Archive | November, 2013

Children spit the facts on Thanksgiving — Katy Perry was NOT there!”

  BROOKLYN (TRP) — Depending on who you ask, the back story on the first Thanksgiving could be told with one too many spins. So what happens when you ask children about the real story behind the holiday? Surprising accuracy, that’s what. PIX11’s Andrew Ramos went to PS 119 in Brooklyn where students broke down […]

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Mets hold national anthem auditions — Rappers need not apply

NEW YORK (TRP) — The National Anthem is a song we all know but it takes a little something special to perform it with flair. Despite it being well-over 100 days till Opening Day, the New York Mets are in search for a singing star to belt out the tune when they kick off the […]

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How to perfect the art of the ‘selfie’

  NEW YORK (TRP) — Love it or hate it but the “selfie” has clawed its way into history. The Oxford English Dictionary has named it the word of 2013. Oxford defines it as “a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social […]

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Heart-warming reunions made possible by social media

  NEW YORK (TRP) – From self-adulation to privacy issues – the world of social media sometimes gets a bad rap but when the technology is used correctly it can make reunions – once deemed inconceivable  – reality. Take the story of two Bosnian sisters, 88-year-old Tanija Delic and 82-year-old Hedija Talic. The two separated […]

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WATCH IT: Lady Gaga causes near riot it Times Square

TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan (TRP) – Temperatures may have been in the low 30s, but it didn’t stop hundred of little monsters from roughing it out for their queen – Lady Gaga. The pop star sent Times Square into a tizzy, as the guest of honor for the grand opening of the new H&M store on […]

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