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• Luis Miguel arrested, released, on warrant from civil case

  02-05-2017 23:11
  Authorities say Mexican singer Luis Miguel has been released on bond hours after he surrendered Tuesday in a case involving a dispute in which he has been ordered to pay more than $1 million to his former manager
  
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• The Latest: Mexican singer Luis Miguel released from custody

  02-05-2017 22:58
  Authorities say Mexican singer Luis Miguel is in custody after he surrendered to U.S. marshals Tuesday in a case involving a dispute with his former manager
  
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• The Latest: French artists back Macron at free concert

  02-05-2017 22:53
  
  Musicians, artists and dancers are calling for voters to celebrate France's cultural diversity and keep far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen from becoming president
  
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• IS defendant to remain in jail after watching terrorism show

  02-05-2017 22:48
  
  A 21-year-old man convicted in Minnesota of trying to join the Islamic State group will remain in custody until a judge decides whether he violated probation by watching a documentary on terrorism
  
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• Tucker Carlson has 2-book, 8-figure deal, literary reps say

  02-05-2017 22:36
  
  Tucker Carlson's star isn't only rising on television
  
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• Beachgoers will have to shake off loss in Swift's shore town

  02-05-2017 21:39
  
  A court has ruled against beachgoers who sought more access to the sand in a Rhode Island town where Taylor Swift owns a vacation home
  
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• Lost Kitchen: 10,000 phone calls for a 40-seat restaurant

  02-05-2017 21:12
  
  This year, instead of a few dozen calls for reservations, Erin French's restaurant got thousands
  
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• A 'robust' Broadway season leads to Tony nods for 25 shows

  02-05-2017 21:09
  
  A year after it fell head-over-heels over a musical about Alexander Hamilton, the Broadway community threw its arms wide open at the 2017 Tony Award nominations, handing out nods to 25 shows notable for their breathtaking range
  
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• Review: Garland Jeffreys toasts NYC on "14 Steps to Harlem"

  02-05-2017 20:49
  
  Review: Garland Jeffreys toasts NYC on "14 Steps to Harlem"
  
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• Mark Jackson signs multiyear deal to call NBA games on ESPN

  02-05-2017 20:44
  
  Mark Jackson has signed a long-term deal with ESPN to continue calling NBA games, including the NBA Finals
  
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• CNN won't run Trump campaign ad referring to 'fake news'

  02-05-2017 20:31
  
  President Trump's campaign operation is criticizing CNN for refusing to run an advertisement touting his accomplishments during his first 100 days in office
  
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• Science Says: Kimmel baby's heart defect is common, fixable

  02-05-2017 20:29
  
  The hole-in-the-heart problem that plagues comedian Jimmy Kimmel's newborn son is one of the most common heart-related birth defects, and it usually can be fixed with surgery
  
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• Musician collapses during birthday concert finale and dies

  02-05-2017 20:19
  
  Musician Col. Bruce Hampton dies after collapsing on stage during a birthday concert in his honor at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta
  
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• Review: Robert Cray takes a Memphis stroll with Hi Rhythm

  02-05-2017 20:13
  
  Review: Robert Cray takes a Memphis stroll with Hi Rhythm
  
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• Review: The rot of American wealth is on 'The Dinner' menu

  02-05-2017 20:05
  
  Film Review: Steve Coogan and Richard Gere give memorable performances as estranged brothers grappling with something their teenage sons have done over the course of a very tense, and very opulent, meal in 'The Dinner'
  
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• Experience Brooklyn Through an Artist’s Eyes at BKLYN DESIGNS: May 5-7

  02-05-2017 20:04 via bkmag.com
  
  Since 2003, BKLYN DESIGNS, founded by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, has been the premier design event of everyone’s favorite borough, shining a spotlight on the cross section of design, architecture and art. With 70+ exhibiting brands, the show serves as an incubator for both emerging designers and established brands producing a range of creative products across furniture, lighting, tableware, art, textiles and jewelry. From discussions on color trends, fragrance branding, and the corr
  
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• CBS kept ratings winning ways last week, while Fox faltered

  02-05-2017 19:51
  
  CBS notched its eighth winning week in a row, while Fox faltered again in the ratings, according to Nielsen
  
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• Green-Wood Cemetery is full of your secrets

  02-05-2017 18:13
  
  This obelisk is full of secrets. Photo: Creative Time
  While standing in line in Green-Wood Cemetery last weekend, I overheard a group of friends joking nervously about confessing to murders and kidnappings before admitting that yes, they really did need to unburden their true secrets to a stranger. It was a superlative spring day for confession, and for enjoying the verdant charms of one of Brooklyn’s greenest places.
  A cemetery is an excellent place to store secrets. After all, barr
  
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• Halle Berry to appear on VH1 show celebrating moms

  02-05-2017 18:02
  
  Halle Berry has signed on for VH1's awards show honoring mothers
  
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• 'Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812' leads Tony nods

  02-05-2017 17:55
  
  "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812," a musical that dramatizes a melodrama from Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace," earned a leading 12 Tony Award nominations, which also saw nods for Bette Midler, Kevin Kline, Josh Groban and Cate Blanchett
  
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• Trump campaign says CNN refuses to run ad touting success

  02-05-2017 17:41
  
  President Trump's campaign operation is criticizing CNN for refusing to run an advertisement touting his accomplishments during his first 100 days in office
  
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• Review: 'Four Legendary Kingdoms' is complex saga

  02-05-2017 17:23
  
  Book Review: "Four Legendary Kingdoms" by Matthew Riley is complex saga
  
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• Kylie Jenner snaps star-studded selfie in Met Gala bathroom

  02-05-2017 17:12
  
  Kylie Jenner found an unlikely spot for a star-studded selfie at the Met Gala: the museum's bathroom
  
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• At 84, Carol Burnett ready for return to TV comedy full-time

  02-05-2017 16:59
  
  Carol Burnett typically spends her mornings doing crossword puzzles with her husband, but the 84-year-old comedy legend could return to a full-time work schedule if the pilot she recently shot for ABC becomes a regular series
  
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• Giving in to Gorillaz

  02-05-2017 16:30 via bkmag.com
  
  When we’re blessed with the overflowing bounty of pop culture that we have at present, it’s impossible to be in on everything. For every 10 addicting shows, there are 20 great new albums. For every five new films, there are a couple dozen must-read books, and 15 can’t-miss magazine articles. To endeavor to stay caught up with it all is to fail.So, sometimes, you have to give a simple, respectful shrug to the next wildly popular thing. Personally, in the
  
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• “The Rest of You Is for You”: Talking Social Media, Writing and Sexual Assault with Kelly Oxford

  02-05-2017 16:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Kelly Oxford is not an easy woman to introduce. An early star of Twitter and prolific Snapchatter, she’s an LA-based social media personality without any of the stereotypical trappings one might associate with a title like that. She’s a screenwriter working on a new yet-to-be-titled Hulu comedy; a mother of three kids (Sal, Henry, and Bea) so funny their witty one-liners have been Buzzfeed-a-fied multiple times; and a person outspoken about her experiences with anxiety, sexual assaul
  
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• The Latest: 'Natasha, Pierre' leads Tony Award nods

  02-05-2017 14:58
  
  "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812," a sung-through musical that dramatizes a 70-page melodrama at the center of Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace," has earned a leading 12 Tony Award nominations
  
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• 'Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812' leads Tony Awards nominations with 12 nods

  02-05-2017 14:44
  
  'Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812' leads Tony Awards nominations with 12 nods
  
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• Romania: thieves break into castle, steal $40,000

  02-05-2017 14:27
  
  Police say robbers smashed a window of one of Romania's most spectacular castles in Transylvania and stole about $40,000 from the ticket office
  
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• Satellite radio's SiriusXM is debuting Beatles channel

  02-05-2017 14:01
  
  Satellite radio's SiriusXM long-sought dream of having a channel devoted exclusively to the Beatles and their music will come true later this month
  
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• Atlanta musician dies after collapsing on stage at concert

  02-05-2017 14:01
  
  Authorities say a musician died after collapsing on stage during a birthday concert in his honor at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta
  
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• Kaepernick hands out old suits outside parole office

  02-05-2017 12:39
  Former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has yet to find another NFL job, but he's donating some of his old suits in order to help others find work
  
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• Hollywood writers, producers reach deal; strike averted

  02-05-2017 12:05
  
  A tentative deal was reached between screenwriters and producers Tuesday, averting a strike that could have crippled TV and film production and inflicted harm on the wider California economy.
  
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• The Latest: Tentative writers deal will be for 3 years

  02-05-2017 10:48
  
  The Latest: Writers Guild says tentative agreement will be in place for three years if ratified
  
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• The Latest: Hollywood writers' guild strikes deal

  02-05-2017 10:30
  
  A spokesman for film and television producers says a tentative deal has been reached with writers, averting a costly strike
  
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• Tentative deal reached between TV and film writers and producers, averting costly strike

  02-05-2017 10:22
  
  Tentative deal reached between TV and film writers and producers, averting costly strike
  
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• Jimmy Kimmel tearfully recounts newborn son's heart surgery

  02-05-2017 09:55
  
  Jimmy Kimmel says his newborn son is home and doing great after open-heart surgery
  
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• Hollywood writers' guild deadline passes; no word on deal

  02-05-2017 09:40
  
  The contract for TV and film writers is now expired, with no indication if talks are stalled or a strike is imminent
  
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• Eminem song composer: New Zealand ad is 'blatant rip-off'

  02-05-2017 09:27
  
  The man who composed the famous opening guitar riff for Eminem's acclaimed song "Lose Yourself" told a New Zealand court that a similar soundtrack used in a political ad was a "blatant rip-off."
  
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• Contract for TV and film writers expires with no indication if talks will continue or if a strike is imminent

  02-05-2017 09:11
  
  Contract for TV and film writers expires with no indication if talks will continue or if a strike is imminent
  
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• Met Gala: Inside, it's hard not to step on someone's dress

  02-05-2017 08:52
  
  Inside the annual Met Gala, hundreds of stars from the worlds of film, fashion, music, politics, TV, theater and sports gather to admire fashion, meet fellow celebs, take selfies and try not to step on each other's gowns
  
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• The Latest: Seattle police arrest 5 in May Day rally

  02-05-2017 07:22
  Seattle police say five people were arrested in May Day rallies downtown
  
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• Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 7-13

  02-05-2017 07:01
  
  Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 7-13
  
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• Tony Award nominations without 'Hamilton' are murky indeed

  02-05-2017 06:13
  
  Tony Award nominations are being announced Tuesday and unlike last year when one show, "Hamilton," dominated the news, this year the picture is far murkier
  
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• What a Knight: Madison softball holds on for win over Construction in extras

  02-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Benjamin LeibowitzBrooklyn DailyIt felt like a title game.James Madison grabbed a big-time, regular-season victory on April 28, taking down Construction 11–10 in nine innings, a preview of what, likely, could be the city championship game.
  It wasn’t easy — the contest was filled with offensive ups and downs on both sides — but the Golden Knights held on down the stretch, and in the process grabbed a bit of late-spring confidence.“
  
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• Volunteers beautify Plumb Beach

  02-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyMore than 100 do-gooders got their hands dirty cleaning up the notoriously trashed Plumb Beach on April 28.Participants also learned about the beach’s natural inhabitants, such as the horseshoe crab, at the cleanup event hosted by Kingsborough Community College biology professor Christina Colon.
  Students had no idea such a thriving ecosystem lived right outside their Manhattan Beach classroom, said nursing student Sosha Kahn
  
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• The giving trees: Green group hands out free saplings

  02-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyIt’s a tree-for-all!A grassroots group devoted to green spaces and public parks will give away 250 trees to Brooklynites at the Bay Ridge Library on May 6. The New York Restoration Project chose nine types of native saplings that will work well in an urban environment, and the giveaway will help locals develop an army of arbors in unlikely places, said an organizer behind the project.
  “We’re placing special at
  
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• Return from exile: Banished Co-op members back

  02-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperThey have returned to the promised land after spending 40 days and 40 nights in a food desert!A group of pro-Israel Park Slope Food Co-op members who were banished from the Union Street supermarket for pulling the plug on a presentation condemning an Israeli soda company are back after a yearlong suspension, a little older, a little wiser, and with a lot less money in their pockets.“It was fun, and it was nice, and it was exp
  
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• New Carroll Gardens bookstore opens and people love it

  02-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperThe next chapter begins!
  Independent bookstore Books Are Magic opened in Carroll Gardens on Monday, filling the void left by the closure of beloved story shop BookCourt, and locals are pumped they can finally check out their new neighbor.
  “It’s a really nice, warm, comforting, and welcoming place so we’re super excited it’s here,” said Carroll Gardens resident Raquel Frechette, who bought three books on
  
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• Fontbonne falters against tough Molloy pitching

  02-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.William ThomasBrooklyn DailyIt just wasn’t their day.There were no excuses, and no focus on what could-have-happened or might-have-been.The Fontbonne Hall softball team suffered an 11–1 loss to Archbishop Molloy in five innings April 28, a disappointing end to a day marred by everything from traffic jams to broken-down buses — and a distinct lack of hitting.“It happens, right? The bus broke down and it just happens,” Bonnies coach
  
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