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FRIDAY: Central Park Five, Jeanette Winterson, Iraq Latest, Michael Cunningham, and more

There may finally be some justice for the Central Park Five.  Twenty-five years ago, a young woman was brutally raped and beaten in Central Park, New York. Five black and Hispanic teenagers, aged between fourteen and sixteen, were convicted of the crime. And some of them spent years in prison.  But the five were innocent. Now, after a long legal fight,...
There may finally be some justice for the Central Park Five.
 Twenty-five years ago, a young woman was brutally raped and beaten in Central Park, New York. Five black and Hispanic teenagers, aged between fourteen and sixteen, were convicted of the crime. And some of them spent years in prison.
 But the five were innocent. Now, after a long legal fight, the men have agreed to a forty-million-dollar settlement with New York City...AND, Ordinarily, Jeanette Winterson provokes with her prose -- in award-winning novels like "Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit" and "The Daylight Gate". This week, though, she provoked in a somewhat more direct way: by posting pictures of a fluffy, adorable, disembowelled rabbit on Twitter. And suggesting the bunny had it coming.
over the miscarriage of justice.

Part One

Central Park Five
Twenty-five years ago, members of the so-called "Central Park Five" were wrongfully convicted. Twelve years ago, they were exonerated. And today, the city of New York finally agreed to compensate them for the miscarriage of justice.

Jeanette Winterson 
Everyone rabbits on about British author Jeanette Winterson killing and eating a cute intruder who ate her parsley-- and tonight, she'll explain her decision. 

Part Two

NDP Syria
Haven can wait. Immigration Minister Chris Alexander says he hopes to do more for Syria's two million refugees, just not right now -- but NDP Foreign Affairs Critic Paul Dewar warns the time for patience is long past.

Iraq Latest
Haven's gate. As ISIS militants continue their offensive in Iraq, hundreds of thousands of refugees flee the violence -- and head to the north, to areas controlled by the Kurdistan Regional Government.

Part Three

Michael Cunningham
A feature interview with the author.