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Peter Vallone: Stop Vito Lopez, cut funding to Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council

Councilman Peter Vallone wants lawmakers to cut funding to the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council to cripple Vito Lopez's run for City Council.

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Tech world reacts to GIF pronunciation

GIF: It's pronounced 'JIF'

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Who are the London heroines who defied terrorists who beheaded a soldier?

  Members of the British parliament last night called for the nation’s highest bravery awards to be handed to a [...]

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Pussy Riot member starts hunger strike to protest court ruling

A member of the Pussy Riot band who was jailed over a protest against President Vladimir Putin in a Russian cathedral said on Wednesday she was starting a hunger strike…

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NYC schools to hold anti-bullying events in wake of hate crimes

Amid a series of violent anti-gay hate crimes that have unsettled a city known for its progressive values, New York [...]

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Under pressure, Bronx ‘ghetto’ tour shuts down

Following a massive public outcry over a bus tour of the Bronx that offered “a ride through a real New [...]

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