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Shipping companies and dockworkers on the West Coast reach an agreement on a six-year labor contract. If ratified, it would end a bitter dispute. A union vote is expected after Thanksgiving. Carrie Kahn reports.

It's the most-played board game in the world. Though it's considered the ultimate contest of money and power, it started out as a cautionary exercise to make Americans aware of the excesses of capitalism. On Morning Edition, NPR's Juan Williams reports on Monopoly's humble roots, as part of the Present at the Creation series. (8:38)

NPR's Tovia Smith reports on a flare-up at Harvard University over calls for an anti-harassment speech code at the Harvard Law School. Some faculty and students fear any restrictions could hinder free speech, while others say a code is necessary to prevent discrimination against minorities.

President Bush travels to the Czech Republic for three days of meetings with leaders of NATO member nations. Seven eastern European countries will be formally invited into the organization. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

NPR's John Burnett reports that although Oklahomans voted this month to outlaw cockfighting in their state, some lawmen are refusing to enforce the new ban. The practice of setting fighting chickens against each other and betting on the bloody outcome is lucrative, and in several counties there are legal challenges to the ban.

David Schaper reports on an effort by Chicago's two leading newspapers to publish special tabloid-style editions targeted to younger readers. Some decry the move an "news bite" journalism. Others defend it as a way to grab readers who wouldn't normally pick up the paper.

The state of Massachusetts has decided to appeal a federal court ruling that approved the antitrust settlement worked out between the U.S. Justice Department and Microsoft Corp. Jacki Lyden talks with Wall Street Journal reporter Nicholas Kulish. (3:00)

United Airlines and mechanics reach a tentative agreement on wage cuts, a United spokesman says. The union representing 13,000 United mechanics plans to vote on the proposal Thursday. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports.

The Archdiocese of Boston considers filing for bankruptcy. The unprecedented move would protect the archdiocese from a costly court battle stemming from sex-abuse allegations, but some say it would amount to an admission of negligence. NPR's Tovia Smith reports.

The Lacandona jungle of southern Mexico once covered 12,000 square miles, but farming and logging have reduced the rain forest by two-thirds in the last three decades. Preservation efforts are under way. NPR's Gerry Hadden reports.