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• Ex-NBA player loses appeal of prison term in fraud case

  05-04-2017 23:33
  
  A federal appeals court has upheld the nine-year prison term for former NBA player and University of Connecticut star Tate George for running a real estate Ponzi scheme
  
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• Will Bill O'Reilly survive advertiser defections?

  05-04-2017 23:25
  Will Bill O'Reilly survive an exodus among his advertisers
  
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• Investigator still working full-time on threats against ref

  05-04-2017 23:18
  
  An investigator for a Nebraska law enforcement agency says he is reviewing hundreds of confirmed or possible threats from disgruntled Kentucky fans against an Omaha basketball official who worked the Wildcats' loss to North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament
  
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• The Latest: Fox News contributor asks NYC to probe network

  05-04-2017 23:13
  The Latest: A Fox News contributor who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against former chief executive Roger Ailes is asking New York City's anti-discrimination agency to investigate the network
  
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• Prosecutor urges insider trading conviction of pro gambler

  05-04-2017 23:08
  
  Prosecutors have urged a New York jury to find a professional Las Vegas gambler linked to golfer Phil Mickelson guilty of earning tens of millions of dollars illegally in the stock market
  
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• Paula Deen plans new seafood restaurant in Savannah area

  05-04-2017 23:07
  
  Paula Deen is opening a new seafood restaurant on the same waterfront property outside Savannah where an eatery she co-owned with her brother closed three years ago
  
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• Defense rests in Aaron Hernandez's double-murder trial

  05-04-2017 22:19
  
  The defense has rested its case in the double-murder trial of former NFL star Aaron Hernandez
  
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• Arnold Palmer looms large at 1st Masters since his death

  05-04-2017 22:07
  
  In the first major championship since Arnold Palmer's death last September, the Masters is going all out to remember his impact on the club where he won four times and spent his later years hitting the ceremonial opening tee shot
  
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• Your Information, to the Highest Bidder: The Internet Is Under Attack

  05-04-2017 22:02 via bkmag.com
  
  With so much going on, it’s become exhausting to stay caught up. GOP healthcare! Never mind! Actually, never mind on that never mind! Immigration! Walls! Fake news! Russia!
  That’s not to say these aren’t important topics, but they are distracting from equally important issues: internet privacy and net neutrality. Because right now, the internet, the most fundamental tool to democracy, is under attack.
  The only times it seems we hear about the internet in the media is when there
  
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• Brooklyn Steel Brings Manhattan’s Large Venue Music Scene to Brooklyn

  05-04-2017 21:39 via bkmag.com
  
  Any question about what role Brooklyn Steel would fill in the borough’s music scene was eradicated once and for all when the venue announced their slate of opening shows. The new venue from East Coast concert promoting monolith The Bowery Presents will start its run with a five show LCD Soundsystem residency taking place from April 6th to April 11th, a fittingly unprecedented event for a concert hall seeking to add a totally new dimension to Brooklyn’s concert-going options&mdas
  
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• Advertisers flee Bill O'Reilly's show but impact unclear

  05-04-2017 21:36
  
  More advertisers fled Bill O'Reilly's show on Wednesday, with drugmaker Pfizer and real estate company Coldwell Banker among the latest to distance themselves
  
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• Pepsi pulls widely mocked ad featuring Kendall Jenner

  05-04-2017 21:11
  
  Pepsi says it's "halting any further rollout" of an ad that has been widely mocked and criticized
  
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• Not a ‘where babies come from’ book, but just as important

  05-04-2017 20:53
  
  As a clinical social worker who has led groups with and taught sex ed to Middle Schoolers for over 10 years, I’ve seen kids wrestle with feelings of badness or worry about their sexuality. My goal is always to normalize their feelings, provide support, and clarify misinformation.
  So it was a joy to read Anastasia Higginbotham’s third book in her Ordinary, Terrible Things series, Tell Me About Sex, Grandma (it follows her similarly funny titles, Divorce is the Worst and Deat
  
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• Rock 'n' roll is in as Hard Rock revamps Taj Mahal casino

  05-04-2017 20:46
  
  Donald Trump, domes and minarets are out, and rock 'n' roll and guitars are in as the Hard Rock chain redoes Atlantic City's former Trump Taj Mahal casino
  
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• Ex-All Blacks star Ali Williams convicted of buying cocaine

  05-04-2017 20:29
  
  Former New Zealand rugby player Ali Williams has been convicted of buying cocaine outside a Paris nightclub and fined 1,500 euros ($1,600) by a French court
  
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• Pepsi says it's pulling widely mocked ad

  05-04-2017 19:28
  
  Pepsi says it's "halting any further rollout" of an ad that has been widely mocked and criticized
  
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• Review: Math film 'Gifted' is less than the sum of its parts

  05-04-2017 19:17
  
  Film review: 'Gifted,' a child prodigy drama starring hunky Chris Evans and the sweet and witty Mckenna Grace, has moving performances and an appealing cast, but often feels like an incomplete shell of a movie
  
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• YouTube TV has some nifty features - and some big drawbacks

  05-04-2017 19:11
  
  YouTube TV, Google's new streaming package of about 40 television channels, is the tech industry's latest bid to get cable-shunning millennials to pay for live TV over the internet
  
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• Amazon picks off NFL Thursday Night from Twitter

  05-04-2017 19:04
  
  Amazon will stream NFL Thursday Night games this season, replacing Twitter
  
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• AP NewsBreak: Joe and Jill Biden get multi-book deal

  05-04-2017 19:03
  
  First the Obamas, now the Bidens: Former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, have book deals
  
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• Your Ideal Week: April 6-12, bloody marys and benefits

  05-04-2017 19:00
  
  Canuck Yankee Lumberjack at Old Orchard Beach, Maine, by Marsden Hartley
  Hey everybody, we’re back! It’s another Wednesday in this marvelous County of Kings and we’ve got yet another Ideal Week of fun, friends, food, tunes, booze, activism, and activities for you to peruse, so see if you can tear yourself away from S-Town for a minute or two to make some plans. We’ve just gotten word that the inimitable tag team of Frank Facinelli and Frank Castronovo have a pretty aweso
  
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• Julia Roberts helps expand Rose Nose Day charity telecast

  05-04-2017 18:56
  
  NBC is expanding its Red Nose Day charity programming with help from Julia Roberts and other stars
  
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• Barry Manilow says he kept his sexuality secret for 'fans'

  05-04-2017 18:43
  Barry Manilow tells People magazine that he hid being gay for decades because he thought he would be "disappointing fans if they knew."
  
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• The United Thots of America: Talking with Tommy Pico, Fran Tirado, Dennis Norris II, and Joe Osmundson about Their New Podcast

  05-04-2017 18:35 via bkmag.com
  
  Food 4 Thot, a new podcast from writers Tommy Pico, Fran Tirado, Dennis Norris II, and Joe Osmundson, was almost (maybe) called Thot Catalogue. They ultimately demurred: it “would have probably got us into legal trouble,” they explain. It’s not really a loss: I couldn’t think of a better name for a roundtable discussion of Fire Island and Fire Island, Moby Dick and dicks. They deliver, as they advertise it, a “delectable meal of brain food and junk food.”
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• Alan Jackson, Jerry Reed, Don Schlitz to join Hall of Fame

  05-04-2017 18:15
  
  Country star Alan Jackson, actor-singer-guitarist Jerry Reed and songwriter Don Schlitz will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame later this year
  
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• Euphoric and Despondent: Debut Novel Sonora Tells the Story of being Trapped Between Two Worlds

  05-04-2017 17:34 via bkmag.com
  
  The Sonoran Desert, that bleak companion, follows Ahlam, the narrator of Hannah Lilith Assadi’s debut novel, Sonora, no matter how far she flees.Ahlam was born to parents whose people fight over a different stretch of desert—the Holy Land, Israel, Palestine—whose name has changed as it changed hands throughout history. Ahlam’s Palestinian dad and Israeli mom, both outcasts in the U.S., nevertheless coalesce their pain and pleasure in Arizona, where they build a life among
  
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• Unprecedented! Developer seeks super tall tower for Boerum Hill block

  05-04-2017 17:28
  
  BAM District: See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperWell, they’re certainly not thinking small!Luxury developers revealed this week a plan to construct towers of 74 and 38 stories on the eastern edge of very low-rise Boerum Hill — a proposal of unprecedented density that neighbors will likely fight.“It’s a massive project,” said Howard Kolins, president of the Boerum Hill Association. “Virtually nothing [in the proposal] is a benefit
  
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• The Best Old Movies on a Big Screen This Week: NYC Repertory Cinema Picks, April 5-11

  05-04-2017 17:23 via bkmag.com
  
  If… (1968)Directed by Lindsay Anderson“Non-realism in style is not—must not be—synonymous with unreality. These worlds are unreal.” Anderson wrote those words about a trio of John Ford films he felt went in for too-easy symbolism, too deliberate a break from the emotional truth Ford was capable of. Anderson, whom Stanley Kauffmann called the “best directing talent” England ever produced, found the perfect medium for the real and the unreal in his sophom
  
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• Fulton Street Is Now The Most Expensive Place to Do Business in Brooklyn

  05-04-2017 17:19 via bkmag.com
  
  Attention past, present, and future business owners in Brooklyn: your most expensive place to open up shop, per the Real Estate Board of New York’s annual retail report, is no longer where you may think it would be (Bedford avenue, which previously held the crown). Nope—now that most expensive spot, on a per-square-foot basis, is the Fulton Mall area in Downtown Brooklyn, largely aided by the brand new City Point development, featuring brand new popular businesses like Target and Ala
  
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• Prince Charles, wife Camilla, arrive in Austria

  05-04-2017 17:16
  
  Prince Charles of Britain and his wife, Camilla, have arrived for a two-day visit to Austria that is scheduled to include a meal at a wine tavern and meetings with government leaders
  
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• Chef Andrew Whitcomb Joins Norman’s Sustainable Scandinavian Dream Team

  05-04-2017 17:00 via bkmag.com
  
  When it came to recruiting a chef for Norman—their recently-launched all-day café at A/D/O—Claus Meyer and Fredrik Berselius couldn’t have made a better draft pick than Colonie’s Andrew Whitcomb.
  Already well known in Brooklyn for his commitment to sustainability (having reduced 95% of waste at Colonie, and helped farm purveyors obtain certified organic status), Whitcomb caught Meyer’s discerning eye, after a meal at his Atlantic Avenue restaurant. Originally
  
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• David Letterman replaces Neil Young at Rock Hall show

  05-04-2017 16:47
  
  David Letterman will replace an ailing Neil Young as the person to induct Pearl Jam into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Friday
  
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• Brazil judge inspired by Italy probe and media savvy

  05-04-2017 16:12
  
  Brazilian 'Car Wash' judge Sergio Moro is quiet yet media savvy despite rarely granting interviews
  
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• There’s still time to check out the Tilt Festival

  05-04-2017 15:52
  
  Is the Tilt Festival worth checking out? Oui! There are still a few events throughout April Photo: Meredith Craig de Pietro
  If your family hasn’t yet checked out the second annual Tilt Kids Festival, there’s still time! This Saturday, April 8, celebrate storytelling (for free!) with Fanny de Chaille: The Teens Library, a living library where a teen will tell a story to your family one-on-one. On April 11-16, enjoy The Seven Fingers, a food themed circus from Montreal. Tickets are $4
  
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• Correction: People-Kendall Jenner story

  05-04-2017 15:45
  
  Correction: People-Kendall Jenner story
  
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• A Minneapolis-area Prince pilgrimage a year after his death

  05-04-2017 15:07
  
  Fans of the late music icon Prince looking to pay homage on the first anniversary of his death will want to seek out sites around his Minneapolis area home base
  
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• Jail break! Councilman Brad Lander makes his pitch to close Rikers Island

  05-04-2017 14:30
  
  Podcast: Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Moses JeffersonBrooklyn PaperClose Rikers — and build smaller jails all over the place!Yes, that’s Mayor DeBlasio’s proposal — and it is supported by Park Slope Councilman Brad Lander, who shared his controversial thoughts on Brooklyn Paper Radio on Tuesday.“The first step (to closing Rikers Island) is criminal justice reform,” Lander said, literally toting a copy of the Coun
  
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• Spotted! Jay Street planters keep getting moved by parking scofflaws

  05-04-2017 14:29
  
  Mean Streets: Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperIt’s the Jay Street Shuffle!Someone — or someones — has been moving car-blocking planters the city has place on Jay Street to fend off scofflaw parkers as if they were chess pieces, reorganizing them almost every day to make sure they can leave their car on the busy block.The heavy planters, which were installed last month, have been moved by muscle-bound drivers
  
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• NBA sees promising numbers in 1st year of new TV deal

  05-04-2017 10:15
  
  When the NBA started a new $24 billion television contract this season, the pressure ramped up even more to deliver strong ratings for the broadcasters that showered the league with money
  
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• State Fair to feature 3 Doors Down, Peter Noone

  05-04-2017 09:01
  
  The New York State Fair has announced some of its coming attractions, with performances by 3 Doors Down and Peter Noone
  
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• Indians hold on for 4-3 win at Texas, clinch opening series

  05-04-2017 06:45
  
  Carlos Santana led off the game with a homer, Carlos Carrasco struck out seven and the Cleveland Indians held on for a 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers
  
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• Brazil's shy 'Car Wash' judge is loved and loathed celebrity

  05-04-2017 06:10
  
  A shy federal judge based in a provincial capital has become an unlikely celebrity in Brazil, where he is shaking up the nation's power structure while overseeing what may be the largest corruption probe in Latin American history
  
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• Unprecendented! Developer seeks super tall tower for Boerum Hill block

  05-04-2017 06:00
  
  BAM District: See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperWell, they’re certainly not thinking small!Luxury developers revealed this week a plan to construct towers of 74 and 38 stories on the eastern edge of very low-rise Boerum Hill — a proposal of unprecedented density that neighbors will likely fight.“It’s a massive project,” said Howard Kolins, president of the Boerum Hill Association. “Virtually nothing (in the proposal) is a benefit
  
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• Tree-hicular manslaughter! Truck topples Bay Ridge oak

  05-04-2017 06:00
  
  Bay Ridge: Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn PaperA bozo in a truck hopped the curb on Fourth Avenue and toppled a tree — destroying a street light and blocking the sidewalk — before speeding off on April 3, said police.
  The tumbling timber forced locals to navigate a mess of boughs and bark, said a superintendant for the apartment complex behind the downed wood.
  “It’s crazyit’s blocking the whole s
  
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• Timber! Truck topples Bay Ridge tree

  05-04-2017 06:00
  
  Bay Ridge: Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn PaperA bozo in a truck hopped the curb on Fourth Avenue and toppled a tree — destroying a street light and blocking the sidewalk — before speeding off on April 3, said police.
  The tumbling timber forced locals to navigate a mess of boughs and bark, said a superintendant for the apartment complex behind the downed wood.
  “It’s crazyit’s blocking the whole s
  
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• Savoring the moment: Marine Park hoops star relishes All-American status

  05-04-2017 06:00
  
  High School Sports: See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Laura AmatoBrooklyn DailyIt was a moment she won’t soon forget.Danielle Patterson, a Marine Park native and a hoops star at The Mary Louis Academy in Queens, spent the last week in March in Chicago, competing in the annual McDonald’s All-American game. The annual tourney is always full of memories for talented young players, but for Patterson, the high point — one that reminded her of why she loves to play basketball &m
  
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• Sacrilegious sneak swipes worshiper’s backpack from church

  05-04-2017 06:00
  
  Brooklyn Heights: See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn Paper84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownUnanswered prayer
  Some sneak lifted a backpack containing 50 pens and markers and a concealed carry license from a Monroe Place church on March 27.
  The victim told police he put his knapsack with its six credit and debit cards, Samsung tablet, folder with taxes, 14 key rings, writing utensils, and the gun license on a coat rack inside the hou
  
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• Police: Man goes on rampage in grocery store and punches clerk

  05-04-2017 06:00
  
  Crime: See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn Paper60th PrecinctConey Island—Brighton Beach—SeagateGrocery throw downPolice arrested a man who tossed a grocery store and punched a clerk on Stillwell Avenue on March 29.
  The clerk told police that the man entered the store between Bay 50th Street and Harway Avenue at 10 am and began throwing groceries. The man grabbed a box of candy and when the clerk tried to wrestle it from him, punched him in the left eye, o
  
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• Police: Composting enthusiast steals woman’s food waste bin

  05-04-2017 06:00
  
  Park Slope: See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn Paper78th PrecinctPark Slope
  WastedPolice caught a green-thumb who allegedly stole a woman’s composting bin from President Street on March 21.
  The victim left her brown can out near Eighth Avenue around 10 pm for pickup and when she went to go bring it inside the next day around 8 pm, she discovered it was gone.Roof jumper
  Cops cuffed a guy who they say trespassed in a Prospect Place building by jumping roofs to get ont
  
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• Parachute Jump lights up for autism awareness

  05-04-2017 06:00
  
  Coney Island: See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyIt was an illuminating evening.
  The Coney Island Parachute Jump glowed electric blue on April 2 in honor of World Autism Day. The lighting was preceded by an event aiming to shine a light on the developmental disorder and its stigma, said an organizer behind the event.
  “Events like this are important because with more autism awareness comes more acceptance,” said Coney Islander Veronica Droz, who has a
  
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