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Local News Headlines
Ailsa Chang reports on todays top local stories.
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Detectives in Sean Bell Case Found Not Guilty
Some New Yorkers are angry about the verdict. Lauren Feeney reports on the outcry from the steps of the courthouse.
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Locals React To Not Guilty Verdict
Reporter Michelle Stockman sat down with host Adam Hirsch to talk about her time in Jamaica, Queens, talking with residents of the neighborhood where Bell was shot.
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Throw Foreigners from the Train?
Customs and Border Patrol agents are increasingly cracking down on illegal immigrants traveling aboard buses and trains. Rafael Cohen reports on the program.
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New York Sikhs: Discrimination Continues
Even in New York, they stand out in a crowd: Sikhs' distinctive turban-a sign of religious devotion-can make them targets for attack. Tristan Ahtone reports on the struggles of this sometimes misunderstood community.
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A Recovering Actor Reflects on Time in Tinseltown
Commentator Andrea Mustain made the move to Los Angeles a few years ago, to see if she could make it in showbiz. Her job at a hotel on the Sunset Strip gave her a special window into the ways of Hollywood.
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International and National News Update
Rafael Cohen reports on the latest international and national news.
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Uptown Radio Exclusive with Bolivian President
Host Nadja Drost spoke with President Evo Morales during his New York visit. Then, an expert on South America analyzes the sometimes controversial leaders answers.
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Save the Trees, Fight the Superbugs!
A UN forum on international deforestation warns of dire consequences if trees are sacrificed for biofuel and agriculture. Susan Campriello reports.
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Where Tiger Salamanders Run Free
Developments in Riverhead, Long Island threaten the ecosystem, and some people fear that some species will be pushed out. Kyle Murphy searches for the short-eared owl.
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Blood Ties: From Iraq to Connecticut
An Iraqi translator and a U.S. soldier form an unlikely bond. In the midst of war, the two men were forced to depend on one another-and forged a deep friendship that has changed both of their lives. Nadja Drost reports.
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Many Happy Returns, Will Shakespeare
In honor of the birth of William Shakespeare, Lauren Feeney reads Sonnet 116.
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