Crouch: I have loved Jonathan Alter’s work ever since I discovered it in Newsweek 20 years ago. Right now, it all adds up in his new book, “The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies,” a calm, virtuoso work of journalism. "/>

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Politics

Alain Vigneault will be the next head coach of the New York Rangers. The Blueshirts have offered the job to Vigneault, 52, he has accepted, and on Saturday the parties were hammering out the details of a contract to make it official, according to an NHL i

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Harold “Stumpy” Cromer, a well-known tap dancer and comedian for more than half a century on television, Broadway, theater and vaudeville stages, died Saturday. He was 92."/>

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Teachers at a Prospect Heights high school are working to help undocumented students who want to attend college but can’t qualify for financial aid because of their illegal status."/>

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The Rev. Al Sharpton’s cellphone rings a lot these days."/> var _vrq = _vrq || []; _vrq.push(['

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Before going on a wild, bloody rampage that left four others dead, a Santa Monica gunman — mentally unhinged and apparently angry over his parents’ divorce — stockpiled 1,300 rounds of ammunition, officials revealed Saturday."/>

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Watson: The debate over hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas from deep beneath the earth has led to some rather interesting discussions among New Yorkers. Many of these are well-intentioned, but some are absolutely unhinged from reality.

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Beavan: Bike share?! In the middle of the United States’ biggest, most traffic-gnarled city? For the past six months, we’ve heard all manner of argument for and against, but the talk has been pure speculation. "/>

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Beavan: Bike share?! In the middle of the United States’ biggest, most traffic-gnarled city? For the past six months, we’ve heard all manner of argument for and against, but the talk has been pure speculation. "/>

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A Florida woman who filmed herself berating Dunkin Donuts employees for not giving her free food has been identified as Taylor Chapman, a 27-year-old Broward County resident and former low-budget commercial spokeswoman, according to The Smoking Gun. "

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Jenny’s block may be in the Bronx, but J-Lo’s new cellphone store calls Boerum Hill home. Music megastar Jennifer Lopez opened up Viva Móvil, a Verizon store with a Latina twist, on Flatbush Ave. across from the Barclays Center."/>

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The Nets job came and went and former Knicks great Patrick Ewing is still not a head coach in the NBA. And that didn’t set too well with his son, Patrick, Jr., who took to Twitter tovoice his displeasure."/>

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Kolbert: Twenty-one years ago, as the lead attorney in Planned Parenthood vs. Casey, I stood before the Supreme Court and asked a simple question: Does Roe vs. Wade remain the law of the land? "/>

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A farm in a nondescript Astoria building is producing such a bumper crop that its owner just hired that rarest of New York City worker: a farm manager."/>

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Now you can touch up your selfies before you share them with the world. Facetune, an iPhone app developed by Lightricks Ltd., puts Photoshop-like retouching capabilities at the fingertips of the masses. "/>

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Gaming

Ian Kennedy hit Yasiel Puig and Zack Greinke with high pitches, sparking a heated brawl that involved players and coaches and resulted in five ejections in a game in which the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 Tuesday night.

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Sports

A new City Council effort would eliminate costly and cumbersome runoff elections in favor of instant runoffs in which voters would rank candidates to choose their favored contender in a primary election."/>

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Politics

Clarke: None of us wants another terrorist attack in the United States. Equally, most of us have nothing to hide from the federal government, which already has so many ways of knowing about us. "/>

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Superman has been a fixture in movies and TV every decade since his first appearance in 1938. The new "Man of Steel" works extra hard to recapture ground this most iconic of comic-book creations has lost to other heroes. And when it's cool, it's

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A Florida woman who filmed herself berating Dunkin Donuts employees for not giving her free food has been identified as Taylor Chapman, a 27-year-old Broward County resident and former low-budget commercial spokeswoman, according to The Smoking Gun. "

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