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Mumbai Police Search for Four in Alleged Terror Plot

Police in India are searching for four men they say entered the city of Mumbai to carry out a terrorist attack.According to the Associated Press, authorities have issued a terror alert for the city. In...

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Californians Begin Clean Up After Massive Rains

Californians are beginning to clean up after floods, mudslides and evacuations during a weeklong onslaught of rain.According to the Associated Press, the recent storms left a muddy mess across much of...

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Rains Ease in Australia, As Country Begins Recovery From Floods

Military planes are flying food and other supplies toward the areas hit hardest by floods in Australia today and police are increasing patrols in evacuated regions amid reports of looting, reports The...

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Gibbs Announces February Departure From White House

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has announced he's leaving his post next month, on the same day new members of Congress take their seats. Gibbs said it had been an honor to serve under...

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Authorities Investigate Suspicious Package in D.C.

The Associated Press reports that a package that ignited at a postal center in Washington, D.C., was addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.No one was hurt, and authorities are...

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Congress Increases Security Following Arizona Shooting

Members of Congress are increasing their vigilance at public gatherings following the shooting in Arizona on Saturday. Six people were killed and Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords is in...

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Prime Minister Takes Control of Tunisia

Tunisian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi has taken control of the country temporarily, as protests against President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali erupted throughout the country forcing him out, the...

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Reince Priebus Named Chairman of RNC

The Republican National Committee has named Reince Priebus as its new chairman, replacing Michael Steele. On Friday, Steele abandoned his re-election bid, endorsing Maria Cino and asking his supporters...

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Tunisia Tries to Form Temporary Government

Tunisia has formed a temporary government comprised of members of the party of the deposed president and opposition party leaders, until new elections can be held in the country, the Associated Press...

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Dictator Duvalier Returns to Haiti

The Associated Press reports that former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier is facing accusations of corruption and embezzlement, according to one of his lawyers. The news comes just days...

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7.2 Magnitude Quake Hits Pakistan

An 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked southwest Pakistan Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. No immediate reports of damage were available, although the Associated Press reported the quake...

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Rahm Emanuel Fights for Mayoral Candidacy in Chicago

Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has taken his fight to keep his name on the ballot for Chicago's mayoral election to the Illinois Supreme Court.President Obama's former right-hand man...

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Three People Killed in Protests in Egypt

Thousands of protestors calling for President Hosni Mubarak's resignation took to the streets in Egypt on Tuesday. At least three people — two protestors and one policeman — have been killed, according...

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New Protests Erupt in Yemen as Demonstrations Continue in Egypt

Thursday marked the third day of protests against President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, and new protests against the ruling government in Yemen — the latest country in the region to experience...

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Rahm Emanuel Cleared to Run for Mayor of Chicago

Rahm Emanuel is back on the Chicago mayoral ballot.The Illinois Supreme Court unanimously decided on Thursday to reverse a lower court ruling that said the Former White House Chief of Staff did not...

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Florida Judge Rules Against Health Care Law

A Florida judge has ruled that the nation's new healthcare law is unconstitutional, marking a victory for the 26 states who challenged it. The states challenged a provision of the law that requires...

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Protests in Egypt Continue for a Seventh Day

Monday marked the seventh day of protests in Egypt. Demonstrations are expected to continue on Tuesday, with protestors trying to mobilize one million people in Cairo, according to The Associated...

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Obama Urges 'Orderly Transition' in Egypt

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced he will not run for another term in office during his country's September elections. But protesters in Cairo and throughout the country continue to demand his...

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Cyclone Yasi Hits Australia

Cyclone Yasi roared its way across the coast of Queensland, Australia, Wednesday night, bringing strong winds and rain to an area still recovering from weeks of rain and flooding.Australia's Government...

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Protests Rage on in Egypt

Growing violence in Egypt amid more than a week of protests is prompting outrage in the international community and raising suspicions that the government has played a role in forceful clamp...

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Protesters Flood Tahrir Square on 'Day of Departure'

More than 100,000 protesters have been pouring into Tahrir Square in Egypt's capital Cairo as pressure to remove President Hosni Mubarak mounts, according to the Associated Press.Demonstrators referred...

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Giffords' Astronaut Husband Heading to Space, Says NASA

The astronaut husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will head into space, a decision that came nearly one month after his wife survived a gunshot wound to the head.Mark Kelly will resume training on...

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Rio De Janiero Fire Destroys Carnival Costumes

A fire in Rio De Janiero Monday morning torched costumes and other materials set aside for Brazil's world-famous Carnival.Several warehouses and a samba school were burned in the blaze, which has...

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Demonstrations in Egypt Enter a Third Week

Thousands of protestors continued to crowd Cairo during the third week of protests in Egypt, refusing to cease their demonstrations until President Hosni Mubarak resigns. Thousands are also striking,...

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Obama Pledges Support, Confidence in Egypt

The resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sparking celebration among Egyptians worldwide. Hundreds of thousands chanted and cheered in Cairo's main square following Friday's...

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Obama Proposes Domestic Spending Freeze

President Barack Obama has introduced his budget proposal, touting investments in ideas that will "out-build and out-innovate and out-educate, as well as out-hustle" the rest of the world. He delivered...

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Jazz Pianist George Shearing Dies at 91

Jazz pianist George Shearing, whose hits included "Lullaby of Birdland" and "September in the Rain," has died of heart failure in Manhattan. He was 91, according to The Associated Press.Shearing...

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Protests Spread in Iran, Bahrain, and Yemen

Demonstrations are sprouting up in the Middle East, on the heels of recent uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. Protestors are taking their message to the streets in Iran and Bahrain, among others this...

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Protests Erupt in Libya, Continue in Region

As protests continue to spread in the Middle East, new reports from Libya indicate the beginnings of an uprising in that country.Demonstrators are rallying against the government of Moammar Gadhafi,...

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Bahrain Clamps Down on Protests in Manama

Bahrain has taken its strongest action yet to clamp down on continuing protests in the country. On Friday, The Associated Press reported that security forces fired on protestors, a day after sweeping...

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Clinton Condemns Violence in Libya

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned the actions of Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi and his security forces as the international community ramped up pressure on his government, and continues...

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Obama Signs Funding Bill

President Barack Obama has signed a bill that continues funding for the federal government for the next two weeks, until March 18. According to The Associated Press, the bill includes nearly $4 billion...

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Government, Opposition Forces Clash in Libya

Supporters and opponents of longtime Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi continue to fight for control over the country's major cities, as international pressure calling for Gadhafi's resignation...

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Military Commissions to Resume at Guantanamo

President Barack Obama — who promised to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay — has now signed an executive order to allow military commissions to resume there.On a fact sheet released...

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Obama Demands End to Violence in Libya

Speaking from the White House on Friday, President Barack Obama said Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has "launched a military campaign against his own people."The president strongly denounced violence in...

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Japan Quake Aftermath: Full Coverage

Following the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan, the country is now racing to prevent a nuclear disaster at a major nuclear power plant. Read WNYC's Full Coverage here.

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Laurent Gbagbo Arrested in Ivory Coast

Laurent Gbagbo, the former president of Ivory Coast, has been arrested, after authorities forced their way into the bunker where he's secluded himself for the past several days and apprehended him on...

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Japan Nuclear Situation Upgraded to 7

Japan has raised the level of the disaster at its nuclear power plant to a 7. Although that's the same level as the Chernobyl disaster, according to The Associated Press Japanese officials say...

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More Cancellations for James Levine

Conductor James Levine is pulling out of the Metropolitan Opera's Japan tour, and the Tanglewood Festival in Massachusetts this summer. The Met has announced that he'll spend the summer recuperating...

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WQXR's The Washington Report

Eddie Robinson talks with New York Times Chief Washington correspondent David Sanger about why the US government will not formally determine whether ousted Egypt President Mohammed Morsi was removed...

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What The Manning Verdict Says About Edward Snowden's Future

In the wake of today's verdict acquitting Bradley Manning of aiding the enemy, the natural question is, what does this say about Edward Snowden's future?Manning is, of course, the Army private...

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Obama's Fed Pick Quandary: What Does It Mean For His Legacy?

Of all the legacies presidents leave behind, few are as important — yet as poorly understood in the moment — as their picks for chairman of the Federal Reserve.Paul Volcker, credited with taming...

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WQXR's The Washington Report

Marc Garber  talks with New York Times Chief Washington correspondent David Sanger about the dire situation In Egypt, the Edward Snowden situation, and what's on the President's agenda as he returns...

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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra At Carnegie Hall

Conductor Robert Spano leads the orchestra and chorus in Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, music written for the 1962 rededication of the cathedral in Coventry, England, destroyed in a 1940 air...

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Boston Ensemble to Hold Benefit Concert for Syrian and Iraqi Refugees

The Boston-based Camerata Mediterranea and the Memorial Church of Harvard University are working together to bring some needed aid to the refugees from Syria and Iraq. This Friday, in Boston, they will...

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Their Dream Fulfilled, The 'Chitthi' Brigade is Back!

In August, when Kamala Harris accepted her nomination to be Joe Biden's running mate, she thanked the "chitthis" in life.For native Tamil speakers, that word, 'chitthi,' translates to, "one's mother's...

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What survivors of a train shooting 30 years ago can teach the people of...

Terry Sullivan remembers how hard it was to get back on the Long Island Rail Road in the weeks after a gunman opened fire in his train in 1993.“The toughest part was feeling the train slow down because...

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NJ now requires licenses for police

Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill Thursday that requires police officers in New Jersey to be licensed. WNYC’s Nancy Solomon reports it's something 46 other states already require.Now, any police...

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Bronx Senate race pits incumbent Gustavo Rivera against Miguelina Camilo

State Sen. Gustavo Rivera and challenger Miguelina Camilo are locked in a Bronx primary battle that pits the powerful chair of the Senate Health Committee against an attorney and first-time candidate...

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Good Things: Silver Shoes Dance Club

The Rambling House bar in Woodlawn is usually closed at 10 a.m., but on Fridays, the tables are pushed back against the walls, and a group of 20 or so dance students is learning the bachata. These...

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