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Pirate Business: From Booty To Bonuses

An armed Somali pirate keeps vigil along the coastline of Hobyo, a pirate lair on the Indian Ocean. Mohamed Dahir/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Pirate Business: From Booty To Bonuses

Inside The Pirate Business: From Booty To Bonuses

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Starting A Family, Reporting From A 'Burning Land'

Greg Myre and Jennifer Griffin returned to Jerusalem last October, for a Race For The Cure breast cancer event. The walls of Jerusalem's Old City are in the far background, lit by pink lights for the occasion. Greg Myre and Jennifer Griffin hide caption

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Starting A Family, Reporting From A 'Burning Land'

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Starting A Family, Reporting From A 'Burning Land'

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Same-Sex Families Get Boost From Tax Rules

Amanda Beane (top left) and Anne Bryson-Beane (top right) take their family out for a visit to Seattle's Pioneer Square. The couple benefited from new tax rules that allow them to divide their income evenly. Amanda Beane and Anne Bryson-Beane hide caption

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Your Money

Same-Sex Families Get Boost From Tax Rules

by Phyllis Fletcher

Same-Sex Families Get A New Boost From Tax Rules

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A Young Son's Goal: Making Money For His Mother

Alex Fernandez (left) visited StoryCorps with his former student, Noe Rueda, in Madison, Wis. StoryCorps hide caption

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StoryCorps

A Young Son's Goal: Making Money For His Mother

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A Young Son's Goal: Making Money For His Mother

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Real Estate, Autos Drive Reform Talk In Cuba

A woman looks at old cars parked in front the National hotel during a classic car rally in Havana, Cuba, April 7. Javier Galeano/AP hide caption

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Latin America

Real Estate, Autos Drive Reform Talk In Cuba

by Nick Miroff

Real Estate, Auto Markets Drive Reform Talk In Cuba

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Redford's 'Conspirator' Begins As Lincoln's Life Ends

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Redford's 'Conspirator' Begins As Lincoln's Life Ends

Redford's 'Conspirator' Begins As Lincoln's Life Ends

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