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17.10.2010, 08:49
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Americans are the 'biggest' people in the world - the World Health Organization says over 60 per cent of the U.S. population is obese.
15.08.2010, 12:04
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Islamophobia was quick to rise after the 9/11 attacks in the US but recently it has emerged again, following controversial plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero, with President Obama backing the decision.
14.03.2010, 10:16
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Women in India have long been sidelined from politics, but that could be about to change, with a new bill approved by the upper house of parliament this week on setting aside one third of the seats for women.
01.08.2010, 11:48
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The website WikiLeaks has made it into the media spotlight again by releasing over 90,000 governmental reports on Afghanistan.
26.09.2010, 09:58
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Who or what is to blame for the growing level of poverty in America, which already is at its highest in over 50 years? Lori “The Resident” Harfenist has been assessing people's views on the current US economic situation.
18.05.2009, 14:49
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The law in the US state of Florida specifically forbids having sex with a porcupine, and for a good reason, as two tourists from Russia discovered while trying to break it.
31.05.2009, 11:01
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North Korea has been making headlines all around the world this week with its second nuclear test. Lori “The Resident” Harfenist took to the New York streets to find out what people think about the issue.
07.06.2009, 09:48
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The US President traveled to Cairo this week to deliver a speech to the Muslim world, with the intention of bringing peace to the Middle East. But did he truly mean it, or is this trip all about creating an image?
21.06.2009, 10:24
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Barack Obama has urged Iran to end the violence against protesters. The Iranian government in turn says it faces not demonstrations, but riots.
10.01.2010, 09:05
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In the wake of another attempted terrorist attack on an airplane, airports have further beefed up their security, but at what point do safety measures become an infringement of human rights?
Published: 01 November, 2009, 08:57
Edited: 02 November, 2009, 11:40
Climate change, terrorism, or just finding a job? Every New Yorker is concerned with various personal or global issues. Lori “The Resident” Harfenist went out to find what concerns people on the streets the most.
The only things that concern Americans are Americans (and the price of gas of course).