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Flood Of Immigrants To Long Island Sparks Tension

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Nov. 18, 2009 | Ari Shapiro | National Public Radio | 0 comments

People born and raised in Suffolk County, N.Y., complain about dozens of people living in single-family homes; immigrants complain that they are victimized by locals. An Ecuadorean day laborer was murdered last year, allegedly by teenagers who said they regularly looked for immigrants to bash.

Brazil miniskirt woman soaks up fame

Nov. 17, 2009 | Alan Clendenning | AP | 0 comments

Brushing back freshly dyed blond hair as she posed for pictures, the Brazilian woman whose short pink dress got her kicked out of college said Tuesday she's enjoying her newfound fame, but wants to go back to school - with a security guard.

In New England, Hard Cider Stages A Comeback

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Nov. 16, 2009 | Avishay Artsy | National Public Radio | 0 comments

Apple growers in New England are looking to hard cider as a way to beat dropping prices and foreign competition. The fermented cider was the drink of choice for the nation's founding fathers. One New Hampshire orchard is out to turn the region into the Napa Valley of hard cider.