Fear of being stopped and arrested by police is real for many Black teenagers. News 4’s Pat Battle shares the perspectives of three Black college students.

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A Liberian refugee built a thriving business empire in New Jersey - but for all her success, at least seven banks have turned her down for loans. Why?

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George Floyd's death in Minneapolis touched off a national conversation about race and policing -- and the protests that followed only complicated the discussion. We sit down with protesters, law enforcement veterans and scholars to discuss the way forward.

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NBC 4 reporter Erica Byfield has covered the Harvey Weinstein rape trial from the outset, and was in the courtroom when his surprise 23-year prison sentence was handed down. She describes what it was like covering the case on this episode of The Debrief podcast with David Ushery.

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A group of New York City kids have been recognized in the international competition 'Future City' after designing an innovative water system for a city in the not-so-distant-future, Aurora. Students from the Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science, and Engineering in Harlem drew on their experience in class and on school trips to design the city, winning a regional prize and a special award at the nationals.

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Columbia University's Dr. David Ho is leading aggressive efforts to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus after winning a $2.1 million grant from Chinese billionaire Jack Ma. Dr. Ho -- previously named Time's Man of the Year 1996 for his HIV/AIDs research -- takes David Ushery inside the race to develop a vaccination amid a coronavirus crisis.

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NBC 4 local government reporter Melissa Russo has covered former NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg for more than 12 years. She dissects why his Democratic debate performance was so widely panned, and what his team is saying.

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I-Team reporter Sarah Wallace sits down with David Ushery to talk about New York’s new – and controversial – bail reform law. Then, she gives updates on the shocking suicide of Fotis Dulos, the Connecticut man accused of killing his estranged wife, Jennifer. 

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