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From Egypt to Syria, tensions over religion and clans has threatened uprisings that once seemed to promise a new sense of national identity built on the idea of citizenship.
For the roughly 20,000 Arabs of the Druze religious sect who live in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, this is Syrian territory.
Gov. Peter Shumlin is set to sign a bill that puts Vermont on a path toward the nation’s first single-payer system.
Martin Singer and his law firm have emerged as the foremost protectors of celebrities, including Charlie Sheen.
Winter snows piled up on mountain ranges throughout the West will now melt — mildly, or catastrophically. Above, a plow at work last week in Colorado.
Messi is an agile, darting virtuoso tethered to a soccer ball with an almost preternatural sense of the field.
The Albany district attorney will not charge David A. Paterson for his testimony to the state’s ethics panel about taking free World Series tickets from the Yankees.
Horsemen say that more often than not, the winner of the Preakness is the best horse of its generation.
For years, musicians have found a practice space and home at 106 Rivington Street. But the building is being shut down, and the musicians must find new spaces.
The life as a Russian journalist is full of danger and disappointment.
With the average price for a new car in the United States edging toward $30,000, some executives fear that sticker shock could stall the industry’s recent comeback.
New Yorkers are giving their psyches a spring cleaning with treatments that sweep out both body and wallet.
As a large cosmopolitan market with many international buyers, Amsterdam has seen a quicker economic recovery than the rest of the Netherlands.
With the average price for a new car in the United States edging toward $30,000, some executives fear that sticker shock could stall the industry’s recent comeback.
Linda Lausell Bryant, executive director of Inwood House in New York, says that when people view their co-workers as teammates, they can focus on their roles and not on power.
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