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Wednesday, December 9 2015

  • Getting a "Fiance" Visa; TIME's Person of the Year; The Science Behind Your Senses December 9, 2015

    TIME's Person of the Year revealed; the details of the “fiancé” visa; crime in public housing; how scientists are “hacking” human perception; U.S. Representative Joseph Crowley (D-NY14). (episode)

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    • TIME's 2015 Person of the Year is...Angela Merkel December 9, 2015

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been named TIME's Person of the Year. Karl Vick, editor-at-large for TIME, talks about what factored into the&nbsp;decision process.

    • The Visa Waiver Program and 'Fiancé' Visas Explained December 9, 2015

      Visa programs&nbsp;are&nbsp;under scrutiny this week, after it was revealed that one of the shooters in San Bernardino was a Pakistani national who entered the country on a &ldquo;fianc&eacute;&rdquo; visa.

    • Evicting Criminals from Public Housing December 9, 2015

      A new Department of Investigation report found&nbsp;that NYCHA is not acting on procedures to permanently evict tenants with "serious" criminal histories.

    • Sense and Virtuality December 9, 2015

      There's a group of scientists on a "bio-hacking"&nbsp;quest to figure out if humans can engineer different perceptual experiences.

    • Connecting Congress: Rep. Crowley December 9, 2015

      U.S. Representative Joseph Crowley (D-NY14), Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, connects his work in Washington to his constituents in The Bronx and Queens from Pelham Bay to Elmhurst.