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Extra, Extra: There's No Such Thing As A Free Horse
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Ben Yakas
Published May 8, 2013
Modified May 8, 2013
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- Brooklyn Nine Nine—a new TV pilot starring Andy Samberg about Brooklyn precinct—is likely to get a pickup on Fox.
- Once again, there is no such thing as a free lunch or a free horse.
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- On the other hand, maybe Mark Sanford really did risk everything for true love.
- Subway rider who was cut open with power saw by crazy man won his lawsuit against an MTA contractor.
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Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
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