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The Lennon and McCartney of disco, Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards ruled the late-1970s dancefloor in Chic, and went on to create blockbuster hits for artists from Diana Ross to Madonna.

Why can't this be Groundhog Day? Bill Murray and Sharon Stone share Broken Flowers.

The suicide bombers cooked up their explosives using mundane items like hydrogen peroxide.3.5

How doomed is Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in her ambition to become the next President of the ... Democrats lost in 2000 and 2004 with candidates Main Street regarded as elitist and aloof, to a candidate voters related to personally.2.7

Producer Reese Erlich reports on the difficulties and rewards of producing films under Iranian censorship.2

Compact disc sales are down, online piracy is up, and the tune being sung by the music industry is increasingly dire.2.7

NEW YORK --An American freelance journalist who was killed while reporting in Iraq had traveled without security as he toured the country writing about ordinary people struggling with the U.S. military ...4.7

The Terri Schiavo situation raised consciousness throughout the country that the best way to avoid such contentious situations is to appoint a health care proxy and leave an advance directive before the ...2.7

The time is right for biotech investing as healthcare spending is set to double over the next 10 years.2.7

The snakehead fish, a voracious predator from Asia, has taken up residence in a lake in New York, and experts are mulling options, including salt and poison, to evict it.

Fans of David Gray who want to hear his biggest hit "Babylon" performed live as he tours to promote his latest album may be disappointed because the singer-songwriter is sick of playing it.

After hearing from hundreds of witnesses, a grand jury reportedly will conclude that no criminal charges can be brought against the Philadelphia Archdiocese for its supervision of Roman Catholic priests who ...3.1

Nutrax and MyFoodPhone offer ways to shed pounds by sending images wirelessly to dieticians.2.7

A free reading of the Trustus Playwrights' Festival Winner for 2006, My Name is Bess, by Quinn D. Eli will take place on Saturday, August 13, at 2 PM.3.1

Manufacturing execution system player Visiprise Inc. has received its first major venture capital infusion since its 2002 inception, netting $16 million earmarked primarily for future acquisitions and to ...2.7

CHICAGO - All 700,000 flu shots ordered from Europe by the state of Illinois last year amid fears of a nationwide shortage have expired and may go to waste at a potential cost to the taxpayers of $2.5 million, ...2.7

An omnibus racing bill with provisions that include creation of a new state panel to oversee the operations of the New York Racing Association has been signed into law by New York Gov.

It's not much of a shock to learn that Vox Pop is the only unionized cafe in New York City.2

Making Tracks Interfuse's full-length debut makes art rock menacing again. By Jason Bracelin Published: Wednesday, August 3, 2005 Lisa Cardarelli has a theory about a new kind of music.2

This was the first Hospitality Marketing Roundtable held by the School's Center for Hospitality Research.2.7

If those proverbial future history books ever get written, we'll all have nameless cameos as ... All told, the National Weather Service estimates that more than 200 head records have been broken in the U.2

King World Productions has retained the rights to distribute the syndicated talk strip "Dr. Phil" for an additional five years, through the 2013-14 season.2.7

Former Cendant Corp. Vice Chairman E. Kirk Shelton was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay full restitution for his role in an accounting scandal that cost investors and the company ...2.7

Filmmakers have been shooting films in and around the East Village and the LES since, well, the ... But it can also be inspiring, lively, funny and full of unexpected little touches and absolutely unique New York characters, like Taylor Mead, M.2

A Queens man has been sentenced to 60 days in jail for the DWI crash that killed an 11-year-old boy and left his 12-year-old friend brain damaged.3.1

China has undertaken extensive renovation of the Potala Palace, Lhasa's most famous landmark, but foreign-based critics say it was being done for political reasons with scant concern for Tibetan sensitivities.

It was a week of high snitchery, as New Yorkers turned each other in to the police left and right.2.7

Columbia University today announced the dedication of $15 million to jump start a new recruitment campaign and to accelerate other ongoing efforts to diversify its faculty.2.7

Discovery astronaut Steve Robinson removed two pieces of fabric sticking out of the shuttle's heat ... Robinson rode on the International Space Station's robotic arm to two spots on the underside of the ...2.7

NEW YORK, Aug. 3 - Having documented that terrorism response plans developed without the public put millions of Americans unnecessarily at risk, The New York Academy of Medicine is now acting to correct the ...2.7

Nominations rolling in for Curbed's first annual Broker Boys and Babes Contest, our unscientific attempt to identify the hottest real estate agents in New York City.2.7

Hundreds turned out this weekend for the annual Puerto Rican Day festival in Bristol Borough.2.7

As soon as I decide that I am enjoying a book, I often flip to the back cover and study the author photo.2

The Hunchback of Notre Dame, currently being presented at the Timber Lake Playhouse, is a little ... You just may have to travel to New York to see it.2.7