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Expectations were high, but for Rio's poorest, the games are coming up short. "Who is enjoying the games?" asks one man. "Not the poor. It's only for the tourists." But even tourists are staying away.

Officials say the shooter died in a gunfight with police at Umpqua Community College on Thursday. President Obama expressed his frustration that such mass shootings have become "routine."

Scientists have created a broadly effective antivenom using the blood of a Wisconsin man who has spent years exposing himself to deadly snakebites from black mambas, taipans, cobras and many others.

After a day of royal pomp, President Trump's visit to the United Kingdom wraps up Thursday with a business reception and a meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Belgrade that the government of President Slobodan Milosevic is moving to keep the protests against his regime from spreading. Two independent radio stations knocked off the air earlier this week are operating again. The election commission is appealing the annulment of the elections that started all the protests. And the government is promising to pay retirement pensions that should have been sent out in October.

The FCC today took the first step in a series of actions commissioners say will eventually save consumers billions of dollars in international telephone fees. Today's order will allow American phone companies to negotiate rates directly with foreign carriers. In the weeks ahead, the FCC is expected to announce another policy change that would limit the fees U.S. companies pay their foreign counterparts. NPR's Phillip Davis reports.

NPR's Tovia Smith reports on a new law requiring ALL Massachusetts businesses to post information about reporting sexual harassment in the workplace. Small businesses say the new law is too expensive for them to comply with...it requires the printing of information for posting, for brochures, and in some cases the employers may even be obligated to pay for awareness classes...and that they are essentially required to post information on how employees can sue them.

Reversing a policy it has enforced for more than a generation, the Federal Election Commission says candidates for federal office may pay themselves a limited salary from their campaign funds. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

Afghanistan's roads are in such bad shape that the United States, Japan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to pay for repairs. One major construction project is to build a new 745 mile highway linking three of Afghanistan's largest cities. The project will cost $250 million. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.

NPR's John McChesney reports from the consumer electronics show in Las Vegas. Satellite radio services made their debut at this year's show. Two companies are offering to deliver one hundred channels of music, news and talk to subscribers who will pay about ten dollars a month for the service. The new services require new radio receivers. Both companies have signed deals with the major auto manufacturers.

From member station WNYC, Andrea Bernstein reports on a new CD that pays tribute to New York's gay history. A Gay Century Songbook features music about gay life in New York during the 20th century. It was recorded by the New York City Gay Men's Chorus. (A Gay Century Songbook DRG Records 19015)

Graco Children's Products agrees to pay a $4 million penalty for late reporting of problems with its products, including high chairs and strollers. It's the largest civil penalty issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Christopher Conkey of The Wall Street Journal talks about the fine.

The latest data on domestic HIV infections shows that African-Americans have a disproportionate share of new cases. Commentator Kathy Y. Wilson says that despite the gravity of the AIDS crisis in Africa, Americans need to pay more attention to the disease at home.

Hospitals are increasingly closing cardiac rehabilitation centers, reacting to uncertainty over how to pay for treatments. Despite proof that physical therapy and counseling improve survival rates after a heart attack, only one-third of patients receive it. NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld pays a one-day visit to Baghdad, visiting the Abu Ghraib prison complex where abuses of Iraqi prisoners in U.S. custody took place. While in the Iraqi capital, Rumsfeld also addressed troops at the heavily guarded American headquarters. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

Violinists with the Beethoven Orchestra in Germany sue for a pay raise on the grounds that they play many more notes per concert than their musical colleagues. Orchestra officials, however, say the violinists knew this when they began taking violin lessons -- and if they wanted to play fewer notes, they should have chosen a different instrument. Kyle James reports.

Energy policy rarely takes center stage in a presidential race, but with gasoline prices soaring, voters seem to be paying attention this year. Both President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are touting long-term plans to cut dependence on foreign oil and develop new sources of energy at home. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports.

A plane carrying the body of former President Ronald Reagan is making the journey to Washington, D.C. Reagan's flag-draped coffin will be carried by a horse-drawn caisson to the Capitol Rotunda, where the public will pay respects beginning Wednesday night. Wednesday's ceremonies will include formal military funeral rites. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.

About 70 unionized Red Cross workers went on strike today in parts of West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio, over what they consider inadequate pay hikes and benefits and proposed cuts in allowances for uniforms and continuing education. The walk-out by members of Local 1199 of the Health Care and Social Security Employees Union cancelled blood collections over parts of the three states. Eric Westervelt reports.

Many of Enron's remaining assets are for sale at an auction under way in Houston, one year after the company filed for bankruptcy. Proceeds will raise money to pay a fraction of the company's debt. NPR's John Ydstie speaks with John Olson of the securities firm Sanders, Morris, and Harris.

Ten of the country's largest investment banks agreed this week to pay about $1.4 billion in fines to settle charges that their stock research was tainted by conflicts of interest. Their next move will be to hire independent analysts to perform the research function. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

The number of people who hunt wildlife is falling, as more people choose to take pictures of animals. However, it's hunting and fishing licenses that pay for wildlife management. NPR's Robert Smith explains states will have to change how they manage public lands.

Kennedy Center Honors are known for paying tribute to prominent artists who contribute to the culture of Americans. This weekend, they'll be handed out for the 25th time. Host Bob Edwards talks with George Stevens Jr., creator and producer of the Kennedy Center Honors.

A small but growing number of businesses think trading goods and services rather than paying in cash cuts costs and increases commerce. Barter has grown into a multi-billion-dollar international industry. Bellamy Pailthorp reports from member station KPLU in Seattle.

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld pays a surprise visit to troops in Iraq, landing first at the U.S. base near Mosul where an insurgent attack three days ago killed 22 people. His message to the troops was upbeat. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Alister Bull of Reuters News Agency.