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    May 19, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Blind Chinese Activist Chen Arrives In New York

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States on Saturday and declared "equality and justice have no boundaries" after China let him leave a Beijing hospital to quell a sensitive diplomatic rift between the two countries.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States on Saturday and declared "equality and justice have no boundaries" after China let him leave a Beijing hospital to quell a sensitive diplomatic rift between the...

    Tags: Greenwich Village, Human Rights, Communist Party, Hospitals and Clinics, Crime, Law and Justice

    2. May 17, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  2. Changes Outlined For NYPD's 'Stop, Question And Frisk' Policy

    A city council hearing on how the city budget affects the NYPD ended up being something quite different after Commissioner Raymond Kelly finished his prepared budget presentation and took questions.
    pix11.com | @jamesfordtv
    A city council hearing on how the city budget affects the NYPD ended up being something quite different after Commissioner Raymond Kelly finished his prepared budget presentation and took questions. "I can't answer a question like that," the commissioner...

    Tags: Bronx (New York City), East Harlem, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Budgets and Budgeting

    3. May 9, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  3. Blacks, Latinos Stopped, Frisked More Than Anyone In All Boroughs

    It's a controversial NYPD procedure being carried out with much greater frequency in recent years, a fact that has increased its controversy, even while overall crime in the city has decreased. New detailed analysis shows that stop-and-frisk affects certain neighborhoods and certain groups of New Yorkers far more heavily than others, and that's got some city leaders calling for change.
    PIX11.com | @jamesfordtv
    It's a controversial NYPD procedure being carried out with much greater frequency in recent years, a fact that has increased its controversy, even while overall crime in the city has decreased. New detailed analysis shows that stop-and-frisk affects...

    Tags: Civil Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, New York City, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights

    4. May 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Arizona Bans Funding To Planned Parenthood In Abortion Fight

    PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a bill banning abortion providers like Planned Parenthood from receiving money through the state, her office said in a statement.
    Reuters
    PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a bill banning abortion providers like Planned Parenthood from receiving money through the state, her office said in a statement. The Republican-backed Whole Woman's Health Funding...

    Tags: Laws, Jan Brewer, Crime, Law and Justice, Health, Judges

    5. Apr 19, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  5. Culture of Racism at White Plains Police Department?

    After months of secrecy surrounding the killing of an unarmed Kenneth Chamberlain in his White Plains apartment--the latest revelation: we now know which officer used a racial slur while his specialized police team worked for more than an hour to break down Chamberlain's door.
    pix11.com | @colekirstin
    After months of secrecy surrounding the killing of an unarmed Kenneth Chamberlain in his White Plains apartment--the latest revelation: we now know which officer used a racial slur while his specialized police team worked for more than an hour to break...

    Tags: Culture, Cultural Development, Laws, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice

    6. Apr 20, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  6. More Brutality & Racism Charges in White Plains

    Even as a Grand Jury meets to consider murder charges against White Plains Police Officer Anthony Carelli, stories of racism and brutality are emerging about fellow officers.
    pix11.com | @colekirstin
    Even as a Grand Jury meets to consider murder charges against White Plains Police Officer Anthony Carelli, stories of racism and brutality are emerging about fellow officers. Officer Steven Hart has been identified in District Attorney transcripts as the...

    Tags: Civil Rights, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Racism

    7. Apr 26, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  7. Charity 'Friends are By Your Side' Offers Free Wigs To Cancer Patients

    Celebrity hairstylist Martino Cartier's charity "Friends are By Your Side" is helping thousands of cancer patients get free wigs when other charities are turning them down. Eleven-year-old Kiki Stefani is from outside Philadelphia, who is the perfect example of how the system is failing. She's had cancer for the last 3-years and her mother hasn't been able to get her a wig. She would love to share her story with you.
    PIX11.com
    Celebrity hairstylist Martino Cartier's charity "Friends are By Your Side" is helping thousands of cancer patients get free wigs when other charities are turning them down. Eleven-year-old Kiki Stefani is from outside Philadelphia, who is the perfect...

    Tags: Health Organizations, Cancer, Renal cell carcinoma, Manhattan (New York City), Health

    8. Mar 16, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  8. 600 lb. Man and Mom Claim Discrimination After Eviction From Conn. Apartment

    A 600-pound man and his mother are fighting an eviction notice, saying it's a blatant case of discrimination.
    pix11.com
    A 600-pound man and his mother are fighting an eviction notice, saying it's a blatant case of discrimination. 25-year-old Joey Dibenidetto lives with his mother Debbie Verab in a walk-up apartment in New Haven, Connecticut. Late last year their landlord...

    Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Discrimination

    9. Mar 23, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  9. Get Your Head Shaved To Benefit The St. Baldrick's Foundation

    PIX11's Lisa Mateo learned about shaving heads for charity with the North Plainfield Fire Department and community members for the St. Baldrick's Foundation.
    PIX11.com
    PIX11's Lisa Mateo learned about shaving heads for charity with the North Plainfield Fire Department and community members for the St. Baldrick's Foundation. For the past 8 years the North Plainfield (NJ) fire department has been hosting a charity fund-...

    Tags: Medical Research, Cancer, Health, Charity

    10. Mar 9, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  10. Mendte on KONY 2012

    It is safe to say that last week, 99 percent of the people in this country had never heard the name Joseph Kony. That percentage is falling by the second thanks to an organized YouTube, Twitter and Facebook campaign that says as much about the power of social media as it does about the evil that lives in the jungles of central Africa.
    pix11.com | @wpix
    It is safe to say that last week, 99 percent of the people in this country had never heard the name Joseph Kony. That percentage is falling by the second thanks to an organized YouTube, Twitter and Facebook campaign that says as much about the power of...

    Tags: YouTube, Abusive Behavior, Adolf Hitler, Human Rights, Kidnapping

    11. Mar 9, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Government To Cut Texas Women's Health Funds In Abortion Dispute

    AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The federal government will withdraw funding for a Texas program providing more than 100,000 poor women with birth control and other health services because Planned Parenthood clinics are not allowed to participate, a U.S. Health and Human Services spokeswoman said on Friday.
    Reuters
    AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The federal government will withdraw funding for a Texas program providing more than 100,000 poor women with birth control and other health services because Planned Parenthood clinics are not allowed to participate, a U.S. Health...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Health Insurance, Family Planning, Government Health Care

    12. Mar 14, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  12. Bias Crime Suspect Dharun Ravi Nods Off While Jury Is Set To Deliberate

    As a jury deliberating the fate of bias crime suspect Dharun Ravi was being given instructions by the judge, the young man whose future laid in their hands nodded off in court. "Wake up, brother," Ravi's attorney Steven Altman said to the 20 year-old who faces charges that could keep him in prison until he's 30.
    PIX11.com | @jamesfordtv
    As a jury deliberating the fate of bias crime suspect Dharun Ravi was being given instructions by the judge, the young man whose future laid in their hands nodded off in court. "Wake up, brother," Ravi's attorney Steven Altman said to the 20 year-old...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Juvenile Delinquency, Judges, Rutgers University

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