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5 true crime stories you don't want to miss
These five Edgar Award nominees are true-crime stories taken straight from real life.
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Huntsman a spider? 7 politicians with Google problems (besides Rick Santorum).
The moral of the Rick Santorum-Google story shows casual Internet searching without context can be problematic. Here are seven other politicians whose names yield curious search results.
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5 classic novels that beautifully explore the dark side of life in New York City
The city that never sleeps may hide behind the logo of a shiny Big Apple, but for some life in New York is as spikey and lethal as a ball of nails. Here are 5 classic novels that wonderfully reveal both the dark and the light in the experiences of New Yorkers throughout the decades.
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In Pictures: Famous Barbie dolls
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Black History Month: 6 classic novels
Each of these novels – in its own way – is a classic. All six fearlessly explore different dimensions of what it means to be black in America.
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Change Agent
Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village helps young Rwandans heal
A visit from Rwandan students gives their American peers a chance to learn about the Rwandan genocide and the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village, which cares for orphaned and other affected youths.
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Top Picks: Historian Niall Ferguson on PBS, Carole King's demos, and more
National Geographic's digital edition shines on the iPad, an old newsreel shows window washers in 1938, and more top picks.
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Vidal Sassoon remembered for pioneering women's hairstyles
Vidal Sassoon, who passed away Wednesday, was a veteran of Israel's 1948 war for independence and opened hair salons and styling academies on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Hollande wins French presidency, signals revisit of austerity (+video)
Socialist candidate François Hollande defeated incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy for the French presidency in a vote that could reposition how the country responds to the eurozone crisis.
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5 true crime stories you don't want to miss
These five Edgar Award nominees are true-crime stories taken straight from real life.
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Should Al Sharpton be Trayvon Martin activist and MSNBC host?
Al Sharpton is a leading civil rights activist in the Trayvon Martin case. He also hosts a daily politics show on MSNBC. Is there a conflict between Sharpton's activism and his journalism?
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Devil in the Grove
'Devil' is a compelling look at the case that forged Thurgood Marshall’s perception of himself as a crusader for civil rights.
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Legendary blues singer Etta James embodied refined soul music
James' spirit could not be contained — perhaps that's what made her so magnetic in music; it is surely what made her so dynamic as one of R&B, blues and rock 'n' roll's underrated legends.
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Green Economics
Should New York scrap its nuclear power plant?
The power generated by the Indian Point nuclear plant just north of New York City is cheap and clean, but is it worth the risk?
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Sing Your Song: movie review
'Sing Your Song' shows the energy and optimism Harry Belafonte gave to civil rights work – around the world.
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Malcolm X: A side rarely seen
A chance interview with Malcolm X showed a leader who had learned to use his anger only when it was needed.
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Difference Maker
Juan Castillo teaches immigrants who speak obscure languages how to make it in New York.
Some immigrants from Mexico don't speak Spanish or English but native languages. Juan Castillo helps them learn.
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The way to really stop school bullying: student mentors
While most anti-bullying initiatives rely on teachers and counselors to serve as watchdogs, one strategy engages students themselves – peer mentoring. Take a look at Cloonan Middle School, where a former bully is now an A student.
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Change Agent
Starbucks' new blend – working with community nonprofits
The coffee chain will join with two 'change-making' groups in New York and Los Angeles doing 'heroic work' to address economic, social, and education challenges.
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Huntsman a spider? 7 politicians with Google problems (besides Rick Santorum).
The moral of the Rick Santorum-Google story shows casual Internet searching without context can be problematic. Here are seven other politicians whose names yield curious search results.
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A boot camp for hard-core jobless
Government-funded STRIVE program in 19 US cities helps dropouts, ex-offenders and other unemployed find jobs. A big push in the program: changing attitudes of the jobless.
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5 classic novels that beautifully explore the dark side of life in New York City
The city that never sleeps may hide behind the logo of a shiny Big Apple, but for some life in New York is as spikey and lethal as a ball of nails. Here are 5 classic novels that wonderfully reveal both the dark and the light in the experiences of New Yorkers throughout the decades.
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Change Agent
Green solutions for New York City's overflowing sewers
Techniques such as more trees and porous pavement can reduce runoff that fouls the city's waterways.
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Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
This is the story of Malcolm X – a man who was in turns hustler, criminal, convict, convert, and finally, a martyr for his cause.
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In Pictures: Famous Barbie dolls
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Cathie Black out as N.Y.C. schools chief in Bloomberg bid to limit damage
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg fired controversial schools chancellor Cathie Black just three months after he'd named the publishing executive to head the nation's largest school system.
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Subway spaghetti video sparks transportation etiquette debate
Subway spaghetti video: A video taken of a fight in a New York City subway car started with a woman eating spaghetti, but led to a wider discussion about what is fair to put other riders of public transportation through during busy city commutes, and where to draw the line.
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Jazz classics that were lost and found
Recently discovered jazz music recordings show improvisation in its heyday.
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Black History Month: 6 classic novels
Each of these novels – in its own way – is a classic. All six fearlessly explore different dimensions of what it means to be black in America.
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From New York's MTA, LIRR to Boston's MBTA, winter storm slows transit
New York transit – including the MTA, LIRR, and Metro North – has seen significant delays in the wake of a winter storm that covered rails in as much as two feet of snow.
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