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• National tour of 'Hamilton' coming to Kennedy Center

  10-05-2016 23:30
  
  "Hamilton" is coming to Washington
  
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• Nielsen's top programs for May 2-8

  10-05-2016 23:16
  
  A list of the top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings for May 2-8
  
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• 'The Good Wife' finishes its run in Nielsen's top 5

  10-05-2016 23:13
  
  CBS got tongues talking -- and people watching -- the series finale of 'The Good Wife."
  
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• Disney's movie business is again playing a starring role

  10-05-2016 23:03
  
  After years punctuated with a few embarrassing flops, Disney's movie studio is on a roll
  
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• Sharon Osbourne addresses split from Ozzy on 'The Talk'

  10-05-2016 22:59
  
  Sharon Osbourne returned to "The Talk" on Tuesday, where she confirmed that she and husband Ozzy Osbourne are not living together and that she doesn't know if they will stay married
  
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• 50 years after riot, publisher asks Rolling Stones to return

  10-05-2016 22:20
  
  A Massachusetts newspaper publisher is asking the Rolling Stones to return to town 50 years after the band cut short a show there
  
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• ESPN's Darke, Champion to call all Euro 2016 games on site

  10-05-2016 22:19
  
  ESPN's top two English-language announcing teams will call all their games from France during this summer's European Championship
  
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• Malls get creative in their attempts to win back customers

  10-05-2016 22:07
  
  Older shopping malls nationwide are trying to reinvent themselves, either by spending millions of dollars on extensive renovations or knocking down buildings and starting over
  
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• Theater shooting victims cite lack of guards, silent alarms

  10-05-2016 22:03
  
  Attorneys for victims of the 2012 Colorado movie theater shooting argued Tuesday that widespread security failures allowed for the attack that killed 12
  
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• Colorado theater says deadly 2012 attack was unstoppable

  10-05-2016 22:02
  
  A civil trial is under way over whether the company that owns a Colorado movie theater should have done more to prevent a shooting that left 12 people dead
  
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• Brooklyn by the Book: Jonathan Safran Foer

  10-05-2016 21:56
  Tuesday, September 6, 2016 7:30 pmCongregation Beth ElohimHere I Am is the monumental new novel from Jonathan Safran Foer. Unfolding over four tumultuous weeks, in present-day Washington, D.C., Here I Am is the story of a fracturing family in a moment of crisis. As Jacob and Julia and their three sons are forced to confront the distances between the lives they think they want and the lives they are living, a catastrophic earthquake sets in motion a quickly escalating conflict in the Middle East.
  
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• Maryland county sued over court's Ten Commandments monument

  10-05-2016 21:50
  
  A county official in Maryland says he will defend the presence of a Ten Commandments monument in front of the local courthouse as a historic artifact originating from a 1950s campaign to promote the famous Charlton Heston film about Moses
  
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• 'The Goldbergs' creator talks love affair with Flyers

  10-05-2016 21:29
  
  The Philadelphia Flyers are mined this week for laughs on the ABC sitcom, "The Goldbergs."
  
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• Colorado inmate claims Prince is his father, seeks DNA test

  10-05-2016 21:22
  
  A Colorado inmate has filed a paternity claim with a Minnesota court against the estate of Prince, claiming the musician is his biological father
  
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• Tony nominee Jennifer Simard gets some love online

  10-05-2016 20:39
  Fans of a Broadway nun have turned to a higher power to get her some recognition _ the Internet
  
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• Angry Wade’s is not closing, and other Cobble Hill Immersion intel

  10-05-2016 19:52
  
  See that bill in her hand? We’ve got a ton of WAM (Walking Around Money) for you to throw around Cobble Hill on May 21. Photo: Brooklyn Brewery
  Our Immersion series with Brooklyn Brewery, where we line up four beers, lunch and a ton of neighborhood deals for $25, returns on May 21, and we’ve got quite the day planned for you in Cobble Hill.
  But first, we’d like to clarify something. Angry Wade’s, the Smith St. bar that was widely reported to be closing its doors in Janua
  
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• GREENWOOD HEIGHTS: Three suffer broken legs after accident at metal works

  10-05-2016 18:44
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyOh the iron knee!Three metalworkers went to the hospital with broken legs after a steel plate fell off a truck at a Greenwood Heights ironworks on May 9.The errant ferrous slab came crashing down a little after 8 am at the facility on 21st Street near Third Avenue, Fire Department officials said.All three victims had broken legs, according to a photographer who spoke to paramedics on the scene.Em
  
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• Three suffer broken legs after accident at metal works

  10-05-2016 18:31
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyOh the iron knee!Three metalworkers went to the hospital with broken legs after a steel plate fell off a truck at a Greenwood Heights ironworks on May 9.The errant ferrous slab came crashing down a little after 8 am at the facility on 21st Street near Third Avenue, Fire Department officials said.All three victims had broken legs, according to a photographer who spoke to paramedics on the scene.Em
  
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• Sightsee in your own city–Brooklyn by boat

  10-05-2016 17:43
  
  Seeing Brooklyn by boat offers a whole new perspective on the borough Photo: Circle Line
  You probably think of the Circle Line, the floating equivalent of double-decker tour buses, as the sole domain of tourists or newbies. Not anymore. The sightseeing cruise line recently launched a Hello Brooklyn cruise, which is a surprisingly relaxing and information-packed river ride that shows you a side of our borough you likely haven’t seen before.
  The two-hour cruise boards every weekda
  
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• From drag queens to aliens, a con for all seasons

  10-05-2016 16:49
  
  From drag queens to aliens, pop-culture conventions celebrating genres beyond superheroes are on the rise
  
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• 'Grey's Anatomy' star Jessica Capshaw has baby No. 4

  10-05-2016 16:35
  
  "Grey's Anatomy" star Jessica Capshaw has announced the birth of her fourth child, a girl
  
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• Jon Stewart labels Donald Trump a 'man-baby'

  10-05-2016 16:18
  
  Jon Stewart has been on the sidelines for one of the wildest campaign seasons in memory, but he's weighing in with a new dig at old foe Donald Trump, labeling the presumptive Republican presidential nominee a "man-baby."
  
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• Prince death sparks Minnesota bill to clarify artist rights

  10-05-2016 16:08
  
  In the wake of Prince's death, legislative committees in Minnesota are planning hearings to clarify the rights of artists to control the commercial use of their names, likenesses and images, and to extend those protections to their heirs
  
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• Hearing postponed on proposed Lucas Museum in Chicago

  10-05-2016 16:06
  
  A hearing has been postponed in a lawsuit aimed at halting construction on filmmaker George Lucas' proposed art museum in Chicago
  
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• New digital imprint features works by Heller, Bradbury

  10-05-2016 16:00
  
  A new digital imprint will feature little known short stories by Tennessee Williams, Ray Bradbury and Joseph Heller, among others
  
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• Former Clinton aide Blumenthal now Lincoln biographer

  10-05-2016 15:43
  
  Sidney Blumenthal, the former White House during the Clinton administration, has just published the first of four planned volumes on Abraham Lincoln
  
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• A Trump truce? He's a guest on Megyn Kelly's Fox TV special

  10-05-2016 14:52
  
  Donald Trump is a guest on Megyn Kelly's first Fox network special, which airs May 17
  
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• German court rejects Erdogan bid for publisher injunction

  10-05-2016 14:48
  
  A German court has rejected a bid by Turkey's president for an injunction against the head of one of Germany's biggest publishing houses in a standoff over a satirical poem
  
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• PHOTOS: The glitz and glamour of Cannes through the years

  10-05-2016 13:48
  
  The Cannes Film Festival officially gets underway Wednesday and as usual it's set to be one of the most dazzling events in the European calendar
  
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• WILLIAMSBURG: Punch drunk: Booze-stealing bandit slugs liquor store worker in face

  10-05-2016 09:36
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Ruth BrownBrooklyn PaperA thief punched a Williamsburg liquor store employee in the face while stealing a bottle of booze last Monday, according to a police report.The bandit entered the Broadway rotgut retailer, between Keep and Hooper streets, at around 8:30 pm on May 2, then attempted to leave with some free hooch, police said.The 38-year-old worker tried to stop him, but the pillager slugged the clerk and ran off with the sauce, cops said.Police release
  
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• WEIRD ART: VIDEO: Watch: Giant neon ‘Understanding’ sign spins in Bridge Park

  10-05-2016 09:36
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Ruth BrownBrooklyn PaperTalk about a conversation piece!A public arts organization erected a 25-foot-tall revolving neon sign reading “Understanding” at the Pier 6 end of Brooklyn Bridge Park last week — turning the green space into what appears to be a tete-a-tete with the already famous sculpture spelling out “Yo” and “Oy,” which sprung up near the Brooklyn Bridge late last year, a spokeswoman said.
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• DEVELOPMENT: Book ’em! Historic courthouse, police office could be Sunset Park’s new temporary library

  10-05-2016 08:48
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Dennis LynchBrooklyn DailyThey’re taking the library to court!Sunset Parkers will rent books from the landmarked former courthouse on Fourth Avenue and 42nd Street for at least two years starting next spring if the city signs off on a plan to sell the neighborhood’s aging 51st Street branch and let developers rebuild it with apartments on top, officials announced on May 9. The temporary space would be smaller than the current atheneum — an
  
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• DEVELOPMENT: Book ‘em! Historic courthouse, police office could be Sunset Park’s new temporary library

  10-05-2016 08:48
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Dennis LynchBrooklyn DailyThey’re taking the library to court!Sunset Parkers will rent books from the landmarked former courthouse on Fourth Avenue and 42nd Street for at least two years starting next spring if the city signs off on a plan to sell the neighborhood’s aging 51st Street branch and let developers rebuild it with apartments on top, officials announced on May 9. The temporary space would be smaller than the current atheneum — an
  
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• MILL BASIN: Planks for the hospitality: Calls for city to board up dangerous ‘squatter house’

  10-05-2016 08:46
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Alexandra SimonBrooklyn DailyPolice need to stop sitting on their hands and board up a long-foreclosed house occupied by squatters, Mill Basin residents are demanding.Officials have done little to tamp down on the problem — despite residents’ complaints — leaving locals frustrated and feeling like they have nowhere to turn, one neighbor said.“I just feel going through the cops is a waste of time, I don’t know what else to do,&rdqu
  
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• BROOKLYN HEIGHTS: MCA, where have ya been? Fans pay tribute at Adam Yauch Park

  10-05-2016 08:01
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperIt’s called gratitude, and that’s right.Dozens of Beastie Boys fans crowded into Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn Heights to show their appreciation for the late emcee on Saturday afternoon, in what is now an annual celebration of the neighborhood native’s life and work. Four years after the rapper and human rights activist passed away from cancer, the organizer of MCA Day says it is amazing to see how he continues to i
  
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• Ex-NFL player denies Ohio golf course assault charges

  10-05-2016 07:43
  
  A former Cleveland Browns player who had his sentencing delayed in an embezzlement case while he participates in a concussion study has denied charges that he assaulted a man at a golf course over a loud radio
  
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• WILLIAMSBURG: Made in Brooklyn, displayed in Brooklyn: Borough flexes its creative muscle at G’point expo

  10-05-2016 07:34
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Shavana AbruzzoBrooklyn PaperAn art gallery built in a shipping container, a virtual tour of a hotel rising in Williamsburg, a chair made from reclaimed wood from the Coney Island Boardwalk, and an interactive lounge inviting visitors to ink themselves and the furniture — dollars to doughnuts, if it’s designed and made in Brooklyn, it’s fugheddaboudit awesome!Creative Kings County throbbed as vigorousl
  
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• Longtime Comedy Central president to exit cable channel

  10-05-2016 07:21
  
  Comedy Central's longtime president is leaving as the cable channel faces declining ratings
  
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• BREAKING CHEWS: Ice cream of the crop: Free scoops at the newly renovated Montague St. Haagen Dazs today!

  10-05-2016 07:16
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Ruth BrownBrooklyn PaperHow’s this for a news scoop?Beloved ice-cream institution Haagen-Dazs is dishing up free frozen desserts at its stores nationwide today, but visitors to the Brooklyn Heights parlor — the original Haagen Dazs store, and still the best — are in for a real treat, as they will also get to feast their eyes on the 40-year old emporium’s new look.
  The iconic outpost just reopened with a completely new interior after
  
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• Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 15-21

  10-05-2016 07:05
  
  Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 15-21
  
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• Young guitarist from Maine jams with Pearl Jam

  10-05-2016 06:54
  
  A Maine boy's guitar skills earned him a spot onstage with Pearl Jam
  
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• US actress, an ex-refugee, sets out to help Syrian migrants

  10-05-2016 06:52
  
  US actress, a former refugee, founds social media movement encouraging everyone to do something to help migrants from Syria
  
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• Albright-Knox gallery to announce collaboration with theater

  10-05-2016 06:49
  
  One of Buffalo's best-known museums and a historic theater are set to announce a new public art project
  
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• Actor optimistic about possible extradition of 'El Chapo'

  10-05-2016 06:01
  
  For the actor holding the rights to make a movie about Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the latest step toward his eventual extradition to the U.S. is a welcome turn
  
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• RIMSHOT: Getting cheesy: Fort Greene comedy duo host dinner and a show

  10-05-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Adam Ullianfor Brooklyn PaperYou don’t have to bring tomatoes to this show — they are already supplied.Over the last year, the monthly “It’s All Happening” comedy night at Frank’s Lounge in Fort Greene has become a must-see stand-up show — and not just because it comes with food. We chatted with comedian (and sometime cook) Brian Parise and his co-host Janelle James about comedy, cuisine, and performing at a neighbo
  
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• Pitching in: Shift to mound has Jerez’s career thriving

  10-05-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Thomas JoyceBrooklyn DailyA hometown hurler’s rise continues.On the final day of Spring Training in 2014, Boston Red Sox prospect Williams Jerez received a phone call that would chance the course of his career — he was told to meet with director of player development Ben Crockett.The Grand Street Campus alum — considered the top New York City outfield prospect since Manny Ramirez — had struggled to hit pro pitching. He had yet to pro
  
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• HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Stealing the win: Aggressive Xaverian swipes bases, victory from Knights

  10-05-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyTalk about a slippery team.Stolen bases in a rainy game helped Xaverian seal a 3–1 win over visiting Holy Cross in Brooklyn-Queens Catholic school baseball on May 4. Playing to the team’s strengths — particularly base-running — was crucial in poor weather and with Knights ace Patrick Morrissey on the mound, one player said.“Off a good pitcher like that we aren’t going to get many hits,&rdquo
  
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• HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Signings worth the wait for Cougars hoops duo

  10-05-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyThe were no more sad faces for Medgar Evers high-school seniors Alisicia Machado and Mikala Casimir — only big, wide smiles.The stress of the recruiting process was wearing down the girls’ basketball stars during their 6–8 season in league play this season, but they signed on to colleges on May 6, and now things are going smoother, their coach said.
  “They’d walk into school all sad, but finally it
  
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• Getting cheesy: Fort Greene comedy duo host dinner and a show

  10-05-2016 06:00
  
  You don’t have to bring tomatoes to this show — they are already supplied. Read more.
  
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• FORT GREENE: Getting cheesy: Fort Greene comedy duo host dinner and a show

  10-05-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Adam UllianBrooklyn DailyYou don’t have to bring tomatoes to this show — they are already supplied.Over the last year, the monthly “It’s All Happening” comedy night at Frank’s Lounge in Fort Greene has become a must-see stand-up show — and not just because it comes with food. We chatted with comedian (and sometime cook) Brian Parise and his co-host Janelle James about comedy, cuisine, and performing at a neighborhoo
  
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