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NPR's Scott Simon reports from Baghdad on the booming black market sale of guns in the Iraqi capital. American troops are confiscating unauthorized weapons when they can find them.

The World Health Organization lifts its warning against travel to Toronto, citing improved measures to stop the spread of SARS. But travel advisories remain in effect for Hong Kong and several provinces in China, where more than 150 people have died after contracting the disease. Hear NPR's Joanne Silberner and Laurie Garrett of Newsday.

Two hundred years ago today, the United States signed the Louisiana Purchase Treaty. For about 4 cents an acre, America more than doubled its size, helping fulfill Thomas Jefferson's dreams for westward expansion -- all without the firing of a single shot. All Things Considered commemorates one of the sweetest real-estate deals of the millennium.

The SARS death toll in Toronto reaches 21, but Canadian officials say the outbreak of the deadly respiratory disease is under control. They cite a decline in the number of people in quarantine, a decrease in new cases. But hospitals fear the spread of SARS among employees. Hear NPR's Richard Knox.

The SARS virus hit China hard. Everyday life in the capital has changed dramatically as the government has warned people to avoid large gatherings, closed down nightclubs and karaoke bars, and ordered quarantines. NPR's Rob Gifford reports from Beijing on the changes the disease has brought to people's everyday lives.

The U.N. Security Council prepares to address humanitarian needs, sanctions and political restructuring in postwar Iraq. A State Department official says the United States plans to introduce a new resolution urging the lifting of U.N. sanctions, but some countries have suggested they should remain in place until the U.N. verifies Iraq has no weapons of mass destruction. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

A document circulating in Washington describes the U.S. government's vision of an Iraqi free market, with privatized industry, a modernized stock exchange and a new tax code. The responsibility for much of this transformation would go to American contractors. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Wall Street Journal reporter Neil King Jr.

U.S. troops clash again with anti-American demonstrators in Fallujah, and again there is loss of Iraqi life. Townspeople are furious at members of the 82nd Airborne Division and want them to leave. The violence comes as Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visits nearby Baghdad. NPR's Guy Raz reports.

Male trees and shrubs dominate landscaping. That's helped keep the ground free from seeds, fruits and other plant litter, but it's also produced huge increases in airborne pollen. In his new book, Safe Sex in the Garden, horticulturist Thomas Leo Ogren suggests females plants may be the solution. Read Ogren's suggestions for an allergen-free garden.

From the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, President Bush terms the defeat of Saddam Hussein "one victory" in a continuing war on terrorism. Bush says major combat operations in Iraq have ended, but much work remains to help in the country's reconstruction. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.