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High School Student Suspended For Tebowing

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 12/19/2011 - 6:27am

Tyler Carroll organized a kneel-down at his Long Island high school last week, and about 40 students participated.

The superintendent called it a safety hazard because the Tebowing blocked the hallways. Carroll serves his suspension on Monday.

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Flood Of Immigrants To Long Island Sparks Tension

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Thu, 11/19/2009 - 5:10am

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.

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