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Director Spike Lee poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Highest 2 Lowest' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 19, 2025.

Our world in photos: May 20

May 20 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle editorial staff highlights images from around the world...

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Former assistant to Sean Combs, David James, testifies on the witness stand during Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking and racketeering trial in Manhattan federal court, Monday, May 19, 2025, in New York. Elizabeth Williams via AP

Diddy’s personal assistant tells jury about guns, drugs and lie detector tests

May 20 | Michael R. Sisak and Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

A former personal assistant to "Diddy" gave a glimpse into the hip...

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From left: Bruno Codispoti, Esq.; Daniel Antonelli, Esq.; Christina Golkin; and Anthony Vaughn Jr. Brooklyn Eagle Photo by Mario Belluomo

Brooklyn Bar annual meeting welcomes new officers and trustees

May 20 | Wayne Daren Schneiderman

The BBA announced new officers and trustees, including newly installed President Christina...

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Crime

Surveillance image of the suspect. Photo courtesy of NYPD

Cops search for man who attempted to rape woman in Sunset Park

April 30 | Jaime DeJesus

Police are looking for a suspect wanted for injuring and trying to...

This image provided by the Office of the New York Mayor shows the scene, Saturday, March 29, 2025, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, where a woman driving on a suspended license was speeding and failed to yield after stopping at a red light, collided with another vehicle and then into a family walking in the crosswalk. Photo: Mayoral Photography Office/Justin Persaud via AP

Driver indicted for manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide in crash that killed mother, 2 children

April 22 | Jaime DeJesus

Miriam Yarimi, 32, was arraigned during her first in-court appearance on...

Police & Fire

NYPD officers arrested at least a half dozen students taking part in a pro-Palestinian protest at Brooklyn College, May 8, 2025. Credit: Alex Krales/THE CITY

NYPD Tases Pro-Palestinian Demonstrator Outside Brooklyn College

May 9 | Gwynne Hogan, THE CITY

A tense situation quickly devolved on the streets around the school, as...

An NYPD cruiser sits at the intersection of a Midtown street closed due to construction, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, in New York. AP Photo/Heather Khalifa, File

NYPD launches probe into why it gave a record of a Palestinian woman’s sealed arrest to ICE

May 8 | Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

The probe follows reporting by The Associated Press on the cooperation between...

Sports

Liberty put a ring on it and stomp Aces

May 20 | John Torenli, Sports Editor

New York began its "run it back" campaign with a resounding 92...

The 1964-65 Brooklyn Tech basketball team. Coach Shelly Schneider is far Right in glasses. Photo courtesy of Sheldon Schneider

New York City Basketball Hall of Fame welcomes a true teacher — Shelly Schneider

May 19 | Andy Furman

He didn’t play basketball. In fact, Shelly Schneider sat and kept...

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John Abi-Habib founded a number of civic organizations in Bay Ridge.Photos: Wayne Daren Schneiderman/Brooklyn Eagle

Faces of Bay Ridge: John Abi-Habib, a mover and a shaker

January 22 | Wayne Daren Schneiderman

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Staten Island Man With History of Hate Indicted For Firefighter’s Murder

December 18 | Christina Carrega

A Staten Island man pleaded not guilty on Tues., Dec. 18 for...