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Almost 40% of New York’s 911 Calls Are ‘Butt Dials’

Some 10,000 calls a day to the city’s emergency response number are accidental, a new report estimates.

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Reading While Eating for January 6: Thinner In Person

Friday’s links give you a new look at iconic individuals.

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Court Order Lets Wall Street Protesters Return to Zuccotti Park, For Now

Confusion amid the crowd continues as police dressed in riot gear stand head to head with protesters waving copies of the court order.

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A New York City Bus Gives Women the Back Seat

This week, a woman was told to give up her seat in the front of a Brooklyn bus. The front was reserved for men, riders said. Her place was in the back with the other women.

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On TIME.com: ‘The World Is Watching’ Occupy Wall Street Protesters

Since September 17, the protest movement calling itself Occupy Wall Street has been encamped in Zuccotti Park, a patch of concrete and greenery amid the towering buildings of Lower Manhattan. That nearly came to an end Friday morning.

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It’s Just Obscene: Celebs Drop the ‘F’ Bomb for Famine Awareness

What has Bono, George Clooney, Michael Bloomberg and Jessica Alba spewing profanities?

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The Great Uniter: Even Celebrities Fail to Win The New Yorker’s Caption Contest

“I’m not going to say the word I’m thinking of.”

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‘Miguel Bloombito’ Mocks New York Mayor’s Attempts at Spanish During Irene

In its wake, Hurricane Irene, well, left behind a lot of water, and most importantly, Señor Miguel Bloombito.

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Egypt to Central Park: We Want Cleopatra Needle Back

The message delivered by Cairo was no Sphinx’s riddle. If New York doesn’t get its act together, it may have to kiss Cleopatra’s Needle goodbye.

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Mark Zuckerberg Now Richer Than Rupert Murdoch, Steve Jobs, You

Invisible internet money is the new real money!