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'Second screen' apps turn digital distractions into TV companions

Disney and Yahoo design 'second screen' apps for phones and tablets that help viewers stay invested in a TV show or movie – even when they're ignoring that TV show or movie.

The Masters: 12 women candidates for Augusta National membership

Opinion Trayvon Martin: the crime of being black, male, and wearing a hoodie

New York Police Department monitored Muslim students all over the Northeast

Decoder Wire Why Abraham Lincoln's birthday isn't a federal holiday

Martin Luther King Jr.: 8 peaceful protests that bolstered civil rights

Ai-jen Poo organizes labor with love

Mother of bomb plot suspect Jose Pimentel apologizes to NYers

Bomb plot: New York 'lone wolf' was one hour away from finishing his bomb

Halloween faces postponement due to scary weather

National Grid, others expect power outages for days to come

New York special election is a smelling salt for Obama, Democrats

How 9/11 looked from the air-traffic control center that saw it coming

Fall books: 12 fiction titles you don't want to miss

IRS tax relief to Irene victims: Do you qualify?

Hurricane Irene update: Major transportation systems shut down

George Pataki in the 2012 presidential race? His assets and drawbacks.

Fewer cops, more potholes: How debt deal could hit states hardest

Washington deadlocked? States lead in cutting deficits

In America's Deep South, a front seat for Freedom Riders

Southwest Airlines sale: More $40 flights ahead?

With Weiner's exit, is his House seat safe for Democrats?

Massachusetts tornado: What are deadly tornadoes doing way up in New England?

Tax cap plan: Should New York tell its cities what to do?

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