Day: August 16, 2025

Brooklyn

Saturday sport: Full day of Premier League action

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date August 16, 2025

Aston Villa and Newcastle contest the first lunchtime game of the new season today

Brooklyn

Fernando Tatis Jr. on Padres-Dodgers Rivalry: ‘It’s What We Play For’

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date August 16, 2025

The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers play each other six times in 10 days starting with Friday night, and Fernando Tatis Jr. is pumped up for it.

Brooklyn

Ukraine’s Vietnam Moment

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date August 16, 2025

‘Brutality is nothing,’ Nixon told Kissinger in respect of South Vietnam’s leader. ‘You have never seen it if this son-of-a-bitch doesn’t go along.’

Brooklyn

The Peanut effect: How one dead squirrel upended New York wildlife enforcement

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date August 16, 2025

The state’s decision to euthanize a celebrity squirrel became an issue during the presidential campaign, disrupting lives around the country.

Brooklyn News

August 16: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date August 16, 2025

ON THIS DAY IN 1845, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “The population of the city of Washington in 1840 was 23,363; by the census recently taken it has increased to 30,000.” *** ON THIS DAY IN 1885, the Eagle reprinted the following item from the London Truth: “How few lawn tennis players know who originated […]

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