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December 18, 2012 New report shows troubling picture of fate of children under four years old in New Jersey who are under the custody of the state by Jose Santiago December 17, 2012 ICE agreed to settle a lawsuit over a series of pre-dawn raids where they used force, threats and intimidation by Andrea Sears December 17, 2012 New York Civil Liberties has filed a lawsuit over a a Brooklyn women who was arrested for video recording a stop and frisk encounter by Andrea Sears December 17, 2012 Is American culture violent and does something need to be done about video games and imagery? by Jose Santiago December 17, 2012 New York elected officials weigh in on gun control following the shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut by Rebecca Myles December 14, 2012 A gunman opened fire inside a Connecticut elementary school today, killing 27 people including 20 children between the ages of 5 and 10 by Rebecca Myles December 14, 2012 City Council member Margaret Chin speaks out about generators in Downtown Manhattan by Rebecca Myles December 14, 2012 The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence approves a report that investigated CIA torture by Andrea Sears December 13, 2012 A dozen environmental groups are offering guiding principles for States as they rebuild after Hurricane Sandy by Jose Santiago December 13, 2012 Queens residents are protesting a development that they say threatens their only large park by Lucas Reckhaus December 13, 2012 A petition seeks to halt the rush to Liquefied Natural Gas exports by Rebecca Myles December 13, 2012 European Court of Human RIghts has ruled Macedonia violated the rights of a German citizen when he was turned over the CIA by Andrea Sears December 12, 2012 USDA approves D-SNAP, but critics are worried it won't reach the people most in need by Linda Perry December 12, 2012 New Stop and Frisk Report by Jose Santiago December 12, 2012 The Judge in the military commission trial of alleged 9/11 plotters approves government censor request by Andrea Sears December 12, 2012 There are new twists in the case over NSA surveillance of Americans' phone calls by Andrea Sears December 11, 2012 NYCOSH holds a forum on protecting workers, volunteers and residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy by Linda Perry December 11, 2012 A coalition of Queens clergy members are calling for the City to increase help for homeowners by Jose Santiago December 11, 2012 A petition is filed with the Inter American Commission on Human Rights re Jose Padilla by Andrea Sears December 11, 2012 FCC is proposing to relax cross-ownership rules over owning newspapers and stations in the same media market by Jose Santiago