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• The Artist Behind Candice Swanepoel's Leather Victoria's Secret...

  

  PhotoJordan Betten in his West Chelsea loft.CreditChristian Hansen for The New York TimesA hairy wolf’s head that doubles as a shoulder bag glowers from a wall at Jordan Betten’s studio in West Chelsea. Striking it may be, but it’s not for sale, said Mr. Betten, the 41-year-old founder of Lost Art, a leather goods company that caters pretty much exclusively to fashion and rock royalty.Also on view in the loft that is both studio and home to Mr. Betten and Sun Bae, his wife and collaborator, is a..

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• Jamie Collins Returns To Practice Field For Patriots

  

  BOSTON (CBS) — For the first time in three weeks, Jamie Collins was back on the practice field for the New England Patriots on Friday.The linebacker has been dealing with an undisclosed illness that reportedly caused him to lose weight and strength. While it was reported thathe had recovered from that illness last week, Collins did not hit the practice field for the Patriots until Friday.JAMIE COLLINS IS HERE AT PRACTICE. JAMIE COLLINS IS HERE AT PRACTICE. JAMIE COLLINS IS HERE AT PRACTICE. JAMI..

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• Restaurant Review: Porta Napoli Offers Pizza for Every Palate

  

  PhotoPorta Napoli in Harrison, N.Y., which opened in September.CreditGregg Vigliotti for The New York TimesIn early September, Porta Napoli in Harrison took the place of Rue des Crepes, known for its theatrical Parisian décor and its neatly folded buckwheat crepes. It is Naples, not Paris, that the new proprietors hope to bring to mind. “Authenticity” is the catchword. Wood embers glow in a fire-engine-red pizza oven, which spreads cheer like a giant emoji. Menu headings are in Italian (sfizi, i..

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• HUD Homes at Half Price

  

  PhotoCreditThe New York TimesA little-known program sponsored by theDepartment of Housing and Urban Developmentallows police officers, teachers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians to buy certain homes for half price. But financing these purchases comes with some strings attached.CalledGood Neighbor Next Door, this program deeply discounts foreclosure properties in areas designated as in need of revitalization. The homes are owned by HUD and first offered only to full-time educators a..

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• Even Without Peyton Manning, Patriots-Broncos Is Game Of The Week

  

  Bryan Altman, CBS Local SportsNow that our Thanksgiving football festivities are in the books, we can turn our focus to Week 12’s main event: Manning vs. Brady round… wait. What? He’s not playing? Well, that sucks.Brady vs. Manninghas been the high watermark of nearly each NFL season for the better part of the last 15 years. We watched in the early years as Brady dominated the Manning-led Colts time and time again when it mattered most. We watched as Manning finally exercised his Patriot postsea..

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• Silverman: 'Genius' Chip Kelly Has Figured Out How To Lose In NFL

  

  By Steve Silverman»More ColumnsAs his Philadelphia Eagles were getting obliterated by the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day, the look on Chip Kelly’s face said it all.The look was that of a football “genius” who was thinking about his next move. When you are an NFL coach and your team gives up 45 points in back-to-back games against the Tampa Bay Bucs and their rookie quarterbackand the Lions and their struggling offense, the verdict is in.Kelly’s personality and system is not going to work in t..

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• ESPN's NFL gambling expert is on fire again — here are Cousin...

  

  ESPNKenny Mayne (L) and Cousin Sal split a wishbone.Sal Iacono is a writer for "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and better known among sports fans as "Cousin Sal" on Bill Simmons' podcasts. He's also making a name for himself as ESPN's NFL gambling expert.After going 19-2-3 over the final eight weeks of the 2014 season, Sal has caught fire again. Cuz is 11-4 over the last five weeks. He is also 8-3 this season on his "Best Bet."So let's take a look at who Cousin Sal likes this week along with his thoughts on..

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• A Christmas Present to Wall Street Could Shut Down the Government

  

  Add attempts to roll back Wall Street reform to the list of things that might cause a government shutdown next month, when Congress comes to grips with the need to pass an omnibus government spending bill before a December 11 deadline.Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Wednesday wrote an op-ed for Bloomberg View in which he said that he would advise the president to veto any spending bill that included significant rollbacks to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform law that was passed in 2010, following ..

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• Gailey Searching For Consistency, Execution From Jets' Offense

  

  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP)— Chan Gailey repeated a couple of buzz words that summed up what the New York Jets are searching for from their struggling offense.Consistency is one.Execution is the other.A day after coach Todd Bowles talked about the Jets going back to basics — “algebra” instead of “trigonometry” — Gailey echoed his sentiments while breaking down the focus this weekas New York prepares for Miami.“I think we have to just try to execute our base stuff,” the offensive coordinator said du..

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• Kyle Williams will have season-ending knee surgery

  

  Getty ImagesBills coach Rex Ryan said Friday that defensive tackle Kyle Williams was likelyheaded to injured reservebecause of a knee injury that’s kept him out since Week Six and it became official later in the day.Williams will have knee surgery to repair his meniscus and will not play again this season. Williams said he tried to rehab the injury in hopes of being part of a playoff run with the team he’s played for since 2006, but things weren’t getting any better and any attempt to return to ..

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