Local Newscast
Kyle Murphy brings us the hour's news.
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Food Prices
With the price of food rising around the world, exports are going down while hunger rises in developing countries. Host Adam Hirsch discusses the roots of the global crisis with Abdolreza Abbassian, UN Secretary of the Intergovernmental Group for Grains.
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Hunger in New York
In the United States, a failing economy is driving more people to food pantries. But the government is having a hard time meeting the demand, and in New York, the hungry are being met with empty shelves. Annie Lok reports.
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Pennsylvania primaries
Host Lauren Feeney speaks with Will Bunch, senior political writer for the Philadelphia Daily News, about the Wednesday nights democratic debate and the upcoming Pennsylvania primary.
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The water scandal
Higher safety standards for drinking water prompted New York to build a new filtration plant. But after ten years, the plans are looking worse by the day. Susan Campriello reports.
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Passover preperations
In Brooklyn, Passover is underway which means heavy cleaning inside, and big changes out in the street. Michelle Stockman reports.
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the Barnacle Commentary
Commentator Susan Campriello can't get rid of her old electronics. One could say old habits die hard, but there are other reasons for hoarding junk, and Campriello explores the personal depths of her need to be a pack-rat.
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Newscast
Euna Lhee reports local news.
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Cuba rumored to lift travel restrictions
Since Raul Castro became president of Cuba, radical changes have been underway. But one change has the island talking: the Cuban government will lift travel restrictions. Jed Kim reports.
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Cuba in New Jersey
Since Fidel Castro retired as Cuba's President, ex-patriots have kept an eye on the changes that are sweeping the nation. Union City, New Jersey is the second largest Cuban community in the U.S., but it's not a place of exile: Cuba is more than a physical place. Ivan Dominguez reports.
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Pope Benedict Visits New York
Nadja Drost reports on Pope Benedict the XVI's speech to the UN General Assembly about human rights, globalization and the environment.
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From Roscrea, Ireland
The Catholic Church is struggling to find new priests in the United States and elsewhere. Some still take the job though, and in the town of Roscrea, Ireland, Brother Malachy is a new addition to an old monastery. Laura Isensee reports.
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Burning Man
Burning Man festival is known for its counterculture devotees and Burners, as participants like to be called, are strong community. In New York, Burners continue to keep their ties strong, even when the festival is up to a year away. Michelle Stockman reports.
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Jail time commentary
Commentator Tristan Ahtone knows he wasn't always innocent of the crimes he was accused of, but the last time he got arrested, it wasn't his fault.
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