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A Brief History of: Gay Marriage
When Marcia Hams and Susan Shepherd cut into their wedding cake at city hall in Cambridge, Mass., on May 17, 2004, after becoming the first same-sex couple in the U.S.
Kidnapped Bikers: Is Lebanon Being Sucked Into Regional Unrest?
The recent abduction of seven Estonian tourists on a cycling holiday has revived memories of darker times and stirred fears that the unrest sweeping the Arab world may be spilling into Lebanon. Neighboring Syria is experiencing its most serious bout of internal unrest in decades, spurring a violent crackdown by the authorities who blame the anti-regime protests on “foreign conspirators.” The abduction of the Estonian tourists has left many Lebanese gloomily predicting that Lebanon cannot avoid being sucked into the vortex of its influential neighbor’s domestic crisis.
‘Help’ Author Kathryn Stockett on Writing Debut Novel
Kathryn Stockett never intended to write a best-selling novel. In fact, when she started writing her debut novel, The Help, she didn’t think anyone would ever read it.
Undeterred by Japan, Earthquake-Prone Indonesia Pursues Nuclear Power
Rising alarm at the spread of radiation throughout Japan’s water supply has not deterred one of its major trading partners from going ahead with its nuclear ambitions. Indonesia’s National Nuclear Energy Agency, also known as Batan, announced on Monday that it had narrowed down the list of bidders for a feasibility study it plans to conduct for two nuclear reactors.
Women: Saviors of the world economy?
The largest growing economic force in the world isn’t the China or India — it’s women. The economic story of burgeoning economies such as China is also the story of “factory girls,” young women who have found new spending power as a result of new economic opportunities.
Madoff investor drowns in Florida pool
A key investor with convicted swindler Bernie Madoff drowned in his swimming pool Sunday afternoon, police said.
Police name ‘Jane Doe’ found in N.Y.
Authorities on Sunday released the name of a woman who turned up in New York this month saying she had no memory of her name or family.
Mayoral races could change political landscape
Last fall, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg won his campaign to extend the city’s mayoral term limits from two four-year terms to three.
‘Dance’ judge Murphy says she was abused wife
TV dance judge Mary Murphy said singer Chris Brown’s attack on his girlfriend, Rihanna, prompted her to talk publicly about spousal abuse that she says she suffered first as a teenage bride three decades ago. Murphy — the vivacious judge on Fox TV’s “So You Think You Can Dance” — told CNN’s Larry King that she wants other victims to learn from how she endured, but escaped, domestic violence.