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New York City was in a state of euphoria today as the city honored their championship-winning Yankees. Millions of people turned out for the parade in Manhattan. NPR's Melissa Block reports.

Commentator Marion Winik details her experience preparing for and appearing on "The Oprah Winfrey Show". She was hoping Oprah would rave about her memoir, clutch it to her chest, and make it a best seller. Instead, the experience sort of fell flat...except for the great blouse she bought herself for the event.

It's been a bad year in California's wine country - bad weather has plagued grape growers, causing a small harvest. Prices for quality grapes are way up. Vintners are now importing medium-quality wine from South America and France to make up the difference. Ancel Martinez reports.

- Danny talks withg NPR's Linda Gradstein about the resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian authority. Gradstein says today's meeting was mainly procedural and that the real peace talks will begin in earnest tomorrow. Just before today's talks began, Secretary of State Warren Christopher warned both sides that the talks have to produce concrete results or else the Middle East will slide back into a cycle of violence.

NPR's Cheryl Devall reports that Illinois Senator Carol Moseley-Braun is defending her recent visit to Nigeria against criticism from Randall Robinson of the African lobbying group TransAfrica and the human rights group, Amnesty International.

NPR's David Molpus reports that one of the major issues facing this country, racial division, has rarely been addressed in this year's presidential election. Although the candidates touch upon the issue in oblique ways, through discussions of affirmative action, immigration and jobs, neither has talked directly about how to bring together the nation's diverse population.

NPR's Renee Montagne talks to drug agents, addicts and experts about methamphetamines. Sometimes dubbed "the poor whites' crack," meth--also called speed or crank--is spreading beyond the biker groups who've used it for years, into schools, trailer parks and other primarily rural settings. Arrests are up, and the higher quality of the new meth is worrisome because its rush seems irresistible and abuse often leads to violent behavior.

NPR's Vicky Que reports that the Food and Drug Administration today moved closer to approving the controversial drug RU 486, the so-called "French abortion pill." The FDA told the Population Council of New York that the agency would approve the drug as an alternative to surgical abortions if the non-profit group adequately addressed questions about the labeling and manufacturing of the drug. RU 486 has been strongly opposed by anti-abortion groups.

to vote on a final version of anti-illegal immigration legislation. The bill would double the size of the U-S/Mexican border patrol, make it easier to stop illegal immigrants at the border, and streamline the deportation process.

between United Nations Ambassador Madeline Albright and President Reagan's former U.N. Ambassador, Jeanne Kirkpatrick. Both women are considered candidates to be the next U.S. Secretary of State.