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http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-596518.mp3Albany, NY – While reporting on US and Iraqi security forces in January…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-604905.mp3Albany, NY – James Levine is one of the biggest names in Classical music and…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-865508.mp3Great Barrington, MA – About Jeffrey Garten. A former political and trade…

Police say a man lost control of a car at a Connecticut auto auction after apparently suffering a medical emergency behind the wheel and crashed into…

Six Vermont lawyers are hoping to become the next permanent state's attorney in Caledonia County.The six candidates to succeed Lisa Warren will address…

Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer in the rain, hours after making his third All-Star team, and the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 8-4 for their first series win in a month.

A recent spy flap between the United States and France has focused attention on the issue and ethics of industrial espionage -- spying on foreign firms to gain trade secrets and an advantage in the global marketplace. NPR's Dan Charles reports that the CIA is now warning U.S. companies against foreign spy operations while intelligence specialists are advising U.S. companies to develop espionage capabilities of their own.

NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports that while many politicians and educators are busily trying to get American schools to work harder at producing students who can compete in the international marketplace, some parents are concerned that their kids are working too hard. They fear the pressure to complete large homework assignments and to get ahead in school is destroying their children's love for learning, and is turning childhood into an ordeal.

Steven LaFon is the Associate Director of the Anti-Viral Clinical research for Glaxo-Wellcome. He says he empathizes with Getty, and that the company's researchers are working as fast as they can to get the drug 15-92 to the marketplace. He says although the results of trials have been very encouraging, it is still in the very early stages of the approval and marketing process.

Fanueil Hall Marketplace in Boston is a model of urban redevelopment projects...and one of the most popular tourist spots in the Northeast. But it's celebrating its 20th anniversary amidst a din of complaints from merchants, who accuse the developer of charging excessive fees and letting the place appear rundown. Aaron Schachter of member station WBUR reports.