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ON THE SIDE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FLUENT NEWS READER: The Fluent News app collects articles from a variety of outlets including BBC, ESPN, People Magazine, The Economist and more. You can even control how much you want to see from each source in the app’s settings. Fluent News also allows you to create your own sections in addition to the sections already available. By searching for a keyword and saving it, any articles related to that word will appear in your new custom feed. (Free, iPhone)
FLIPBOARD: Flipboard can be a newspaper, fashion magazine, music blog and video feed, all in one application. You’re able to compile your current favorite news sources and add Flipboard’s own compilations of various topics. It even allows you to sync your social media accounts and incorporate them all in its sleek, gridlike display. As the name suggests, users flip through each source and can expand the articles they find interesting. (Free, iPhone/Android)
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NEWS360: Similar to Summly, News360 allows you to easily scroll through stories and click on the headlines to view the entire story. What makes News360 special is that it will display several different outlets that covered the same story. When you click to read a story, the top will display tabs with the different news outlets that wrote about the same topic, and you can easily click between the different sources. News360 also lets you customize your favorite article categories and news outlets. (Free, iPhone/Android)
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SURFING THE SUBWAY FOR AN OPEN STATION Overcrowding and congestion may force the Metropolitan Transit Authority to shut down certain subway stations during peak hours for safety reasons. The MTA will need funds to redesign stairwells and passageways to alleviate the overcrowding issue. — Gothamist
POCKET: Do you ever glance at an interesting article but forget about it because you don’t have enough time to read it on the spot? Formerly called Read It Later, Pocket is an app that allows you to save articles, tweets, videos and images for further digestion later or for sharing with friends. You can view this content on your device at any time, even without an Internet connection. (Free, iPhone/Android)
SUMMLY: Summly says it all in its name. It allows users to flip through stories with the first screen showing the title, news source and beat. If the title catches your eye, you can click to reveal a summary of the article and if you’re still interested, you can click again to read the full story. With customizable sections, Summly allows you to quickly and easily get the day’s headlines or read about the story in more detail. It also allows you to share the articles on Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms. (Free, iPhone/Android)
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TEEN PREGNANCY RATE DROPS 27 PERCENT IN NEW YORK CITY In the last decade, the teen pregnancy rate has dropped 27 percent, even though the city’s rate is still higher than the national one. This decrease might be attributed to wider use of birth control and acknowledgment of the risks of sexual diseases. — New York Daily News
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FINDING LOVE ON THE GO OkCupid released a dating app called Crazy Blind Date to facilitate online dating. — The New York Times
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NYU HOSTS AFRICAN HERITAGE MONTH DINNER Roscoe Brown, a former World War II Tuskagee airman, will be speaking at the ceremonial dinner. The event is located at 60 Washington Square South and will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. Admission is free. Seats can be reserved by emailing community.affairs@nyu.edu. – DNAinfo
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FROM THE EASEL TO THE EPIDERMIS Linda Mason uses skin as her canvas at her SoHo shop, which acts as both an art gallery and a part-time makeup school. – The New York Times
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