Marianne McCune

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One in five New Yorkers lives in poverty according to federal standards. But in one of the most expensive cities in the world many more are struggling to make it. This morning, the story of a retired Chinese immigrant who gets a $500 Social Security ...

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A federal judge in New York has ordered a former Haitian paramilitary leader to pay $19 million in damages to three women, who say his soldiers raped and tortured them in Haiti. WNYC's Marianne McCune has more.

Emmanuel 'Toto' Constant was the leader of a paramilitary ...

Countries with immigrants in the United States are working harder and harder to maintain close relationships with their far-flung citizens. Over the past weekend in Manhattan, there were at least 4 events – for citizens of four different countries – designed to keep New York’s immigrants thinking about where they ...

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The case of a Pakistani man who alleges abuse by guards in a Brooklyn detention center was back in court today. His civil rights suit names prison officials but also former Attorney General John Ashcroft and former FBI head Robert Mueller.

REPORTER: Today's hearing was about ...

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez brought an unusual mix of people to a Harlem church yesterday - Venezuelan immigrants, indigenous people from Alaska and other states, African American residents of Harlem and Princeton Professor Cornel West, among others. As WNYC's Marianne McCune reports, Chavez is courting ...

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Manhattan's West Side is also occupied today by some of the world's leaders. About 50 current and former heads of state are rubbing shoulders with celebrities, business moguls, grass roots advocates and aide workers at the Clinton Global Initiative.

Former President Bill Clinton said this morning ...

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Over the next few weeks, foreign leaders from all parts will meet at the UN’s General Assembly to discuss the world’s problems. Meanwhile in two city parks, the group Doctor’s Without Borders will offer New Yorkers a chance to experience one of the world’s most ...

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New York State is raising the bar for hospitals who serve immigrant populations -- new regulations require hospitals to identify patients' translation needs and make sure they get service in 20 minutes or less in a language they understand.

REPORTER: Hospitals are already required to provide ...

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Dan Maher spent a year as a drill sergeant there, teaching new Iraqi soldiers how to search for weapons and defend themselves against insurgents. He also used a micro-cassette recorder to tape his daily life in Iraq. Now Maher has returned to New York, where ...

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38-year-old Queens native Dan Maher took a leave a from the New York Police Department last year to work as a drill sergeant training new Iraqi soldiers. He spoke to WNYC from a makeshift phone booth where he was based.

Maher spent the year helping Iraqi ...

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A Palestinian livery-cab driver is charging the NYPD with violating his constitutional rights by reporting him to immigration agents after he filed a complaint against an officer. The case could clarify when police have the right to share information with immigration officials.

Waheed Saleh says the ...

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New York City is home to many Haitians. And vendors of phone cards in neighborhoods like Flatbush, Crown Heights and Canarsie say they did a brisk business over the weekend. People have been calling Haiti to tell their families to be careful during today's election. ...

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A post 9-11 detainee whom WNYC followed to Pakistan several years ago is among those visiting New York over the next two weeks. He's giving testimony in a lawsuit charging justice, FBI, and prison officials with violating his and other detainees' civil rights. WNYC's Marianne ...

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A group of advocates and civil rights attorneys says the NYPD is violating people's free speech and privacy rights by sending disguised officers to political protests, and by videotaping rallies and then filing the video away for future reference. Police say they're simply using the ...

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An Indian filmmaker is suing New York City for the right to videotape after police stopped him from videotaping on a public sidewalk in midtown last May. He was taping for a documentary about changes in the lives of New Yorkers since September 11th. WNYC's ...

Marianne McCune describes the new anti-graffiti law.

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As the crescent moon sets and the sun rises this morning, many Muslims will break the fast of Ramadan and celebrate Eid. A group of men hope this year's celebrations will offer people of all faiths a chance to better understand the traditions of ...

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A group of young muslims who were questioned by the FBI after praying at a Giants game are urging Americans to better understand their culture. WNYC's Marianne McCune has more.

REPORTER: Sami Shaban says stadium security agents removed him and four friends from their seats and ...

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The attorneys representing the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay are some of the men's only connection to the outside world. Though the detainees can write to their families and receive mail back, it all has to be declassified on the way in and out. Sometimes ...

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In the three years since the U.S. has been holding detainees at Guantanamo Bay, the public has heard few details about the prisoners. But since civilian attorneys won the right to visit the men, more information has been surfacing.

WNYC's Marianne McCune gave a recorder and ...