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When clients hear broker Jackie Roth speak, they assume — correctly — that English is her second language. Some presume — incorrectly — that she’s from France. “People ask where I’m from, and I say, ‘Brooklyn,’ ” and they say, ‘No, no, where are you from originally,’ and I say, ‘BROOKLYN,’ ” says Roth with a smile. The star Douglas ...

Trina Kaye/AP Babette Haggerty, the author of ‘The Best Dog Tricks on the Planet,’ plays around with a German shepherd named Steve. LOS ANGELES — If it seems like your dog knows every trick in the book, try changing books. Babette Haggerty, veteran dog trainer to the stars, has packed 106 teach-them-yourself stunts into her new book, “The Best Dog ...

Susan Watts/New York Daily News  Mark Siddall, curator of the Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History, oversees a new show about poison. He shows us various toxins and poisons in the environment: cocoa beans, coffee, hops, and salt. Just because the city’s murder rate is on pace for a historic low doesn’t mean there aren’t ...

www.indiegogo.com A pair of rape-resistant shorts from AR Wear. The shorts lock at the waistband are created with material that can’t easily be cut or ripped. New rape-resistant underwear, yoga pants and shorts promise to keep women safe and unwanted sex predators at bay. The garments work by creating a barrier that even the most determined rapists can’t break, rip ...

Nick Ut/AP Sriracha chili sauce bottles are produced at the Huy Fong Foods factory in Irwindale, Calif. The maker of Sriracha hot sauce is under fire for allegedly fouling the air around its Southern California production site. Sriracha fans aren’t going to let themselves get burned. With rumors of a possible shortage of the beloved hot sauce catching fire on ...

Matt Rourke/ASSOCIATED PRESS People taking vitamin and mineral supplements to boost their health did not demonstrate a lower risk of heart disease or cancer over time, a government panel found. But other experts say the pills can still help fill in nutritional gaps. There is little evidence that vitamin and mineral supplements protect people from cancer and heart problems, according ...

britneyspears via Instagram Done right: Britney Spears as she appears in her “Work, Bitch” video, courtesy of vertical stretching It doesn’t matter what you eat or how much you work out — you’ll never look like a celebrity from a magazine cover or a music video. That’s because you don’t employ a professional retoucher to create that beyond-perfect bod and ...

Joey Scarborough/New York Daily News Ruth Papazian shows off her Google Glass, which is situated above the right eye and allows users to search the internet, access navigation programs and send emails in addition to numerous other features. OK, Glass — let’s bring a Whole Foods to the Bronx. That’s what Morris Park resident Ruth Papazian is saying since she ...

Corey Dunton, 16, allegedly saw a status symbol jacket on another teen and wanted it for himself — shooting the wearer and an innocent ice skater in the process. So this time shell casings, from bullets fired by another dirty little handgun in New York City, end up on the ice at the rink in the Winter Village at Bryant ...

Sunrise at Cormier Plage awaits visitors to another day of sightseeing. For a certain kind of adventurous traveler, the best thing about Haiti is that most don’t have a clue about it. Of course we’re aware of the earthquake of January 2010, which killed many thousands and displaced still more. Many of us think still of Haiti as an impoverished ...