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NPR's Adam Hochberg reports from Savannah, Georgia, on a plan to dredge the Savannah River Harbor to accommodate larger cargo vessels. Supporters of the $230-million project say the benefits of a deeper harbor would offset the cost. Critics are concerned about the environmental effects of dredging the river, including the potential harm to fisheries and migratory birds.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports on a program in Chicago that's using public libraries to unite divided communities and bring economic growth to forgotten neighborhoods. Several other cities are now following suit, strategically planting new libraries to help revitalize struggling areas.

NPR Science Correspondent David Kestenbaum reports on a new technology that will affect how companies advertise.

Widely panned online, "Lightyear" still demonstrates how streaming companies are capitalizing on their intellectual property.

What international laws might apply to the U.S. reconnaissance flights and the plane's emergency landing on a Chinese island? Robert Siegel turns to Barry Carter, professor of international law at Georgetown University. Carter says for answers, one might look to the Law of the Sea.

The U.S. welcomes the visit with crew members and says this incident will have a diplomatic solution, not a military one. However the U.S. is not prepared to apologize, or stop reconnaissance flights as China has demanded. NPR's Tom Gjelten has the story from the Pentagon.

NPR's Jackie Northam reports on the opening of the nation's first Transgender Center. The facility will support people dealing with transsexual issues.

NPR's Neda Ulaby reports on Before Outsider Art, She Was In: A new exhibition that brings together the most popular works by Anna Mary Robertson, known as Grandma Moses. The artist died in 1961 at age 101.

Liane speaks with NPR's Julie McCarthy from London about concerns over foot and mouth disease in Europe. Scientists are predicting a large increase in the number of cases in England by this summer, and there are estimates that the country could lose half its livestock.