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• Jury: Ex-officer liable for singer's 1973 slaying in Chile

  27-06-2016 23:51
  
  A Florida jury says a former military officer in the regime of Chile's brutal dictator Augusto Pinochet tortured and killed a Chilean folk singer more than 40 years ago and is awarding his family $28 million
  
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• [►VIDEO, PHOTO GALLERIES] Appetite for destruction: Daredevil nearly dies eating hot dogs atop Wonder Wheel

  27-06-2016 22:41
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn PaperIt was a wheely bad idea.A daredevil eating hot dogs atop the Wonder Wheel almost lost his head when one of the ride’s moving cars nearly rolled into him on June 24. Competitive eater and adrenaline junky Crazy Legs Conti raised the bar for downing sausages atop the ride, but he almost did not live to see his name in the record books, an organizer said.“One of these cars just came swe
  
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• Jury holds ex-officer liable for 1973 slaying in Chile

  27-06-2016 22:35
  
  A Florida jury says a former military officer in the regime of Chile's brutal dictator Augusto Pinochet tortured and killed a Chilean folk singer more than 40 years ago and is awarding his family $28 million
  
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• Art, Systems, Critique: A Conversation with For Freedoms Super PAC

  27-06-2016 22:23 via bkmag.com
  
  The brainchild of creative agents and political cognoscenti Hank Willis Thomas and Eric Gottesman, For Freedoms has been heralded as the first artist-run super PAC, an intriguing and very timely organization aimed at not merely endorsing or promoting political candidates, but also at spreading awareness about some of the many less-than-apparent facets of the democratic process in the US.
  The super PAC has been headquartered at Jack Shainman Gallery for the past few weeks, where their ‘off
  
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• Ex-Bruins star Bourque pleads not guilty to drunken driving

  27-06-2016 22:11
  
  Former Boston Bruins star Ray Bourque (bork) has pleaded not guilty to a drunken driving charge
  
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• Aaron Hernandez pal pleads guilty to accessory in murder

  27-06-2016 22:10
  
  A friend of former New England Patriots star tight end Aaron Hernandez pleaded guilty on Monday to accessory after the fact for helping the NFL player after Hernandez shot a man to death in 2013
  
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• Jury: Chilean military officer liable for torture, killing of singer in Chile in 1973; $28 million awarded to family

  27-06-2016 22:03
  
  Jury: Chilean military officer liable for torture, killing of singer in Chile in 1973; $28 million awarded to family
  
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• Egypt detains prominent female TV host

  27-06-2016 22:01
  
  A lawyer says Egyptian authorities have detained a famous TV host whose program had been critical of the government's policies, including its crackdown on freedom of speech
  
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• Man pleads guilty in robbery of 'Idol's' Scotty McCreery

  27-06-2016 21:58
  
  A man has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the robbery of "American Idol" winner Scotty McCreery and some of his friends two years ago
  
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• Summer In The City: Far Away From The Neon Sky

  27-06-2016 21:51 via bkmag.com
  
  Every time I think about the “idea” of summer in New York I hear an Eagles song. I’m thinking of the summer I spent living in Los Angeles, wishing I lived in New York. Okay, it was only a summer by school schedule standards; my alma mater Pepperdine University ends classes in late April, so I spent May and June and some of July daydreaming of the great glamorous East, where I would come into my own as an accidental bohemian genius (Pre-planned accidents are my specialty).In the
  
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• Jimmy Buffett musical unveils creative team and new name

  27-06-2016 21:41
  
  The Jimmy Buffett musical making its world premiere next year in California has a new name and a Tony Award-winning creative support team
  
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• [►VIDEO, CONEY ISLAND] Appetite for destruction: Daredevil nearly dies eating hot dogs atop Wonder Wheel

  27-06-2016 21:12
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyIt was a wheely bad idea.A daredevil eating hot dogs atop the Wonder Wheel almost lost his head when one of the ride’s moving cars nearly rolled into him on June 24. Competitive eater and adrenaline junky Crazy Legs Conti raised the bar for downing sausages atop the ride, but he almost did not live to see his name in the record books, an organizer said.“One of these cars just came swe
  
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• [CYCLONES] Cyclones fans herald Reyes’s controversial return

  27-06-2016 21:07
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Laura Amatofor Brooklyn PaperJose Reyes’ controversial return to the Mets did not faze fans during his first appearance with the Cyclones on June 26.Major League Baseball suspended the former all-star (and 2003–2011 Met) for violating its domestic abuse policy — police arrested Reyes last year after he got into a fight with his wife at a Four Seasons hotel in Hawaii, but a judge dropped the charges because the spouse wasn’t cooperati
  
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• From CMA Fest to Bonnaroo, Maren Morris is at home onstage

  27-06-2016 21:01
  
  Country singer Maren Morris's major label debut album topped the country charts, spurred by strong streaming activity and her hooky single, "My Church."
  
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• Katie Ledecky cruises into 400 free final at US swim trials

  27-06-2016 20:55
  
  Katie Ledecky cruised into the 400-meter freestyle final at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials Monday, qualifying a whopping 0.52 seconds faster than anyone else
  
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• Aaron Hernandez friend set to change plea in 2013 killing

  27-06-2016 20:40
  
  A friend of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is expected to change his not guilty plea in the 2013 shooting death of semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd
  
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• [CONEY ISLAND] Cyclones fans herald Reyes’s controversial return

  27-06-2016 20:38
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Laura AmatoBrooklyn DailyJose Reyes’ controversial return to the Mets did not faze fans during his first appearance with the Cyclones on June 26.Major League Baseball suspended the former all-star (and 2003–2011 Met) for violating its domestic abuse policy — police arrested Reyes last year after he got into a fight with his wife at a Four Seasons hotel in Hawaii, but a judge dropped the charges because the spouse wasn’t cooperating w
  
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• Pennsylvania officer shot 7 times is released from hospital

  27-06-2016 20:32
  
  A police officer who was shot seven times as he was conducting a drug investigation has been released from a Philadelphia hospital
  
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• APNewsBreak: Suge Knight sues Chris Brown over club shooting

  27-06-2016 20:17
  
  Former rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight is suing Chris Brown after getting shot seven times at a 2014 party hosted by the R&B singer
  
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• Spencer Gallagher apologizes for fight with John Wes Townley

  27-06-2016 20:16
  
  Spencer Gallagher issues apology for fight with John Wes Townley at Gateway Motorsports Park
  
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• 'Dance Moms' star Abby Lee Miller pleads in bankruptcy case

  27-06-2016 19:41
  
  "Dance Moms" star Abby Lee Miller has pleaded guilty in Pittsburgh to bankruptcy fraud and failing to report thousands of dollars in Australian currency she brought into the country
  
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• Brooklyn’s 11 Best Dates By Neighborhood

  27-06-2016 19:15 via bkmag.com
  
  1) Rockaways: People, it is really summer. Get your bikes in gear. Meet your person with your bike anywhere in Brooklyn around 10am, then do this: cycle all the way down Bedford Avenue—through Midwood, where Brooklyn no longer looks like Brooklyn but rather stately suburban America with freestanding homes and yards—wend left along Emmons Avenue and see yet another aberration, a small Italian beach town, and finally cross Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge to enter Riis Beach (about an
  
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• Bloodline: No Golden Age of Television Without Kyle Chandler

  27-06-2016 19:00 via bkmag.com
  
  BloodlineSeasons 1-2 now streaming on Netflix
  Among the many members of the Rayburn clan of Key Largo, the one who burns the brightest during the first season of Netflix’s immersive and stealthily profound suspense series Bloodline is Danny, the oldest brother and black sheep, played to scurvy perfection by the Australian actor Ben Mendelsohn. Smoldering with duplicitous resentment, he returns from a failed stint as a Miami restaurateur to the grand resort hotel on which the Rayburns&rsqu
  
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• Traverse City Film Fest to highlight Michigan-themed movies

  27-06-2016 18:40
  
  Oscar winner Michael Moore is showcasing works by his fellow Michigan natives during this year's Traverse City Film Festival
  
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• Don’t Leave Home Without Us: Ten Essential Beauty Products to Take on Your Summer Vacation

  27-06-2016 18:40 via bkmag.com
  
  Let’s face it: even though it’s really fun to score mini-bottles of shampoo and body wash from whatever hotel you might be staying at while on vacation, there’s nothing worse than traveling to somewhere far, far away only to find out that there’s no conditioner or toothpaste available at your destination. Here are our favorite things to take along on any trip you take this summer, from a tube of our favorite toothpaste to a face mask guaranteed to keep your skin hydrated
  
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• Molly Shannon tearjerker about cancer mom wins at Nantucket

  27-06-2016 18:37
  
  "Other People," a tearjerker about a family dealing with a mother's death to cancer, wins top honors at Nantucket Film Festival
  
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• [THE RIDE] Reyes shows up, and Cyclones put on pitching clinic in win

  27-06-2016 18:17
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By David Russellfor Brooklyn PaperCyclones 1
  Hudson Valley 0June 26 at MCU Park
  The Cyclones pulled out a 1–0 win over Hudson Valley in front of 7,851 fans at MCU Park on Sunday — most of whom came to see new Clones third-baseman Jose Reyes.The team sold out MCU Park shortly after the Mets announced the former team spark plug would play Sunday and Monday in Brooklyn.
  Reyes went 0–3 in the game, and manage
  
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• 14 (Real) Songs of the Summer: What Brooklyn Is Really Listening To

  27-06-2016 18:05 via bkmag.com
  
  We love to debate and eventually declare “the song of the summer.” But much like anyone who is on the beach and who has a body has a “beach body,” any song played over the next three months is in fact a (though maybe not the) song of the summer. But enough curation and conjecture as to what’ll be hot this season; I wanted to know what real Brooklynites were really playing.
  So I spent an afternoon in Prospect Park scavenging sound bites from picnickers and drum
  
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• Ex-NFL star says Trump friendship has cost him

  27-06-2016 18:02
  
  Retired NFL player Herschel Walker says he's being dropped from speaking engagements because of his relationship with Donald Trump
  
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• The Fool’s Journey: On the Importance of the Airport Bar

  27-06-2016 18:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Korean Air Lounge
  Terminal 1, John F. Kennedy International Airport
  There’s a saying in Denmark: “Only a fool isn’t afraid of the ocean.” This maxim typically gets employed every summer, when Germans vacationing along the Danish coastline are swept away by the ferocious North Sea currents. I am no fool. I am afraid of the ocean. But I am not afraid of much else.
  And yet: On a Tuesday night not long ago, I haphazardly threw clothes into a suitcase (overalls? check; leotard
  
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• Franklin, Coughlin advance in 100 back at US Olympic trials

  27-06-2016 17:55
  
  Defending Olympic champion Missy Franklin and two-time gold medalist Natalie Coughlin have advanced to the semifinals of the 100-meter backstroke at the U.S. swimming trials
  
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• People in Your Neighborhood: Andre Torres

  27-06-2016 17:50 via bkmag.com
  
  Andre Torres is living your dream. In fact, he’s probably lived like three or four of them. In 2001, he was researching a documentary on obsessive record collectors when he realized they didn’t have their own publication, so he started Wax Poetics, a beautiful and thoughtful magazine dedicated to soul, jazz, and hip-hop fanatics. A few years later, he launched another magazine, the more rap-pop focused Scratch.By 2015, Torres could tell that the young people who used to pick up maga
  
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• [►VIDEO, WINDSOR TERRACE] Shocking footage shows attempted rape in Windsor Terrace

  27-06-2016 17:21
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Ruth BrownBrooklyn PaperPolice have released shocking footage of what they say is a predator attempting to rape a woman right outside of Prospect Park in Windsor Terrace on Sunday.The 34-year-old victim was 16th Street between 11th Avenue and Prospect Park Southwest at around 3:50 am when the dirtbag attacked her from behind, lifting her dress and trying to pull her underwear down, and eventually knocking her to the ground, police said.The creep then punche
  
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• The Mile High Book Club, or: What to Read on a Plane

  27-06-2016 17:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Far be it from us to suggest that you spend your hours after take-off doing anything other than watching Unlikely Animal Friends 4 on repeat and drinking yourself into oblivion, but in case you do want something different while hurtling through space in a giant metal tube, may we suggest reading one of these five books? There’s no reason to resort to the latest Dan Brown to keep you company while you fly; any one of these selections will allow you to so completely immerse yourself in anoth
  
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• NY Gov. Cuomo signs bill expanding breast cancer screening

  27-06-2016 16:28
  
  New York is expanding access to breast cancer screening by requiring hospitals to extend hours for mammograms and eliminating insurance costs for the procedure
  
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• [PROSPECT HEIGHTS] Nets first-round pick ready to prove doubters wrong

  27-06-2016 16:23
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Laura AmatoBrooklyn DailyNets first-round draft pick Caris LeVert has read the reports. He knows what people are saying — that he can’t play, he’s too injured, he won’t recover in time for the season. LeVert ignored all of it.
  The only thing he was listening for at the National Basketball Association Draft at the Barclays Center on June 23 was the sound of his name being called — when the Nets selected him 20th overall.“I
  
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• Ellen Page Is in Escape Mode

  27-06-2016 16:05 via bkmag.com
  
  Photos by Amanda FriedmanThere’s a certain thrill that comes from being in close proximity to a celebrity. Depending on their level of fame—and perhaps your emotional attachment to the famous person in question—you may find your heart fluttering, your stomach weighing you down, your mouth drying up as you make a supreme effort to say something interesting, something memorable. New Yorkers like to think we’re above all of this hero worship. Celebrities are all around us, a
  
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• Subway musical 'In Transit' to emerge on Broadway this fall

  27-06-2016 16:01
  "In Transit," a long-gestating a cappella romantic comedy set in the New York City subway, has found the express train to Broadway
  
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• Notes From Copenhagen

  27-06-2016 16:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Photos by Jane Bruce
  You can get a sunburn in Copenhagen. I knew this, I think, before I went. But knowing is not the same as believing, and I didn’t yet believe that I could get a sunburn so close to the Arctic Circle when it wasn’t even fully summer, but burn I did; the straps of my jumpsuit leaving a very white X in the middle of my very pink back. The X is still there now, nine days after arriving back in Brooklyn, though it’s harder to see because the pink has faded to alm
  
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• The Lobster Shift: Donut day? Make it donut month

  27-06-2016 15:32
  
  I, uh, ate two of the eight-donut sampler before I could grab my phone. Photo: Kenneth Rosen
  The Lobster Shift is a monthly column by Kenneth R. Rosen that explores the city’s all-night eateries and their inhabitants.
  June 3 was National Donut Day. So really, that makes June National Donut Month. Which is to say, don’t tell me when to eat my cream puff.
  I’ve written about what I believe is the best donut in Queens, and have yet to seek out new horizons in toroidal fried g
  
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• 'Fifty-Year Mission' is compelling 'Star Trek' time line

  27-06-2016 14:41
  
  Book Review: Authors of "The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek" have created a compelling and fascinating time line
  
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• Photos: 2016 BET Awards

  27-06-2016 14:16
  
  The 2016 BET Awards honored Price in a show-long tribute. The show also featured political statements on issues ranging from racial injustice to the U.S. presidential election.
  
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• Road Trip: Michel Gondry’s Microbe & Gasoline

  27-06-2016 13:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Microbe & GasolineDirected by Michel GondryOpens July 1
  Ah, youth. Those salad days when you could hang out with your best friend forever without a care in the world and build a car disguised as a cottage on wheels to travel across France. Of course, that last bit might just be specific to the two resourceful teenagers in Michel Gondry’s disarming new film, Microbe & Gasoline… Daniel and Théo—or Microbe and Gasoline as they’ve been nicknamed by classmates
  
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• After Dalai Lama met Lady Gaga, China warns of his motives

  27-06-2016 11:18
  
  China has warned people to be aware of what it says are nefarious motives of the Dalai Lama after he met with Lady Gaga and spoke about love and compassion
  
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• Phelps' influence out of pool impacts results at US trials

  27-06-2016 09:30
  
  Michael Phelps wasn't competing on opening night of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials
  
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• Politically charged BET Awards honor Prince, Muhammad Ali

  27-06-2016 09:24
  
  A politically charged BET Awards delivered an exciting night of tributes
  
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• Pilot faulted in plane's crash while filming zombie movie

  27-06-2016 08:47
  
  Federal investigators have issued a report faulting a pilot for the 2014 crash of an experimental plane while filming a zombie movie in Florida
  
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• Jon Bon Jovi surprises cancer-stricken fan with guitar, kiss

  27-06-2016 08:33
  
  A New Jersey woman battling lung cancer has received an unforgettable surprise from one of the state's most famous rockers, Jon Bon Jovi
  
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• [FORT GREENE] Tales out of school: Play shows teachers are people too

  27-06-2016 07:37
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn DailyThis show will teach you a lesson!
  A new play goes behind the blackboard, revealing the secret lives of elementary school teachers when they step away from the classroom. The director of “The Animals,” opening at the Jack Theater in Clinton Hill on June 30, hopes the show will change the way that people think about educators.
  “There are a lot of people who don’t think tea
  
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• Jesse Williams moves BET Awards crowd with passionate speech

  27-06-2016 06:42
  
  Actor Jesse Williams brought the energy of a civil rights rally to the BET Awards Sunday night
  
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