National Sikhs Object to MTA Logo Requirement July 16, 2005 • A number of employees of New York City's Transit Authority are angry because they are being made to wear an MTA logo on their turbans. The men, members of the Sikh religion, say they are being singled out for special and degrading treatment. Sikhs Object to MTA Logo Requirement Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4757415/4757416" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Ebbers Sentenced to 25 Years for Fraud July 13, 2005 • Bernard Ebbers, the former CEO of Worldcom, is sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in what authorities call the largest accounting fraud in U.S. history. Ebbers, 63, was found guilty on charges of securities and reporting fraud. He is expected to appeal. Ebbers Sentenced to 25 Years for Fraud Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4752469/4752470" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National New York Commuters Respond to London Blasts July 7, 2005 • The United States is raising the terrorist threat level for rail and mass transit systems, but not for airlines, after the bomb blasts that tore through London's transit system. New York City is on heightened alert this morning. Authorities have stepped up security around subways, buses and transit stations. New York Commuters Respond to London Blasts Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4733118/4733119" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Views of the Economy from Ohio Swing Voters July 4, 2005 • The state of Ohio was crucial in last year's election for President Bush. As residents in the eastern part of that state celebrate Independence Day, they reflect on the state of the nation and its financial outlook. Views of the Economy from Ohio Swing Voters Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4728505/4728506" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion National A Town Ponders Bush, and Support for Iraq July 1, 2005 • Cambria County, Penn., is a socially conservative, old-time manufacturing county that traditionally voted Democratic but went for President Bush by a small margin, 51-49, in 2004. But voters there are concerned about the war in Iraq, and they're having second thoughts. A Town Ponders Bush, and Support for Iraq Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4726813/4726814" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Protests Collide in Philadelphia June 22, 2005 • A biotech conference Tuesday drew protests against drug companies and genetic engineering, while skateboarders tried to take over the same patch of downtown. The dueling demonstrations led to clashes with police and in the chaos an officer died of an apparent heart attack. Protests Collide in Philadelphia Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4713720/4713721" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Business Cruise Ship Sails Under American Flag June 18, 2005 • Norwegian Cruise Line recently launched the Pride of America, the first new U.S.-flagged cruise ship built in 50 years. The U.S. flag means it can travel directly from U.S. port to U.S. port, unlike most ocean liners, which are registered in foreign countries. But it also has to obey U.S. labor laws and minimum wage requirements. Robert Smith reports. Cruise Ship Sails Under American Flag Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4709434/4709435" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Who's No. 1? A Pizza War Rages June 16, 2005 • A pizza contest in New Jersey has erupted in confusion over a town's best pizza. The annual Jaycees Pizza Challenge in Nutley, N.J., was initially won by Michael's Pizzeria, by five votes. But Ralph's Pizzeria demanded a recount, and came out ahead. The incident is the latest dispute in a town where three pizzerias -- including Ritacco Brothers -- display signs claiming to have been "Voted No. 1 Pizza." Who's No. 1? A Pizza War Rages Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4706670/4706671" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Halloween Tricks And Audio Treats Costume Shop Makes Inventory Disappear June 12, 2005 • Abracadabra, a costume store in New York City, is losing the lease on its storage building in Rutherford, N.J. It has only a few days to rid itself of decades of surplus costumes, and it's giving them away for free -- by the truckload. It's a pre-Halloween free-for-all. Costume Shop Makes Inventory Disappear Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4699985/4699986" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sept. 11: The Fourth Anniversary New York City Fights to Retain Sept. 11 Funds June 3, 2005 • After the Sept. 11 attacks, the Bush administration provided billions of dollars to New York City. Worker's compensation funds of $125 million have not been spent, and the federal government wants that money back. New York is resisting the request. New York City Fights to Retain Sept. 11 Funds Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4678689/4678690" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Digital Life 'Contagious Media' Contest Targets You May 19, 2005 • A virtual race begins tonight on the Internet. It's a race among Web designers to see who can send out the most contagious e-mail. "Contagious media" are all those little amateur videos, singing computer animations and e-mail hoaxes that your friends send you. The contagious media showdown follows a conference in New York about the science of goofy stuff on the Web. 'Contagious Media' Contest Targets You Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4658961/4658962" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National New York Mayor Hopefuls Hit Campaign Trail May 10, 2005 • New York City mayoral candidates are going through the time-honored ritual of neighborhood hopping. That's where they learn how to say a few words in Cantonese, don an Indian scarf and navigate the line between empathy and pandering. New York Mayor Hopefuls Hit Campaign Trail Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4645843/4645844" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Bus Showdown: New York vs. Los Angeles May 3, 2005 • The joke in New York City is that you can walk faster than the crosstown buses. But in Los Angeles, planners say they have figured out ways to make the buses move faster. Robert Smith in New York and Mandalit del Barco in Los Angeles hit the streets to put the buses to the test. Bus Showdown: New York vs. Los Angeles Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4629465/4629466" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Riding in the Annual Mitzvah Tank Parade April 20, 2005 • In New York City, the Lubavitchers hold their annual mitzvah tank parade through Brooklyn and Manhattan. There are no floats, just 55 RVs plastered with the face of Rebbe Menachem Schneerson, the missionary Hassidic group's spiritual leader. Riding in the Annual Mitzvah Tank Parade Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4608607/4608608" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National GOP Convention Videos Call Protester Arrests into Question April 12, 2005 • Ubiquitous amateur videos taken during last summer's Republican National Convention in New York have paid off for hundreds of protesters who have had charges against them dismissed when the videos contradicted police statements. GOP Convention Videos Call Protester Arrests into Question Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4597556/4597557" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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