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Two questions were likely chewed over at a lot of cottage-openings, urban farmers' markets and fun-runs or cycle-a-thons this Victoria Day weekend.

The Internal Revenue Service , which is currently under fire for admittedly targeting for extra scrutiny the tax-exempt nonprofit status of conservative groups, is getting a good deal of support from the members of the public deemed insightful by the staff of the New York Times.

The Winklevoss brothers' legal battle with Facebook over the social network's messy creation made them rich.

Mark Carson, a 32-year-old gay Brooklyn man, was shot and killed in New York's Greenwich Village last night following a shouting match with the gunman who hurled homophobic insults at his victim, according to the New York Times .

One of the newest buzz words in CancerSpeak is "precision medicine," updating the term "personalized medicine" in what The New York Times calls "an arms race within the war on cancer: "Major academic medical centers in New York and around the country are spending and recruiting heavily in what has become an arms race within the war on cancer.

You probably don't have to feel sorry for a mature, experienced female singer who decides to tackle the gritty music of Tom Waits and calls her show 1978 NYC Underground , but it was still tough not to feel for Billie Roe as she performed this week at the Metropolitan Room.

Clearly, the New York Times couldn't run with Jonathan Weisman's headline or opening sentence in the report he filed shortly after Friday's portion of Friday's testimony at a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee in its Saturday print edition.

This March 8, 2012 file photo shows actress Angelina Jolie at the Women in the World Summit in New York.

New York Times reporter Jeremy Peters can't stand the House GOP's stubborn attempts to repeal President Obama's "signature legislative achievement." " House Votes Again to Repeal Health Law" marks his second story in two days on the GOP's quixotic quest, and once again he injects obvious mockery into what's supposedly a straight news story: One by ... (more)

It seems inevitable that Marcus Samuelsson's memoir, Yes, Chef , will someday become required reading in cooking schools, if only for its emphasis on the necessity of humility and hard work in the kitchen.

Huma Abedin remained Hillary Clinton's deputy chief of staff when she came back from maternity leave in June 2012, even though she worked part-time from her home in New York and was allowed to start a side gig as a consultant.

Blogger Annie Vazquez offers outfit inspiration for concertgoers inside The Fillmore Miami Beach.

According to a report released last month by the Alliance for Audited Media , The Wall Street Journal retained its position as the leading newspaper in the country with circulation growing 12% over the year to 2.38 million for the six months ended March 2013.

Angelina Jolie has been all over the news today after she announced her decision to undergo an elective double mastectomy.

Kazino, the venue of "Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812," where Kevin Williamson had it with a theater-goer's phone.

A student was killed in an armed invasion overnight, according to the New York Times on May 17.

The New York Times lead story Thursday by Jeremy Peters, " An Onset of Woes Raises Questions on Obama Vision ," gave the President Obama a partial pass amid the multiple scandals besetting his administration, portraying him as at least somewhat a passive victim of circumstance.

Just yesterday, cast members from off-Broadway's Peter and the Starcatcher were on hand as Two Boots Pizza in Hell's Kitchen celebrated the unveiling of their May "Broadway Pizza" slice, "The Starcatcher." Toppings include mozzarella, ricotta, fresh garlic, andouille, shrimp, and a swirl of jalapeo pesto.

Like many of her peers, Zoe Helene, 48, smoked marijuana in her early 20s but gave it up as her career in the digital world took off in the 1990s.

The U.S. hedge fund manager renowned for shaking up Yahoo Inc. has set his sights on Sony Corp., proposing that the Japanese electronics giant spin off up to 20 percent of its movie, TV and music division and use the money to strengthen its ailing device manufacturing unit.