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It's Thursday, the day All Things Considered reads from listener letters. Robert and Linda bring us some of the highlights from this week's listener correspondence. (4:00) To contact All Things Considered, write to All Things Considered Letters, 635 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington DC 20001. The e-mail address is atc@npr.org.

NPR's Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem reports one of the last points of Israeli-Palestinian contact was severed today. An Israeli soldier was killed and at least two Palestinians injured in an attack on a joint security liaison office in the Gaza Strip. Israel then ordered Palestinian security officers to leave all the liaison offices throughout the West Bank and Gaza.

Environmentalists worry about "bio-pharming" -- the creation of grain varieties for drug research. Regular corn and soybean crops could become contaminated, say groups such as Greenpeace. Regulators are just beginning to address those concerns. NPR's John McChesney reports.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports that Britain is trying to contain an outbreak of foot and mouth disease. All slaughterhouses have been closed and exclusion zones have been placed around at least nine farms. Foot and mouth disease afflicts hoofed animals, and is said to pose no health threat to humans.

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports from Paris that French officials have ordered the destruction of 50,000 sheep that may have come into contact with animals from Britain infected with foot and mouth disease. The appearance of the disease in British livestock has caused panic, prompting European officials to take drastic measures in hopes of preventing anepidemic.

The Senate Banking Committee holds a hearing to look into the security of consumer information and possible privacy protections to prevent identity theft. At least three major companies -- most recently, Lexis-Nexis -- have suffered security breaches in private databases containing consumer data.

In the southern Sri Lankan city of Galle, the number of those killed by Sunday's tsunami reaches 23,000. Across much of southern Asia, contaminated drinking water and the lack of sanitary facilities threaten the lives of survivors. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Jason Beaubien.

Birth parents tend to have more power -- and more choices -- in the adoption process than ever before. They can choose which family raises the baby and how much contact, if any, they'll have as the child grows up. NPR's Tovia Smith spends time with one 16-year-old birth mother planning to place her child for adoption.

A security breach at the consumer data company ChoicePoint, Inc. may have led to the theft of sensitive information on thousands nationwide. ChoicePoint is vowing to contact those who might be affected.

The nation of Gabon, which contains some of the most pristine tropical rainforests on Earth, is devoting 10 percent of its land to a system of national parks. The unprecedented plan sets a new standard in African conservation. NPR's John Nielsen reports for All Things Considered.

Weekend Edition Sunday music director Ned Wharton takes a look beyond Mariah and Bono at some Grammy nominated music you might not have heard. Jimmy Sturr's Shake, Rattle and Polka, anyone?

Twenty-one years ago, Morning Edition launched what has become an Independence Day tradition: hosts, reporters, newscasters and commentators reading the Declaration of Independence.

A wind-powered, tour-de-force from the tenor sax quartet.

Russia upholds Griner's sentence. Brazil's presidential election is coming to a close.

Had they stayed, they would face sexual violence, torture and death.

Verizon's shutdown of its 3G system incidentally disconnected Jitterbug phones for thousands of senior citizens without warning.

Locals in northeastern Ohio are being urged to evacuate the area due to fears of a potential explosion.

The 14th Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden, joins us to explain how this year’s pieces were chosen.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has dropped thousands of shipping containers in the desert to block gaps in the 30-foot wall that former President Donald Trump started building before he left office.

The train derailment that occurred in early February contaminated creeks and rivers running through East Palestine, Ohio, with chemicals

State and local officials have warned that the burn area on Maui is laden with distinct and potent toxic contaminants from incinerated buildings, vehicles and infrastructure.

Happiness is contagious, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal. James Fowler, political scientist at University of California, San Diego, explains how happiness spreads through social networks and how to make the holidays a little brighter.

Thousands of Burmese-Americans are having trouble contacting their loved ones after the cyclone that hit Myanmar this weekend. Zauya Lahpai, pastor of the Burmese Christian Community Church in Silicon Valley, discusses his failed efforts.

As levees designed to contain the Mississippi floodwaters fail in many places, Midwesterners talk about how they are coping with severe flooding that continues to affect large parts of Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana.

A ship collides with Baltimore's Key Bridge. Florida restricts social media for some minors.