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Barbra Streisand speaks onstage during the Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019.
Barbra Streisand speaks onstage during the Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Streisand Fan Stole From Cop Charity To Buy Babs Tix, Feds Say

Lorraine Shanley stole more than $410,000 meant for families of slain cops while she served as the charity's treasurer prosecutors said.

Fur Sales Could Be Banned In New York Under Proposed Law

Assembly member Linda Rosenthal's bill would prohibit sales of any fur products statewide.

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Amtrak Angers Uptown After Blocking Views, Spraying Chemicals

Uptown residents spoke out against Amtrak's view-obstructing billboard and its role in spraying a Harlem community garden with pesticides.

Yale Fan Seen Slugging Random Passer-By: Cops

Newly released video shows a man in a Yale sweatshirt randomly punching a woman walking down a Crown Heights street, police said.

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For Your Ears Only: Subway Message Tells Riders To Quiet Music

Subway conductors were reportedly reminded to make announcements telling straphangers to keep their tunes to themselves.

PICS: Upright Citizens Brigade Sells 'Theatre Junk' In E Village

Upright Citizen Brigade Theatre's East Village location closed last month. Now, the former East Village theatre is having a moving sale.

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