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Bryant Neal Vinas, who grew up in Patchogue, helped attack a U.S. base and funneled information on the LIRR and subway to al-Qaida. Source

WASHINGTON — The best time to learn a foreign language: Between birth and age 7. Missed that window? Source

Finally, the middle name was a plus. Source

Especially with the State Senate crisis ebbing, Gov. David A. Paterson’s move to make Richard Ravitch his lieutenant governor looks now more like a rash political stunt than a sober government action. Source

Blast your garden off to a great July with these chores — one for each day of the month. Source

I use my slow cooker a lot during the warmer weather – it keeps my kitchen cool. But I never make recipes that call for browning things on the stovetop before putting them into the slow cooker. I don’t want to expend the effort, or dirty two pans. Can I skip the browning step? Source

THE FAMILY MAN, by Elinor Lipman. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 305 pp., $25. Source

THE SHOW “Dark Blue” Source

Abby Dobson is ready to start making some things happen. Source

TMZ.com, the entertainment/gossip Web site, has been leading the charge on the Michael Jackson mania for more than two weeks now, starting with being the first to break the news of his death 17 days ago. Source