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Episode 1: "Let me get this on camera"
Aftereffect
On July 18, 2016, Arnaldo Rios Soto walked out of his Florida group home with a silver toy truck in hand. Two hours later, his life was changed forever.
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House GOP Leaders Delay Vote On Compromise Immigration Bill
Immigration votes in the House show deep divisions inside the House Republican conference and spotlight a controversial debate just months ahead of the midterm elections.
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With Billions At Stake, Supreme Court Rules States May Tax Online Retailers
The Supreme Court on Thursday held that states may impose sales taxes on Internet retailers with no physical presence within the state. -
Trump's Executive Order On Family Separation: What It Does And Doesn't Do
The president ended a policy that sent children to government-run facilities away from their parents, but critics say he created new problems, and kids already held may be there indefinitely. -
Hundreds of Separated Immigrant Children Passed Through New York City
Children as young as nine months old have come through the Cayuga Home for Children in East Harlem, according to the mayor. -
What Albany Did and Didn't Accomplish This Session
A stalemate in the state Senate prevented both Democrats and Republicans from getting most of the major items on their wish list. -
NYC to Build Statues To Remember Trailblazing Women
"Where are all the women?" New York City’s First Lady Chirlane McCray asks as she kicks off a new campaign.
Arts and Culture
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MIT Clears Junot Díaz Of Sexual Misconduct Allegations
After a month-long investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and verbal abuse, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Díaz has been cleared by MIT to continue teaching there next year. -
After 80 Years, The Barbershop Harmony Society Will Allow Women To Join
The Society for The Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America first convened in the spring 1938, in an all-white social club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It's come a long way. -
#13: Not Being John Malkovich
Late Night Whenever
It’s a mind-bending evening of comedy and existential angst as guest host Sasheer Zamata welcomes Wyatt Cenac and Emily Tarver. - Edit Bucket
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Opportunity for Refugees, Nourishment for New Yorkers
Shawarma spiced lamb shank. Jackfruit salad. Black-eyed bean hummus — just a few of the dishes refugees are crafting as new avenues open to work in the food industry here.
Tech and Media
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Facebook Fundraiser For Separated Immigrant Families Raises $12 Million In 5 Days
Charlotte and Dave Willner say they were motivated to start the fundraiser because the photo reminded them of their own 2-year-old daughter. -
Dow Jones Drops GE, A Member Of The Original Industrial Average In 1896
As recently as 2005, according to Reuters, General Electric was the most valuable publicly traded company in the United States. It will be replaced by the parent company of Walgreens pharmacies. -
The Rise and Fall of Elizabeth Holmes
On The Media
Elizabeth Holmes said she'd revolutionized blood analysis. Investigative reporter John Carreyrou smelled a rat. And this week, Holmes was indicted for fraud.
Music For Your Day
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#4113: From the New Sounds Live/Ecstatic Music Festival 2018 Concerts
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From the New Sounds Live 2018 Concert Series, Margaret Leng Tan performs a work for prepared piano & toy piano by Kelly Moran & ModernMedieval sings Julianna Barwick and Caleb Burhans. -
Watch: Eleanor Friedberger's Synthier Self-Reliance
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Self-reliant singer/songwriter Eleanor Friedberger, (Fiery Furnaces) has gone synthier and smokier on her latest, "Rebound." Hear these darkly poetic, groovy, and smoky songs, in-studio. -
Watch: Speedy Ortiz Delivers Pop Stingers For the Times
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The American band Speedy Ortiz makes pop-with-teeth, full of stinging lyrics and surprising twisted riffs. The band plays new tunes from "Twerp Verse" in-studio. -
Watch: Anbessa Orchestra Plays Ethio-Funk Straight Outta Brooklyn
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The NY-based seven-piece band Anbessa Orchestra play Ethiopian-style, horn-heavy funk, in-studio. They perform at Rockwood Music Hall tonight. -
Watch: Malian Singer Fatoumata Diawara, In-Studio
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Malian singer and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara writes songs that respect her traditional heritage with modern flair. Her latest is called "Fenfo" and she'll play songs from it in-studio.
