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Early Addition: It's brumating season, baby
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Published Jan 25, 2024
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Good Thursday morning in New York City, where Raoul's was a scene.
Here's what else is happening:
- Philippe Petit, the high-wire artist who walked on a cable between the Twin Towers back in 1974, is returning to the city for a high-wire walk inside the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine on Feb. 1.
- "Taylor Swift can’t be the next John Lennon — she and all New Yorkers must be protected," pleads the New York Post editorial board. (This is about her stalker.)
- A man suspected of robbing Brooklyn Bishop Lamor Whitehead during a live-streamed sermon back in 2022 was fatally shot by federal marshals during a standoff in New Jersey yesterday, according to law enforcement officials.
- The Durst Organization and two Durst family members are suing the "No Labels" political group, arguing that by trying to field a third-party presidential "unity ticket," the group is "pursuing a divisive course that is the antithesis of its original mission to bridge the political divide."
- Riding the subway is only $2.90, which arguably makes it a good date activity.
- Today in Leave "Frozen" Reptiles Alone: Alligators that appear fatally trapped in frozen lakes are actually just brumating and shouldn't be woken up.
- Everyone's talking about Drew Barrymore's small TV.
- And finally, baby's brumating:
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