New York Family Finds Home on Scotland's Fair Isle May 31, 2007 • An upstate New York couple was chosen from 800 applicants to move to one of Scotland's remotest islands, Fair Isle. After six months on the island, they and their 6-year-old son love their new life among the sheep and seabirds. New York Family Finds Home on Scotland's Fair Isle Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10589142/10590481" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment Bush Urges Curbs on Greenhouse Gases by 2009 May 31, 2007 • The United States will engage in new international negotiations to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, according to a plan President Bush announced Thursday. The president heads to Germany next week to discuss climate change with other world leaders. Bush Urges Curbs on Greenhouse Gases by 2009 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10588676/10588677" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Economy Florida Towns May Feel Homeowners' Tax Pains May 31, 2007 • Years of rising home values have brought local governments buckets of property tax money. But now, in Florida and other states, taxpayers are saying "enough." Florida's legislature is expected to roll back property taxes next month — imposing big cuts on cities and counties. Local officials say the rollback may force police and firefighter layoffs. Florida Towns May Feel Homeowners' Tax Pains Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10588669/10588671" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Florida Towns May Feel Homeowners' Tax Pains Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10588669/10588671" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Have a Stagnant Pool? Call the Mosquito Guy May 31, 2007 • In the Sacramento, Calif., area, housing prices are way down. In the past year, sales volume has dropped by almost one-third. That means there are more vacant houses than usual, which means more untended swimming pools, which means more breeding grounds for mosquitoes. Have a Stagnant Pool? Call the Mosquito Guy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10588673/10588674" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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TB Patient Sparks Public Health Scare TB Patient Identified; Father-in-Law Works at CDC May 31, 2007 • The Georgia man who shuttled around Europe while infected with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis has been identified as attorney Andrew Speaker, 31, of Atlanta. Speaker's father-in-law, Bob Cooksey, works at the Centers for Disease Control as a microbiologist in the tuberculosis division. TB Patient Identified; Father-in-Law Works at CDC Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10588684/10588685" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Koppel On The News Seeking Perspective on the U.S. Death Toll in Iraq May 31, 2007 • Casualties in Iraq are high. May has been a brutal month for American soldiers in Iraq; but it would be a mistake to think that it's the number of deaths alone that is creating the sense of national urgency to improve the situation in Iraq. Seeking Perspective on the U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10588653/10588654" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Seeking Perspective on the U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10588653/10588654" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Intelligence Chief Hopes to Speed Staffing Checks May 31, 2007 • Director of National Intelligence Michael McConnell will release recommendations to streamline intelligence agencies' background checks. The FBI is having particular problems: It now takes almost twice as long to identify and hire qualified analysts as it did last year. Intelligence Chief Hopes to Speed Staffing Checks Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10588696/10588697" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World May Is Third-Deadliest Month for U.S. in Iraq War May 31, 2007 • At least 122 U.S. troops died in Iraq in May, making it the third-deadliest month since the war began. And as more troops head to Iraq, even higher numbers of U.S. casualties are expected. May Is Third-Deadliest Month for U.S. in Iraq War Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10585408/10585932" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
May Is Third-Deadliest Month for U.S. in Iraq War Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10585408/10585932" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Your Health The Pill, Forty Years On May 31, 2007 • When the pill was first introduced four decades ago, it created a revolution in women's sexuality. A look at what's changed about the pill, and future trends in birth control. The Pill, Forty Years On Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10585802/10585840" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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New Hampshire Approves Same-Sex Unions May 31, 2007 • New Hampshire became the latest state to allow civil unions Thursday, giving gay couples access to the rights and responsibilities of marriage. Gov. John Lynch signed legislation that also recognizes legal same-sex unions from other states.
ACLU Sues Boeing over CIA Rendition Flights May 31, 2007 • The American Civil Liberties Union has filed suit against Boeing, holding them responsible for flights used in the CIA's extraordinary rendition program. Stephen Grey, author of Ghost Plane: The True Story of the CIA Torture Program, talks with Madeleine Brand. ACLU Sues Boeing over CIA Rendition Flights Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10577233/10577236" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Fred Thompson: Senator vs. Actor May 31, 2007 • We compare the words of former Sen. Fred Thompson, (R-TN) with those of the actor Fred Dalton Thompson, star of TV's Law and Order. Fred Thompson: Senator vs. Actor Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10577254/10577257" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment NASA Scientist Critiques Bush's Strategy May 31, 2007 • President George Bush unveiled his strategy on climate change Thursday, and NASA's top climate change scientist at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies says the announcement is a timely one. NASA Scientist Critiques Bush's Strategy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10577221/10577222" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
NASA Scientist Critiques Bush's Strategy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10577221/10577222" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Technology Prolific Spammer Faces Fraud, Theft Charges May 31, 2007 • Don't be surprised if you have fewer unwanted e-mails in your inbox today. One of the world's most active spammers, Robert Alan Soloway, was arrested Wednesday in Seattle. Soloway is accused of sending millions of unwanted e-mails and has been charged with mail fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. Prolific Spammer Faces Fraud, Theft Charges Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10577224/10577225" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment President Bush Outlines Plan for Climate Change May 31, 2007 • President Bush unveiled a long-term strategy on climate change. He called on the world's top 15 greenhouse-gas emitting countries to come up with a goal for reducing the greenhouse gases that spur global warming. The president's statement comes ahead of a summit next week in Germany where global warming will be a major topic. President Bush Outlines Plan for Climate Change Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10578551/10578553" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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