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In a lawsuit against the state, Alaska is being charged with providing substandard police protection to the rural - largely native Alaskan - villages. The plaintiffs conclude that this is a decades old pattern of discrimination that is racially and geographically based. For NPR News in Anchorage Anne Sutton reports.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports that Russia's President Vladimir Putin has declared today a day of mourning in honor of the 118 men who perished when the Kursk sank to the bottom of the Barents Sea.

Mark Roberts reports on questions about the safety of the nation's pipeline system in the wake of last week's explosion in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Eleven campers were killed when a natural gas pipeline ruptured near their campsite.

Mike Shuster reports on President Clinton's trip to Africa, which began today in Nigeria. Clinton hopes to promote democracy on the continent through Nigeria's example, and to encourage the country's leadership in regional peacekeeping.

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports on Air France's decision to ban smoking on all its flights. The company banned cigarettes on its domestic and European flights a decade ago.

Brian Mann of North Country Public Radio reports on a summer camp that promotes bonding between children and their grandparents. Camp Sagamore is located in the Adirondack Mountains of New York and is run by Elderhostel.

NPR's Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg reports on photographer O. Winston Link. A new exhibit of stunning black and white photographs documents the end of the era of steam locomotives in America.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on Republican Presidential nominee George W. Bush's campaign tour through the Midwest. Yesterday Bush attended religious services in the small town of Plainfield, Illinois.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports that Republican Presidential candidate George W. Bush is campaigning today with Senator John McCain on the West Coast.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports on rising tensions between Jews and Arabs in the West Bank town of Hebron. U.S. envoy Dennis Ross is expected to arrive in the region today to present new proposals for bridging the gaps.