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CHENNAI: There was a time when nothing put him in perfect rhythm the way his morning coffee did. But for about a month, music composer Surya Prasadh has discovered the rush of dopamine that comes with solving a puzzle first thing in the morning. Courtesy Wordle, the revolutionary new word…

The Times of India · Mar 27, 2022

‘King of Brooklyn’ Jimmy Smits returns to rough-and-tumble roots for CBS police drama ‘East New York’

NEW YORK — Jimmy Smits is going back to his roots for his next big gig.

Tribune News Service · Mar 25, 2022

NBA star Kyrie Irving could be allowed to play as NYC exempts athletes from vaccine mandate

Irving will now be able to take the floor when the Nets play the Charlotte Hornets in Brooklyn on Sunday

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022

2022 NBA draft race: March 17 update for Rockets, Nets picks

Spencer Dinwiddie gave the Mavericks a buzzer-beating win at Brooklyn, which may help improve the first-round draft pick that is headed to Houston after this season.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 17, 2022

Ukraine's foreign fighters have little in common with those who signed up to fight in the Spanish Civil War

When an aging Abe Osheroff recalled why, as a 21-year-old kid from Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood, he had volunteered to join the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War in 1936, he framed it as a personal, ethical decision.

The Conversation · Mar 17, 2022

Brickbat: Who's Your Daddy?

New York lawmakers are considering a bill that would bar universities in the state, including private ones, from giving special consideration to the children of alumni in admissions. State Sen. Andrew Gounardes (D–Brooklyn) said such legacy admissions discriminate against low-income and first-generation students.

Reason · Mar 17, 2022

Justice Department accuses China of spying on, intimidating dissidents living in U.S

U.S. federal prosecutors on Wednesday accused Chinese government agents of trying to spy on and intimidate dissidents living in the United States including a congressional candidate.

Reuters · Mar 16, 2022

Matthew Roberson: The Yankees and Mets have traded places

NEW YORK — The Mets — perennial little brothers, laughingstocks, blue and orange painting of dysfunction — have done everything right. They got their A-student in Max Scherzer, boosted their GPA with A-minuses in Starling Marte and Chris Bassitt, and even brought in players from the B-level like Eduardo Escobar…

Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2022

Unvaccinated Yankees and Mets can’t play at home under current NYC rules

NEW YORK — Unvaccinated players on the Yankees and Mets are covered by the same private sector employer mandate that is keeping Kyrie Irving off the court in Brooklyn, a City Hall spokesperson told the New York Daily News.

Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2022

VA could close 3 hospitals, open other facilities in a nationwide overhaul of its system

The proposal to shut down VA hospitals in Ohio, Massachusetts and Brooklyn, N.Y., is facing opposiiton in Congress.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 15, 2022