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- From the Gothamist Newsmap: A sidewalk shed collapse at Willis Av & E 143 St in the Bronx, a homicide at Linden Blvd in Brooklyn and a DOA floater at Hudson River & W96 St in Manhattan.
- This week, President Obama is rolling out a "$50 billion infrastructure plan to try and create jobs over the long-term by rebuilding 150,000 miles of roads, 4,000 miles of rail, and 150 miles of airport runways."
- After hiring a convicted child rapist who ended up impersonating a NYC Transit subway supervisor, Metro-North is halting its hiring and reviewing practives.
- Defending U.S. Open women's champ Kim Clijsters is "part Jersey girl."
- Celebrating your cat with cakes.
- Joran Van Der Sloot reportedly confessed to extorting Natalee Holloway's family.
- Some things are scary beyond bedbugs.
- Bristol Palin's Dancing with the Stars outfit doesn't seem that modest.
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