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19
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President-elect Barack Obama is beginning to create his cabinet and assess roles within the upcoming administration.
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May 30th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
A member of the joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur was shot and killed in a refugee camp outside the North Darfur capital El Fasher on Wednesday. The unarmed Ugandan police officer, John Kennedy Okecha, is the first international peacekeeper to be killed since the joint mission took over from an African Union mission in December. Read more…
May 30th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Last week, you voted on three films that capture the evolving character of New York City. But we can only air one this Saturday night on Reel 13. So which did you choose?
May 30th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
They are among the most reliable witnesses to a crime — expert in their testimony and bulletproof in their account. Yet they never utter a single word. They are the animals, plants, and insects that are being recruited by a special breed of forensic scientists to solve the most seemingly impenetrable of crimes. Explore the fascinating world of wildlife-related forensics.
May 29th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Brown shares his experience so far in working as part of the Wide Angle team, and calls for not just feedback, but to be informed as to YOUR expectations for the series…what you want to see, how you want to see the stories presented. See Wide Angle….
May 29th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Twice a year, the setting sun aligns perfectly with Manhattan’s city grid of streets, and the sun peers down the building canyons at sunset. The first set occurs May 29th …
May 29th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
In the midst of an often contentious campaign season, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John McCain issued a rare joint statement today, deploring the atrocities in the Darfur region of Sudan. Referring to the violence there as “genocide,” the three presidential candidates appealed to the Sudanese government to end the violence, and vowed to make Darfur a priority.
May 29th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Most rock stars don’t sing about hygiene and sanitation. Then again, not many rock stars live and work in Niassa, one of the poorest places on earth, where people survive on subsistence farming and lack amenities such as indoor plumbing. Born and raised in Niassa, Feliciano Dos Santos wrote and performs the hit, “Wash Your Hands,” which is part of a public health campaign organized by his non-profit group, Estamos, that promotes the installation of pumps to provide clean drinking water and “EcoSan” toilets to improve sanitation. Read more and see videos…
May 29th, 2008 at 11:55 am
Bike sharing is all the rage in Europe. Now, Washington D.C., Chicago and San Francisco are among a handful of cities implementing bike-sharing programs in an effort to tackle traffic problems, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and boost eco-cachet. Learn more about bike sharing, and watch a video about one of the first bike sharing programs in North America.
May 29th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Meet Ryan Kinsella, a baritone who started out at New York City Opera and now is part of the Wagner Society of Washington D.C.’s Emerging Singers Program. Hear about how he developed his technique from a more emotional core, how new opportunities opened up as his voice developed, and his tendency to be cast as a villain. Then watch him perform.
May 28th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
In New York City, the average cost for a gallon of gas is now at around 4 dollars and 14 cents, well above the national average of 3 dollars and …
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Wednesday,
November
19
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Just two days after the judge declared the trial of three men suspected of involvement in Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya's murder would be open to...
Wednesday,
November
19
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Jeff Seelbach
Juan Evo Morales Ayma, President of Bolivia, spoke in New York on Tuesday as part of the Columbia University World Leaders Forum. Morales, the...
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