars and Super Tuesday week, and if those contests left you less than thrilled with their results, at least you can throw your full support behind another set of competitors vying for first place in Brooklyn this week. That’s right, the Iron Maidens Raw Open, an all
  
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• Rapper A$AP Rocky to host MTV's reimagined Woodies at SXSW

  02-03-2016 17:26
  
  A$AP Rocky will host MTV's reimagined Woodie Awards this month
  
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• Chapman apologizes for using gun, says never hurt girlfriend

  02-03-2016 17:24
  
  A day after accepting a 30-game suspension, New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman has apologized for using a gun and insisted he never hurt his girlfriend
  
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• Lady Mary an ex-con? After 'Downton,' stars seek challenges

  02-03-2016 17:10
  
  After six seasons, the end of PBS' "Downton Abbey" means new career paths for its stars, with both the upstairs and downstairs crew embracing change-of-pace roles
  
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• POTUS makes first SXSW appearance

  02-03-2016 17:02
  
  President Barack Obama will speak at the South by Southwest interactive festival this year
  
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• 'Son of Saul' director says Oscar could be 'poisoned gift'

  02-03-2016 16:49
  
  The director of "Son of Saul," the Hungarian film which won the Academy Award for best foreign language film, says the Oscar could be a "poisoned gift" and it will take "skill, wisdom and good luck" to avoid being crushed by the honor
  
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• 'Downton Abbey' explored social change even as it stayed put

  02-03-2016 16:22
  
  'Downton Abbey' has been a graciously paced time-scape about social change in early 1900s Britain
  
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• It's NOT 'Downtown Abbey'! It's 'Downton'! But why?

  02-03-2016 16:21
  
  It's NOT 'Downtown Abbey'
  
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• Visiting the Aran Islands in Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way

  02-03-2016 16:09
  
  The Irish poet W.B. Yeats advised fellow writer J.M. Synge to give up Paris and head to Ireland's Aran Islands, and here's how you can make the most of your visit
  
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• Bob Dylan archives to be housed in Tulsa, Oklahoma

  02-03-2016 16:00
  
  The archives of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan will be housed in Tulsa
  
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• Auditions for 'School of Rock' attracts pint-sized musicians

  02-03-2016 15:24
  
  The creators of "The School of Rock" on Broadway constantly need to replenish their stock of pint-sized rockers
  
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• There's no quit in Mavis Staples, or her voice

  02-03-2016 15:06
  
  Mavis Staples, the voice behind the Staple Singers, is getting a new round of attention with an HBO documentary and album with songs written by alternative rock royalty
  
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• 'Coronation Street' creator Tony Warren dies at 79

  02-03-2016 14:33
  
  British writer Tony Warren, who created the long-running UK soap opera "Coronation Street," has died at 79
  
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• BROOKLYN HEIGHTS: Adams changes tune on Heights library sale, votes to approve

  02-03-2016 11:44
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperBorough President Adams shelved his objections to the $52-million sale and redevelopment of the Brooklyn Heights library branch on Tuesday night, lending his support to a crucial vote needed for the controversial deal to go ahead.The Beep joined the majority of the borough’s Council members and community board chairs in okaying the sale 15–1 with one abstention at a charged Borough B
  
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• US envoy takes 17 UN ambassadors to play with gay characters

  02-03-2016 08:24
  
  Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, takes 17 U.N. ambassadors to see the Tony Award-winning play "Fun Home" whose main character is a lesbian with a closeted gay dad
  
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• WILLIAMSBURG: Shuttle diplomacy: Luxury developer already promising L-train replacement service

  02-03-2016 07:39
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsBrooklyn PaperYoga rooms and rooftop pools be damned — the next must-have amenity for luxury Williamsburg apartment buildings is public transit.The developer of one new waterfront complex is already promising to shuttle its charmed residents to nearby subway stations if the transit authority goes ahead with plans to stop L-train service to Manhattan for years of repairs in 2018, in an effort to stop current and potential tenants from movi
  
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• SUNSET PARK: Hole new problem: Sunset Park’s second massive sinkhole in less than a year

  02-03-2016 07:39
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Dennis LynchBrooklyn PaperMeet Sunset Park’s other giant sinkhole!A mass of asphalt three car-lengths long fell into 56th Street near Fifth Avenue on the morning of March 1, forming Sunset Park’s second great sinkhole in the last nine months. Emergency responders reacted quickly closing off the street to traffic, but the city needs to act pro-actively to prevent future cave-ins, a local leader said.“It
  
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• Hole new problem: Sunset Park’s second massive sinkhole in less than a year

  02-03-2016 07:26
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Dennis LynchBrooklyn DailyMeet Sunset Park’s other giant sinkhole!A mass of asphalt three car-lengths long fell into 56th Street near Fifth Avenue on the morning of March 1, forming Sunset Park’s second great sinkhole in the last nine months. Emergency responders reacted quickly closing off the street to traffic, but the city needs to act pro-actively to prevent future cave-ins, a local leader said.“It
  
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• WILLIAMSBURG: Police: Failed male prostitute steals guy’s coat

  02-03-2016 07:25
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsBrooklyn Paper90th PrecinctSouthside–WilliamsburgLad of the nightCops cuffed a guy who they say mugged a 61-year-old man after jumping into his car on Bogart Street on Feb. 24 and unsuccessfully trying to prostitute himself.The man allegedly climbed into the victim’s truck near Moore Street around 1:50 am and offered sex in exchange for cash, police said. When the driver refused, cops said the guy then allegedly pulled a knife and f
  
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• NOT FOR NUTHIN’: Jo never saw the Oscar movies — and they all stink

  02-03-2016 07:17
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyOkay Leo won. Can we finally quit the boo-hoo crying act now and get on with it?I’m so glad he finally got the nod and won the little gold man, although “The Revenant” was the only movie I saw, it was, sad to say, far too violent for me, and I didn’t like it all.As for the other movies nominated, how does “Mad Max” even rate a vote? But hey if the members of the academy liked it, who am I to s
  
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• New signs for Robin Williams Tunnel installed

  02-03-2016 07:02
  
  A tunnel with rainbow arches that connects the Golden Gate Bridge to greater Marin County has officially become the Robin Williams tunnel
  
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• GRAVESEND: By the people, for the people: Gravesender films community board meeting for home-bound, seniors

  02-03-2016 06:47
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyFinally — a community board meeting you can watch over and over again!The excitement never has to end now that Gravesender Clare Kopelakis is filming Community Board 15 meetings and putting them online for locals who cannot make it to the monthly gatherings. The citizen journalist felt pressed into service because the board’s Manhattan Beach meetings are so far from her Gravesend home — now she hopes to inject so
  
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• HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Leaders of the pack: Packer’s Pelicans win private-school Class-C crown

  02-03-2016 06:35
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Trey RodriguezBrooklyn DailyBlake Martin’s poor shooting in the league playoffs didn’t carry over into the state tournament.The Packer Collegiate standout got off to a good start and led his top-seeded team to a convincing 70–44 victory over Staten Island Academy in the private school Class-C state title game at Fieldston on Feb. 28. The junior forward single-handedly out-scored Staten Island Academy 12–10 in the first quarter, hitti
  
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• HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Relentless Royals dash Loughlin’s title hopes

  02-03-2016 06:34
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyBishop Loughlin’s girls out-played a tired Christ the King squad the last time the teams met — but a rested Royals club was a different story.
  The Lions gave the Royals the fits at times, but the Queens team’s relentless senior attack in the second half overwhelmed Bishop Loughlin, handing it a 96–71 defeat in the Brooklyn school’s first Brooklyn-Queens Division I basketball final on Feb. 28.&ldqu
  
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• CRIME: Police: Woman robbed senior at knifepoint

  02-03-2016 06:34
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Dennis LynchBrooklyn Daily60th PrecinctConey Island—Brighton Beach—SeagateConned EdisonPolice arrested a callous woman who they say robbed an elderly lady at knifepoint in her W. 24th Street home on Feb. 28 after posing as a Con Edison employee, a police report said.The woman answered a knock at her door around 3 pm from the phony electrical worker, but as soon as she unlocked her door, the brute forced the door open, put two knives to her throa
  
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• CRIME: Police: Teen robbed three homes in one day

  02-03-2016 06:34
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn Daily61st PrecinctSheepshead Bay—Homecrest—
  Manhattan Beach—GravesendBusy dayCops cuffed a teen who they say committed three different burglaries on Feb. 26. Here’s the rundown:• A woman told police she was just about to her house on E. 27th Street and Shore Parkway at 1:30 pm when she saw someone climb out of a side window. She approached the alleged trespasser and asked what he was doing but he fled, acco
  
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• THEATER: No holds Bard: Lost play a ‘greatest hits of Shakespeare’

  02-03-2016 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Dennis LynchBrooklyn PaperIt’s a new show from a 452-year-old writer.The little-known play “Double Falsehood” — possibly written by Shakespeare — will make its Brooklyn debut at the Irondale Center on March 5. The pastoral play, about the schemes of a villainous Spanish noble, has everything a lover of the Bard wants in a play, the director said.
  “There’s four young lovers and i
  
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• Relentless Royals dash Loughlin’s title hopes

  02-03-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Stepeh ZitoloBrooklyn DailyBishop Loughlin’s girls out-played a tired Christ the King squad the last time the teams met — but a rested Royals club was a different story.
  The Lions gave the Royals the fits at times, but the Queens team’s relentless senior attack in the second half overwhelmed Bishop Loughlin, handing it a 96–71 defeat in the Brooklyn school’s first Brooklyn-Queens Division I basketball final on Feb. 28.“Th
  
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• No holds Bard: Lost play a ‘greatest hits of Shakespeare’

  02-03-2016 06:00
  
  It’s a new show from a 452-year-old writer. Read more.
  
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• GREENPOINT: Cops: Gyro cart customer goes on food-flinging rampage

  02-03-2016 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsBrooklyn Paper94th PrecinctGreenpoint–NorthsideFood fightCops arrested a guy who they say pilfered cash from a gyro cart at N. Seventh Street and Bedford Avenue on Feb. 26, then hurled bottles and cans at the vendor and spitefully tossed the cart’s food supply.The man starting hassling the vendor and his customers for a gyro around 2:56 am, despite not having enough cash, according to a police report. When the vendor refused to serv
  
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• FORT GREENE: Thief gobbles up $500 worth of candy bars

  02-03-2016 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn Paper88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillNot so sweetA sweet-toothed swindler took hundreds of dollars worth of candy bars from a van parked on Atlantic Avenue on Feb. 23.The driver parked his vehicle near S. Elliott Place at 10:30 am and when he came back, he found the lock on the rear door was broken and $500 worth of the confections were missing, cops said.The victim spotted a man nearby and started to follow him, but the suspi
  
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• FORT GREENE: No holds Bard: Lost play a ‘greatest hits of Shakespeare’

  02-03-2016 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Dennis LynchBrooklyn DailyIt’s a new show from a 452-year-old writer.The little-known play “Double Falsehood” — possibly written by Shakespeare — will make its Brooklyn debut at the Irondale Center on March 5. The pastoral play, about the schemes of a villainous Spanish noble, has everything a lover of the Bard wants in a play, the director said.
  “There’s four young lovers and i
  
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• CARROLL GARDENS: Police: Thirsty thief tries to steal 30 cans of Red Bull under his sweater

  02-03-2016 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren Gillfor Brooklyn Paper76th PrecinctCarroll Gardens-Cobble Hill–Red HookWinging itPolice arrested a man who they say tried to steal dozens of cans of energy drink from a Smith Street store by smuggling them out under his clothing on Feb. 9.The shopkeeper said the guy allegedly removed 30 cans of Red Bull from the shelf of the store near Warren Street at 7:15 pm and hid them inside his sweater.
  He allegedly tried to leave the store without paying
  
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• BROOKLYN HEIGHTS: Sneak lifts straphanger’s passport, birth certificate

  02-03-2016 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn Paper84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownUndocumented
  Some wretch stole a bunch of important documents from a woman as she was boarding a train on Pacific Street on Feb. 20.The victim said she was boarding a Coney Island-bound D train at 6 pm at a station near Fourth Avenue when a guy kept pushing in, saying “Excuse me.”
  Once aboard, the jerk stuck his hand inside the woman’s purse,
  
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