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Thousands of men from Arab and Muslim nations line up to register at INS offices to meet a Friday deadline imposed by a new visitor registration system. Meanwhile, civil rights groups sue the government, charging the program is discriminatory. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.

The Federal Communications Commission continues to move toward easing rules on how many broadcast outlets a single company may own. Aware of criticism, FCC Chairman Michael Powell insists changes are needed but says the commission won't entirely wipe out the current restraints. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

Otis Elevator will launch a safety campaign and pay $3 million to the family of a boy crushed to death in a 70-year-old swing-door elevator. Company documents indicate that Otis was aware of the safety problems as early as the 1930s. Dozens of children may have died as a result. Maine Public Radio's Susan Chisholm reports.

NPR's Chris Arnold reports that President Bush's economic growth package offers little relief to states reeling from growing budget shortfalls. A Democratic alternative would commit at least $30 billion to help states cover the cost rising expenses and lower revenue. Regardless of what comes out of Washington, states will be forced to make deep cuts in services.

General Electric faces its first national strike in more than 30 years. The company's two largest unions -- representing 20,000 workers -- say they will stage a two-day strike to protest increasing health-care costs. North Country Public Radio's Brian Mann reports.

The House votes to extend unemployment benefits for more than 2.5 million Americans, and President Bush quickly signs the measure into law. The action followed that of the Senate Tuesday. The overwhelming vote -- 416 to 4 -- belied the fierce debate over whether the measure went far enough. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.

The bomb-pocked Chechen capital of Grozny shows one faint sign of normal life amid a violent conflict between independence-seeking rebels and Russian troops. A local cafe serves instant coffee brewed with water carried from afar. But talk of war pervades the place. NPR's Lawrence Sheets reports.

FBI officials say they're looking for more than a dozen illegal immigrants who may have entered the United States from Canada. All are believed to be of Middle Eastern origin. Officials worry the men could have terrorist ties, though they offer no evidence. They think the men are involved in a smuggling operation. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.

The Bush administration welcomes the decision of the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency to give North Korea another chance to meet its obligation under international nuclear agreements. The IAEA, like the United States, is calling on the north to dismantle its nuclear weapons program as a step toward an international dialogue on the poverty-stricken nation's security and economic needs. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

A German man caused a stir in Frankfurt when he hijacked a small aircraft, flew it near tall buildings in the city's financial district and threatened to crash into the European Central Bank. Police have the man in custody and say the Sunday incident is apparently not tied to terrorism. NPR's Emily Harris reports.