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Aired: May 4, 2012 | Comment
Occupy Wall Street Relaunches on May Day

Reporter: Erin Cauchi
Producer: Erin Cauchi
On May Day earlier this week, 15,000 people flooded the streets of Manhattan and marched from Union Square to Wall Street. It was the relaunch of O-W-S, what they’re calling their “Spring Awakening.” Erin Cauchi reports on where the movement is headed.

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Aired: May 4, 2012 | Comment
Living Wage Bill in New York City Causes Controversy

Reporter: Morgan Radford
Producer: Leisha Majtan
New York is the most expensive American city to live in. To help New Yorkers make ends meet, the City Council has passed a living wage bill. But Mayor Bloomberg says he will veto it. Morgan Radford has the story.

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Aired: May 4, 2012 | Comment
U.S.- Sino Diplomatic Crisis: The Chen Guangcheng Case

Reporter: Céleste Owen-Jones
Producer: Céleste Owen-Jones
 
Today the first outlines of a solution appeared in the case of Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese dissident whose fate has been threatening U.S.- Sino relations. Céleste Owen-Jones reports.

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Aired: May 4, 2012 | Comment
Afghan-Americans React to U.S.-Afghan Strategic Agreement

Reporter: Laura J. Keller
Producer: Laura J. Keller
Producer: Daniel Medina
 
President Barack Obama and Afghan president Hamid Karzai signed an agreement outlining their countries’ future relationship. As Laura Keller reports, Afghan Americans in Queens think the U.S. has some unfinished business there.

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Aired: April 27, 2012 | Comment
Student Loan Interest Rates Could Double for Millions

Reporter: Leisha Majtan
Producer: Leisha Majtan
 
Faced with the prospect of federal student loan interest rates doubling, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted this afternoon to keep the rates low. But the bill calls for budget cuts unacceptable to Democrats. Leisha Majtan has the story.

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Aired: April 27, 2012 | Comment
Enterprise Shuttle’s Last Flight

Reporter: Annie Claire Bergeron-Oliver
Producer: Annie Claire Bergeron-Oliver
 
A piece of history flies a few thousand feet above New York City. Annie Claire Bergeron-Oliver tells Columbia News Tonight about what might be the last space shuttle to lift off.

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Aired: April 27, 2012 | Comment
New York City Reacts to 24 More School Closings

Reporter: Sasha Schwendenwein
Producer: Anam Siddiq
 
In New York City, the Department of Education voted last night to close 24 more schools. That brings the total to 44 schools since February. As Sasha Schwendenwein reports, many parents, teachers and students didn’t take the news well.

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Aired: April 25, 2012 | Comment

Reporter: Marin Austin
Producer: Marin Austin
The “Girls Around Me” app allows users to scan all the females in area around them. If you happen to have a smart phone … there’s a good chance, anyone can locate you. Marin Austin reports.

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Aired: April 20, 2012 | Comment
Recycling in New York — In the Can?

Reporter: Nathan Vickers
Producer: Nathan Vickers
 
New York ranks 20th on Popular Science’s list of the nation’s greenest cities. Nathan Vickers finds out why only 15 percent of New York’s garbage is recycled.

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Aired: April 20, 2012 | One Comment
Expats Cast First Ballots in French Presidential Election

Reporter: Céleste Owen-Jones
Producer: Lars Vercelli
 
French voters in New York City will go to the polls on Saturday, April 21 for the first round of France’s presidential election. It is expected to be one of the tightest races in modern French politics. Céleste Owen-Jones reports.

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