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- New Hampshire maple farmer’s lifetime collection forms foundation of new museum
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- Groups in Ohio hope to raise $6 million to bring back 100-year-old amusement park carousel
- California State Fair aims to draw bigger crowds with lower prices, earlier start date
- Attendance at NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art exceeds 5 million for first time since 2001
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- At town meeting, Obama says soldiers need to be able to “decompress” more before redeployment
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