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Anti-gay protesters try to attack a bus with gay activists who are being taken away from a pro-gay-rights rally by police for their own protection in Tblisi, Georgia, on May 17. Thousands of anti-gay protesters, including Orthodox priests, occupied a central street in Georgia's capital. Shakh Aivazov/AP hide caption

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Anti-Gay Riot In Tblisi Tests Balance Between Church, State

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Simon's parents on their wedding day. Courtesy of Scott Simon hide caption

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All Tech Considered

Scott Simon On Sharing His Mother's Final Moments On Twitter

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Scott Simon On Sharing His Mother's Final Moments On Twitter

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Employees at a Papa John's in New Hyde Park, N.Y., make pizzas in 2012. Restaurant employees have been a focus of debate on Obamacare coverage. Kathy Kmonicek/Invision/AP hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Will Obamacare Mean Fewer Jobs? Depends On Whom You Ask

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Will Obamacare Mean Fewer Jobs? Depends On Whom You Ask

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A new law in Georgia makes information about where the state got its supply of lethal injection drugs a secret. Ric Feld/AP hide caption

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Where Do Drugs For Lethal Injections Come From? Few Know

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Maxwell's, in Hoboken, N.J., hosted Bruce Springsteen, Nirvana and the Replacements, to name a few. George Kopp hide caption

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The Record

Maxwell's, The Beloved New Jersey Venue, Closes

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Maxwell's, The Beloved New Jersey Venue, Closes

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Laura Molina, 9, shows the mask she created expressing the feeling of "sadness." Her mother is being treated for breast cancer at the Lyndon B. Johnson public hospital in Houston. Carrie Feibel/KUHF hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Parents Grapple With Explaining Cancer To Children

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Parents Grapple With Explaining Cancer To Children

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A newspaper headline calls for the defeat of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on the eve of elections in Zimbabwe on Tuesday in Harare. AP hide caption

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Africa

Zimbabweans Hope For Fair And Peaceful Presidential Election

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Zimbabweans Hope For Fair And Peaceful Presidential Election

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British rockers Led Zeppelin pose in front of their private plane, dubbed "The Starship," in 1973. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption

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On The Road To Rock Excess: Why The '60s Really Ended In 1973

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