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Status-hungry shoppers happy with rip-off brands
Source: Global Times Published: October 11, 2011 22:56
Four streamlined tourist buses park bumper-to-bumper in front of a Coach handbag boutique in Rockefeller Center, the tourist hub of midtown Manhattan. The doors open to a familiar spectacle of Chinese women tourists stampeding into one of many luxury showrooms along Fifth Avenue. 
Spare Samaritans from fear of legal punishment
Source: Global Times Published: September 12, 2011 18:47
It’s been 47 years since a young woman named Kitty Genovese was murdered in a New York alleyway. But her death still makes New Yorkers cringe with a sense of shame.
Gay marriage celebrations sex up heart of New York City
Source: Global Times Published: July 03, 2011 20:40
A lesbian motorcycle gang gets the parade off to a roaring start. The thunderous engine blasts are soon drowned out by the roar of the crowd. A quarter-million gays and lesbians have gathered from around the globe to parade through the heart of New York City.
Language frustrations keep migrants off the road
Source: Global Times Published: June 26, 2011 22:02
The frustrations of teaching my wife how to drive a car have driven me to accept the inevitable.  This week, I signed her up for two hours of instruction at a Chinese-language driving school.
Source: Global Times Published: June 19, 2011 23:06
I woke up in the morning to the sound of a car engine groaning and heard somebody banging a gearshift from forward to reverse, with loud tire squeaks and a sickening thud.
Source: Global Times Published: June 13, 2011 14:25
As a former war correspondent, I have listened to many of my battle-hardened colleagues telling their war stories –tales of personal heroism and grace under pressure as they braved enemy fire to get the story.
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