Teacher Beats Student at Westinghouse H.S.; Barclay's Walk of Shame; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Teacher caught on video beating up a student at Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School in Downtown Brooklyn. CBS

- City Council to cut pork on nonprofit founded by Brooklyn Democratic boss Vito Lopez. NY Daily News

- Empty your pockets: Barclay's Center to make patrons walk through metal detectors, in spite of BP Markowitz's "vehement" opposition. Gothamist

- A Brooklyn high school student wins prize for research showing that mustard greens might treat bacterial infections. Brooklyn Eagle

- The witness of a South Slope sexual assault claims cops threw him in jail on a trumped up charge as payback for criticizing their investigation. Brooklyn Paper

- Brooklyn author talks about the brighter side of fear at TED conference. Brooklyn Eagle  And more here.

- Scientists invent particles that will let you live without breathing. Gizmodo

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