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Federal grant aimed to stem Brownsville violence

The densely populated Brownsville section of Brooklyn is on tap for a financial boost to help cut gun violence and build up the crime-plagued community.

A nearly $600,000 federal grant has been set aside as part of a nationwide program run by the Department of Justice.

"When it comes to violent crime, we know we cannot prosecute our way out of this problem," said Loretta Lynch, United...

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