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Justice Anthony Kennedy, shown testifying at a hearing on Capitol Hill in 2015, announced on June 27 that he will retire on July 31. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

Nadler warns of ‘right-wing’ takeover of Supreme Court

June 29 | By Paula Katinas

The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee warned of a coming...

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VIDEO: Borough President Eric Adams leads stroller march against family separation policy

June 25 | By Paul Frangipane

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams led hundreds of parents, children and local...

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Equipped with a box of chalk, children decorated the pavement outside Borough Hall with messages against the federal government’s decision to separate immigrant families at the border with Mexico. Eagle photos by Paul Frangipane

VIDEO: New Yorkers protest immigrant family separation policies

June 15 | By Liliana Bernal

As part of a nationwide rally, hundreds of people gathered at Brooklyn...

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Sebastian Gorka will bring a history of controversial comments to the Brooklyn GOP annual gala.

Donald Trump Jr., Sebastian Gorka to headline Brooklyn GOP gala

April 23 | By Paula Katinas

UPDATED | The chickens are coming home to roost. Two luminaries of the...

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VIDEO: Wyckoff Hospital hosts panel on sexual violence

April 10 | By Liliana Bernal

Representatives of various institutions met last Wednesday at Wyckoff Hospital to talk...

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The $1.3 trillion spending package negotiated in Congress Wednesday evening includes partial funding for a future Gateway Program tunnel connecting New York City to New Jersey. Shown: A Gateway portal under construction at West Side Yard in Manhattan. Photo courtesy of NYS Metropolitan Transportation Authority, CC

Massive D.C. spending bill will keep NY-NJ Gateway Project alive, anti-terror funds flowing to NYPD

March 22 | By Mary Frost

The bipartisan $1.3 trillion spending package hashed out in Congress Wednesday...

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Brooklyn students rally for stricter gun laws. Eagle photos by Liliana Bernal

VIDEO: Students call for an end to gun violence

March 14 | By Liliana Bernal

Students at more than a dozen schools in District 38 joined the...

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An estimated 2,000 Edward R Murrow Students fill East 17th Street after walking out of class to protest the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting that left 17 dead last month. Eagle photos by Andy Katz

PHOTOS: Edward R Murrow students walk out for gun control

March 14 | By Andy Katz

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U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan. Eagle file photo by John Alexander

Constituents call on Donovan to pass the Dream Act and protect young Americans

March 1 | Special to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle

According to a statement from Housing Works Director of Policy Reed Vreeland...

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The Lede

THE LEDE: Happy Friday! Amazon ditches its plans to open a headquarters in Long Island City and L-Train repairs could still cause a traffic nightmare. Plus, a councilmember introduces a bill to ban plastic and social media is being used as evidence in court. Finally, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce’s new leader looks back on his first 100 days in office and eight of the city’s best dive bars are in Brooklyn.

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