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In the past two decades an influx of Russian-speaking non-Jews have apparently been invading Brighton Beach in larger and larger numbers—"drawn by the gravitational pull of the common language—a legacy of the Soviet education system."

Professor, author and activist Robert Thurman is widely regarded as the leading

Brian Cox is widely admired for commanding performances in films like The

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is visiting Columbia University today to give

A look at some noteworthy television this week: America at a Crossroads:

Brooke Gladstone is the managing editor and co-host of WNYC’s On the

While our comparatively well-paid proxies jetted off to enjoy their three-day weekends

Mayor Bloomberg has been very busy since winning reelection last week. He

In the his first event of the Olympics, Michael Phelps is already

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