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NPR's Mike Shuster reports that China has announced it no longer will support peaceful nuclear explosions. That removes a major hurdle in the negotiations for a comprehensive test ban treaty. However, very significant hurdles...such as who will monitor China's nuclear program... remain. The ultimate success of those negotiations is still in doubt.

Laura Sydell of member station WNYC reports on the three-year anniversary of the ship The Golden Venture running aground near Queens, NY. The ship was carrying nearly 300 illegal Chinese immigrants and brought the problem of such smuggling operations to wide attention. Just what has changed since then?

This week marks marks National Dog Bite Prevention Week. Across the country, the U-S Postal Service and the Humane Society have teamed up to talk about the seriousness of dog bites and to teach dog owners how to prevent attacks. Today in Falls Church, Virginia, letter carriers talked about their experiences with dogs and dog bites.

NPR's Mark Roberts reports on a drama that's moved offstage in Boulder, Colorado and before the city council. A recent ordinance bans smoking in public places, and a few theater-goers filed complaints after actors lit up onstage during a performance of "Grand Hotel" at a dinner theater. The city says the law's the law; the theater claims it's censorship. The city council is set to take up the issue today.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports on the fallen fortunes of Liberia's Americo-Liberians (uh-MEHR-ih-koh ly-BEER-ee-unz), the descendants of the freed American slaves who founded the country 150 years ago. For much of Liberia's history, the Americo-Liberians dominated politics and business, and discriminated against native Liberians. Many say this set the stage for the warfare that has ruined the country over the past six years. Now the Americo-Liberians have been reduced to watching from the sidelines while the various militias battle for power.

Criminologists and child welfare experts agree that today's young children are more violent, but as NPR's Edward Lifson reports, they often disagree about what government can do to stop this disturbing trend.

Edward Lifson talks with people in Chicago about why they don't vote.

the British colony of Hong Kong. Beijing has promised to let Hong Kong remain as it is for 50 years, but surveys indicate widespread pessimism among Hong Kong residents about their future...

accused of conspiring to blow up federal buildings in Phoenix. The arrest is the result of a six-month federal investigation.

Susan talks with the son of a former Japanese diplomat who defied his government to save the lives of Jews during World War II.