National News
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Video: A nation of slobs?
There was a time when elegant attire wasn't just for the red carpet, but for any event, from dinner to shopping. These days, it seems anything goes. Does that mean we have become a nation of slobs? Nancy Giles reports.
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Video: battered mini-golf course gets back on its feet
Bill Geist meets Glenn Lynn, who has designed more than 400 mini-golf courses, and is adding one more to his list: Barnacle Bill's miniature golf course, which like many other Jersey Shore businesses was obliterated by Hurricane Sandy.
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Video: Jennifer Lopez: Musician, actress, designer and more
Lee Cowan sits down with celebrity powerhouse Jennifer Lopez, who has not only been tops in music and film but also in fashion. She talks about her business empire, her sense of style and design, and what it's like to be a "workaholic" mother.
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Video: The strange, inventive world of wallpaper
Some historians believe wallpaper had ancient origins, but despite its popularity among past generations it had fallen out of favor. Now some entrepreneurial wallpaper designers are stirring a renaissance of wall coverings with styles that surprise and amuse. Rita Braver reports.
Photo gallery: Funky wallpaper
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Video: Gardens in the New York sky
In cities where skyscrapers dominate the landscape, people go to great lengths - or great heights - to create green spaces. Erin Moriarty of "48 Hours" reports on some stunning high-altitude gardens.
Photos courtesy Norman McGrath
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A history of Miami and Miami Beach
In the early 20th century a tangle of mangroves and palmettos was built into America's most fashionable destination
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Video: Buildings: What's new is old
Tracy Smith reports on a team of New York designers getting attention for architecture that evokes nostalgia for buildings of the past.
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Video: Work spaces: Past and present
Richard Schlesinger visits Herman Miller, the creator of iconic chairs and furniture, as well as the dreaded work cubicle. So what's in store for the workplace going forward?
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Video: The benefits of multi-generational homes
Fifty million Americans live in multi-generational homes, and many want houses that fit their expanded families. Now, builders are trying to provide them. Anna Werner reports.
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Home tweet home
Delaware artist Thomas Burke's intricately crafted houses are for the birds
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Allegedly random murder, "hate crime," stuns NYC
Victim appears to have been randomly murdered for being gay by rage-filled man on a Greenwich Village rampage with friends
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Gardens in the sky
In cities where skyscrapers dominate the landscape, people go to great lengths - or rather, great heights - to create gardens
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How design colors the mind
The psychology of design and color has been applied to analysts' offices, jails, even locker rooms to surprising effect
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The newest thing in architecture: Something old
While preservationists try to save architectural treasures of the past, one N.Y. design team is using timeless materials and styles to create new buildings that evoke nostalgia
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Long Island police defend Hofstra student killing
Known criminal had Hofstra student Andrea Rebello in a headlock after robbery; officer fired eight bullets, killing both
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