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Give your home an eco makeover with sustainable homeware and furniture finds
When it comes to the limiting our impact on the environment, it’s important that all of us do our bit. But sometimes it’s hard to…
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Danny Wallace on being polite to Alexa, trying VR, and his Nintendo 64
The author and Radio X DJ, 44, tells Metro about his Nintendo 64 and why we should be nicer to Alexa. You’ve been writing and…
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Clever cars will soon be able to check we're well enough to drive
Our cars will soon recognise and prevent motion sickness. They’ll anticipate when you’re about to have a heart attack and pull safely to the side…
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The best power tools for home improvement projects from sanders to screwdrivers
Show us a well-put-up shelf and we’ll show you a DIY virgin wearing a smile like they’ve just won Wimbledon. There’s no middle ground with…
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Metro Exodus review: survival horror shooter gets its moment in the sun
Based on Russian novels and centred around an underground city of survivors following global nuclear war, the Metro games are atmospheric, incredibly detailed survival horror…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez targets New York’s campaign finance laws
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is getting involved in the state’s campaign finance laws, calling for to limit the influence of big donors. “These changes to our…
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Tracking heroin: How the deadly drug gets from Mexico to NYC
According to the DEA, Mexico produced some 111 metric tons of heroin in 2017 — 90 percent of which ended up in the US. And…
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Queens high school ‘spiraling downhill’ because principal is shrugging off drug use: teachers
This school is going to pot! Students at highly-regarded Forest Hills HS openly smoke and vape marijuana throughout a building that has spun out of…
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City murders up 55 percent from last year amid surge in northern Brooklyn
City slayings have jumped 55 percent so far this year compared to the same period in 2018 — fueled mainly by murders in northern Brooklyn,…
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Decades-old Apple computer somehow still works
What a blast from the past. A Fordham University professor shocked himself – and others – when he discovered his decades-old Apple IIe computer is…
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Bodega owners rally for right to sell marijuana when its legalized
They want in on this budding industry. New York City bodega owners rallied in The Bronx on Sunday morning to urge state politicians to allow…
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Call to ban plastic utensil in NYC
What the fork? A City Council bill could change the way we eat takeout. City Councilman and public-advocate wannabe Rafael Espinal (D-Brooklyn) — whose attempt…
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Robbery suspect involved in NYPD detective’s death charged with murder
The robbery suspect who touched off a police shooting that took the life of an NYPD detective was hit with charges including murder and manslaughter…
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Housing Authority takes steps to fire elevator chief Ivo Nikolic
The city’s embattled Housing Authority is moving to fire the man in charge of its oft-broken elevators in the latest management shakeup to hit the…
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Son arraigned for allegedly murdering mom, dumping body
The college-aged man who allegedly slit his mother’s throat, and two of his accused accomplices who helped dispose of her body, were arraigned for the…
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NYPD announces new plan to combat rise in rapes
With the number of reported city rapes soaring in early 2019, the NYPD on Tuesday announced that its sex crimes unit will start tracking incidents…
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Everything you need to know about El Chapo’s trial
They’re the greatest hits of the El Chapo trial. A federal prosecutor on Wednesday ran through some of the wildest revelations from more than two…
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Ben Stiller thanks Cuomo for supporting film tax breaks
It was Starstruck and Hutch. The smile on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s face stretched from ear to ear as he and Ben Stiller traded compliments at…
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Deaths of Saudi sisters found duct-taped ruled suicides
The deaths of two Saudi-born sisters discovered bound in duct tape along the banks of the Hudson River have been ruled suicides, officials said Tuesday.…
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Cops looking for perv accused of masturbating on subway
Police are searching for a man who masturbated in front of other passengers on a Brooklyn subway and then lit a cigarette before getting off…
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Massive fire strikes Westchester mansion valued at $3.5M
A massive fire broke out at a mansion in Scarsdale early Monday morning. The multi-million dollar home — which has 7 bedrooms and 8 baths…
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James O’Neill: NYPD is ready for a female leader
The NYPD has never had a female top cop — but Police Commissioner James O’Neill could see a woman taking the reins once his tenure…
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Family mourns boy who died from allergic reaction to smell of cooking fish
Family members said their last goodbyes Saturday to the tragic 11-year-old boy who died from an apparent allergic reaction to fumes from fish cooking in…
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State politicians push early voting in ballot-law overhaul
New York state is about to catch up to the rest of the country when it comes to voting. Both houses of the Legislature are…
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El Chapo’s mom wants to visit him in jail
The mother of notorious Mexican druglord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman wants to come see her son — and she’s asking the Mexican government for help.…
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Used syringes are littering this Upper Manhattan subway station
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Bill would require NYC developers to disclose relationships with politicians
Developers who want to do business with the city would be required to publicly disclose previous relationships with government officials under a bill being introduced…
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El Chapo hitman used ‘murder room’ for messy executions
One of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s trusted hitmen kept a murder room — which featured a drain in the floor to expedite clean-up following messy…
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Beggar stabbed straphanger who didn’t give him money: cops
A beggar attacked a straphanger inside a Bronx subway station, stabbing him twice in the back because the victim denied to give him 10 bucks…
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