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THE LEDE: Good morning. The federal officers who shot a man driving with his young son in New York believed they were in danger because the Dominican national crashed his car into their vehicles as they tried to arrest him, senior immigration officials said Friday.
The Rundown
How to talk a chatbot into building a bomb: Every major chatbot is trained to refuse certain questions. The safeguards mostly work. They just don’t always work on people who have learned that a lie will do.
ICE officers shot a man in New York because they believed they were in danger, official says: The wounded man Oscar Belgal is now locked up in Brooklyn. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin blamed the man for putting his son at risk by trying to evade officers.
Changes made to proposed rezoning of Bay Ridge Staples site: The developer of the housing proposal at 9305 Fifth Ave., also known as the current Staples site at Fort Hamilton Mews, told Councilmember Kayla Santosuosso they have agreed to some changes in plans.
Historic Brooklyn Conservatory of Music cuts ribbon on $17M campus expansion to 1 Prospect Park West: Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, a 129-year-old nonprofit that transforms lives and builds community through music, cut the ribbon Thursday on a new 12,000-square-foot campus at 1 Prospect Park West, now called BKCM Prospect Park West.
Brooklyn artist, musician and larger-than-life presence gone but not forgotten: Tommy Lombardozzi was a creative tour de force, a freelance artist and illustrator, as well as a skilled singer and songwriter. He was also an all-around hysterical guy.
Police search for man accused of exposing himself to teen: A 15-year-old girl was approached by a man who exposed himself and performed a lewd act while on the southbound 3-train platform of the Sutter Avenue-Rutland Road subway station.
‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ from Brooklyn strikes late-night gold: This year’s star-studded series was also the show’s most-watched Brooklyn Week in 11 years.
Judge Hector LaSalle provides keynote at Kings County Civil Court Hispanic Heritage Month event: “Before I was a judge, before I could speak, I was Puerto Rican,” Judge Hector LaSalle said. “So events such as this mean a great deal to me personally.”
Immigrant at center of Delaney Hall protests released following federal judge’s order: Peruvian immigrant Martin Soto was moved to Elizabeth Detention Center at the height of the protests and held in solitary confinement there for more than 100 days, his attorneys allege. (The City Reporter)
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"Alternate Side Parking Pilot Ends In Prospect Heights After Compliance Drops" (News 12 Brooklyn)
"Rising Artist Khalif Tahir Thompson Paints the Vanishing Brooklyn of His Childhood" (Artsy)
"Clara Wu Tsai, the Billionaire Who Wants Brooklyn to Win" (NYT)
Staff Picks
READ: "The True Cost of Rape in America" (Cosmopolitan)
EAT: Here's an updated list of restaurants that have closed so far this month. (Eater)
CARTOON: A frank observation. (The New Yorker)
LIVE: "Prolific Brooklyn housing developer faces money troubles even as rents keep climbing" (Crain’s)
The Wrap
⌛ ON THIS DAY
In 1926, the Eagle reported, "WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court announced today that it would affirm lower court decisions which upheld the Massachusetts Daylight Saving Law." Click here to see what else happened on this day in history.
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👑 ROYAL WATCH
"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle not spending Christmas with royal family as feud rages on" (Page Six)
🏀 SPORTS
Scholastic Roundup: The Green Machine rolls (Brooklyn Eagle)

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