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Andy Cohen has been yakking for most of his 44 years. He has a book titled Most Talkative — a title he earned in high school.

"My mouth has been my greatest asset and also my biggest Achilles' heel," he says.

Most days, it's an asset.

The statistics on HIV and AIDS in South Africa are daunting.

In a country of 50 million people, more than 5.5 million people are living with HIV and almost 2 million people are on HIV drug treatment. Each year, roughly 300,000 more South Africans are infected with HIV, and half a million come down with tuberculosis.

A New York State Assembly committee hearing is being held to examine Con Edison's service and safety record since a lockout of its 8,500 unionized workers.

The hearing is scheduled for Wednesday in Manhattan.

About 5,000 managers have been keeping electricity going for 3.2 million customers in New York City and Westchester County since the workers were locked out June 30 after their contract expired.

Con Edison says it has been responding to emergencies efficiently despite several heat waves.

Neither side has reported any real progress in negotiations.

As the economy continues its recovery, now is not the time for state lawmakers to vote themselves pay hikes, State Assemblyman Steven Katz (R-Westchester) said Tuesday.

Katz was highly critical of the Democrat-controlled Assembly urged fellow lawmakers to reject any increase in pay.

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RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed a new law intended to draw more filmmakers to New York for post-production work through bigger tax credits.

According to the governor's office, film and television producers have spent more than $7 billion in New York since the state began offering tax breaks in 2004.

New York's 10 percent post-production tax incentives were established in 2010 and have generated 19 applications.

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LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Linda Wertheimer. Matthew Feldman won't be competing in the Olympics, but he'll be trying to break a record this Friday in joggling. That's what it sounds like: juggling while jogging. He's trying to run one mile, continuously juggling five objects. He broke the Guinness world record in practice, and if he doesn't drop the ball Friday, he can make it official. But there are no gold medals for joggling so far. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright National Public Radio.

Congressman Eliot Engel (D-Westchester/Rockland) briefed the new chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of his concerns and opposition to the Indian Point nuclear power plants in Buchanan and their applications for license renewal.

Engel’s comments came during a joint hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittees on Energy and Power and the Environment and the Economy on Tuesday.

Adding insult to injury during the Yankee’s loss to Seattle last night, Alex Rodriguez’s hand was broken when he was hit by a pitch from Felix Hernandez in the eighth inning. Rodriguez was hit with an 88 mph changeup and went down in considerable pain. The Yankees say he has a non-displaced fracture, and there is no timetable for his return. Hernandez, who got the 4-2 win, also hit Derek Jeter and former teammate Ichiro Suzuki in the same inning.