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Bill and Hillary Clinton exited a van arm-in-arm outside the Beekman Arms Hotel in Rhinebeck, New York. The former first lady, in a long, green dress, waved to the cheering crowd waiting behind metal barricades.
HEADLINE: Raw video: Clintons on eve of daughter's wedding
CAPTION: Bill and Hillary Clinton exited a van arm-in-arm outside the Beekman Arms Hotel in Rhinebeck, New York. The former first lady, in a long, green dress, waved to the...
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USA: NEW YORK: INDIAN & PAKISTANI LEADERS DISCUSS KASHMIR DISPUTE
English/Nat
Indian and Pakistani leaders vowed on Tuesday to take immediate action to halt border skirmishes in disputed Kashmir.
The consensus emerged at a meeting in New York between Indian Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujaral and his...
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USA: NEW YORK: CHRISTIE'S HOLLYWOOD AUCTION
English/Nat
Hollywood folklore went under the hammer today (Wednesday) as dozens of items from popular movies and television shows were sold at Christie's auction house in New York.
Among the items on the block were an Oscar and a car...
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USA: PRINCESS DIANA SAID TO BE LOOKING AT LIVING IN THE US
Britain's Princess of Wales is reported to be looking at buying an apartment in New York's exclusive, Trump Towers.
The New York Post claims she viewed videos of several prospective apartments while visiting the city last week....
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NY Mayor announces emergency team to be sent to Haiti
1. Wide shot of news conference
2. Cutaway of camera
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Michael Bloomberg, New York City mayor:
"This program, hopefully, will not only do some good, maybe it will put back on everybody's radar screen that there...
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Authorities say 13 people charged in schemes that netted over $15M illegal profits
1. Wide exterior Jacob Javits Federal Building, home to FBI offices
2. Medium pan as NY police and FBI agents leading out Mitchel Guttenberg, an Executive Director and Institutional Client Manager of UBS global financial firm
3. Medium...
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Clinton says talks are only path to Palestinian statehood
1. Wide of delegates in meeting room at UN General Assembly, zoom in to US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shaking hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Genba
2. Mid of Genba handing Clinton a photo of her husband, Bill...
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A prominent rabbi in New York and Ukraine says when he meets with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday he will urge him to move the G8 economic summit to Kiev rather than allow it to be held in Sochi. (March 3)
A prominent rabbi in New York and Ukraine says when he meets with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday he will urge him to move the G8 economic summit to Kiev rather than hold it in Sochi.
Rabbi Rabbi Yaakov Dov Bleich - of the...
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USA: NEW YORK: JAPANESE FASHION DESIGNER KENZO OPENS FIRST STORE
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The Internationally renowned Japanese fashion designer Kenzo has opened his first US store in New York.
Super models and fashion executives mingled at a gala opening of the Madison Avenue store, to celebrate Kenzo's arrival...
Associated Press
Dozens of bodies found in trucks at NY funeral home
Police were called to a Brooklyn funeral home Wednesday after it resorted to storing dozens of bodies on ice in rented trucks.
TED Talks
TED: Why open a school? To close a prison | Nadia Lopez
Our kids are our future, and it's crucial they believe it themselves. That's why Nadia Lopez opened an academic oasis in Brownsville, Brooklyn, one of the most underserved and violent neighborhoods in New York -- because she believes in...
TED Talks
Ben Katchor: Comics of bygone New York
In this captivating talk from the TED archive, cartoonist Ben Katchor reads from his comic strips. These perceptive, surreal stories find the profound hopes and foibles of history (and modern New York) preserved in objects like light...
TED Talks
David Rockwell: A memorial at Ground Zero
In this emotionally charged conversation with journalist Kurt Andersen, designer David Rockwell discusses the process of building a viewing platform at Ground Zero shortly after 9/11.
Crash Course Kids
Big Changes in the Big Apple
Did you know that all living things change their environments? It's true. Beavers, deer, worms, and humans all change their environments. It just so happens that humans change our environments in big, obvious ways. In this episode,...
TED Talks
Ben Wellington: How we found the worst place to park in New York City -- using big data
City agencies have access to a wealth of data and statistics reflecting every part of urban life. But as data analyst Ben Wellington suggests in this entertaining talk, sometimes they just don't know what to do with it. He shows how a...
TED Talks
Dan Barasch: A park underneath the hustle and bustle of New York City
Dan Barasch and James Ramsey have a crazy plan — to create a park, filled with greenery, underneath New York City. The two are developing the Lowline, an underground greenspace the size of a football field. They're building it in a...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Epic Engineering: Building the Brooklyn Bridge | Alex Gendler
In the mid-19th century, suspension bridges were collapsing all across Europe. Their industrial cables frayed and snapped under the weight of their decks. So when German American engineer John Roebling proposed building the largest and...
Step Back History
9/11: A Modern History
Enough years have passed now that there are plenty of people watching this video who have no first-person memories of what happened on 9/11. That being said, It often fails to make it into most history books, and in your average American...
Curated Video
Storm Surges
Storm surges are huge domes of water sucked upwards by the eye of a hurricane. What happens if they hit the shore, or worse, a city? Earth Science - Weather - Learning Points. Storm surges are caused by low pressure in the eye of a...
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Why is the Statue of Liberty green?
Did you know that the Statue of Liberty hasn't always been green? Material processes - Changing materials - Chemical reactions Learning Points Chemical reactions produce new substances. Chemical changes always involve two or more...
Great Big Story
The art of accordion repair, Alex Carozza's legacy
Meet Alex Carozza, the cherished accordion repairman of New York, sharing his lifelong dedication and the deep bonds formed through music.
Curated Video
Laurie Halse Anderson
For author Laurie Halse Anderson, a survivor of trauma, putting pen to paper allowed her to make sense of the world. Discover how the acclaimed Young Adult author has connected with readers across the globe.
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Madeleine L'Engle
For Madeleine L’Engle, the starry night sky sparked profound questions about life, the universe, and her place in it. Inspired by science and spirituality, her extraordinary works of fiction have captured the hearts and minds of millions.
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Julia Alvarez
Julia Alvarez's remarkable contributions to Hispanic literature explore immigrant experiences, cultural identity, and resistance against injustice.