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LOCAL STORIES

The New York Times
Two Die in Suspected Murder-Suicide in Chelsea
Students and Principal Are Pepper-Sprayed at Bronx High School
Amid Protests, CUNY Trustees Vote to Raise Tuition (contribution)
CUNY Students Protesting Tuition Increase Clash with Police
Arrests in Tuition Protest at Baruch College
For Birthplace of Hip-Hop, New Life
OWS  Struggles To Make The 99% Look Like Everybody
‘No Camping’ Signs Begin To Sprout
Is Verizon Out Again? Madison Ave. Can’t Connect
Children Visit Occupy Wall Street Encampment
Water Main Break Shuts N.Y. Subway Lines
On Eve of 9/11, Celebratory Fireworks Rattle Nerves
New York Reacts To Bin Laden’s Death
Slicing Up Brains To Advance in High School
Morning Buzz — Bloomberg’s “Good News”
At the Bus Station, Who Else but Paris Hilton
1.7 Million Medical Records from Bronx Hospitals Are Stolen
140 Marijuana Arrests a Day; Number Is Up 6 Years in a Row
Rare Portrait of the People Who Keep the City Clean
1,676 City Geese Died for Human Air Travel Last Year
Historic Black Enclave in Queens Gains Landmark Status
Protesters in New York Area Take Aim at U.S. Position on Egypt
With a Simple Snow Day, a Mayor’s Image Is Reborn

The Star-Ledger
70 Percent of Foreign-Born N.J. Adults Lack Health Coverage
Program Guides Disadvantaged Kids To Medical Careers
Newark Public Housing Boosts Surveillance
Seeking Acceptance, An Islamic Group Invites the Public’s Questions
19-Year-Old Newark Man Charged with Armed Robbery 
The Meaning of Being an American and Muslim
Booker’s Chat Helps Lift Students Upward
Young, gifted and ready for Rutgers
As One Heat Wave Ends, N.J. Gears Up for Another
Rutgers, NJIT Team Sending Green House to Solar Contest
Volunteers Land Hand to Restore Centenary College’s Back Barn
Fraud Case Taints Medical License Tests
In Summer, Some Teens Depend on Help Line
Officer’s Memory Brings Kids to Summer Camp
Freedom Rings Extra Sweet on the 4th
Union County Debuts New Ambulance Service
N.J. Teen Taps His Inner Hero
Foul Balls Send Neighbors Duck for Cover, File Suit
New Jersey Lighthouses Sell for 90K Each
Mental Health Association Honors Anti-Bullying Initiatives
No Summer Vacation For Hunger
Offices Across N.J. Gear Up for Take Your Dog To Work Day
GED Program Helps N.J. High School Drop Outs Chase Their Goals
U.S.Coast Guard Looks To Sell 2 Jersey Shore Lighthouses
East Hanover Voting Results Delayed by Technical Difficulties
Private Funds Help Keep Montclair Library Open
Siblings of 8 Year-Old Irvington Girl Say They Were Beaten, Starved (contribution)
Thomas Edison State College Celebrates Main Building’s 100th Birthday

The Southeast Queens Press
In Sean’s Honor: Community Center, Mentoring Planned
Southeast Queens Responds to Violence
Teen Unity Saturday in South Jamaica
Queens for Change: One Year Later
No Doubt, No Worries As Program Flourishes

The Queens Tribune
Library, QEDC Launch Biz Start Up Plan
50 Cent Comes Home to Queens

The Bronx Ink
Teaching Cuts Are Bad News – But No Surprise
One Man, One Beat: Michael Horowitz’s Lifetime as Co-op City’s Journalist
Tenants Speak Out on Canceled Section 8 Vouchers
VIDEO – A Bronx Church Helps Displaced Haitians Get Legal Status
Open Vacant Buildings to Low-Income Families, Housing Advocates Urge
McKinley Houses Reflect on Murder Conviction

The Harvard Independent

Others
Activists Work to Stop Tax-Exempt Donations to Israeli Settlements
From New York to the West Bank: Following US Tax Dollars Into Israel’s Settlements
What Does a Pilot Look Like?

INTERNATIONAL STORIES

The New York Times
Duvalier’s Return to Haiti Reopens Old Wounds (contribution)
Haiti Leader Faces Pressure in Fight Over Runoff Race (contribution)
Some See a Cash Motive in Duvalier’s Return (contribution)
Former Haitian Dictator to Face Charges (contribution)
Duvalier Meets With Advisers as Haiti Holds Its Breath (contribution)

The Christian Science Monitor
Why ‘Baby Doc’ Jean-Claude Duvalier Returned to Haiti: 5 Theories
How Strong Are the Charges Against Haiti’s Jean-Claude Duvalier? Very, Say Experts
Haiti’s ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier Detained for Questioning in Dramatic Morning
Haiti Earthquake Anniversary Highlights Faltering Aid Effort
Haiti Election Commission Under Scrutiny for Ties to President Rene Preval
Eight Months After Haiti Earthquake, A Nation Hangs On
Wyclef Jean’s Disqualification Signals Haiti Diaspora Not Welcome in Politics
Wyclef Jean Appealing Haiti Election Ruling, Says ‘Trickery’ Used
Wyclef Jean Keeps Supporters Hopeful in His Run for Haiti President
Haiti Election: Struggle Over Wyclef Jean’s Eligibility Could Spark Crisis
Wyclef Jean, President of Haiti: Do Haitians Like the Sound of That?
Six Months After the Haiti Earthquake, What Progress?
Still Homeless From Haiti Earthquake, Thousands Fight Forced Evictions

Agence France-Presse
Lawsuits Flood in Against Haiti’s Duvalier: Official
Haiti’s Political Crisis Deepens
Haiti to Probe Duvalier Excesses: Rights Group
For Returning Duvalier, No Refuge in Old Family Villa
Desperate Haitians Welcome Former Tyrant
Haiti Women Vulnerable with Rape on the Rise
The Battle to Combat Child Trafficking in Haiti
Voodoo Rite Draws Haitian Faithful Praying for Comfort
Haitian Farmers Reaping Hard Times As Hunger Grows
Reading Sessions Help Haiti Children Through Quake Trauma
First Meet for Haiti Quake Commission, 5 Months On
Brazilian Football Has Haitians Euphoric at Last
Haiti’s Disabled Find New Voice After Quake
Haitian Farmers Protest Monsanto Seed Donations

The Haitian Times
Candidate Rejections Seen as a Slap to Diaspora
Fighting Children Trafficking One Child At The Time
Pilgrimage Provides Haitians a Cleansing
With Little Progress, Haitian Leaders Turn to PR
Minors Languish in Haiti’s Overcrowded Jails
Monsanto’s Seeds Donation Sparks Debate
Earthquake Victims Booted From Camps
Haiti’s Reconstruction Commission Holds First Meeting
Brazilian Team Gets Haitians Dreaming
Handicapped Struggle to Be Included in Haiti’s Reconstruction
Thousands Rally Against The Government and Monsanto
Summit on Haiti’s Future Opens in Dominican Resort
Little To Celebrate On First Mother’s Day Since Earthquake

The Global Post
Q&A: Rethinking Haiti
Diving Heart First Into Haiti

Other
Haiti, Inferno Infinito (GQ Italy)
Haiti: One Year Later (Glamour)
Child Inmates Crowded Into Haiti’s Dangerous Post-Quake Prisons (Truth Out)
Haiti’s Incarcerated Minors (The WIP Radio)
Haiti’s Incarcerated Minors: My friends, The Children Ask for Freedom
In Haiti, A Musical Pre-Quake Tradition Restored (PRI The World, contribution)

Beyond Haiti
Activists Work to Stop Tax-Exempt Donations to Israeli Settlements (The Electronic Intifada)
From New York to the West Bank: Following US Tax Dollars Into Israel’s Settlements
Cuba - Juventud Rebelde, Once Again (Global Press Watch)
Is Somalia Ready for a Wind of Change?
Nepali Students in New York Call for Government Accountability