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FIVE THINGS: Jose Pimentel or Zombies in Astoria

November 21, 2011

1. Zombies seeking human brains invaded Astoria this weekend. NY1 has footage.

2. But the real threat came from a Washington Heights man who had been building a homemade bomb, when NYPD stormed his hom this weekened. Jose Pimentel, 27, a convert to Islam who was influenced by al-Qaeda propaganda, would have targetted Iraq and Afghan war veterans, police vehicles and Post Offices, reports WPIX.

3. Remember that link I posted and urged you to read— The Face of Modern Slavery? CBS News is reporting that there have been 11,268 human trafficking since 2000 in New York State alone.

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4. We're still offering a chance —for some.

5. Where? There are two guesses already, but who says they're right?

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