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The Pioneer HARVEY MILK

After Harvey Milk became the first openly gay man elected to any substantial political office in the history of the planet, thousands of astounded people wrote to him. “I thank God,” wrote a 68-year-old lesbian, “I have lived long enough to see my kind emerge from the shadows and join the human race.” Sputtered another writer: “Maybe, just maybe, some of the more hostile in the district may take some potshots at you–we hope!!!” There was a time when it was impossible for people–straight or gay–even to imagine a Harvey Milk

Clooney and ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ kick off London Film Fest

Strikers congregated at five points in San Juan, Puerto Rico’s capital, for a noon march to the Plaza las Americas mall. Organizers said they expected at least 100,000 people to march and thousands more to stay home from work

Microsoft’s Windows phones hit the market

After months of talking about Windows Mobile 6.5, Microsoft is announcing on Tuesday that the first crop of phones to carry the Windows Phone brand are ready to hit the market. A host of new phones running the new operating system are expected to debut between now and the holidays, with many being announced later on Tuesday.

Raped at 8 and left for dead, a victim raises her voice

For nearly 20 years Jennifer Schuett has held onto every memory of the night she was abducted from her bedroom, raped and left for dead. It was August 10, 1990.

Transcript: Obama says there are no quick fixes

President Obama held his second prime-time news conference Tuesday. Before taking questions, he gave a brief speech

Police: Train carrying Rahul Gandhi stoned

A train carrying Rahul Gandhi, the heir apparent of India’s ruling Congress party, was pelted with stones Tuesday night, police said. Gandhi was traveling on one of India’s Shatabdi Express trains — fully air-conditioned, speedy trains preferred mostly by India’s wealthy and upper-class travelers

Two charged over $65M jewelry heist

Two men arrested this week in connection with Britain’s largest-ever jewelry heist have been charged with armed robbery and will appear in court Friday, police said. Solomun Beyene, 24, and Craig Calderwood, 26, were arrested Wednesday

Time to drop the Netbook label

Can we all agree on something? There’s no longer a difference between a Netbook and a notebook.

London police arrest 2 in bold $65M jewelry heist

Two men were arrested Wednesday in connection with this month’s brazen London jewelry store robbery of millions of dollars worth of gems, Metropolitan Police said. Officers continued to appeal for information about the robbery.

Seven good reasons to switch to Windows 7

Landing in stores October, Windows 7 is sparking a surprisingly heated debate (in our forums, at least) on whether or not upgrading from XP is a good idea. If you’re in the "nay" camp, we’re going to lay out seven reasons why you should consider switching your stance to "yay." When scanning our list, we politely encourage you to ask yourself, “Do I really want to continue using an eight-year-old operating system” Followed by “Don’t I deserve better” Because no matter how comfortable you are with XP, you do deserve an OS that’s both newer and better, and Windows 7 will deliver