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Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, a freshman New York Democrat, plans to marry Randy Florke, his longtime partner, and will become the second member of Congress married to a same-sex partner, after Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan of Wisconsin.

Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor whose leaks of secret documents set off a national and global debate about government spying, is joining the board of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, a nonprofit co-founded by Daniel Ellsberg, the leaker of the Pentagon Papers during the Vietnam War.

H. Ty Warner, 69, the billionaire businessman behind Beanie Babies, learned in Chicago federal court that he won’t go to prison for hiding at least $25 million from U.S. tax authorities and instead received two years of probation.

Rolf Harris, 83, the Australian-British entertainer, denied charges of indecent assault as trials started in London for several entertainment figures accused of sex crimes, including disc jockey Dave Lee Travis and soap-opera star William Roache.

David Satter, 66, a veteran journalist for U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was barred from Russia for five years over what the country said was a visa infraction, a claim rejected by the American, who described it as “bureaucratic trickery” to keep him out of the country.

Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 76, Algeria’s ailing president, is in a Paris military hospital for what his office said is a routine checkup as he continues to recover from a stroke.

Jacquetta Simmons, 28, was given a one-year sentence for punching 70-year old cashier Grace Suozzi at a New York Wal-Mart on Christmas Eve in 2011.

Gwendolyn Boyd, 58, the incoming president of Alabama State University in Montgomery, was barred by the school from living in her required campus home along with any romantic interest as long as she remains unmarried.

William Bradley, 46, faces numerous drug charges after police in Clinton, Conn., say he posted a You-Tube video of himself giving a tour of what he calls his marijuana garden.

Allen Henson, a fashion photographer sued by the Empire State Building for taking pictures of a topless model on the observation deck, said the view from atop the New York City landmark is so breathtaking he didn’t think anyone noticed.

Front Section, Pages 1 on 01/15/2014

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