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- After being viciously beaten two weeks ago in the East Village, singer Gavin DeGraw is back on his feet again.
- A Colombo family scion is suing his former union for booting him because of his mob family background.
- Check out some "bloopers and outtakes" from the Blu-ray release of Disney's The Lion King.
- The NY teen who was attacked by a grizzly bear in Alaska talked about the incident: "I remember my skull cracking. I remember that being a very distinct sound."
- A token booth clerk saved a suicidal man's life when he cut the power in the tunnel as a train was approaching.
- What has our Socialist Kenyan president been reading since being elected?
- Schools Chancellor Walcott holds himself responsible for the toxic school in the Bronx.
- Check out the trailer for Carnage, the new Roman Polanski film which will open the New York Film Festival in September.
- A principal resigns after she was found to have changed grades...but she'll still make a principal's salary being an “achievement coach” with the Department of Education.
- And Governor Cuomo is banning the sale or transport of bear gallbladders in New York.
Published Aug 20, 2011
Modified Aug 20, 2011
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