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• For Bahais, a Crackdown Is Old News view story

  4 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/27...)

  For the 165,000 Bahais in the United States, many refugees from Iran, the questionable election and suppression of protesters...

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• Media Decoder: Vibe Magazine To Close Down Immediately view story

  5 days ago (http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes...)

  Vibe Magazine, one of the biggest and most influential music magazines in the country, is closing with immediate effect.

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• The Adult Store Goes Mainstream view story

  7 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28...)

  Vibrator use is becoming nearly as common of an appliance in American households as the drip coffee maker or toaster oven.

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• Taiwan legalizes world's oldest profession - Broadsheet - Salon.com view story

  8 days ago (http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadshe...)

  The country's government decriminalizes prostitution in response to pressure from sex workers' rights activists

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• The Board Game No One Wants to Play More Than Once view story

  10 days ago (http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/20...)

  Brathwaite created “Train” to explore the tragedy and devastation of the Holocaust. It made its debut last month at the Games...

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• G.M., Detroit and the Fall of the Black Middle Class view story

  10 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28...)

  The Powell family left the South in the 1960s, seeking better opportunities up North in the auto industry. Now the life they ...

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• Michael Jackson, pop music legend, dies at 50 view story

  10 days ago (http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/M...)

  Michael Jackson, the show-stopping singer whose best-selling albums -- including "Off the Wall," "Thriller&quo...

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• As Beauty Schools Grow, Chemistry Joins Curlers view story

  21 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/07...)

  In the last 20 years, much more science has been added to a curriculum traditionally based on hair and skin care.

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• Simon & Schuster to Sell Digital Books on Scribd.com view story

  23 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/12...)

  The publisher said it would make about 5,000 titles available for purchase as the book industry sought alternatives to Amazon...

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• English gets millionth word on Wednesday, site says view story

  25 days ago (http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/...)

  English contains more words than any other language on the planet and added its millionth word early Wednesday, according to ...

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• Miss California USA Prejean dethroned view story

  25 days ago (http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWB...)

  Carrie Prejean has been dethroned as Miss California USA for "contract violations," including missing official page...

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• The Bar Code Is Taking a Leap Forward view story

  28 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/07...)

  New technologies, including bar codes that store more data or can be read off of cellphones, may soon become a bigger part of...

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• China Creates Specter of Dueling Dalai Lamas view story

  28 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/07...)

  A battle is looming as the current Dalai Lama and his followers in exile compete with the Chinese government for control of h...

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• As Swiss Economy Goes South, Appetites Turn to Italy view story

  about 1 month ago (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/02...)

  Swiss bankers in surprising numbers are seeking comfort in Italian cuisine.

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• Sweat = Threat? Army Looks at ‘Abnormal Perspiration’ as Sign of ‘Harmful Intent’ | Danger Room | Wired.com view story

  about 1 month ago (http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2...)

  If you walk weird, make funny faces, or sweat a little too much -- watch out, when you walk into an airport. The U.S. militar...

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• Be Nice to Job Seekers. (They’re Shoppers, Too.) view story

  about 1 month ago (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31...)

  A consultant’s advice to companies: Treat applicants as you’d wish to be treated yourself.

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• Pennsylvania: Apology Over an Ad That Called for Obama’s Assassination view story

  about 1 month ago (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/30...)

  A local newspaper in northwest Pennsylvania apologized for running a classified advertisement that called implicitly for the ...

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• Subprime Summer: Americans Curtail Vacation Plans view story

  about 1 month ago (http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/20...)

  Fewer than half of all Americans — 49% — plan on taking a summer vacation this year, according to a new Marist poll. That’s d...

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• Mexico Objects to Quarantines in China view story

  2 months ago (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05...)

  China has confined dozens of Mexicans with no signs of the swine flu virus to hotels and hospitals.

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• The Dollar Store Seizes the Moment view story

  2 months ago (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/02...)

  As the recession bites hard, dollar stores are popping up like dandelions at new locations. Many are also expanding their foo...

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