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American speed skating has traditionally been dominated by athletes from the upper Midwest, skaters with hair and skin as pale as the frozen lakes and rinks they raced on as kids. But that has all changed due to the popularity of in-line skating in warmer climates, NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports for Morning Edition.

In what's being called the most important war crimes trial since Nazis were prosecuted in Nuremberg, Slobodan Milosevic faces charges of genocide and "crimes against humanity" for his part in the wars that tore apart the former Yugoslavia. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports for All Things Considered.

In Part Three of her Armchair Gardener series, NPR's Doyenne of Dirt, Ketzel Levine tours a Tasmanian garden via the miracle of mobile phones.

Olympic officials are facing accusations concerning double-standards in their anti-doping rules following the dismissal of an American bobsledder. NPR's Tom Goldman reports from the Winter Olympic games in Utah.

The union that represents building service, dining, and grounds workers at Illinois State University has filed an intent to strike notice with the state Labor Relations Board.

In an extraordinary move, Canadian figure skating pair Jamie Sale and David Pelletier were awarded a gold medal as Olympic and skating officials moved to quell a judging controversy that has overshadowed the Winter Games. The Canadians will share the gold medal with the Russian skaters whose victory in the pairs this week set off a firestorm of criticism. The French judge whose vote tipped the pairs competition to the Russians was suspended from the Olympics by the skating federation. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.

Producer Ben Shapiro brings us another installment in the New York Works series, about jobs that are slowly disappearing from the city of New York. Today we meet Charlie Zimmerman, who works for Rosenwach Wood Tanks. Rosewach is one of the few companies left that maintains water tanks on top of many New York buildings.

NPR's Uri Berliner sends us an audio postcard from the Winter Olympics where the rage is berets. (2:30)

Despite its factual flaws, George Washington Crossing the Delaware is considered a historical document -- a virtual snapshot of the American Revolution. As part of the Present at the Creation series, NPR's Ina Jaffe examines the famous painting.

Host John Ydstie talks to NPR's Sylvia Poggioli about the first week in the trial of Slobodan Milosevic in The Hague. (5:30)