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NPR's Lynn Neary talks with Tsering Gyaltsen, Nepalese cybercafe owner and grandson of the only surviving sherpa to accompany Sir Edmund Hilary on his Everest climb. Gyaltsen talks about his efforts to install a cybercafe at the Mount Everest Base Camp.

Commentator Lenore Skenazy explores the novel news places where advertising is turning up: on cows, in cabs, in elevators, on floors of urinals.

Robert talks to Jacob Weisberg, Chief Political Columnist for the on-line magazine Slate, about the final round of political ads before this year's election. (5:30) Slate magazine can be found on the internet at http://slate.msn.com

What do we know about the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins?

Home prices are up 13.3% from a year ago. In September, median home prices for existing homes climbed to $352,800.

Works of art were hung from trees, floated on water or partially submerged.

Affidavits released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office offer the most complete accounting so far of the shooting that killed 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Michael Jordan's earliest known game-worn and autographed shoes sold for nearly $1.5 million at an auction in Las Vegas. They are the most valuable sneakers ever offered at an auction.

Eileen Buckley of member station WBFO reports Buffalo is having a tough time hanging onto its pro-hockey team. Sabres fans complain ticket prices are too high and the team's lackluster season is bringing boos from the stands. The club is also plagued with financial problems.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder have both endorsed beefing up weapons inspections in Iraq and a full Iraq no-fly zone. NPR's Emily Harris reports.