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Health officials in Houston, Texas, have discovered mosquitoes carrying the virus that causes St. Louis encephalitis in seven areas of the city. NPR's Wade Goodwyn travels with one of the health department's "mosquito men" as he makes his way through Houston's extensive sewer system, trapping mosquitoes and sending them back to the lab for testing. (6:15) CORRECTION, aired on All Things Considered Sept. 6, 2001: Wade Goodwyn's report about a mosquito surveillance officer in Houston brought out the science police in the audience. Dr. Victor Sloan of Scotch Plains, N.J., writes this: "In Wade Goodwyn's excellent story on Houston's mosquito hunters, he said 'when the dry ice melts.' Melting is the act of a solid becoming liquid. Dry ice does not melt, it sublimes. That is, it goes directly from a solid to a gas, without ever becoming liquid. When I was about 10, my father tried to explain this to me. It took me years to believe him."

Well-known artists and designers are taking over billboards (donated gratis) to brighten the landscape in an emptier-than-usual Times Square. One work simply reads: "Hopefully no one will see this."

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A group of voters and a supporting legal group had filed a formal challenge to the congresswoman's candidacy, citing her role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Turkish authorities say a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, followed by a magnitude 5.8 tremor, struck the Antakya region around 8 p.m. local time Monday. The quake was also felt in Syria.

In 2023, 7.6% of U.S. adults said they align themselves with the LGBTQ+ community, compared to 3.5% in 2012, the first year Gallup collected such metrics. That figure has grown every year since 2012.

Puzzlemaster Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. 6:50 his week's on-air player lives in Whitefield, Maine and listens to WMEA, ortland.

Puzzlemaster Will Shortz challenges listeners to puzzles and word ames. 6:10 This week's on-air player lives in Northfield, Minnesota and listens to innesota Public Radio's KNOW, St.

SIMON/ GOLF: SCOTT SPEAKS WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BERING SEA ICE GOLF CLASSIC, ELLIOT STAPLES, ABOUT THE 6 HOLE GOLF TOURNAMENT THAT TAKES PLACE TODAY IN NOME, ALASKA.

We hear letters sent by children to U.S. Army reservists n duty in Bosnia. 6:46 (total for 1. a