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...limited hate-crimes laws, bias crimes have fallen. According to FBI figures, in 1995, there were 24 hate crimes based on race for every 1 million Americans; in 2006 - the most recent year for which data are available - there were 16. Anti-gay hate crimes have fallen from 5.2 per 1 million to 4.7 per 1 million - not a huge drop, but a statistically significant one. Would a broader hate-crimes law have reduced these figures even further? I doubt it. Even if a violent criminal knows that a tough hate-crimes law exists, wouldn't that knowledge just keep...
...Boston" package, giving guests a free night for every two-or-more-night stay, plus a full American breakfast for two every day at its Asana restaurant, and two tickets to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. 776 Boylston Street; 617-535-8888. Rate: $710 and up per night...
...York City's restaurants and hotels hit bookstores Oct. 7 (updated Michelin guides to San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas also go on sale this month). What's new: Four restaurants in New York have earned the coveted Michelin three-star rating - Masa, Jean Georges, Le Bernadin and Per Se. If they're a bit too rich for your pocketbook, don't fret: a quarter of the restaurant listings in the new guide fall in the affordable range. At 58 restaurants, you can get two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for $40 or less...
...Cheap Gas? If you're perpetually scrambling to refill the tank before returning your rental car, Hertz has a new policy just for you: The company will refill the tank at the local per-gallon rate and just add a charge of $6.99. If you have a Hertz Business Account, rentals of compact and full-size four-doors as well as mid-size and sporty two-doors earn an extra day free, now through December...
...Tele-TV. Wireless carriers AT&T, Sprint and Alltel are now offering MobiTV, a service that lets you watch 35 channels of network and cable shows live or on demand on your cell phone, for $9.99 per month. MobiTV just partnered with ABC, so now you can catch up on Grey's Anatomy and Lost while you're waiting for your connecting flight...