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We asked experts from around the world: What would they like to see on the agenda for this virtual event. Their ideas include fair pay for all health workers — and a makeover for foreign aid.

Many of us can sing along to "Loch Lomond," the old Scottish tune. For the series "What's in a Song," pianist Leslie Howard notes that the lyrics were inspired by a dark chapter in Scottish history.

Tyler Florence can regularly be seen on the Food Network, helping amateur cooks resolve cooking emergencies. His latest cookbook is a collection of recipes inspired from his travels around the world.

William Beeman, professor of anthropology at Brown University, discusses the Iranian election results and what the outcome means for U.S.-Iran relations.

The U.S. Supreme Court rules unanimously that Internet file-trading networks can be held liable and sued if their customers use their software to violate copyright protections on downloaded videos or music. The ruling is a blow to companies such as Grokster and Streamcast.

Host Jennifer Ludden interviews Russian political scientist Yevgeniya Albats about the Russian view of this year's V-E Day celebrations. The date has had great traditional importance for Russians, who lost more than 20 million lives in the war against Nazi Germany. Albats says this year that many Muscovites are furious about being excluded from the festivities, because the city center is off limits to all but invited dignitaries.

General Electric announces a new focus on environmental technology, in a move that may pressure the energy industry to develop policies to address toxic emissions. GE Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Immelt and World Resources Institute President Jonathan Lash spoke at Monday's announcement.

A federal judge has ordered the FBI to find and turn over unedited documents in the Oklahoma City bombing case. A Salt Lake City lawyer wants those papers because he says they could shed light on the death of his brother in a federal prison -- and because they could link bomber Timothy McVeigh to a white supremacist gang of bank robbers.

The legal battle over Terri Schiavo, a brain-damaged Florida woman whose life-sustaining feeding tube was removed Friday, has sparked new interest in the legal end-of-life directives known as living wills. NPR's Michele Norris discusses common questions about living wills with Dr. Barry Baines, associate medical director for Hospice of the Twin Cities and author of Ethical Wills: Putting Your Values on Paper.

Three U.S. judges in Atlanta hear the case of Terri Schiavo, the Florida woman in a persistent vegetative state whose feeding tube was disconnected Friday. Schiavo's parents are seeking an emergency injunction from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Charles Edwards of Georgia Public Broadcasting reports.