Imagine going for what you think will be a five-dollar haircut and being slapped with a bill for almost two grand. Two unlucky college students in Beijing experienced just that--and were held hostage when they...
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"NEW YORK — What is it about Coney Island Avenue?
That's what Brooklyn College sociologist Jerry Krase wonders as he rides the B68 bus along this 5-mile commercial strip, which is populated at various stops by pockets of West Indians, Latinos, Pakistanis, Indians, Orthodox...
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Religious fundamentalists, traditionally the least cool-looking people in town, hate it when others don't look, dress and behave like they do. Case in Point: Iran. Religious leaders have forbidden barbers to give...
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