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Athletes on the sands of Miami Beach, Fla., have taken up a sport that's new to these shores -- footvolley. Said to have originated in Brazil in the '60s, footvolley looks a lot like volleyball, except that players can't use their hands.

Reversing earlier statements, London authorities now say a man plainclothes officers trailed to a city subway station and then shot to death Friday had no apparent connection to the bombings of July 21. Police have yet to name the man.

Sen. Bill Frist says President Bush wants to keep pushing for a vote on John Bolton's bid to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, despite two failed efforts to end debate. Earlier, Frist said he was not planning more votes on the issue. Some now expect a July 4 recess appointment.

The second Global COVID-19 Summit aimed to refocus the world's attention on the pandemic. Here's what governments and members of the private and public sector pledged to do.

Robert Siegel talks with regular political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and David Brooks of The New York Times. Topics this week include Karl Rove and the leak of a CIA operative's name; a Supreme Court justice replacement; and last week's London bombings.

Commentator Jeremy Rifkin thinks it's time to get the hydrogen economy into high gear. He says that in order for the United States to rid itself of its fossil fuel dependence, it needs to launch a program similar to President Kennedy's space race, where science, commercial interest and the federal government combine their efforts to accomplish a grand vision.

Slate senior editor Andy Bowers explains how riders on cycling teams help one another. Tour de France favorite Lance Armstrong credits a strong Discovery Team for helping him win six consecutive titles, and he retains the lead and the yellow jersey as he strives to win a seventh time.

Once again, Wal-Mart tops the annual Global Fortune 500 list of top-earning corporations, released this week. Alex Chadwick talks with Bob Moon of Marketplace about the Arkansas-based retail giant, plus who else is on top this year.

Ed Gordon talks to NBA comeback king Alonzo Mourning. The Miami Heat basketball star talks about his charity event for at-risk kids.

For the second time in a month, Senate Democrats block the confirmation of John Bolton to become U.N. ambassador and are urging President Bush to consider another candidate. The president left open the possibility that he'd bypass the Senate and appoint Bolton during the July Fourth congressional recess.

The sporting event is coming to the U.S. for the first time in 2031.

The small community of Cameron Parish, La. is under water following Hurricane Rita; trees have been stripped and the city's water tower is one of the few structures still standing. Lizzie O'Leary of Red River Radio reports.

Myla Goldberg, author of the best-selling novel Bee Season, talks to host Melissa Block about her new book, Wickett's Remedy. It's set in Boston in 1918, at the outset of the flu epidemic that would kill more than 20 million people around the world in two years.

Over the past three decades Ara Mirzaian has fitted braces for everyone from Paralympians to children with scoliosis. But Msituni was a patient like none other — a newborn giraffe.

Chappy Hardy, a.k.a. the Man from Hunger, was forced by Hurricane Katrina to leave his beloved New Orleans. But his search for good, economical eating continues in New York. He finds a low-priced, top-notch burger in the East Village.

Brush fires in Southern California have consumed about 20,000 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. But Frank Stolz of NPR station KPCC says temperatures are down, and so are winds.

New Orleans residents scattered after Hurricane Katrina are anxious to return and see what has become of their homes. Residents of New Orleans East are planning to drive back, even though officials have yet to approve their return.

In L.A. and D.C., a National Geographic Society event highlights the work of select filmmakers, photographers and artists from under-represented areas of the globe.

House Republicans' choice to take over Tom DeLay's duties, Roy Blunt, is known by politicians from both parties for his "velvet" approach. But he has been dogged by his own ethics questions. Host Melissa Block talks to Deirdre Shesgreen, Washington correspondent for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

An analytical look at the week's news events. Topics include the readiness of Iraqi security forces; a new Supreme Court session with a new chief justice; Tom DeLay's indictment and reporter Judith Miller's grand jury testimony.

Literary sleuth Paul Collins reveals obscure credits in authors' closets, including a guide to the Space Invaders arcade game written by Martin Amis and a children's book by Graham Greene.

The Nobel in chemistry is awarded for a technique that produces new organic compounds. The method has become one of chemistry's most important reactions, leading to the creation of a wide variety of compounds, from new drugs to fuel additives.

Hurricane Katrina highlighted America's poverty and class division crisis. Some say raising the minimum wage is a logical first step toward change. Two experts examine a potential minimum wage increase: William Spriggs, senior fellow at the Economic Policy Institute, and Barbara Ehrenreich, journalist and author of Nickel and Dimed and the new book Bait and Switch.

From 1954, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Albert Einstein finds beauty in life's mysteries, and says the fate of mankind depends on individuals choosing public service over private gain.

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Benjamin Torres Gotay, a reporter and columnist for Puerto Rico's El Nuevo Dia, about recent arrests of elected officials related to corruption.