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Visitors flock to New York botanic garden for a whiff of a flower that smells like a rotting corpse
NEW YORK (AP) — One by one, visitors to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden pulled out their phones snap pictures of the rare blooming plant before leaning in to brave a whiff of its infamously putrid scent, which resembles that of rotting flesh. “It smells like feet, cheese and rotten...
The man pushed onto New York's subway tracks says he will ride again
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who survived being shoved onto subway tracks ahead of an oncoming train said that in spite of the physical and psychological trauma, he eventually plans to make his way back to the train. “This city is my home,” Joseph Lynskey told The New York Times in an...
Durant proud of what Nets were building, even though 'dysfunction' brought it quickly crashing down
NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant is proud of what he believed the Nets were building in Brooklyn before “dysfunction” brought it quickly crashing down. Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden played just 16 games together and their tenure became better known for the chaos off the...
Rapper Busta Rhymes accused of punching a man in the face in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Busta Rhymes has been accused of repeatedly punching another man in the face, police said Friday. Police said Rhymes, whose legal name is Trevor Smith, was issued a desk appearance ticket for third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, on Tuesday related to an...
Norman Powell scores 23 points to help the Clippers beat the Trail Blazers 118-89
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Norman Powell scored 23 points, James Harden had 19 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-89 on Thursday night. The Clippers routed Portland a night after beating Brooklyn at home by a franchise-record 59 points. ...
New York City shutters sprawling migrant tent camp on remote former airfield
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has shuttered a sprawling tent complex that housed hundreds of migrant families on a remote former airport in Brooklyn, as it shrinks the emergency shelter system built up in response to a surge from the southern border that has been steadily receding in recent...
4 men charged in a Brooklyn synagogue tunnel scuffle are awaiting trial in April
NEW YORK (AP) — Four men accused of damaging a Brooklyn synagogue during a melee that followed the discovery of a secret tunnel at the global headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement of Hasidic Judaism are set to stand trial after turning down a plea deal offered by prosecutors. ...
Malik Beasley scores 23 and Pistons win 5th straight, 113-98 over Nets
NEW YORK (AP) — Malik Beasley scored 23 points, Cade Cunningham had 13 points, five assists and five rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons won their fifth straight game, 113-98 over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night. Detroit’s bench outscored Brooklyn’s 50-20, led by reserves...
US women's team coach Emma Hayes invites 24 players to 'Futures Camp'
Coach Emma Hayes has invited 24 players into a Futures Camp to run concurrently with the U.S. team's annual January training camp. Ten college players and 14 professional players are on the roster, including 13 from the National Women’s Soccer League and one from the USL Super...
Suspect in NYC subway burning told police 'that's me' when shown video, transcript says
NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of setting a woman on fire inside a New York City subway told detectives, “Oh, damn, that’s me,” when he saw video of the attack but said he couldn’t remember anything, according to a transcript released Tuesday. The interview was made public...
