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Major gay marriage cases in federal court and where they stand
Battles over same-sex marriage have been raging in the federal courts for several years. Two could reach the US Supreme Court within a year: one challenging California's ban on gay marriage under Proposition 8, and the other seeking to invalidate the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Here are the cases to follow.
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'Top of the Rock': 8 inside stories about NBC's 'Must See TV'
From 'Friends' to 'Seinfeld,' Warren Littlefield delves into the world behind NBC's blockbuster Thursday night comedies in 'Top of the Rock.'
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One World Trade Center and the four other tallest buildings in America
The new One World Trade Center tower is taking over as New York City’s tallest from the Empire State Building. But it’s not the country’s tallest. Here are the five tallest buildings in the country.
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6 life lessons a male reader learned from Jane Austen
Writer William Deresiewicz shares how Austen changed his life in "A Jane Austen Education."
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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: His five most famous buildings
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe revolutionized architecture. His simple dictum that 'less is more' inspired building designs around the world. No wonder he received a loving Google doodle on Tuesday, his 126 birthday. Want to move past the doodle? Click through our short slideshow for a look Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's best work.
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Love, Fiercely
'Love, Fiercely' is evocative and often captivating, but Zimmerman is forced too often to speculate about her historical subjects.
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Mental illness may play role in Patz case
Pedro Hernandez has confessed to the killing, but he has a history of hallucination. He is being held before trial in a psychiatric institution.
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Manhattanhenge: Sun to align perfectly with New York street grid
Manhattanhenge: The street grid of New York's oldest and largest borough will briefly transform into a Stonehenge-like sundial, as the sun alights up the north and south sides of every cross street.
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Carole King
Carole King's memoir is short on musical details, but long on the artist's personal saga.
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Consumer Energy Report
Energy development in the Arctic: the good and the bad
As Shell makes preparations to send offshore drilling rigs into the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas north of Alaska, it's important to walk through the history of energy exploration in the Arctic.
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Etan Patz case: Despite confession, a trial would be tricky (+video)
If Pedro Hernandez sticks to his confession and is found to be mentally competent, a judge will simply sentence him for killing schoolboy Etan Patz in 1979. But if he were to recant, prosecutors would face a hard decision.
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Major gay marriage cases in federal court and where they stand
Battles over same-sex marriage have been raging in the federal courts for several years. Two could reach the US Supreme Court within a year: one challenging California's ban on gay marriage under Proposition 8, and the other seeking to invalidate the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Here are the cases to follow.
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Etan Patz suspect: A 33-year-old murder mystery solved?
Etan Patz vanished in 1979, while walking alone to his school bus stop. New York City police say they now have a suspect in the Etan Patz case who has confessed.
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Etan Patz: NY police have suspect in custody in missing boy case
NY police say they have a person in custody who has implicated himself in the death of Etan Patz, the 6-year-old whose 1979 disappearance helped launch the campaign that put missing children's photos on milk cartons.
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Mitt Romney's voucher-like education overhaul (+video)
Romney, who has been reluctant to stray far from the economic issues at the core of the presidential campaign, was outlining the proposal during a speech Wednesday at the US Chamber of Commerce.
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Big-screen blockbuster: Chinese conglomerate gobbles up AMC chain
In what some are calling a $2.6 billion prestige play, China's big fish Wanda is swallowing AMC to create the world's largest theater chain despite the steady decline in the US industry.
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Chen Guangcheng: What's ahead for Chinese dissident now in the US?
Now that Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has reached the United States, both Beijing and Washington are hoping to put what could have been a tense diplomatic situation behind them.
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For sale: Tyrannosaurus skeleton at NYC auction
A nearly complete Tyrannosaurus bataar skeleton, the Asian cousin of the T-Rex dinosaur, is up for sale Sunday. Starting bid: $850,000.
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Breaking down walls that divide
A Christian Science perspective.
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From our Files: Maurice Sendak interview, 2002
Maurice Sendak, self-taught artist and author of "Where the Wild Things Are" (1963), would eventually write or illustrate over 90 books, beloved by generations of children into adulthood. Sendak, who died today, spoke with Monitor reporter Gloria Goodale on the occasion of an exhibit of his artwork at Los Angeles' Skirball Cultural Center in 2002. He spoke about his personal history growing up in Brooklyn amidst the tumult of family upended after World War II; his escape into an inspired, illustrated world; and his expansion into musical and opera collaborations.
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Culture Cafe
'First Position' and other documentaries wow at the Montclair Film Festival
The first annual festival is advised by Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert.
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Modern Parenthood
Linda Evangelista suing ex for $46,000 a month in child support
Linda Evangelista is suing her ex-boyfriend for $46,000 a month in child support, money the supermodel says is necessary to provide for her five-year-old son, Augustin. Just how much does it cost to raise a child?
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'Top of the Rock': 8 inside stories about NBC's 'Must See TV'
From 'Friends' to 'Seinfeld,' Warren Littlefield delves into the world behind NBC's blockbuster Thursday night comedies in 'Top of the Rock.'
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Occupy 2012: Day 1 of protests yields a mixed review (+video)
Turnout for the Occupy movement's May Day protests was respectable in New York and Chicago. In some West Coast cities, police resorted to tear gas or pepper spray. Did the movement do itself any favors during its relaunch on Tuesday?
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New Yorker convicted in plot to bomb subways
A jury deliberated for just two days before returning guilty verdicts for Adis Medunjanin on terrorism charges.
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May Day: Occupy movement returns, but can it win converts?
On May Day, Occupy protesters sought to signal that last year was the beginning – not the ending – of their movement. But this year, they have to be more than lobbyists, experts say.
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Opening day for Occupy Wall Street: Act 2
Occupy Wall Street protesters plan demonstrations in more than 100 cities, hoping to rekindle the movement after months in relative hibernation.
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One World Trade Center and the four other tallest buildings in America
The new One World Trade Center tower is taking over as New York City’s tallest from the Empire State Building. But it’s not the country’s tallest. Here are the five tallest buildings in the country.
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Space Shuttle Enterprise flyover wows New Yorkers (+video)
Perched atop a modified 747 jumbo jet, the Space Shuttle Enterprise greeted the Big Apple by zooming past the Statue of Liberty and flying along the Hudson River.
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Space shuttle Enterprise takes final flight to New York (+video)
The space shuttle Enterprise flew atop a jet airliner bound for New York on Friday, where it will go on display later this year.
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