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Aired: April 20, 2012 | Comment
Livery Cabs Threaten the City’s Yellow Cab Monopoly

Reporter: Daniel Medina
Producer: Daniel Medina
 
New York’s iconic yellow cabs may not be the only game in town for long. The Taxi and Limousine Commission voted in favor of a new citywide plan allowing livery cabs to pick up street hails. Daniel Medina reports.

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Aired: April 20, 2012 | Comment
Zimmerman Gets $150,000 Bail

Reporter: Erinn Cawthon
Producer: Erinn Cawthon
 
George Zimmerman, the man who shot and killed an unarmed teenager in Florida, was in court today, hoping to be released on bail. The judge said “yes,” setting bail at $150,000. Zimmerman will also be monitored by GPS, and can’t drink alcohol or use drugs. Erinn Cawthon reports.

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Aired: April 20, 2012 | Comment
FBI Conducts New Search‎ in Case of Missing Boy Etan Patz

Reporter: Brandon Gates
Producer: Brandon Gates
 
It’s been more than 30 years since 6-year-old Etan Patz vanished from his New York City neighborhood. A new lead could possibly provide the Patz family with the answers they have been searching for for years. Brandon Gates reports.

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Aired: April 20, 2012 | Comment
The Psychology Behind Recent U.S. Military Scandals

Reporter: Sergey Gordeev
Producer: Sasha Schwendenwein
 
Some call it just foolish behavior, and others have reacted strongly to photos of U.S. soldiers posing with Afghan insurgents’ corpses. That kind of behavior is not unique to the Afghan war. Sergey Gordeev talks to war veterans and psychologists to try to understand how war affects those who are fighting it.

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Aired: April 13, 2012 | Comment
Republicans Vy for Women Voters in the 2012 Election

Reporter: Lars Vercelli
Producer: Lars Vercelli
 
Women voters are more than half of the American electorate and will be critical to the outcome of the upcoming presidential election. But after primary fights over contraception and women’s health care, has the Republican party driven many of them away? Lars Vercelli reports.

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Aired: April 13, 2012 | Comment
New York State Parks Ban Smoking

Reporter: Allison Gaito
Producer: Allison Gaito
 
A ban on smoking in city parks will soon be a year old and now state parks are banning it, too. We wondered whether the bans are effective and asked Allison Gaito to find out.

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Aired: April 13, 2012 | Comment
North Korea Launches Missile

Reporter: Erin Cauchi
Producer: Erin Cauchi
 
The United States today canceled a proposed food deal with North Korea after it tried unsuccessfully to launch a long-range rocket. The launch was widely believed to be a test of a missile that can deliver a nuclear weapon. Erin Cauchi has more.

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Aired: April 13, 2012 | Comment
Titanic Reaches Its Centennial

Reporter: Olivia Smith
Producer: Annie Claire Bergeron-Oliver
 
The Titanic sunk 100 years ago this Sunday. But the tale of the doomed ocean liner is far from forgotten. Olivia Smith reports on how New Yorkers are commemorating the centennial.

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Aired: April 13, 2012 | Comment
Rangers Fans Grow Beards for NHL Playoffs

Reporter: Anam Siddiq
Producer: Nathan Vickers
 
This week will determine whether the New York Rangers will advance past the first round of the NHL Playoffs. The Rangers haven’t won a Stanley Cup since 1994. Anam Siddiq reports on Rangers fans that practice a unique hockey tradition — growing playoff beards.

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Aired: April 6, 2012 | Comment
Observing Good Friday on the Brooklyn Bridge

Reporter: Olivia Smith
Producer: Olivia Smith
 
Easter is this Sunday, and today, Catholics in Brooklyn started their observation of Good Friday on one side of the Brooklyn Bridge and ended their prayers on the other. Olivia Smith reports.

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