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Early Addition: The Surrealism Of Flying During The Coronavirus Pandemic


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Published May 8, 2020


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  • Two white men have been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in February.
  • Jill Nelson, a 67-year-old pioneering journalist, was arrested in upper Manhattan for writing “Trump = Plague” in pink chalk on a boarded up storefront.
  • Some cops tried to shut down a portion of open streets in Downtown Brooklyn yesterday, allegedly so they could get bagels for themselves.
  • Experts and former prosecutors are perplexed and concerned over the Justice Department's decision to drop charges against Michael Flynn: “I’ve been practicing for more time than I care to admit and I’ve never seen anything like this."
  • Here's why Tommy Wiseau has spent years trying to block a tell-all documentary about The Room.
  • Taking a flight during the pandemic is even more surreal than you might imagine.
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Ben Yakas was born and raised in New York, and has worked for Gothamist for over a decade, and WNYC for four years, covering literally everything. He has hung out with Dan Smith (who will teach you guitar), but still has yet to have a guitar lesson with him.

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