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• The Latest: Senators enter North Carolina gender dispute

  12-04-2016 23:55
  
  A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is urging the National Basketball Association to move the 2017 NBA All-Star game away from Charlotte, North Carolina because of a state law that limits protection for lesbians, gays and transgender people
  
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• Move to cable costs NCAA championship game viewers

  12-04-2016 23:37
  
  Jim Nantz had less than half the audience he had last year for the NCAA men's basketball final
  
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• Man who promised Pharrell show, scammed women gets 2 years

  12-04-2016 22:57
  
  Man who bilked people out of $1M by falsely claiming he could help book Pharrell concert, targeting women in online dating scams sentenced to 2 years in prison
  
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• Nielsen's top programs for April 4-10

  12-04-2016 22:54
  
  A list of the top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings for April 4-10
  
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• U2's Bono urges lawmakers to view aid as national security

  12-04-2016 22:12
  U2 front man Bono brought his star power to Capitol Hill as he called on members of Congress to take swift action to deal with the global refugee crisis and violent extremism
  
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• National champion Wildcats bask in celebratory perks

  12-04-2016 22:03
  
  Villanova returned home from its national championship win with a police escort and a campus rally
  
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• Uptown and downtown collide at this year's Tribeca fest

  12-04-2016 21:38
  Though films remain the center of the Tribeca Film Festival, they're surrounded by a multimedia clamor at the 15th annual edition, which opens Wednesday
  
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• New Orleans Saints radio analyst Howard Gajan dead at 56

  12-04-2016 21:29
  
  The color analyst of New Orleans Saints radio broadcasts and former Saints player, Howard "Hokie" Gajan, has died at age 56
  
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• Original 'Star Wars' trilogy heading back to theaters

  12-04-2016 21:17
  
  On the heels of "The Force Awakens," the original "Star Wars" trilogy is coming back to theaters this summer
  
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• Governor wants parts of North Carolina rights law changed

  12-04-2016 21:07
  
  North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said Tuesday he wants to change a new state law provision that prevents people from suing over discrimination in state court, but he's not challenging a measure regarding bathroom access for transgender people
  
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• NCAA Tournament deal with CBS, Turner extended through 2032

  12-04-2016 21:02
  
  NCAA extends deal for men's basketball tournament with CBS and Turner for additional 8 years through 2032
  
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• U2's Bono testifies before Congress on violent extremism

  12-04-2016 20:59
  
  U2 front man Bono is testifying before a Senate appropriations subcommittee on defeating violent extremism
  
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• The Latest: North Carolina governor wants rights law changed

  12-04-2016 20:47
  
  North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory says he wants lawmakers to restore the right to sue over discrimination in state court, but he's not challenging a new law regarding gender-specific bathroom access
  
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• Michael Mann has 3-book deal with William Morrow

  12-04-2016 20:46
  
  Filmmaker Michael Mann has reached a deal with William Morrow to publish 3 novels through his Michael Mann Books project, the publisher announced Tuesday
  
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• Gabrielle Reece weighs in on how to be 'Strong,' equal pay

  12-04-2016 20:30
  
  Pro volleyball champion Gabrielle Reece weighs in on fitness, equal pay for female athletes and the virtues of 'Strong,' the new NBC fitness competition series she's hosting
  
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• Mel Brooks records telephone endorsement in NY Senate race

  12-04-2016 20:22
  
  Entertainer Mel Brooks has recorded a telephone endorsement for his great-nephew, who is running for a seat in the New York Senate
  
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• France promises tough security for Cannes Film Festival

  12-04-2016 20:22
  
  The French government says it's ramping up security to protect the celebrities and 200,000 attendees at the Cannes Film Festival next month
  
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• Movie association chief advocates diversity at CinemaCon

  12-04-2016 20:21
  
  Chris Dodd says that the film community must do a better job of reflecting the diverse makeup of the word, and are taking steps to do so
  
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• Pierre-Paul on fireworks injury: Like watching a movie

  12-04-2016 20:12
  
  Giants' Jason Pierre-Paul tells Sports Illustrated that seeing his right hand without skin after a fireworks accident was like watching a movie
  
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• NCAA announces eight-year, $8.8 billion extension of March Madness deal with CBS Sports, Turner through 2032

  12-04-2016 20:07
  
  NCAA announces eight-year, $8.8 billion extension of March Madness deal with CBS Sports, Turner through 2032
  
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• Broadway veterans will star in 'Motown' reboot on Broadway

  12-04-2016 20:02
  
  The hit musical about Motown Records founder Berry Gordy is heading to Broadway, led by Chester Gregory as Gordy and Allison Semmes as Diana Ross
  
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• Man says he offered to snatch children for Aussie TV show

  12-04-2016 19:27
  
  Contractor says he negotiated with Australian TV to snatch 2 Lebanese-Australian children from father's family in Beirut but network chose another option
  
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• Review: 'The Jungle Book' is a dazzling visual experience

  12-04-2016 18:49
  
  You can practically feel the beating heart of the jungle in Jon Favreau's stunning adaptation of "The Jungle Book," which is easily the most visually dazzling movie to hit theaters this year
  
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• POLITICS: LIVE BLOG: John Kasich visits Borough Park

  12-04-2016 18:17
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.The stump-grinding bureauBrooklyn DailyRepublican presidential hopeful John Kasich is stumping at school for autistic youngsters Shema Kolainu in Borough Park. The Ohio governor is expected to make his case to orthodox Jewish voters that call the area home. His opponent Ted Cruz made a similar visit to a matzoh factory in Brighton Beach last week. Cruz is beating Kasich in national polls, but Kasich leads him in New York ahead of the April 19 primary.Kasich al
  
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• Jerry Lewis wants to live to be older than George Burns

  12-04-2016 17:52
  
  Jerry Lewis has a simple slogan for turning 90: Beat Burns, as in George Burns, who made it to 100
  
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• The Latest: Jimmy Buffett not canceling North Carolina shows

  12-04-2016 17:49
  
  Jimmy Buffett says he's not canceling two North Carolina concerts even though he thinks the state enacted a 'stupid law' that limits protections for lesbians, gays and transgender people
  
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• UK's Prince Harry lays wreath to Tunisia attack victims

  12-04-2016 17:38
  
  UK's Prince Harry has honored the Britons killed in two attacks in Tunisia at a ceremony in Westminster Abbey
  
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• 'Quantico' star Priyanka Chopra wins prestigious India award

  12-04-2016 17:36
  
  Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, who has won global acclaim for her role as FBI agent Alex Parrish on ABC's "Quantico," has received a prestigious award from India's president for her contribution to the Indian cinema
  
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• UK says hundreds of Britons involved in people-smuggling

  12-04-2016 17:17
  
  A top-level UK National Crime Agency task force charged with breaking up people-smuggling gangs has determined that hundreds of Britons are working with overseas organized crime gangs to facilitate the trade in people fleeing poverty and war
  
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• Judge dismisses investor lawsuit against SeaWorld

  12-04-2016 17:08
  
  A federal judge in southern California has dismissed a securities fraud lawsuit brought by investors in SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.
  
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• Review: Peter Wolf stresses country on 'Cure For Loneliness'

  12-04-2016 17:03
  
  Music Review: Peter Wolf's "A Cure For Loneliness," just his third solo album since 2002, is a mostly laid-back effort with thoughtful country tones
  
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• The Weeknd, Bieber earn Billboard Music Award nominations

  12-04-2016 16:37
  
  The Weeknd is leading the nominees at this year's Billboard Music Awards with 16 nods in such categories as top artist top Hot 100 song
  
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• Adele has best-selling album as global music revenue rises

  12-04-2016 16:32
  
  Adele had the world's best-selling album last year, a global smash that helped music revenues record their first significant growth since the dawn of the digital age two decades ago
  
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• Germany's Merkel: Freedoms not curbed by migrant politics

  12-04-2016 16:00
  Chancellor Angela Merkel is stressing that Germany's commitment to freedom of speech is unaffected by its desire to resolve the migrant crisis as it mulls a Turkish request to prosecute a TV comedian for a crude poem about Turkey's president
  
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• As British royals head to Indian wildlife park, rhino killed

  12-04-2016 15:39
  
  With the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visiting the world's largest one-horn rhino park in India, conservationists hope the royals can help raise alarms about how black-market demand for rhino horns and other animal parts is pushing species to the brink
  
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• British royal couple lunches with Indian prime minister

  12-04-2016 15:28
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have joined India's prime minister for a private lunch at a former palace in New Delhi
  
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• Soprano stars in Met Opera HD broadcast as angry queen

  12-04-2016 15:26
  Sondra Radvanovsky seizes Donizetti's triple crown in Metropolitan Opera HD broadcast of "Roberto Devereux" on Saturday
  
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• Longtime New Orleans Saints radio color analyst dies

  12-04-2016 15:25
  
  The color analyst of New Orleans Saints radio broadcasts, Howard "Hokie" Gajan (GUY'-zhawn), has died
  
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• The Jedi master of tax prep

  12-04-2016 15:13
  
  When it comes to preparing an Offer in Compromise package, Steven Zelin is a like a Jedi Master.
  April 18 is around the corner, and by now you probably know if you can afford your tax bill. For those with years of unpaid taxes, though, it may seem impossible to come up with the total you owe. But if you’re eligible for the Offer in Compromise program, you may not have to pay the full amount.
  Before you get excited at the prospect of trimming down your debt, you should first figure ou
  
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• GOWANUS: Banj-nooooo! Gowanus Canal banjo toss ends early after instrument breaks free, floats off

  12-04-2016 07:22
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperIt was banj-demonium!
  An annual competition to see who can hurl a banjo farthest into the Gowanus Canal came un-strung on Sunday afternoon, after neighbors called the cops, and the five-stringed instrument then hit a tree and broke free from its tether, floating off into Brooklyn’s Nautical Purgatory. The snafu brought the contest to an abrupt end, but an organizer said all the drama made
  
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• GOWANUS: Bern notice: Sanders’s campaign guru outlines strategy for winning Brooklyn

  12-04-2016 07:18
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperHe’s taking it to the streets!
  A week out from the April 19 New York Democratic primary, upstart presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vermont) is lagging behind rival Hillary Clinton in the polls, number of delegates, and support from the local political establishment — but the self-professed socialist’s press guru claims the campaign can still win the Battle of Brooklyn, and will spend the next seven
  
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• PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS: Sanders hosting another rally in Prospect Park this weekend

  12-04-2016 07:14
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Ruth BrownBrooklyn PaperJust when you thought Brooklyn was all Bern-ed out, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I–Vermont) camp has organized yet another big public event in his home borough this Sunday — a rally and concert in Prospect Park.
  The open-air shindig, two days ahead of the New York primary, will feature actors Danny Devito and Justin Long, a performance by local rock band Grizzly Bear, and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
  
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• PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS: Bill Clinton brings wave of nostalgia to Caribbean church in Lefferts Gardens

  12-04-2016 06:46
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Madeline AnthonyBrooklyn PaperThe dream of the ’90s is alive in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens.
  Ex-President Bill Clinton sang the praises of wife Hillary’s presidential ambitions at a Caribbean church in the park-side neighborhood on Monday afternoon — days after protesters crashed a rally accusing him of creating harsh criminal penalties that led to the mass incarceration of black men. But the congregants
  
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• WILLIAMSBURG: Jam spread: Riffing funk band expands to four shows

  12-04-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Bill KoppBrooklyn DailyThis jam band just keeps going!A dynamic funk and jazz fusion quartet known for its marathon late-night sets will keep spreading its tunes this week, playing four shows over three days at Brooklyn Bowl, starting on April 14. The extended series of shows is the next logical development for the New Mastersounds, according to the band’s guitarist.“We’ve been playing at the Brooklyn Bowl for years. We started out doing o
  
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• PODCAST: MEDIA: Comic artist Dean Haspiel: I make about $15 an hour.

  12-04-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Armand DiphthongBrooklyn PaperOn the latest edition of Brooklyn Paper Radio, legendary Brooklyn comic book artist Dean Haspiel, whose new strip “The Red Hook” was featured in this scintillating breakdown of it on your own BrooklynPaper.com and in Go Brooklyn, told the boys just how tough it is to make it in an industry that eats up and spits out artists eight days a week.“I gotta figure I don’t work for more than $15 an hour,”
  
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• MUSIC: Jam spread: Riffing funk band expands to four shows

  12-04-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Bill Koppfor Brooklyn PaperThis jam band just keeps going!A dynamic funk and jazz fusion quartet known for its marathon late-night sets will keep spreading its tunes this week, playing four shows over three days at Brooklyn Bowl, starting on April 14. The extended series of shows is the next logical development for the New Mastersounds, according to the band’s guitarist.“We’ve been playing at the Brooklyn Bowl for years. We started out doi
  
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• Jam spread: Riffing funk band expands to four shows

  12-04-2016 06:00
  
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• HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Showtime: Ponds wants big finish at Jordan Brand Classic

  12-04-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyShamorie Ponds couldn’t think of a better place to end his high-school career.
  The baller — considered one of the best in the city — will take the court at Barclays Center in the Jordan Brand Classic All-American boys’ basketball game on April 15. The St. John’s-commit will compete with and against some of the best high-school players in the country — something he did this summer at the Elit
  
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• HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Seventh heaven: Xaverian rallies in seventh to stun McClancy

  12-04-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyChristmas came really early for the Clippers on a 40-degree spring day.Xaverian’s baseball team capitalized on Monsignor McClancy mistakes for four runs in the bottom of the seventh, leading to a thrilling 4–3 walk-off win in the Catholic High School Athletic League in Bay Ridge on April 6. Even the team’s coach said the surprise win felt like Santa had dropped by.“It’s a gift, no doubt about it,&
  
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• DOWNTOWN: Tenants, pols pile on Two Trees building that overcharged rent-stabilized residents

  12-04-2016 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperIt is a full Court Street press!Brooklyn developer Two Trees is battling current and former tenants in court in the wake of an expose that revealed it overcharged rent-stabilized residents in a building at Court Street and Atlantic Avenue for years while government regulators turned a blind eye — and now local pols are demanding the state put the entire property under the microscope and en
  
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