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After a Court Battle, More Sept. 11 Tapes Released

Tapes of more than 1,600 phone calls to New York police and firefighters on Sept. 11 are released under court order. Most are brief conversations from firefighters to emergency responders. The release -- the second this year -- follows a long court battle pitting the city against some Sept. 11 families and the New York Times.

After a Court Battle, More Sept. 11 Tapes Released

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Performing Arts

A Train Plays: From Concept to Stage in 28 Hours

"A train plays" are created on NYC's longest subway line. Performers, writers, composers and directors have about a day to take a production from the first line on paper to its first performance.

A Train Plays: From Concept to Stage in 28 Hours

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Your Money

Behind the Ever-Expanding American Dream House

The size of a typical American house has more than doubled since the 1950s. Why do we need an office, a wine cellar, a sauna and a room for the flat-screen TV? And what does it say about our culture?

Behind the Ever-Expanding American Dream House

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Martin Luther King Jr. Papers Readied for Auction

A collection of personal documents belonging to Martin Luther King Jr. will be sold on June 30 by Sotheby's auction house. Potential buyers got to do a little window shopping Wednesday in New York.

Martin Luther King Jr. Papers Readied for Auction

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Sports

Negro Leagues Exhibit Goes on Nationwide Tour

Exhibits from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum are touring the country in a mobile trailer, with photos, videos and memorabilia. The trailer, visiting 30 cities, stopped at New York's Shea Stadium on Sunday, when the Mets were honoring the Negro Leagues. Legendary player, scout and coach Buck O'Neil, 94, is traveling with the exhibit.

Negro Leagues Exhibit Goes on Nationwide Tour

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Terror Financing Cut, New York Reacts

Perhaps the headline in the New York Post said it all: "DC's Stupid Scrooges Slash NYC Terror Aid and Splurge on the Sticks." On the other hand, New Yorkers seem to be taking in stride the news that the city's federal anti-terrorism funding will be cut about 40 percent.

Terror Financing Cut, New York Reacts

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Ground Zero Stairs Named to Historic List

A New York City staircase has been listed as one of America's most endangered historic sites by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Patty Clark, left, and Kayla Bergeron escaped from the collapsing World Trade Center through these steps, now known as the "survivor" staircase.

Ground Zero Stairs Named to Historic List

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Education

Taking the SAT, Graduating Middle School

These days, more than 100,000 students are taking the SAT while they're still in middle school. Some are under increasing pressure to get ready for college, no matter how early. And some want to qualify for prestigious academic summer programs such as the one at Johns Hopkins University.

Taking the SAT, Graduating Middle School

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Law

New York Reconsiders No-Fault Divorce

New York has not embraced no-fault divorce, a legal revolution that swept the country in the 1970s. Now that may be changing. New Yorkers, unlike most Americans, must show grounds for divorce. That may be about to change.

New York Reconsiders No-Fault Divorce

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The Vanishing Craft of the Typewriter Repairman

Some people still write with fountain pens. Some still love their old manual and electric typewriters. But typewriter repairmen are a vanishing breed. Up on the eighth floor of the Flatiron Building in Manhattan, Paul Schweitzer has been fixing and cleaning typewriters for 40 years.

The Vanishing Craft of the Typewriter Repairman

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Obituaries

Peace Activist William Sloane Coffin Dies at 81

The Rev. William Sloane Coffin, a former Yale University chaplain known for his anti-war and peace activism, dies at the age of 81. Coffin questioned authority throughout his career, using civil disobedience to fight for civil rights and against war.

Peace Activist William Sloane Coffin Dies at 81

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New York Releases One-Sided 911 Recordings

Under court order, New York releases police and fire 911 dispatch tapes from Sept. 11, 2001. The tapes contain only one side of the conversations. Police and fire operators can be heard, but people inside the World Trade Center have been edited out.

New York Releases One-Sided 911 Recordings

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New York to Release 911 Calls from Sept. 11

New York City prepares to release redacted tape recordings of 911 calls made from the World Trade Center on September 11. The New York Times has obtained one victim's last call to police and fire.

New York to Release 911 Calls from Sept. 11

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A Post Office Lifeline for the Homeless

At most post offices, the General Delivery section is for travelers and new residents. At New York City's main post office on Eighth Avenue, it's mostly for the homeless, who need an address to get letters and assistance checks. Their address -- and safety net -- is at the back of building.

A Post Office Lifeline for the Homeless

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Letters Offer Glimpse of Life in Nazi Labor Camps

Many exhibits have explored the horrors of Nazi death camps, but much less is known about Nazi labor camps. On Tuesday. the New York Public Library opened an exhibit of 300 Holocaust-era letters saved by a Jewish woman who, as a teen, spent five years in the labor camps.

Letters Offer Glimpse of Life in Nazi Labor Camps

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