New York’s currently: free, not a number

 President Bush arrives in London.

 Massachusetts Supreme Court overturns ban on gay marriage. Related: Bush criticizes ruling. Related: Gay marriage now a shoe-in issue for 2004 campaigns.

 Northwestern University hate crime faked, police say.

 Shift to decentralized strategy for Al Qaeda has led to its ability to survive.

 New tactics: U.S. begins bombing buildings and houses used by suspected guerrilla fighters.

 John Allen Muhammad convicted in Washington sniper trial. Related: ‘If Muhammad’s guilty is Malvo innocent?’

 FBI arrests 48 Wall Street professionals in fraud sting.

 Search for Presidential hopeful Howard Dean’s brother, missing since 1974, may be over with the discovery of remains in Laos.

 Easter Island statues in need of erosion control.

 Under a new law, DNA profiles of ‘juvenile offenders and adults arrested but not convicted of crimes’ could be stored by the FBI.

 AT&T patents patent for anti-anti-spamification, confuses all, enters sixth circle.

 I’ve been writing some strange combination of fiction and nonfiction on and off since I was in high school. Forty years or so. I never cared about money – all I ever cared about was getting chicks to like me. Gerard Jones on how he started Everyone Who’s Anyone in Adult Trade Publishing.

 This year’s ten most dangerous toys. Reading this will be a lot more useful than you think, because you will look really bad if you bring any of these home at the holidays for your little cousins.

 Science studies the sound herrings make, here described as farting.

 Before the turkey: learn your place settings.

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