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Longtime East Harlem resident Johnny Montanez, 53, says he sells Puerto Rica...
Puerto Rican Flags Wave To New York's Parade Goers
In terms of Puerto Rican Day parades, New York City's event still takes the cake with its millions of parade watchers. Despite a steady population drop, the city is still home to the largest Puerto Rican community in the United States — and you'll find it by the flags.
Civil Liberties Group Concerned Over NSA Programs
The news that the National Security Agency has been collecting reams of telephone data and internet surfing both at home and abroad has rattled civil liberties groups. Amid the concerns about privacy and possible abuse, the revelations are an indication of something important: the intelligence community's move into the new frontier of Big Data.
Extortion Common For Latin American Businesses
High crime rates are holding back economic development in Latin America. One element of the crime is extortion, which cuts into the bottom line for local businesses and ordinary citizens.
Conflict In Syria Continues To Degrade
Weekend Edition Saturday Scott Simon talks with former ambassador Frederic Hof about the worsening crisis in Syria and the United States' limited military and political options.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses American paratroopers in England on the ...
The Speech Eisenhower Never Gave On The Normandy Invasion
The Allied invasion of the French coast of Normandy took place this week in 1944. In case that highly risky invasion had failed, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower had drafted a speech taking full responsibility. Fortunately, he never had to deliver it.
Fatal Shootings In Santa Monica Leave Several Injured
Audie Cornish talks with NPR's Kirk Siegler about Friday's shootings in Santa Monica, Calif. A gunman killed six people before he was shot and killed.