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• Boston Marathon bombing movies filmed during Monday race

  18-04-2016 23:43
  
  Hollywood film crews were in Boston shooting scenes for upcoming movies about the 2013 Boston Marathon as the real-life marathon was underway
  
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• Box office top 20: 'The Jungle Book' rules with $103.3M

  18-04-2016 23:25
  
  "The Jungle Book" ruled the box office with $103.3 million in its debut weekend, the latest Walt Disney Co. live action adaptation of one of the studio's cartoon classics to score big with moviegoers.
  
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• The Latest: Plight of refugees among themes of prize winners

  18-04-2016 22:58
  
  The plight of refugees is among the social issues tackled by the winners of the 2016 Pulitzer Prizes
  
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• Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Hamilton' wins Pulitzer for drama

  18-04-2016 22:37
  
  "Hamilton," the hip-hop stage biography of Alexander Hamilton has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for drama, honoring creator Lin-Manuel Miranda for a dazzling musical has captured popular consciousness like few Broadway shows
  
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• SHEEPSHEAD BAY: The marsh-all plan! Local leader: Make flood-prone section of Sheepshead Bay into a park

  18-04-2016 22:30
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyHe says nature won.A local leader’s plan to deal with a frequently flooding neighborhood still reeling from Hurricane Sandy is to turn it into marsh land. Homeowners in the Courts of Sheepshead Bay — a below-street-level micro-neighborhood of bungalows that has been a ghost town since the 2012 storm — are still waiting for the city’s disaster-recovery program Build It B
  
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• Utah threatens liquor permit of theater showing 'Deadpool'

  18-04-2016 22:29
  
  Utah alcohol bosses are considering revoking the liquor license of a movie theater it says violated a state obscenity law by serving drinks while screening "Deadpool," which features simulated sex scenes
  
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• The Latest: Miranda: Pulitzer win part of my highlight reel

  18-04-2016 22:29
  
  Lin-Manuel Miranda says he's "living in the highlight reel section" of his life after winning the Pulitzer Prize for drama for his musical "Hamilton."
  
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• 2016 Pulitzer winners and finalists in journalism and arts

  18-04-2016 22:28
  
  Several news outlets are celebrating multiple Pulitzer Prizes, including the Tampa Bay Times, The New York Times, The Boston Globe and The New Yorker
  
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• Spain: Princess Cristina's tax fraud accuser jailed, no bail

  18-04-2016 21:43
  
  Spanish judge has ordered the leader of the anti-corruption group that filed tax fraud charges against Princess Cristina jailed without bail amid allegations the group sought a payoff of 3 million euros ($3.4 million) to drop the case
  
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• KENSINGTON: Kensington woman’s cat narrowly escapes home fire, just weeks after she lost her dog

  18-04-2016 21:25
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperA Kensington resident still grieving over her dog’s recent death narrowly avoided losing her 24-year-old cat when her home went up in flames on Monday morning.The distraught woman lost her abode of 40 years in the inferno, but said the experience was equally traumatic for her elderly pet, who was trapped inside the burning building before a firefighter came to its rescue.“She’s
  
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• Introducing One More Bite: A Kids Food Fair

  18-04-2016 21:23
  
  Here at Brooklyn Based, we love to throw events. They’re key to our business, and to our belief that the best way to get to know and to expand our community of readers is to spend time with you in person.
  We also love food. In the past decade, we’ve reviewed hundreds of restaurants and food delivery services and parsed the latest food trends, from artisanal matzo to avocado toast.
  Then, two of us had kids, and we realized there’s a steep learning curve involved in feeding
  
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• Introducing One More Bite: A Family Food Fair

  18-04-2016 21:23
  
  Here at Brooklyn Based, we love to throw events. They’re key to our business, and to our belief that the best way to get to know and to expand our community of readers is to spend time with you in person.
  We also love food. In the past decade, we’ve reviewed hundreds of restaurants and food delivery services and parsed the latest food trends, from artisanal matzo to avocado toast. And that’s just how we’ve spent some of our time online. We’re avid home coo
  
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• The Latest: Bomb survivor runs marathon on prosthetic blade

  18-04-2016 21:21
  
  Boston Marathon bombing survivor Patrick Downes has finished the race on the prosthetic blade he has needed since losing his left leg in the 2013 attacks
  
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• Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton" has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for drama

  18-04-2016 21:10
  
  Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton" has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for drama
  
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• Meet Trump's maxed-out donors, believers in the cause

  18-04-2016 20:43
  
  Trump's maxed-out donors aren't always happy with what he says but see him as the only one who can make dramatic change happen
  
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• 'Impossible' director Bayona set for 'Jurassic World' sequel

  18-04-2016 20:12
  
  "The Impossible" director J.A. Bayona has been set to direct the sequel to "Jurassic World," Universal Pictures announced Monday
  
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• Boston cancels 3 concerts over North Carolina LGBT law

  18-04-2016 20:12
  
  The rock group Boston is the latest act to cancel concerts in North Carolina because of the state's new law on LGBT rights
  
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• Senate Democrats press for $1.9B to fight Zika virus

  18-04-2016 19:59
  
  Democrats are pressing top Senate Republicans to stop dragging their feet and act immediately on President Barack Obama's request for $1.9 billion to combat the Zika virus
  
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• Matzo is having a moment

  18-04-2016 18:59
  
  Handmade matzo from Lubavitch Matzah Bakery in Crown Heights.
  Matzo, it seems, is having a moment. Yes, Passover begins on Friday, so matzo has appeared on supermarket shelves, alongside other seder trappings like horseradish, but this year the unleavened cracker has inspired much more consideration than usual. Dan Barber, chef and local food advocate, had a long essay in The New York Times this weekend about what goes into making shmurah matzo. Last Friday, The Ma
  
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• Streaming services: What Amazon, Netflix and Hulu cost

  18-04-2016 18:37
  
  Amazon is taking on Netflix and Hulu, offering a stand-alone streaming service for the first time
  
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• APNewsBreak: Former Iowa St star Nikki Moody sues coach

  18-04-2016 18:36
  
  Former Iowa State basketball star Nikki Moody has sued coach Bill Fennelly, the university and the state for racial discrimination, saying she was repeatedly called a "thug"
  
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• APNewsBreak: Man sues Kanye West, Tidal, over new album

  18-04-2016 18:34
  
  A Kanye West fan is suing over the rapper's claim that his latest album would only be available to subscribers of the music streaming service Tidal
  
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• Out-of-the-ordinary project blends jazz, art for a new work

  18-04-2016 18:10
  
  Untraditional jazz pianist Vijay Iyer has taken inspiration from a late Indian visual artist for his latest project: A collaborative suite with trumpeter Wada Leo Smith
  
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• 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' revival coming to NYC with McTeer

  18-04-2016 18:01
  "Les Liaisons Dangereuses," a play about power and seduction in 18th century France, will return to Broadway's embrace this fall, starring Janet McTeer and Liev Schreiber
  
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• Hugh Laurie, Tom Hiddleston light up AMC's 'Night Manager'

  18-04-2016 17:09
  
  Hugh Laurie and Tom Hiddleston co-star in "The Night Manager," whose title character is drawn from working at a luxury hotel into a mission to bring down an international arms dealer by posing as a fellow merchant of evil
  
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• It's on ... Amazon's stand-alone streaming targets Netflix

  18-04-2016 17:06
  
  Amazon.com is taking on Netflix and Hulu with a stand-alone streaming service
  
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• Cassandra Neary returns in 'Hard Light' by Elizabeth Hand

  18-04-2016 16:56
  
  Book Review: Elizabeth Hand brings together unlikely links in a believable story in "Hard Light"
  
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• Rafael Nadal arrives in Barcelona looking for 9th title

  18-04-2016 15:49
  
  Fresh from winning his ninth Monte Carlo Masters title, Rafael Nadal arrived in Spain ready to win his ninth at the Barcelona Open
  
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• PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS: Sanders claims record crowd, Flatbush councilman’s approval, in Prospect Park

  18-04-2016 11:22
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Ruth BrownBrooklyn PaperCall is a slow Bern.Councilman Jumaane Williams (D–Flatbush) endorsed Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vermont) on Sunday — two days before the New York primary and just in time to turn his seal of approval into a speech at a massive rally in Prospect Park. Williams put out a press release Thursday night saying he was still undecided, but seemed to have rea
  
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• PARK SLOPE: Park Slope teens run thriving capitalist enterprise at socialist’s Prospect Park rally

  18-04-2016 11:04
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Ruth BrownBrooklyn PaperThey were feeling the earn!Two Park Slope teens did a hot trade in home-made Bernie Sanders T-shirts during his rally in Prospect Park on Sunday, taking on the cavalcade of professional vendors who follow the campaign around the country flogging Bernie-branded merchandise to his fans. The senator may preach peace and a “moral economy,” but the young entrepreneurs say the message hasn&
  
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• PODCAST: MEDIA: TONIGHT!: Brooklyn Paper Radio taking its show on the road!

  18-04-2016 10:52
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.Brooklyn PaperThe Brooklyn Paper Radio gang is taking its show on the road on Monday, April 18, podcasting live from Atlas Steakhouse on Coney Island Avenue in Ditmas Park.It’s the first time the popular show has left the friendly confines of the Brooklyn Paper Building in America’s Downtown for a remote podcast — which has generated more than 1,000 listens since debuting less than four months ago — and the boys say they are excited abo
  
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• WILLIAMSBURG–GREENPOINT WATERFRONT: Park activists, Beep: Use giant office complex to fund Bushwick Inlet Park

  18-04-2016 10:51
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Madeline AnthonyBrooklyn PaperThe city should use property taxes from a controversial office complex planned for the Williamsburg waterfront to fund a long-promised park next door, says a local green-space advocate group.The activists have been pushing for the city to make good on its 10-year-old pledge to create a 28-acre park on the neighborhood’s waterfront, and are now endorsing a recent suggestion from Borough President Adams that it sell bonds b
  
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• CLEANING OUR WATERWAYS: Double-D day: City won’t stick Canal sewage tanks under pool — but Feds will likely dig it up anyway

  18-04-2016 10:47
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperTanks for nothing!The city is going ahead with its controversial plan to seize land along the Gowanus Canal and use it to house giant sewage tanks needed for the cleanup of the toxic waterway, rejecting an earlier plan from the Feds to dig up the Double D pool in Thomas Greene Park and stick them under there. But local environmentalists say it will have to excavate the cherished watering hole anyway — as the soil underneath is
  
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• South Africa: Pistorius to be sentenced in June for murder

  18-04-2016 10:36
  
  South Africa's former Olympic track star Oscar Pistorius to be sentenced in June for murdering girlfriend
  
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• In crackdown on celebrity, China bans stars' kids from shows

  18-04-2016 10:35
  
  China will ban the children of famous entertainers from appearing on hugely popular reality shows, as the country continues efforts to try to prevent the manufacture of child stars
  
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• Scorecard: Which candidate is most authentic New Yorker?

  18-04-2016 10:05
  
  In a rare New York presidential primary, several candidates are promoting their ties to the Big Apple
  
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• Champs back in Boston, but top Americans are resting for Rio

  18-04-2016 09:52
  
  With the top American runners resting for the Rio Olympics, Neely Spence Gracey
  
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• The few, the proud, the maxed-out Trump donors

  18-04-2016 09:29
  
  Donald Trump makes much about "self-funding" his campaign, but there's a prominent "donate" button on his website and people use it
  
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• SHEEPSHEAD BAY: The marsh-all plan! Local leader: Make flood-prone section of Sheepshead Bay into wetlands

  18-04-2016 08:37
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyHe says nature won.A local leader’s plan to deal with a frequently flooding neighborhood still reeling from Hurricane Sandy is to turn it into marsh land. Homeowners in the Courts of Sheepshead Bay — a below-street-level micro-neighborhood of bungalows that has been a ghost town since the 2012 storm — are still waiting for the city’s disaster-recovery program Build It B
  
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• BRIGHTON BEACH: Developers announce they won’t dig up toxic dirt, citing community concerns

  18-04-2016 08:37
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyThey want to clear the air.
  Developers bowed to community pressure in Brighton Beach and announced they won’t dig up a cache of toxic chemicals while building a 40-story tower atop the Trump Village Shopping Center. Cammeby’s International is asking the state to let it put up the condos without first cleaning up hazardous materials left more than a dozen feet underground by a gas-manufacturing plant that once operated
  
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• BOROBEAT: Coney alliance gala a wild time

  18-04-2016 08:37
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Brooklyn DailyThey’re calling Coney a shore thing.Entertainers and executives celebrated the People’s Playground’s resurgence at the Alliance for Coney Island’s fourth annual Winter Gala at Gargiulo’s on April 14. It was a time for area business to take stock ahead of the busy summer season, and between the new amphitheater opening this summer, an announcement that the Shore Theater will be re
  
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• Amber Heard avoids jail in Australian dog smuggling spat

  18-04-2016 08:34
  
  Actor Johnny Depp's wife Amber Heard has avoided jail time after pleading guilty to providing a false immigration document amid allegations she smuggled the couple's dogs into Australia
  
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• Trying to prevent making of child stars, China issues a ban

  18-04-2016 08:32
  
  China will ban the children of famous entertainers from appearing on hugely popular reality shows, as the country continues efforts to try to prevent the manufacture of child stars
  
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• Elizabeth Warren, comic book hero? Senator is latest to star

  18-04-2016 07:09
  
  Her parents didn't hail from the planet Krypton, but that hasn't stopped Sen. Elizabeth Warren from starring as the hero of her own comic book
  
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• PARK SLOPE: Fancy, free! Comedy show is Dizzy with laughter

  18-04-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Adam UllianBrooklyn DailyThis fancy, free comedy show can put the spotlight on the audience.Tucked away in the back of the diner Dizzy’s on Fifth, amidst a wall-to-wall display of iconic album covers, Michael Joyce hosts the The Fancy Show, a weekly comedy night. The free evening draws an eclectic crowd of locals, and mixes of jokes from stand-ups with audience contests designed to keep the energy flowing. We spoke with Joyce about his tricks for audi
  
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• NIGHTLIFE: Fancy, free! Comedy show is Dizzy with laughter

  18-04-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Adam Ullianfor Brooklyn PaperThis fancy, free comedy show can put the spotlight on the audience.Tucked away in the back of the diner Dizzy’s on Fifth, amidst a wall-to-wall display of iconic album covers, Michael Joyce hosts the The Fancy Show, a weekly comedy night. The free evening draws an eclectic crowd of locals, and mixes of jokes from stand-ups with audience contests designed to keep the energy flowing. We spoke with Joyce about his tricks for
  
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• IT’S ONLY MY OPINION: Stan unpacks the perils of air travel

  18-04-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Stanley P. GershbeinBrooklyn DailyAnd more about air travel.When it comes to luggage, most airports work on the honor system. You lift your suitcases from the carousel and walk out with them. Not at the Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. There is only one exit from the baggage claim area, and before leaving it, a security guard matches your claim check or identification card with the tag on the suitcase.He does not want to hear anything about you bei
  
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• Fancy, free! Comedy show is Dizzy with laughter

  18-04-2016 06:00
  
  This fancy, free comedy show can put the spotlight on the audience. Read more.
  
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• Amber Heard pleads guilty in Australian dog smuggling spat

  18-04-2016 03:33
  
  Actor Johnny Depp's wife Amber Heard has pleaded guilty to providing a false immigration document amid allegations she smuggled the couple's dogs into Australia
  
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• Austin shoots 64, beats Short in playoff to win Mitsubishi

  18-04-2016 01:53
  
  Woody Austin tied the tournament record with an 8-under 64 and beat Wes Short Jr. with a par on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff Sunday in the PGA Tour Champions' Mitsubishi Electric Classic
  
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