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Activists: ‘Save your plastic bottles’
Every year, New Yorkers throw away 25,059 tons of recyclable plastic bottles in their household garbage, environmental activists say.
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Retirement home residents protest wars
Residents of a Manhattan retirement home protested the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq on Saturday.
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Eight months later, little relief in Haiti
Eight months after an earthquake devastated Haiti, millions are still suffering, protesters said at a Saturday rally.
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Justice sought for death of Brooklyn man
Family and friends of a mentally ill man who died in 2008 after he was Tased by an NYPD officer held a candlelight vigil this week.
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After city layoffs, rats abound in Queens
After city layoffs that slashed 75 percent of exterminators, some residents say they noticed an increase in rats in Queens.
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Thousands protest Ahmadinejad near U.N.
Thousands gathered Thursday morning to protest Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as he spoke at the United Nations.
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Immigrant groups rally for DREAM Act
Supporters of the DREAM Act rallied Wednesday after the measure failed to pass the U.S. Senate the day before.
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Climate change threatens Himalayas
Activists rallied near the United Nations to bring attention to the the effect climate change is having on the Himalayan Mountains.
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At religious festival, freak show opens
Nestled between a sausage stand and a cannoli cart, a freak show tent at a downtown festival draws small crowds.
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Chinatown shop owner fights landlord, wins
Mei Rong Song, who lives two blocks from the flower shop she runs in Chinatown, fought a $9,000 rent increase and won.