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• Browns rookie Peppers defends reputation after diluted test

  12-05-2017 23:37
  
  Browns rookie Jabrill Peppers defends reputation after landing in NFL drug program
  
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• Legendary crooner Tony Bennett cancels concert over illness

  12-05-2017 23:22
  
  Legendary singer Tony Bennett has canceled a concert in Pennsylvania due to what his publicist calls a mild flu virus
  
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• Music Review: Harry Styles looks to past icons on solo debut

  12-05-2017 23:10
  
  Music Review: Harry Styles' solo offering is a cohesive set that looks to past icons like Bowie, Jagger and Elton
  
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• O'Reilly speaks out, anti-Fox News activist efforts continue

  12-05-2017 22:58
  
  An experienced mix of activists and lawyers has worked to amplify accusations against Fox News Channel, where anchor Bill O'Reilly and founder Roger Ailes have lost their jobs
  
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• Race to save Kensington Stables is on

  12-05-2017 22:47
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperAnd they’re off!The race to purchase the beleaguered Kensington Stables will head to the auction block unless a deal with beloved barn’s bankrupt owner is hammered out quickly enough to satisfy a judge who says creditors must be paid fast, according to the horse house’s manager.“The judge is getting angry and something has to get done ASAP,” said Walker Blankenship, who manages Kensington Stables on be
  
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• 5 immigrant women vie for Miss USA pageant title

  12-05-2017 22:38
  
  Five of the contestants vying for the Miss USA title this year want to tell immigrant girls and women watching the pageant this weekend to set goals, work hard and don't stay in the shadows
  
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• Empire of the Sun & Grandmaster Flash @ Terminal 5 (night 2 pics)

  12-05-2017 22:30
  
  Widescreen pop space cases Empire of the Sun touched down in NYC earlier this week for two nights at at Terminal 5 as part of their tour around Coachella....
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• Fox to air 'A Christmas Story' as a live musical in December

  12-05-2017 22:07
  
  The Fox network is getting in the Christmas spirit with its announcement Friday of "A Christmas Story," a live musical scheduled for December
  
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• Classon Avenue getting bike lane after thousands of people demand it

  12-05-2017 22:05
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperThe city will install a bike lane on Classon Avenue between Clinton Hill and Crown Heights where a bicyclist was killed last year, heeding the call of the more then 5,600 petitioners who demanded the safety measure after the tragic death.
  A driver ran over and killed Crown Heights resident Lauren Davis as she pedaled down the street last year and her sister led a campaign for a bike lane shortly after. And the new peddler’s hi
  
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• $350K bail for suspect in Las Vegas one-punch murder case

  12-05-2017 22:05
  
  A judge says the one-punch killing of a California man outside a downtown Las Vegas bar does not appear to be a death penalty case
  
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• Browns rookie Peppers defends reputation amid drug talk

  12-05-2017 21:53
  
  Browns rookie Jabrill Peppers defends reputation after landing in NFL drug program
  
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• Venice Biennale taps artistic angst amid rising nationalism

  12-05-2017 21:21
  
  With nationalism on the rise, political engagement is central to the artistic dialogue at the Venice Biennale, the world's oldest contemporary art fair that opens its six-month run Saturday
  
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• RIPS ready debut LP produced by Parquet Courts' Austin Brown (listen), playing shows

  12-05-2017 21:04
  
  New York band RIPS are students of their home city's rock history, with a major in late '70s sounds like Television, The Feelies (and other Ork Records groups). The band's debut album, which was produced by Austin Brown of Parquet Courts, will be out June 16...
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• Three cads try to rob Bay Ridge woman at gunpoint

  12-05-2017 20:46
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyPolice are searching for three goons who throttled a woman by the throat, pressed a gun to her gut, and demanded cash on May 8 — all in her own home.The 24-year-old woman was inside her Seventh Avenue apartment at 72nd Street when the men knocked on her door. When she answered, one of the bruisers lunged for her neck, pointed a handgun at her stomach, and demanded she cough up cash, according to police.
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• Ashley Graham is a woman with curves but don't say plus-size

  12-05-2017 20:33
  
  Ashley Graham is a model with curves who has burst into the mainstream since landing on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 2016.
  
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• Man admits to duping women into sex for porn 'rehearsals'

  12-05-2017 20:32
  
  A Kansas City-area man has pleaded guilty to duping dozens of women into having sex with him on camera by telling them they were rehearsing for roles in pornographic movies
  
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• Omar Souleyman @ Le Poisson Rouge (pics)

  12-05-2017 20:13
  
  Souleyman's forthcoming album 'To Syria, With Love' will be out on Mad Decent in June
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• Gorillaz ask "Plans Tonight?" with a picture of Brooklyn Bridge Park

  12-05-2017 19:53
  
  What does it mean????
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• Thursday touring with mewithoutYou in June

  12-05-2017 19:08
  
  The Toronto show also includes Fucked Up.
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• PWR BTTM survivor discusses assault, openers drop off tour, shows cancelled

  12-05-2017 18:44
  
  Following abuse accusations made against Ben Hopkins, openers Tancred, T-Rextasy and Nnamdi Ogbonnaya have dropped off the PWR BTTM tour. The band’s sets at Bled Fest and Hopscotch are cancelled.
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• Paramore announce 2018 'Parahoy!' cruise, wrote a song with mewithoutYou

  12-05-2017 18:42
  
  Lineup is still TBA. Meanwhile, listen to Paramore's new song "No Friend," co-written and sung by Aaron Weiss of mewithoutYou.
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• Melissa McCarthy mocks Sean Spicer with motorized podium

  12-05-2017 18:01
  
  Melissa McCarthy has gone into the streets of Manhattan in a motorized podium to lampoon White House press secretary Sean Spicer
  
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• Harry Styles: BONA FIDE ROCK STAR

  12-05-2017 17:56 via bkmag.com
  
  EDITOR’S NOTE: A few weeks back, after 24 long years of waiting, I was finally able to cross ‘attend Saturday Night Live’ off my bucket list, as I won the lottery for the Jimmy Fallon/Harry Styles dress rehearsal. Now, let’s get a few things straight here: we’ve all known the name “Harry Styles” for a while, as a die-hard fan or just in passing. But he’s been around. I would’ve never expected to be publishing earnest content praising his musi
  
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• New American Writers Museum narrates Great American Story

  12-05-2017 17:01
  
  The new American Writers Museum opening in Chicago is an undertaking even the most daring author might shy from: How to narrate the history of American language in 11,000 square feet?
  
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• With new album, Kendrick Lamar emerges as artist of the year

  12-05-2017 16:36
  
  Last year there was Beyonce and her epic "Lemonade" visual album, now it's Kendrick Lamar and his "DAMN."
  
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• WNBA uses Twitter, FanDuel to extend growth of league

  12-05-2017 16:31
  
  WNBA uses Twitter, FanDuel and more games on TV to extend growth of league in 21st season
  
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• Colbert gleefully responds 'I won' to insults from Trump

  12-05-2017 16:23
  
  Stephen Colbert has gleefully responded to insults hurled his way by President Donald Trump, cheering the fact that he finally got Trump to say his name
  
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• Tom Brady the latest star on Madden game cover

  12-05-2017 16:12
  
  Patriots QB Tom Brady the latest star on Madden game cover
  
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• Van Morrison to receive lifetime award at Americana Awards

  12-05-2017 15:38
  
  Grammy-winner Van Morrison to receive a lifetime achievement award from Americana Music Association
  
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• Fiancee: Aaron Hernandez thought he was going to be freed

  12-05-2017 15:10
  Former NFL player Aaron Hernandez sounded as if he thought he would soon be freed in his last conversation with his fiancee before he killed himself
  
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• Master of None, but Jack of All Trades Too: A Chat With Co-Creator Alan Yang On Season 2 Of The Netflix Hit

  12-05-2017 15:00 via bkmag.com
  
  When the first season of Master of None debuted on Netflix back in the fall of 2015, Aziz Ansari was already a star for one of the decade’s most beloved sitcoms, a New York Times bestselling author, and one of the most adored stand-up comedians alive. Yet, somehow, Master of None still caught viewers and critics alike by surprise. A nuanced, measured look at young life in New York City, Master of None took on a different key overarching subject
  
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• Egypt's ballet dancers find passion on an isolated stage

  12-05-2017 14:48
  
  Egypt's national ballet company is rebuilding after years of political turmoil and economic pain
  
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• Rapper ordered to pay more than $1.1M to slain teen's family

  12-05-2017 12:44
  
  A judge has ordered Corey Miller, the rapper known as "C-Murder" who is serving a life sentence for killing a teenager in a nightclub, to pay the victim's family more than $1.1 million
  
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• WNBA finding new ways to try and grow off the court

  12-05-2017 08:34
  
  Coming off one of the most successful seasons in WNBA history on and off the court, the league has found ways to try to bring in new fans
  
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• It's a rap: Eminem lawsuit against New Zealand party ends

  12-05-2017 08:31
  
  Turn up the volume, the judge told the lawyers in a New Zealand copyright case involving an Eminem song: "I'm not shy of loud music." It was one of many incongruous moments during the trial
  
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• Ballet isolated in Egypt but it fires passions

  12-05-2017 08:16
  
  Egypt's national ballet company is rebuilding after years of political turmoil and economic pain
  
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• The sun shines on Bay Ridge Nights

  12-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyThe Ridge is going green!
  The weather is getting gorgeous, so Bay Ridge Nights is taking in some sunshine and swapping the usual boozy intake for some palate-cleansing greenery.Kick off your green weekend on Saturday with an opening day visit to the Bay Ridge Green Market (9408 Third Ave. at 95th Street), located in the parking lot of Walgreen’s. You can pick up an array of farm-to-table products, including fresh fish, ra
  
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• Supper ’n’ suds: Coney Island hosts a one-night beer dinner

  12-05-2017 06:00
  
  Dining: They’ve got micro-brews and full-size chews! Read more.
  
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• Slimeball tries to rape Bensonhurst woman

  12-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyPolice are searching for the monster who tried to rape a woman in Bensonhurst on May 5th.The creep approached the 39-year-old woman just after 4 am on a Coney Island-bound N train. But after engaging in small talk, the cad grabbed her breasts and the freaked-out woman fled the train at the Bay Parkway station, officials said.The perv followed her out and on Bay Parkway between 64th and 65th streets, the man came up behind her a
  
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• Seniors get flexible with free yoga!

  12-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyThese seniors really stretched it out!
  About 20 seniors practiced deep breathing and limbering exercises during a yoga class designed specifically for older adults at the Salt Marsh Nature Center in Marine Park on May 8. The class helps the oldsters relax and improves their flexibility, said veteran yoga teacher Joann Rivezzo, who led the class.
  “I basically do a gentle yoga class with them, get up and down on the mats,&rdqu
  
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• Line up! Bric announces schedule for its free summer concert series

  12-05-2017 06:00
  
  Music: Put away the checkbook and pull out the calendar! Read more.
  
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• Eyes and ears of the Navy: Keeping watch over the skies and oceans

  12-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Brooklyn DailyBrooklyn-born Petty Officer Third Class Siarhei Palaukou is the eys and ears of the navy, serving with a U.S. Navy squadron that flies one of the Navy’s most advanced aircraft, one with an important mission: keeping watch over the skies and oceans of the world. Palaukou serves with Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, also known as the “Bluetails,” which operates out of Norfolk.Palaukou works as a logistics special
  
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• Disco fever! Fontbonne students put on “Saturday Night Fever” musical

  12-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyThey were dancing, yeeeah!Students at Fontbonne Hall Academy performed a funky rendition of the disco-drama that put Bay Ridge on the map, the 1977 film “Saturday Night Fever.”More than a dozen teens with the drama club of the Shore Road school near 99th Street transported audiences to ’70s Southern Brooklyn with bell bottoms, slicked-back hair, and sets that infused elements of the nabe — including proj
  
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• Brighton Beachers celebrate — even in the rain!

  12-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyIt was a day for togetherness!
  Hundreds of Brighton Beachers packed the neighborhood’s streets for food, music, and fun for family day on May 7 and the Russian holiday known as Victory Day, which commemorates the former Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany 72 years ago in 1945. The late spring Sunday was unexpectedly cold and rainy, but crowds of revelers still had a ball enjoying the festivities, said a local pol.
  
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• Neutrogena chairman Lloyd Cotsen dies at 88

  12-05-2017 03:58
  
  Lloyd Cotsen, who made a fortune as chairman of Neutrogena soap and devoted millions to charity, has died
  
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• Man gets 5 years in prison after death of dermatologist

  12-05-2017 02:18
  
  A man who pleaded guilty to a drug charge after a New York dermatologist died of cocaine and alcohol intoxication in his building has been sentenced to five years in prison
  
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• 'Sons of Guns' reality TV star Hayden gets life for rape

  12-05-2017 00:39
  
  Former "Sons of Guns" reality TV star Will Hayden will spend the rest of his life in prison after his April conviction for raping two girls in Louisiana
  
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• Kelly Clarkson joining 'The Voice' as coach for 14th season

  12-05-2017 00:39
  
  Grammy winner Kelly Clarkson is joining the hit singing competition "The Voice" as a coach, but not for another year
  
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