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- From the Gothamist Newsmap: A hazmat at Downing St X Fulton St in Brooklyn, a sexual assault at Beach 67 St & Beach Channel Dr in Queens and a pedestrian struck at W 75th St & Broadway in Manhattan.
- Bernard Kerik's new trial will start on November 9.
- The church janitor suspected of killing the pastor apparently had health and financial issues.
- Derek Jeter sent some gifts and inspiring words to little Jeter Villacis, who is recovering from a heart transplant.
- Weight Watchers is suing Curves over Curves' new 30-day diet plan commercials. In the ad, a woman is stopped from going into a Weight Watchers, "Weight Watchers? Oh, no, girl! You're going to try something new!" and taken to Curves.
- The city is looking for developers to bid on Willets Point development.
- Suffolk County is reminding sex offenders not to decorate their houses with Halloween trimmings lest they attract children.
- David Spade explained the creepy DirecTV ad he's in with the (ghost of) Chris Farley by saying he just needs the cash.
- And in a suburb outside of San Francisco, a group of students gang raped a 15-year-old; some students watched but did nothing to help the girl.
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