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Extra, Extra: World's Longest Flight Ends Today At Newark


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Published Nov 23, 2013

Modified Nov 23, 2013


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Published Nov 23, 2013

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  • A 19-hour direct flight between Newark and Singapore, the longest in the world, is ending its run tonight. Why? It didn't make enough money.
  • That CrossFit mom who posted pictures of her weightlifting while extremely pregnant had the baby.
  • A Brooklyn assistant district attorney was fired for poor performance/or leaking emails to Buzzfeed.
  • A missing NJ man with autism was spotted on a bus to New York.
  • Three perps were arrested for carjacking a cop.
  • Members of Willie Nelson's band were injured when their bus got into a crash.
  • The New Yorker's cartoon editor Bob Mankoff takes on selfies.
  • That Doctor Who Google Doodle is pretty fun.
  • Finally, watch a young Detroit Pistons fan and an usher have a dance-off:

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Jen Chung co-created Gothamist in 2002 with Jake Dobkin, establishing it as a website about New York City and everything that happens in it and an essential must-read for New Yorkers. She also launched sites across the country and world, including DCist, LAist, and Londonist. She loves learning about NYC arcana and meeting bodega cats. She is currently Senior Editor of NYC Accountability in the Gothamist + WNYC newsroom.

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