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Unharvested produce accounts for much of the food that goes to waste in the United States. The group Hidden Harvest visits the fields in Coachella Valley, Calif., retrieves the produce left behind, and gives the food to the hungry. Matt Holzman of member station KCRW reports.

NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg reports the Senate Judiciary Committee has completed its hearing of Alabama Attorney General William Pryor to the Federal Appeals Court in Atlanta. His nomination has been controversial, but the Republican-controlled committee is likely to approve Pryor's appointment.

Many of the people who harvest the abundant crops in Southern California's Coachella Valley have no decent place to live. For the "Housing First" series, NPR's Ina Jaffe reports on one community's attempt to address the housing shortage for migrant workers.

A new poll asked people around the world how they feel about corporate globalization. NPR's Marcus Rosenbaum reports the poll showed few people grasp the total impact of globalization on their own living conditions, while many are pleased to reap the benefits of global influence.

It sounds like something from a science fiction movie: plants that give off a warning glow during a terrorist attack. But researchers are working to develop plants that do exactly that. NPR's Ketzel Levine reports on the latest advances in making "smart plants" to be used as warning devices during a biochemical attack.

Russell Lewis in San Diego, NPR's Cheryl Corley in Chicago and Toni Randolph in Boston report on how Americans view the mission of U.S. troops in Iraq in light of the ongoing guerilla war there.

The Hong Kong economy could lose more than $5 billion dollars as a result of the SARS epidemic. One of the companies hardest hit is Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific, which has cut flights by nearly half. NPR's Joe Palca reports from Hong Kong.

NPR's Joe Palca reports from Hong Kong on how scientists tracked down the cause of SARS and identified the virus. The quick identification of the virus is credited with helping to contain the epidemic in many places. And it provides a model for future epidemics involving new viruses or bacteria.

Washington Post reporter Anthony Shadid tells NPR's Melissa Block what's happening in Baghdad. The looting, he says, has been rampant -- not just of government buildings, but of all buildings, including hospitals. He says Baghdad is in a state of anarchy with the complete collapse of any authority.

One Marine dies and 20 more are wounded in battles on the streets of Baghdad. And more Marines are injured in a suicide bombing. Meanwhile, crowds roam the streets, some looting government offices, others cheering on U.S. troops. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.