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The NYPD recently launched a study into what's causing a rise in shootings in the city. Commissioner William Bratton says it will examine a lot of factors, not just stop-and-frisk.

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Top NYPD Cop: Stop-And-Frisk Is Not 'The Problem Or The Solution'

6:41pm July 03, 2014

by Joel Rose

It's been nearly a year since a court ruling curtailed the New York Police Department's controversial practice. Today, Police Commissioner William Bratton says the city can be just as safe without it.

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When Child Migrants Cross The Border, What Next Awaits Them?

6:26pm July 03, 2014

Robert Siegel speaks with Dana Leigh Marks, the president of the National Association of Immigration Judges, about the legal process facing unaccompanied children who cross the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Report Shows 288,000 New Jobs In June

11:14am July 03, 2014

by Jim Zarroli

June was a good month for job creation, according to the new Labor Department report. Employers added 288,000 positions to payrolls and the unemployment rate fell to 6.1 percent.

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Derek Williams says he learned more about being a man from his mother than his father.

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Learning How To Be A Man, From Mom

9:29am July 03, 2014

by Derek Williams

Derek Williams' dad was around when he was growing up, but it was his mom, he says, who taught him what it takes to be a good man. When she died in 2009, he had to learn from both parents' examples.

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Florida County Goes To Court Over 'Acid Fracking' Near Everglades

7:20pm July 02, 2014

by Greg Allen

Acid has long been used in oil drilling in Florida, but Collier County officials say the state has been lax in its oversight of a new process that involves injecting acid underground under pressure.

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Boys in a holding area at a Border Protection center in Nogales, Ariz. Generally, minors are put into deportation proceedings and given a "Notice To Appear" in immigration court, but they have permission to stay in the country while the U.S. decides their

Influx Of Children Creates New Strain On Beleaguered Immigration Courts

10:55pm July 01, 2014

by John Burnett

Tens of thousands of Central American children have been detained this year crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Many will now enter a legal system where cases can take 18 months or longer to resolve.

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Hugo Pascual Tomas Manuel, 15, attends English classes at the Guatemalan-Maya Center in Lake Worth, Fla. He grew up speaking Q'anjob'al, or Kanjobal, an indigenous Mayan language.

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Language Barriers Pose Challenges For Mayan Migrant Children

7:43pm July 01, 2014

by Hansi Lo Wang

Indigenous children from Guatemala who arrive at the border speaking little or no Spanish present complications to officials and attorneys who are better primed to serve Spanish-speaking immigrants.

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Keone Nunes, a Native Hawaiian tattoo artist, says prayers to "awaken" the tattoo tools and bless the ink. Two "stretchers" pull the skin tight on the chest of Kaiola Farin to enable Nunes to tap straight lines.

Honolulu Police Chief's Ban On Visible Tattoos Sparks Criticism

7:37pm July 01, 2014

by Wayne Yoshioka

Native Hawaiians on the police force have criticized the ban. Many say tattoos are part of their cultural heritage and should remain in plain sight.

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"Timescape" finds words in the news associated with Sept. 11, and weights them according to prominence in a story — not just how often they appear.

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An Algorithm Is A Curator At The Sept. 11 Museum

4:34pm July 01, 2014

by Aarti Shahani

Curators at the September 11 Memorial and Museum came up with a novel solution to the problem of interpreting the tragedy. They put a computer algorithm in charge of an exhibit. But is it objective?

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Obama Vows To Flex Executive Authority On Immigration Policy

11:53am July 01, 2014

by Robert Siegel

President Obama announced that he would take several steps on his own regarding immigration issues — including the tens of thousands of children who have swarmed to the U.S. border in recent weeks.

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