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‘Ignore It.’ How the Elite Consoled Jeffrey Epstein Over His Crimes. Emails show how luminaries from politics, business and academia commiserated with the convicted sex offender about his legal troubles and bad press.

Some prominent people in politics, business and academia didn’t just maintain ties with Epstein after his 2008 conviction. They actively consoled him, cast him as a victim and in some cases offered advice on how to rehabilitate his image. w/
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Brown Shooting Suspect Found Dead in New Hampshire Authorities said they discovered the suspected gunman, Claudio Neves Valente, in a storage unit after a manhunt.

Breaking: The suspect in the Brown University shooting was found dead in a New Hampshire storage unit, authorities said.

Authorities Investigating Possible Link Between Brown Shooting and MIT Professor’s Killing Police are still searching for the person of interest in Saturday’s Ivy League attack.

Authorities are investigating a potential connection between the Saturday shooting at Brown University and another that killed an MIT professor near Boston on Monday night, people familiar with the matter said.

Frustration Grows as Hunt for Brown Shooter Drags On Experts say it is only a matter of time before the Brown University shooter makes a mistake: “He is not the person he was a week ago.”

As the hunt for the Brown University shooter enters its fifth day, students and others are increasingly vexed and frightened that the killer remains at large and the motive is obscure. “How can they not have found him yet?” on.wsj.com/4p6CqQJ

New Video of Suspected Brown Gunman’s Movements Before and After Attack The FBI described the suspect as a 5’8” man with a stocky build.

Police released new videos of the suspected gunman responsible for Saturday’s shooting at Brown University as the manhunt entered its fourth day.

He Wasn’t Even in the Class. She Almost Switched Seats. Now Brown Is Mourning Them. Gunman ended students’ dreams of studying in Paris, becoming a neurosurgeon.

Brown University is grieving the two students killed in Saturday’s shooting.

New Footage of Potential Suspect in Brown Shooting Released as Manhunt Continues A person of interested detained early Sunday was later released.

The manhunt for the gunman in Saturday’s deadly shooting at Brown University has stretched into a third day, with police sharing new footage of a potential suspect.

Person of Interest in Brown University Shooting Released as Manhunt Continues Investigation continues for gunman who opened fire on campus.

The manhunt continues for a suspect in Saturday’s shooting at Brown University after a person of interest who had been in custody was released due to a lack of evidence.

A Night Huddled in Lockdown at Brown: ‘It Could’ve Been Any One of Us’ After a shooter opened fire, students scrambled for safety in dark rooms and barricaded doors.

At 4:22 p.m., an alert with the answer no one wanted flashed across campus cellphones. “There’s an active shooter near Barus & Holley Engineering.

Inside a night huddled in lockdown at Brown University.

Police Detain Person of Interest in Deadly Brown University Shooting Officials lifted a shelter-in-place order that was imposed after the Saturday attack, which killed two students and injured nine.

A person of interest is in custody in connection with the Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine, officials said Sunday.

Breaking | Police Search for Suspect After 2 Killed, 8 Injured in Brown University Shooting The school says an active shooter was reported and has told students and staff to shelter in place.

A shooter at Brown University left two people dead. The gunman remained at large.

The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for New Your City, Long Island and Connecticut

FDNY announces a historic number of 229 brush fires in the past two weeks.
The most of any two weeks in NYC history, compared to just 200 fires in the entire month of October for the last three years.
24 Manhattan
67 Bronx
17 Staten Island
51 Brooklyn
56 Queens
NWS has a Red Flag warning in effect

Airbnb reshaped these Bed-Stuy blocks. What happens when it’s gone? NYC is set to start enforcing new requirements for short-term rentals next week. Thousands of Airbnb listings could be on the chopping block.

We've got a doozy of a data story on Gothamist
today — the culmination of months of pre-work, weeks of pavement-pounding and an out-of-left-field cameo by Finnish design firm Marimekko. I hope you enjoy it!

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