What to Know
- A New York police union wants New Yorkers to help cops making tough arrests and they even want civilians to get paid for it
- A lost Mick Jagger duet with Carly Simon has been found more than 45 years after it was first recorded
- It's National Banana Pudding Day, so why not celebrate with some of the best at Magnolia Bakery
Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018
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1. $500 for New Yorkers to Help Cops Make Tough Arrests?
Everybody knows see something say something, but how about do something and get paid?
A New York police union wants New Yorkers to help cops making tough arrests -- rather than recording it on their phones -- and they even want civilians to get cash for it.
The "Help a Cop" initiative was announced Wednesday and it offers New Yorkers a $500 reward for whoever helps a member of law enforcement during an arrest where the suspect is resisting.
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But, the NYPD has responded saying it doesn't want people putting themselves in harm's way just to collect a reward.
Read more here.
2. Lost Jagger-Simon Duet Found After More Than 45 Years
A lost Mick Jagger duet with Carly Simon has been found more than 45 years after it was first recorded.
The song, apparently never heard in public, appears to have been recorded in 1972 and was found recently on a tape owned by Rolling Stones collector Matt Lee.
Believed to be named "Fragile," at least according to Rolling Stones fan websites, the song is a slow love ballad that has Jagger and Simon seemingly sitting together at a piano and singing.
Simon spoke about the lost duet in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine about two years ago, saying the tape of the recording had been lost for decades.
Read more here.
3. Celebrate National Banana Pudding Day at Magnolia Bakery
It's National Banana Pudding Day, so why not celebrate with some of the best.
Magnolia Bakery is celebrating with banana pudding cones and an exclusive Boston Cream Pie banana pudding flavor at all of its locations nationwide.
Hungry customers can get the very-limited-time goods until Sunday.
Is your mouth watering yet?
Read more here.
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