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A re-broadcast of Noah Adams reading some of the obituaries of victims of the Murrah Federal Office Building bombing which appeared in the Daily Oklahoman five days after the explosion in Oklahoma City.

Critic Bob Mondello reviews the film "Caught." It's based on the Edward Pomerantz novel "Into It." The book was optioned for filming 23 years ago and finally hits movie theaters in selected cities this week.

Writer Alice Van Buren takes us to a cafe in Paris. There we meet Bruno, the bald accordionist and discover how the ambience of this bohemian restaurant helps articulate her affection for the City of Lights.

NPR's Mark Roberts reports on today's testimony at the trial of Oklahoma City bombing suspect Timothy McVeigh. A publisher of a series of books on how to make a bomb described such a book that McVeigh owned.

In another of our audi postcards, NPR's Mike Shuster visits the legendary Uzbek city of Samarkand and tells the story of Ulug Beg, an enlightened 14th century leader and one of the world's first astronomers.

Jeff Brady of Oregon Public Radio reports that one small city is allowing residents to operate daycare centers for dogs out of their homes. Vancouver, Washington is experimenting with the zoning change.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports that the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, is experiencing a vast increase in killings by local police. Many of the dead are found to have been shot in the back.

NPR's Jack Speer reports that when Boeing announced its decision to leave Seattle, it unveiled a list of three cities it is considering as a new headquarters. Chicago, Dallas and Denver made the list.

Scott talks to Robert Redford about the Sundance Film Festival, and the Sundance Institute, which he founded 20 years ago in Park City, Utah. The Sundance Film festival, which features works by low-budget, independent filmmakers, began this week.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Jesse Reisner from New York City. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station WNYC in New York.)