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• Fox Business surges in ratings competition with CNBC

  28-02-2017 22:58
  
  Fox Business Network surging in its ratings competition with CNBC
  
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• Gymnast Olga Korbut's gold medal from 1972 Games nets $66K

  28-02-2017 22:38
  
  Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut's gold medal from the 1972 Olympic Games auctioned for $66,000
  
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• Beatty urges academy president to clarify Oscar fiasco

  28-02-2017 22:28
  
  Warren Beatty is declining to comment further about Sunday's Oscar debacle but says Academy of Motion Pictures President Cheryl Boone Isaacs should "publicly clarify what happened as soon as possible."
  
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• From prison to the Oscars: The story of 'Gary from Chicago'

  28-02-2017 22:23
  
  "Gary from Chicago," the everyman catapulted to fame when he walked into the Oscars and onto the world's biggest stage, had just been released from prison days earlier
  
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• Film academy apologizes for Oscars best picture gaffe

  28-02-2017 21:59
  
  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is apologizing to the cast of crews of the films "La La Land" and "Moonlight" for the mistaken announcement of the best picture winner during Sunday night's Oscars ceremony
  
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• College basketball coach pleads guilty in transcript scandal

  28-02-2017 21:57
  
  A former New York community college basketball coach accused of scheming to get star players into NCAA Division I schools with forged transcripts has pleaded guilty
  
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• Action Trumps Hate: Lent

  28-02-2017 21:49
  
   Lent starts tomorrow. I’m not asking you to go to church or subscribe to any particular religious beliefs, or any beliefs at all. Just as the bunnies and eggs of Easter map onto pagan spring fertility rites, we can take other traditions, rituals and celebrations and find inspiration in them.
  Lent is traditionally a time spent reflecting on the life and work of Jesus Christ, who, from a certain perspective, was one of the original grassroots organizers. This year it seems fitting to
  
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• The Top Five Movies of February 2017

  28-02-2017 19:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Welcome to another installment of our monthly feature in which a rotating cast of film critics hold forth on the highs and lows of month of moviegoing.Paraguay RememberedIn 1968, French filmmaker Dominique Dubosc began his career making 16mm documentaries about peasant family life in Paraguay. The country was over a decade into Stroessner’s violent rule, achieved by a coup, that lasted well into the late 80s. Forty years later, he was invited to the cinematheque in the capital city of Asun
  
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• Yoga & Poetry with Miranda Field

  28-02-2017 18:50
  Sunday, March 12, 2017 9:30 amCentral LibraryPlease bring your own yoga mat. Doors open at 9:00 am. Class starts at 9:30 am sharp.
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• Silent Film Series: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari/Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920)

  28-02-2017 18:50
  Sunday, March 26, 2017 12:30 pmCentral Library, Dweck CenterThis classic and early prototype of the horror-film begins as a series of murders occur in a small town and clues seem to lead to Dr. Caligari (Werner Krauss), a sinister mesmerist, and his hypnotized somnambulant assistant, Cesare (Conrad Veidt), who may be carrying out those crimes.  This movie's German-Expressionist visual and performance styles mark this as an art film, but the nightmare-world it envisions signal
  
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• Silent Film Series: Lonesome (1928) & A Trip to the Moon/Le Voyage dans la lune (1902)

  28-02-2017 18:50
  Sunday, May 21, 2017 12:30 pmCentral Library, Dweck CenterHungarian-born director Paul Fejos lived for a time in New York City and wanted to convey its modern, fragmented, and fast-paced life in this film.  The main characters, Mary (Barbara Kent) and Jim (Glenn Tryon), are single and try to escape the solitude in their lives by going to Coney Island during the 4th of July weekend.  They meet, and connect, but a roller-coaster ride turns their love-story into a bitter-sw
  
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• Silent Film Series: 7th Heaven (1927)

  28-02-2017 18:50
  Sunday, April 9, 2017 12:30 pmCentral Library, Dweck CenterThis adaptation of Austin Strong's 1922 play begins, literally, in Paris' lower depths as a sewer-worker, Chico (Charles Farrell), saves Diane (Janet Gaynor) from being beaten by her sister.  To protect and help her heal, Chico takes Diane up to his 7th floor attic-apartment where, away from the world, love grows and empowers them, until World War I separates them, in a romantic-drama about love as a spiritu
  
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• FX to follow 'Bette and Joan' with 'Feud: Charles and Diana'

  28-02-2017 18:09
  
  Producer Ryan Murphy's first edition of "Feud," which tells the story of film legends Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, won't premiere until this Sunday
  
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• Nelly scolds Mike Piazza for dissing St. Louis restaurants

  28-02-2017 18:08
  
  Nelly has promised to bring baseball hall of famer Mike Piazza back to eat in the rapper's hometown of St. Louis after Piazza spoke ill of the city's restaurant scene
  
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• Bush promotes new book, reflects on painting and the press

  28-02-2017 18:07
  
  Former President George W. Bush says he didn't intend to criticize President Donald Trump when he said recently that a free press is essential to democracy
  
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• Netflix CEO: co-workers were affected by Trump travel ban

  28-02-2017 18:00
  
  The CEO of Netflix says co-workers of his were personally affected by U.S. President Donald Trump's ban on travel from several Muslim countries
  
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• Comedy Central to laugh it up with a 3-day festival in June

  28-02-2017 17:32
  
  Comedy Central is leaping off the screen this June with a comedy cavalcade in the heart of San Francisco
  
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• Police: Colts' David Parry arrested in Scottsdale, Arizona

  28-02-2017 17:08
  
  Indianapolis Colts defensive lineman David Parry been arrested in Scottsdale, Arizona, on suspicion of assaulting the driver of a motorized cart and then stealing and crashing the vehicle
  
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• Benedict Cumberbatch to star in short Showtime series

  28-02-2017 17:05
  
  Benedict Cumberbatch to portray an aristocratic playboy in Showtime limited series based on 'Melrose' novels
  
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• A Relatively Normal Childhood: On Ludmilla Petrushevskaya’s Girl From The Metropol Hotel

  28-02-2017 17:05 via bkmag.com
  
  The Girl from the Metropol Hotel, Russian writer Ludmilla Petrushevskaya’s memoir of her childhood, opens with a series of events that will sound familiar to anyone with a basic knowledge of Soviet history: in the 1930’s, her grandmother’s siblings and their spouses, all prominent Bolsheviks, were arrested in Moscow. Officially sentenced to “ten years of hard labor without the right to correspondence,” they were never seen again. The rest of the family escaped arres
  
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• The full statements from PwC and the academy on Oscars flub

  28-02-2017 17:01
  
  Here are the full statements from accounting firm PwC and the Academy of Motion Pictures on Sunday's best-picture flub at the Oscars
  
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• Face-biter said he fled demon-like figure before killings

  28-02-2017 16:34
  
  Prosecutors in Florida have released a never-aired video made for the "Dr. Phil" show in which a college student says he was being chased by a demon-like figure before police caught him biting off a man's face.
  
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• 'Gossip Girl' star Penn Badgley gets married in New York

  28-02-2017 16:00
  
  Former "Gossip Girl" star Penn Badgley has married Domino Kirke, the sister of "Girls" star Jemima Kirke
  
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• A chat with Amanda Duarte, our favorite so-called snowflake

  28-02-2017 14:54
  
  Photo: Amanda Duarte
  We never forget the one that got away. No, I don’t mean your last Tinder date. I’m talking about missed connections of the creative variety. The song that was just a catchy chorus short of Top 40 euphoria. The webseries one clever concept away from Comedy Central success. Drafts languishing in drawers and hard drives all over the city. Murdering your darlings is essential writing advice, but sometimes you’ve got to wonder what it would be like to brin
  
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• Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 5-11

  28-02-2017 14:01
  
  Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 5-11
  
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• “Putting the ‘Ha’ in Holocaust”: The Last Laugh

  28-02-2017 14:00 via bkmag.com
  
  The Last LaughDirected by Ferne PearlsteinOpens March 3 at Lincoln Plaza
  Hey, heard the one about the mass extermination of Jews conducted by the Nazis in the 1930s and the 1940s? Sorry, no punchline here—just thought I’d open this review with the totally unfunny fact that underlies The Last Laugh, Ferne Pearlstein’s documentary about the history and ethical implications of so-called “Holocaust humor.”
  Because that’s what all such humor comes back to, does it
  
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• 'Biggest Loser' host Bob Harper 'better' after heart attack

  28-02-2017 12:52
  
  "Biggest Loser" host Bob Harper says he's "feeling better" and "taking it easy" two weeks after suffering a heart attack
  
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• Dr. Phil interview of face-biting suspect to be released

  28-02-2017 12:35
  
  An unaired interview Dr. Phil McGraw had with a Florida college student accused of randomly killing a couple and chewing on the dead man's face is expected to be released
  
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• Iranian hard-line newspapers criticize Farhadi's Oscar win

  28-02-2017 12:24
  
  Iranian hard-line papers criticize Farhadi's Oscar for best foreign film, claiming 'politics' brought him the award
  
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• Japan's Emperor Akihito on first-ever visit to Vietnam

  28-02-2017 12:06
  
  Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko have arrived in Vietnam for a visit during which they will meet the abandoned wives of former Japanese soldiers from World War II
  
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• Academy apologizes for Oscars best picture gaffe

  28-02-2017 12:06
  
  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is apologizing to the cast of crews of the films "La La Land" and "Moonlight" for the mistaken announcement of the best picture winner during Sunday night's Oscars ceremony
  
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• Fake fashion fuels vast illicit profits, sea of human misery

  28-02-2017 11:39
  
  In a warehouse at London's sprawling Heathrow Airport, a border officer pulls open a cardboard box he suspects contains contraband goods _ and his instincts are rewarded
  
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• Suspected jihadists attack northern Burkina Faso towns

  28-02-2017 10:34
  
  Authorities in Burkina Faso say suspected jihadists have attacked two communities in the north while an international film festival takes place in the capital
  
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• Oscar winning 'Moonlight' shines on Miami's Liberty City

  28-02-2017 10:13
  
  Oscar winning film "Moonlight" presents a view of Miami that never shows up in a tourism video
  
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• [COURTS] O’Hara suing ex-DA Hynes for bogus voter-fraud conviction — and claims Assemblyman did his dirty work

  28-02-2017 08:59
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailySecret documents found stashed in the district attorney’s office show former Park Slope Assemblyman Jim Brennan withheld crucial evidence that may have spared Sunset Park attorney John O’Hara from his notorious wrongful voter-fraud conviction, alleges a new civil suit O’Hara filed against ousted District Attorney Charles Hynes.The suit claims Hynes directed Brennan to conduct
  
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• Bright like a diamond: Harvard honors Rihanna's philanthropy

  28-02-2017 06:34
  
  Harvard University thinks Rihanna shines bright like a diamond when it comes to philanthropy
  
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• Jimmy Kimmel shares insights on best picture Oscar gaffe

  28-02-2017 06:22
  
  Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel shared his perspective on the show's best-picture gaffe during his Monday monologue on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" "It was the weirdest TV finale since 'Lost,'" Kimmel cracked
  
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• O'Reilly says he could have been clearer about Swedish guest

  28-02-2017 06:21
  
  Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly says he could have been clearer about a man who appeared on his show last week billed as a Swedish national security adviser
  
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• Woman charged in crash that killed 2 dancers pleads in case

  28-02-2017 06:09
  
  A 74-year-old woman charged in the deaths of two women who were struck when she accidentally backed her car into a crowd of dancers in suburban Cleveland has pleaded no contest to one count of vehicular homicide
  
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• [THEATER] Freaks out! Mermaid musical pits sideshow vs. Trump

  28-02-2017 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn PaperIt’s better down where it’s wetter — take it from freaks!A glam rock retelling of “The Little Mermaid” will cast its fairy tale characters as sideshow freaks who must do battle with wicked real estate tycoon Fred Trump — the father of President Trump. “Freaks Don’t Cry,” which opens at Coney Island USA on March 3, is a fairy tale mash-up
  
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• [SUNSET PARK] O’Hara suing ex-DA Hynes for bogus voter-fraud conviction — and claims Assemblyman did his dirty work

  28-02-2017 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperSecret documents found stashed in the district attorney’s office show former Park Slope Assemblyman Jim Brennan withheld crucial evidence that may have spared Sunset Park attorney John O’Hara from his notorious wrongful voter-fraud conviction, alleges a new civil suit O’Hara filed against ousted District Attorney Charles Hynes.The suit claims Hynes directed Brennan to conduct
  
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• [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS] Waiting game: South Shore bides time before playoff run

  28-02-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Laura AmatoBrooklyn DailyThey’re hoping it’s worth the wait.
  The South Shore girls basketball team hasn’t played an actual game since Feb. 3, but the two-time reigning city champs aren’t worried about the layoff. In fact, the Lady Vikings squad has used the time off to fine tune its collective game and, most importantly, prepare for another title run, starting March 5 in the ‘AA’ quarterfinals.
  “We had 13 games in J
  
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• Country roads: Brooklyn duo find hoops home at West Virginia

  28-02-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Jon PerezBrooklyn DailyThey definitely took the road less traveled.
  West Virginia’s Teyvon Myers and Tarik Phillip have always been basketball players, but the two Brooklyn-born guards have taken their talents to the next level in Morgantown this season.
  The backcourt pair has helped their team to a top-15 ranking in the Associated Press Poll, but the journey it took to get there has been as challenging as it has been rewarding.
  Myers spent his first
  
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• [CONEY ISLAND] Thrust into greatness! Brighton Beach teen is national fencing champ

  28-02-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyTalk about getting the upper hand!Sixteen-year-old Brighton Beach fencer Alan Temiryaev won gold at the Junior Olympic National Championship in Missouri on Feb. 18, becoming one of the youngest competitors to ever win the under-20s tournament and ousting last year’s winner by exploiting his slick southpaw style in a riveting overtime victory, according to the teen’s coach.“He’s a lefty and that gives him
  
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• [CONEY ISLAND] Freaks out! Mermaid musical pits sideshow vs. Trump

  28-02-2017 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyIt’s better down where it’s wetter — take it from freaks!A glam rock retelling of “The Little Mermaid” will cast its fairy tale characters as sideshow freaks who must do battle with wicked real estate tycoon Fred Trump — the father of President Trump. “Freaks Don’t Cry,” which opens at Coney Island USA on March 3, is a fairy tale mash-up
  
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• [BROOKLYN IS ANGRY] Donovan duck! Ridge Rep. won’t hold public meetings here

  28-02-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn PaperHe’s the cowardly congressman!Rep. Dan Donavan is vowing to never hold town hall meetings in Bay Ridge because the last time he showed up on this side of the Narrows he was heckled by left-leaning Brooklynites who opposed his pro-Trump policies — sending him back to bucolic Staten Island with his tail between his legs.Reps for the beleaguered Rep. said he now has no intention of crossing the Verrazano because he doe
  
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• [BORO OF NERDS] New dimension: Park Slope virtual-reality arcade moving to Carroll Gardens

  28-02-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperSmith Street’s newest bar will get you wasted — by space pirates!Brooklyn’s only virtual reality arcade, VR Bar, is leaving its quiet Park Slope for a more rowdy strip of Smith Street in Carroll Gardens, where the owner is hoping to attract bar-hopping 20-somethings to sample his library of reality-bending titles, including the first-person shooter Space Pirate Training and a hands-on version of the iPhone hit Fru
  
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• Better in Brooklyn: Blackbirds’ turnaround season jumpstarts program

  28-02-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Jon PerezBrooklyn DailyThe Blackbirds have taken flight.The Long Island University Brooklyn men’s basketball season isn’t out of the woods yet, but the squad has peaked at the right time and is seeking a return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2012–13 season.This team wasn’t always a fine-tuned hoops machine; times were bleak for the Blackbirds in late December — after dropping its fourth straight game on Dec
  
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• [BEDFORD-STUYVESANT] Buzz words! Kids have f-u-n at Bed-Stuy spelling bee

  28-02-2017 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Ruth BrownBrooklyn PaperWhat’s better than a talking dog? A spelling bee!Hundreds of grade-school word nerds from across the city battled it out in a spelling tournament at Bedford-Stuyvesant’s PS 40 on Feb. 23, and even those with adult vocabularies were impressed by the young language buffs’ skills.“It was fun, it was nice to see us trying to choose challenging words for the kids to spell incor
  
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• [BAY RIDGE] Donovan duck! Ridge Rep. won’t hold public meetings here

  28-02-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyHe’s the cowardly congressman!Rep. Dan Donavan is vowing to never hold town hall meetings in Bay Ridge because the last time he showed up on this side of the Narrows he was heckled by left-leaning Brooklynites who opposed his pro-Trump policies — sending him back to bucolic Staten Island with his tail between his legs.Reps for the beleaguered Rep. said he now has no intention of crossing the Verrazano because he doe
  
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