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Because times have changed, here are your early links: Rare sea turtle released off Coney Island, Drake is in New Jersey, killer whales play with their food and more.

Because there's a price limit on what most New York City newsstands can sell, here are your early links: Killer whale in Montauk, old soccer field in Queens, a whole new way to wear your pants and more.

Because that's so sweet, here are your early links: Open primaries seem appealing to the people who keep losing closed primaries, country singer attacks Hochul over upstate solar panel farms, bats are booming and more.

Because it's a trap, here are your afternoon early links: Renters getting got by AI-generated apartment listing photos, a 400-year-old shark, a raccoon named Jimothy and more.

Because you can't fly over the game, here are your early links: Spanish players ordered buffalo chicken pizzas from a bagel shop in New Jersey, Eric Adams' retirement hobbies, shorts in the office is good for the planet and more.

Because restaurants say customers still want their greens, here are your early links: Mamdani considering having Benjamin Netanyahu arrested, New Jersey's assault rifle ban struck down, slushie bodega still closed and more.

Because the lettuce has been linked to the explosive diarrhea outbreak, here are your early links: AMC Lincoln Square is the place to watch "The Odyssey," teens in their rooms, World Cup work slackers and more.

Because raves have gone corporate, here are your early links: Playground made out of wine corks, teaching every second grader how to swim, new kind of monkey and more.

Because we're getting all these chicken chains and now a Vanderbilt University campus, here are your early links: Paramedics want a raise, New Jersey does ice cream, dropping the "the" off neighborhood names is not cleaner and more.

Because some feared it would, here are your early links: Giglio lifted, Bushwick Inlet getting built up, soft-serve margaritas and more.