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Kristin Espeland has the latest news
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Domestic Violence Victims protest at Family Court
Sarah Dalsimer finds out why some domestic violence victims are protesting at Manhattan Family Court
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New Federal rules to regulate drivers licenses
The Senate is set to vote on the "Real ID ACT" a bill that would standardize the nation's driver license procedures--supporters say the act would prevent terrorists from getting personal information like fingerprints. But
Udi Ofer, an attorney at the New York Civil Liberties Union, says the bill would create more problems than it would solve.
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African immigrants discriminated against by African Americans at a Harlem school
Africans are one of the city's fastest growing immigrant groups. Valencia Grant reports on how African-American students at one Harlem school have been bullying new African immigrant students....because of their skin color.
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Noise pollution
Noise is a fact of life in New York City. But commentator Adelia Honeywood says, sometimes, it's enough to drive you crazy.
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Hospital Poets
Working in a hospital can be tough. Rebecca Castillo reports on how workers at New York Presbyterian Hospital are turning to poetry as a way to release stress.
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Movie Ads
Kristin Espeland went to 116th street to find out how people feel about plans to force movie theatres to advertise the real start times of movies...after the ads and the promos.
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Nazanin Rafsanjani has the latest news update
Nazanin Rafsanjani has the latest news
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Suubterranean Homeless Blues
During the last homeless census, volunteers found more homeless people in Manhattan than anywhere else. But the second highest number wasn't in another borough-it was underground, in the city's subway system. George Spencer guides us through their subterranean world.
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Brooklyn Lobstermen weathering change in Sheepshead Bay
Brooklyn's Sheepshead Bay was once bustling with commercial fishermen and their boats. But development and environmental issues have cut the lines of most local fishing families. Tom Randall has this story about
two of the last surviving lobstermen in Sheepshead Bay.
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Kentucky Derby bets heating up
The Kentucky Derby is coming up. Tom Grove went to OTB to find out how much betters are putting on the horses racing in this weekend's Kentucky Derby
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Interview with a horserace handicapper
Jackie Bell speaks with Marc Cohen, a professional horserace handicapper about how hard it is to pick a winner...and favorites don't always win
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First Winter for an India native
During her 10 months in the city, Priya Ganapati found that while New York winters may be cold.....New Yorkers are warmer than she expected.
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