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Police cruisers stand by at sunrise at the scene where a crude car bomb had been parked at 45th Street and 7th Avenue in Times Square May 2, 2010 in New York, New York. (Chris Hondros/Getty)
The foiled Times Square bomb plot investigation continues. WNYC reporters Bob Hennelly and Arun Venugopal go in depth on the latest in that investigation, the arrests made in our area yesterday, homeland security funding for NYC, and the state of home grown terror. Plus, how the Greek financial crisis affects the euro; the over-diagnosis of food allergies; and why washing your hands can actually change your thinking.
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Security Update
WNYC reporters Bob Hennelly and Arun Venugopal discuss the latest security news, including: a scare in Union Square; the arrests around the Northeast of suspects linked to the Times Square bombing; why the White House and local officials are exchanging jabs over Department of Homeland Security funding; and what the NYPD is doing to protect against home-grown terror threats.
Euro United?
Nelson Schwartz, European economics correspondent of The New York Times, looks at the implications of the Greek crisis and the E.U. bailout on the euro as a single currency.
Does Facebook Care About Privacy?
As it continues to make changes to its privacy policy, Facebook is being accused of playing fast and loose with its user's information. Nancy Baym, associate professor of Communication Studies at the University of Kansas and author of Personal Connections in the Digital Age, discusses what you need to know about your Facebook privacy settings.
Commuting the Census
Robert Puentes, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program, looks at commuting in the New York metro area and what the latest census data says about how we get around.
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Curing Food Allergy Confusion
Dr. Joshua Boyce, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard University and Chairman of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy, talks about efforts underway to improve the way medical professionals diagnose and treat food allergies.
Wash Yourself Clean
Spike Lee, a graduate student at the University of Michigan Department of Psychology, discusses his study about how washing your hands can actually affect your thinking. And, psychotherapist Jamie Wasserman, discusses how doing other certain small things can mitigate feelings of anxiety and guilt.