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Feds charge three men in assassination plot of Brooklyn-based Iranian dissident journalist

Manhattan federal prosecutors on Friday announced a sweeping multi-count indictment against three Eastern European gangsters they say plotted to kill a Brooklyn-based journalist critical of the authoritarian Iranian regime.

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A night of American pop sophistication at Newcastle Arena with Barry Manilow 25 years ago

Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1943, the singer-songwriter’s career has now spanned six decades and he’s sold more than 80 million records

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Kyrie Irving’s agent: ‘No significant contract conversations’ with Nets

NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving wants to stay in Brooklyn.

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Top Colombian drug lord pleads guilty in Brooklyn court to running brutal cartel

NEW YORK — A Colombian drug lord who had a military force of thousands under his command has pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn courtroom to running a criminal enterprise and will see at least 20 years behind bars.

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How Brooklyn's Much-Copied Diversity Plan Helped Throw its Best Middle School Into Chaos

After former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio changed the admissions rules at the school his kids graduated from, testing, safety, and excellence plummeted.

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Jury to decide fate of Brooklyn man accused of abandoning family to fight for ISIS and train snipers

He’s accused of leaving behind his life and family in Brooklyn to fight and train snipers for ISIS — and now a Brooklyn jury will decide his fate.

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Shootings in Brooklyn and the Bronx leave 2 dead, 4 wounded

NEW YORK — A pair of shootings just over an hour apart left two men dead and four wounded in Brooklyn and the Bronx, police said Sunday.

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Brooklyn Cruise Terminal will soon house NYC asylum seekers as numbers swell, mayor says

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams announced plans Saturday for a fifth relief center to handle the city’s continuing influx of asylum seekers — the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal on the borough waterfront.

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Ali Banisadr on Art, History and Freedom

In his most recent exhibition, the Iranian American artist, Ali Banisadr, chose a title that has many layers: ‘Return to Mother,’ which is a translation of the old Sumerian word, ‘Ama-gi’. The artist speaks to me over Zoom from his studio in Brooklyn. He talks about the exhibition, and what…

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FIFA soccer corruption trial kicks off in New York

NEW YORK — Instead of investing in stadiums and soccer leagues for women and youth, corrupt FIFA officials lined their pockets with money that could have helped expand the sport across the globe, a Brooklyn prosecutor said Tuesday.

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Former Fox execs in Brooklyn court as FIFA corruption case kicks off

A criminal case against two former 21st Century Fox executives and a sports marketing company accused of bribing South American soccer officials to obtain lucrative broadcasting rights will reveal "a culture of corruption," a prosecutor told a jury in a Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday.

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Brooklyn trial set for Mexico’s former top cop charged with being on payroll of drug lord 'El Chapo'

NEW YORK — He was once Mexico’s top cop — and now a Brooklyn jury will decide if he was a lapdog for a drug lord's empire.

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PHOTOS: Best images from the Thunder’s 112-102 win over the Nets

The best photos from the Thunder's 112-102 win over the Nets on Sunday.

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Barry Manilow talks touring, turning 80, and making first original pop album in years

On one hand, a reminder of the fact that Barry Manilow is celebrating his 80th year on the planet this June will probably make longtime fans of the legendary crooner a.) shake their heads in disbelief, and/or b.) feel pretty old themselves.

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Anonymous jury approved in Jam Master Jay murder trial over fears of witness intimidation

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors convinced a Brooklyn judge to seat an anonymous jury in the Jam Master Jay murder trial, citing fears the panel could face “improper influence or intimidation” from the two accused killers and their associates on the street.

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4 charged under new federal law with selling more than 50 guns in Brooklyn

NEW YORK — A group of gun traffickers sold more than 50 firearms to an undercover cop in Brooklyn, making the sales in a crowded waterfront park and on a playground, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

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‘Artists are moving here from Brooklyn’: Empire of Light puts Margate’s magic in the picture

The east Kent seaside setting for Sam Mendes’ latest film is now home to stylish restaurants and bars, and world-class artists

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Ace Hotel Brooklyn bets on Boerum Hill as the cool new New York neighbourhood to know

For retro buzz, Brooklyn has the right vibe, as Claire Cohen discovers

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Thieves steal bag of $300,000 cash by distracting armored truck guard outside Brooklyn bank

NEW YORK — A trio of thieves stole $300,000 from an armored truck in a bold Brooklyn heist, grabbing a sack of cash while they distracted a Brink’s guard by asking for directions, police said Sunday.

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Jewish Boxer To Be Inducted Into New York Boxing Hall Of Fame

Dmitriy Salita says that never fighting on Shabbos gave him a balance in a crazy world.

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Bloody chaos after Frank James’ Brooklyn subway shooting revealed in new video

NEW YORK — Newly released cell phone video reveals the horrific aftermath of last year’s mass shooting on a Brooklyn subway, showing wounded passengers crying in pain as smoke from the attack cleared out.

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Nicki Minaj’s husband tried and failed to get off the New York sex offender registry

NEW YORK — Rapper Nicki Minaj’s husband tried and failed to get his name off the state’s sex offender registry, Brooklyn Federal court papers show.

Manchester Evening News

Heritage arches and historic market buildings in Manchester to be transformed in £2.2m scheme

Developers are looking to Brooklyn, Paris and Palermo to inspire Manchester's Campfield tech hub

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NYC Mayor Adams hit with two more tickets for rat infestation at his Brooklyn rowhouse

Mayor Adams just can’t catch a break — from rats.

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Brooklyn subway shooter Frank James pleads guilty to terror charges

NEW YORK — Mass subway shooter Frank James admitted Tuesday he unleashed a wave of gunfire, smoke and horror on a Brooklyn train car in last year, wounding 10 people in a rush hour act of terrorism.

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