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Jeff Ryan is the author of " Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America ." His new book is " A Mouse Divided ." The views expressed here are his own. Read more opinion on CNN. (CNN) Super Mario, dead? Say it's-a mistake! According to Internet memes, Super Mario , the mustached video game plumber, was going to be dead the day after March 31. In other words, on April Fool's Day. Jeff Ryan The rumors are of course wrong . Nintendo is just halting sales of a greatest-hits collection of Super Mario titles, and removing a special Mario game from its download store. That's not death: that's barely a vacation for Mario, who had five games release last year, plus more scheduled for this year . There is one bit of irony about the rumors of Mario dying. Mario has perfected dying! He dies for a living! He eats and breathes dying! Dying is easy: living is harder. Read More The special games were for Super Mario's … [Read more...] about Super Mario dies for a living

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – For Jitu Maat, hardware has always been a part of life. “About 30 years ago, my father was renovating spaces in Clinton Hill , and he realized there were no Black-owned hardware stores, so he started his own,” he said. READ MORE: Love Is The Secret To Good Espresso At La Casa Del Caffe In The Bronx Jitu spent days as a kid between aisles of cleaning supplies and plumbing tools. “It was just me running around, playing with sharp objects that I shouldn’t be playing with,” he said. Now 30, he’s taken over his dad’s business, Hardware 2.0 , which sits on the border of Clinton Hill and Prospect Heights in Brooklyn. The shop sells gardening implements, chops wood, and stocks a vast array of tools for home improvement. Jitu is putting his own spin on the family trade, looking to increase the amount of eco-friendly products in the store, keeping the shop active on social media , and filling the entryway with unusual and striking potted plants. … [Read more...] about Find Plants, Tools, And Community At Hardware 2.0 In Downtown Brooklyn

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — A Florida bill still being hammered out, which would allow for more gambling in the state, could be a lifeline for Donald Trump’s struggling Doral golf club. The bill, pushed by the owner of a landmark Miami Beach hotel, faces strong opposition and it’s not clear the ex-president has done anything to lobby for it. Still, he has long wanted to put a casino at Doral and a green light couldn’t come fast enough as his company reels from pandemic shutdowns and a backlash over the U.S. Capitol riot. READ MORE: Felony Charges Against Former Sen. Frank Artiles Prompt Florida Dems To Call For New Senate Election; Republicans Say No No proposal has been made public, but it would reportedly allow the owner of a gambling license attached to a jai-alai building or racetrack to transfer it to another property. Trump doesn’t own any of those, but could buy one and move the license to his Trump National Doral property. The Trump Organization has done nothing to … [Read more...] about Trump Casino Miami? Florida Gambling Bill Raises The Possibility

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police are looking for a man accused in an apparently unprovoked stabbing aboard a subway in Brooklyn . It happened on a southbound 4 train that was approaching the Nevins Street station around 12:30 a.m. on March 19, police said. READ MORE: New York State's First Case Of Brazilian COVID Variant Detected In NYC, Officials Say (credit: NYPD) The suspect allegedly stabbed a 37-year-old man with a sharp object several times, according to police. The suspect then got off at Nevins Street and fled, police said. READ MORE: Cuomo Investigation: Eighth Accuser Reportedly Comes Forward, Current Aide Alyssa McGrath, As Lindsey Boylan Offers New Details In New Yorker Magazine Interview The man police are looking for is described as 5 feet, 5 inches tall, 150 pounds and last seen wearing a red hooded sweatshirt, yellow jacket and tan work boots. The victim was hospitalized in stable condition with puncture wounds to his right leg and left arm. … [Read more...] about NYPD: Man Wanted For Unprovoked Stabbing On Brooklyn Subway

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The family of an MTA bus driver killed in a hit-and-run is speaking out. They are left heartbroken but hoping the suspect comes forward. READ MORE: New Yorkers Call For Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Impeachment, Accuser Lindsey Boylan Speaks Out At NYC Rally The NYPD is searching for the driver of a white Nissan Altima, believed to be involved in the hit-and-run that killed 38-year-old Oscar Holford. The NYPD is searching for the driver of a white Nissan Altima, believed to be involved in the hit-and-run that killed 38-year-old Oscar Holford. (Credit: NYPD Crime Stoppers) “I feel angry … I feel sad. I hate that happened,” said Holford’s mother, Bonnie Snider. Snider and the rest of his family are now devastated by his death. Police say he was struck around 10 p.m. on March 12 while crossing the street at the corner of Shepard Avenue and Pitkin Avenue in East New York , Brooklyn. Holford, a MTA bus driver of 14 years, was taken to a local … [Read more...] about MTA Bus Driver Oscar Holford Killed In Hit-And-Run In Brooklyn; Family Says Devoted Father Of 5 Deserves Justice