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  • The count of pediatric cases under investigation has grown since the agency's last update, but most of the increase represents previous cases that are just now being reported.
  • The traditional order of corporate America, with younger workers reporting to older bosses, is often turned on its head these days. The trend is the spark for the comedy In Good Company. As NPR's Frank Langfitt reports, the phenomenon isn't merely in the movies.
  • Archaeologists announced the discovery of the mummies in central Egypt, believed to be from Egypt's Greco-Roman period. The country is hoping the find will boost tourism.
  • Researchers have successfully used a technique that selectively shuts off genes to lower levels of LDL, or "bad" cholesterol, in mice. The findings, reported in the journal Nature, suggest that RNA interference may be a revolutionary development for medical science. NPR's Joe Palca reports.
  • Approximately 8,000 city residents were without power early Saturday morning after storms swept through Western Kentucky, according to reports from Hopkinsville Electric System. The utility serves approximately 13,000 customers.
  • There are reports that the suspects planned to head to New York City next. Also, surviving suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is said to have told investigators the plot was put together only recently.
  • Meg Anderson, who has been reporting on the Trump administration's immigration campaign in Minneapolis, talks about what it is like to cover a national event in her home town.
  • 2: Journalists DONALD BARLETT and JAMES STEELE. Their reports from the front pages of the "Philadelphia Inquirer" later became the book "America: What went Wrong"; it was a bestseller for eight months, and added fuel to the fire of the 1992 Election. Their new book of investigative reporting is "America: Who Really Pays the Taxes?" (Simon & Schuster). They argue the middle class has been soaked by the current tax system; that the same dollar earned by a neighborhood grocer is taxed more than if it was earned by a foreign corporation doing business here. (PART TWO OF THIS INTERVIEW WILL AIR TOMORROW).
  • NPR's Vicky Que reports that 1 in 4 new cases of HIV infections is among teens in the United States, according to a report released by the White House today. Consequently they should be the focus of campaigns to prevent the spread of the desease. But they aren't because of differences among adults about how to talk to kids about sex.(5:00) -b- 11. TALKING -- Commentator Elissa Ely talks about a patient who hardly spoke, moved with difficulty, and stayed locked in the same position for hours. One day, she has a visitor who talks to her intently and inspires her to cure herself through words.
  • NPR's Peter Overby reports on the latest fund-raising investigation by the Justice Department that may have implications for the Gore campaign. The New York Times reported this morning of a 1995 discussion in which Vice President Gore was asked to make a fundraising call to a Texas trial lawyer -- around the time President Clinton was preparing to veto GOP-passed tort reform legislation that would limit lawsuit awards. The White House says Gore never made the call, but documents show a marked increase in contributions to the Democratic Party by the lawyer and his law firm since Mr. Clinton vetoed the bill. George W. Bush, campaigning in California, said Gore "may have crossed a serious line" with his actions.
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