Monkeys are caged on a truck after being trapped in Lopburi Province, north of Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 24, 2024. A Thai town, run ragged by its ever-growing population of marauding wild monkeys, began the fight-back, Friday, using trickery and ripe tropical fruit. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Our world in photos: May 24

May 24 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

BANGKOK — ‘They’re like the shoplifters in New York …’: Monkeys are caged...

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Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel speaks from the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Feb. 14, 2022. The nation’s top telecommunications regulator is introducing a proposal to require political advertisers to disclose when they use content generated by artificial intelligence in broadcast TV and radio ads. The proposal announced Wednesday by Rosenworcel would add a layer of transparency that many lawmakers and AI experts have requested, as rapidly advancing AI technology threatens to mislead voters. Photo: Susan Walsh/AP

FCC to consider rules for AI-generated political ads on TV and radio

May 24 | Ali Swenson, Associated Press

NEW YORK — The head of the Federal Communications Commission introduced on Wednesday...

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Here’s more on ‘affordable luxury housing’ in Greenpoint

May 24 | Wayne Daren Schneiderman

GREENPOINT — The northernmost neighborhood of Brooklyn notoriously has been one of the...

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NY judge imposes $15 million fine on unlicensed cannabis shops owner who says he gave free samples

May 23 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

The owner of seven unlicensed cannabis shops in New York whose promotions...

DiNapoli: NYC tourism approaches full recovery

May 23 | Special from NYS Comptroller

New York’s tourism sector is approaching a complete recovery as visitor...

Crime

Bulletproof plexiglass partitions during construction inside the Exotic Smoke Shop in Brooklyn Heights.

Barricaded Brooklyn Heights weed shop remains open despite numerous robberies and raids

April 19 | Mary Frost

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Workers at an illicit weed outlet in Brooklyn Heights are...

Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez and Assistant District Attorney Alona Katz speaking at a virtual conference about how the Virtual Currency Unit disrupted a "pig butchering" cryptocurrency scam operation. Photo courtesy of Brooklyn DA’s Office

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The annual Saint Ann’s Puppet Parade welcomed spring to Brooklyn Heights for the 37th time on Tuesday, April 30.

Saint Ann’s Puppet Parade hits Brooklyn Heights for 37th year

May 2 | Mary Frost

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Hundreds of Saint Ann’s School students and their artistic...

(From left) Associate Professor Malcolm J. Merriweather; Pulitzer Prize-winner and Kennedy Center honoree, conductor, and educator Tania León; Leonard Tow of The Tow Foundation; and Brooklyn College President Michelle J. Anderson at the Presidential Lecture Series event on March 28 at the college.

Tow Foundation endows new chair named for Tania León at Brooklyn College

April 8 | Special from Brooklyn College

FLATBUSH — Thanks to the generosity of the Tow Foundation, more specifically Leonard...

Health

THBC Board Chair Lizanne Fontaine speaks.

Sold out gala for Brooklyn’s oldest hospital attracts 650 guests and raises $1.33M

May 22 | Special from The Brooklyn Hospital Foundation

BROOKLYN MUSEUM — The grand Beaux-Arts Court of the Brooklyn Museum was...

Dr. Sherly Abraham is Presented with an award.

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May 22 | Special from The Brooklyn Hospital Foundation

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The fireboat John J. Harvey passes the Statue of Liberty, Oct. 28, 2011, in New York Harbor.

Man arrested for allegedly taking a decommissioned NYC fireboat for an overnight cruise

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A man was arrested Thursday for allegedly taking a decommissioned New York...

A human head was found in an apartment refrigerator. The resident is charged with murder

April 12 | Associated Press

A New York City man has been charged with murder in connection...

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Liberty strive for five in a row at Barclays

May 23 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Liberty coach Sandy Brondello gave her team a little breather after matching...

Round-the-world sailing race skippers make pit stop in Brooklyn

May 22 | Wayne Daren Schneiderman

DEAD HORSE BAY — One of the many races to take place before...

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Our world in photos: May 24

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NY judge imposes $15 million fine on unlicensed cannabis shops owner who says he gave free samples

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Barricaded Brooklyn Heights weed shop remains open despite numerous robberies and raids

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