Indonesian Presidential Election Front-Runner Accused of Atrocity Crimes
Human rights activists are trying to stop the front-runner in Indonesia’s presidential election who’s using social media to overpower his alleged past.
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CBC Radio
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31st March 2024
Philippines Drug War Cafe
Baristas serve up drug war stories along with java.
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NPR's "Only A Game"
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8th December 2012
New Jersey Football Keeps Players Out Of Gangs
When the North Jersey Spartans huddle up in practice, they look like a lot of college football teams. But the Spartans are a club team made up of players who attend various colleges. The team was created to get players to go to school instead of working dead-end jobs or joining street gangs. The Spartans practice at a county park without a locker room, yard markers or even goal posts. And the story behind the players off the field is even more unusual. Justin Sessoms, a 20-year-old defensive l
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WBGO
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14th May 2012
Strung Out In The Suburbs
Across New Jersey's suburbs heroin addiction rates are rising rapidly among teens and young adults. Dave Grunebaum takes an in-depth look at this statewide problem and one teenager's struggle.
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NPR's "Only A Game"
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27th October 2012
Brooklyn Nets Come Home
The bright sign of the Barclays Center on Flatbush Avenue glowed blue as a symbol of professional sports returning to Brooklyn. The new 18,000-seat, $1 billion arena is the home of the Brooklyn Nets, formerly of New Jersey, whose move has created quite a buzz in the borough. “I think it does wonders for Brooklyn,” said Chris Capobianco. Brooklyn had a major league team, the Dodgers, for more than 70 years. When the team left for Los Angeles in 1957, residents were largely working and middle cl
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NPR's "Only A Game"
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30th June 2012
Motorcycle Mass: Bikers And Blessings
At this Catholic Mass the priest rides a Harley and tattoos outnumber ties.
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NPR's "Only A Game"
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21st September 2013
Baseball Comes To Myanmar
A Japanese coach brings America's national pastime to Myanmar. But his squad of local players has no one to compete against until a ragtag team of expats steps up to the plate.
