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Extra, Extra: Severed Horse Head Reportedly Found In Manhattan Park
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Ben Yakas
Published Feb 28, 2016
Modified Feb 28, 2016
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Ben Yakas
Published Feb 28, 2016
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- The name's Bond, Idris Elba Bond.
- Star Wars will soon have its first openly gay character.
- A severed horse head was found in a box in an upper Manhattan park.
- An "allergic" guard claims in a lawsuit that she was forced to work at the Statue of Liberty...which apparently triggers her allergies.
- B&H Electronics has been sued for discrimination against Hispanic workers.
- An evil raccoon wreaked havoc at Yankees training camp.
- The look of loss: here's an Oscars guide to the loser's faces.
- An illegal Airbnb in East Willamsburg was shut down.
- A drunk man was injured after falling through a third story Hells Kitchen window.
- An elderly Uber driver claims a yellow cabbie beat him up and the NYPD let him get away with it.
- And finally, a Boston Terrier and guinea pig get ready for the Oscars:
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