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Extra, Extra: Woman Allegedly Tried To Kill Husband With Poop
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Ben Yakas
Published Feb 1, 2014
Modified Feb 1, 2014
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Published Feb 1, 2014
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- The SNL after-parties just haven't been the same since Horatio Sanz left.
- A brief history of squirrels in our city.
- An Arizona woman allegedly tried to kill her husband by putting poop in his IV line as he recovered from surgery.
- Bill Murray shaved off his beard on David Letterman last night.
- The newest Jeopardy champion is angering people because of his playing strategy.
- New Yorkers love English and French bulldogs most of all.
- Never forget that today is the day that Bill de Blasio met the Naked Cowboy in Times Square.
- New Yorkers have done an admirable job of completely ignoring the Super Bowl hoopla, which means it's unlikely we'll host any more of them in the future.
- A mother and daughter have accused a co-op of being biased against women.
- East Hampton doesn't want federal sharpshooters to kill deer.
- Sorry, Upper East Side—you're not the only ones with garbage problems.
- And finally, an important video featuring dogs playing sports:
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