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Extra, Extra: Better Get To Know The Most Dangerous Gang In NYC
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Ben Yakas
Published Sep 7, 2014
Modified Sep 7, 2014
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Published Sep 7, 2014
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- A Metro North work train derailed in the Bronx yesterday, but at least no one was injured this time.
- Reddit has gotten rid of its celebrity nude pages.
- Learn all about the Mac Baller Brims, who might be NYC's most dangerous gang.
- Now that we have some footage of Tom Hiddleston singing Hank Williams songs, do you think he pulls it off?
- A bedbug-infested motel is up for sale.
- A Pennsylvania woman has been sentenced to prison for helping to end her teen daughter's pregnancy by giving her pills purchased online.
- Derek Jeter was honored today on the first official Derek Jeter Day.
- And finally, Dinky the Great Dane throws a hissy fit:
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