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The Legislature has passed a bill that would require public schools in Tennessee to report to the state Department of Education on their use of corporal…

Rock songs tailored to specific baseball players are just part of the multimedia extravaganza at big-league ballparks these days. Behind the scenes at venues like Baltimore's Oriole Park at Camden Yards are high-tech sound and video productions that aim to keep the athletes -- and their fans -- plugged into the game. Jeffrey Katz reports. (7:12

NPR's Michael Sullivan reports on the political turmoil in Indonesia, where the legislature removed President Abdurrahman Wahid from office today. In a final effort to prevent his impeachment, Wahid attempted to dissolve the legislature yesterday, but the army has refused to act on his orders.

NPR's Michelle Kelemen reports on fears that the government of Belarus may be involved in the deaths of opposition leaders. A number of members of the opposition have died mysteriously or disappeared in the last few years, and investigators on the cases say the government is trying to keep them from being solved.

NPR's Scott Horsley reports on the plan to save the power company Southern California Edison, which is virtually bankrupt after huge losses last quarter. California Governor Gray Davis says he expects the state's government to work through summer recess to solve the problem.

In our third monthly installment of Along for the Ride, guest reporter Michele Serros travels in search of mole and Mexican roots in New York City. Poet Serros is author of Chicana Falsa and Other Stories of Death, Identity, and Oxnard (Riverhead Books).

- NPR's Vicky Que reports on the increasing popularity of a contraceptive drug called "Depo Provera" among teenage girls. Depo Provera is a shot which protects against pregnancy for three months. It's appeal is convenience, but some experts suspect that physician bias and family pressure play a large role in its widespread use.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports from Geneva, Switzerland, that there are only 48 hours left in negotiations on a treaty to ban all nuclear tests. The nations of the world...particularly the five nuclear powers...are still deeply divided over important issues such as how to verify the treaty and how to make it legally binding on all nations.

Farmers in western Kansas are in the midst of harvesting a poor wheat crop that has been damaged by this year's drought and cold winter. NPR's Laura Ziegler reports that the new farm bill has enough flexibility to allow farmers to plant a different crop to recoup their losses, which is a change from past policy.