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Big Mac

The inventor of the Big Mac has died at 98

Culture

Michael “Jim” Delligatti made two all-beef patties an American icon, wildly popular all over the world.

Tattoo Culture Along the Texas-Mexico Border

Arts, Culture & Media

Egyptian Christians Hit the Beaches on First Day of Ramadan

Conflict & Justice

60 Lives Connected in the Largest Chain of Kidney Transplants

Memorial Day, Remembered by Military Widows

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Big-time TV writers Whedon and MacFarlane create Web-exclusive shows

Arts, Culture & Media

Joss Whedon (‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’) and Seth MacFarlane (‘Family Guy’), two of television’s most powerful showrunners, are taking their brands online. Whedon’s ‘Dr. Horrible’ will be an on-the-cheap supervillain musical. MacFarlane’s ‘Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy’ will be distributed by the advertising juggernaut Google.

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Wikileaks documents on the Lockerbie case

Conflict & Justice

The WikiLeaks release includes cables that provide new details on how and why the convicted Lockerbie bomber was released from prison last year and allowed to return home to Libya. The World’s Jason Margolis has more.

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