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Wednesday

Sports

Little Leaguers Talk About Bonds and Steroids

San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds recently eclipsed Babe Ruth's home run record, but his achievement is overshadowed by allegations Bonds has taken performance-enhancing drugs. Mark Moran of member station KJZZ visited a Little League team in Phoenix to see what coaches and kids think about Bonds and the steroid allegations.

Little Leaguers Talk About Bonds and Steroids

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Forecasting the 2006 Hurricane Season

The 2006 hurricane season officially begins on Thursday. Dom Hammack, a staff writer for the Biloxi Sun-Herald, and William Gray, leader of the Colorado State University Hurricane Forecast Team, discuss predictions and preparation for this year's storms.

Forecasting the 2006 Hurricane Season

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Tuesday

Environment

Dust Storms Threaten Snow Packs

The Colorado Rockies have been blasted by six dust storms since last December. That's the worst it's been in at least two decades. And dust doesn't just make the snow look bad. It makes the snow melt fast.

Dust Storms Threaten Snow Packs

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Environment

Al Gore Screens His Global Warming Message

Fresh Air

For 17 years, former Vice President Al Gore has been on the forefront of warning against global warming. But in his new documentary, The Inconvenient Truth, he says that he "failed to get the message out." He's now getting the message out with his documentary and new book of the same name (published by Rodale Press).

Al Gore Screens His Global Warming Message

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Environment

California Aims to Slash Port Pollution

Ocean ports are among the last major unregulated sources of concentrated pollution in the country. The biggest are the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. But there's a new man in charge. Tough-talking David Freeman, who helped establish the Environmental Protection Agency says he's going to slash pollution at Southern California's ports by 80 percent.

California Aims to Slash Port Pollution

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Monday

World

Medical Care, Shelter Priorities for Quake Victims

The death toll from Saturday's earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java climbs past 5,000. Many of the injured are still waiting to receive medical care. More than 100,000 have been left homeless, and aid agencies say many survivors lack adequate shelter.

Medical Care, Shelter Priorities for Quake Victims

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Saturday

Environment

Ocean Fishing May Spread 'Runt' Genes

Evolution doesn't always happen on a million-year time scale. Sometimes it happens before our eyes. One example: tiny fish who slip through commercial nets are filling genetic pools with "runt" genes.

Ocean Fishing May Spread 'Runt' Genes

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Friday

Environment

Predicting the 2006 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Hurricane season officially begins June 1. Scientists are predicting as many as six major hurricanes this year. Could we see another Katrina? Ira Flatow leads a discussion.

Predicting the 2006 Atlantic Hurricane Season

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Thursday

National

My Mother, the HIV Patient

Youth Radio's Quincy Mosby talks about his mother's HIV infection, which she told him about five years ago. Mosby and his younger sister still live with their mother in Oakland, Calif. Sometimes it's been rough for the family but they've managed to stay together.

My Mother, the HIV Patient

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The Hidden Language of Insects

Societies of Sound in the Forest

Evidence suggests at least one group of insects, the tiny treehopper, communicates using sound vibrations. Researcher Rex Cocroft has scoured a biologically rich piece of the Amazon in eastern Ecuador to record the sounds of the tiny insect.

Societies of Sound in the Forest

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Wednesday

Environment

Video Captures Underwater 'Brimstone and Fire'

Through a robotic vehicle, a team of scientists are the first to witness up-close the eruption of an underwater volcano. The volcano is not too far from a gigantic undersea trench where one continent-sized piece of the Earth's crust is grinding underneath another.

Video Captures Underwater 'Brimstone and Fire'

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The Hidden Language of Insects

A Journey to the Edge of the Amazon

The jungle and rain forest surrounding the Tiputini Biodiversity Station is still incredibly wild, even by the standards of the Amazon. There are tantalizing hints that it also may be full of insects that talk to each other.

A Journey to the Edge of the Amazon

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Global Warming

Assessing the Art, Science of 'Inconvenient Truth'

The new documentary about Al Gore and global warming, An Inconvenient Truth, scores on two counts, say two NPR experts. It does a good job on the "big-picture" science of climate change while being a "pretty terrific movie," too.

Assessing the Art, Science of 'Inconvenient Truth'

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