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TEN YEARS AGO TODAY, CITY POLICE BOMBED A WEST PHILADELPHIA ROW HOUSE OCCUPIED BY THE RADICAL GROUP MOVE, DESTROYING AN ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD. VICKY QUAY OF MEMBER STATION WHYY REPORTS.

NPR's Maria Hinojosa visits sidewalk vendors of tropical drinks in New York City. Summer refreshers like sugar cane juice and fresh coconut milk over ice are popular with kids and adults, Latinos and Anglos.

Host Liane Hansen speaks with reporter Jim Ruppert about his recent rip to Grozny, the capital city of Chechnya. Ruppert saw widespread devastation n the Chechen capital...including what appeared to him to be numerous examples f attrocities comitted by Russian soldiers.

FROM MEMBER STATION WBFO IN BUFFALO, IAN ARONSON REPORTS ON EFFORTS BY THAT CITY'S MAYOR RAISE MUCH NEEDED REVENUE. HE PROPOSES TO CHARGE ON-PROFIT GROUPS WHAT HE CALLS "USER FEES."

Actor Richard Bauer reads excerpts from John Hersey's "Hiroshima," an account of six survivors of the atomic bombing of that city. "Hiroshima" was originally an entire issue of THE NEW YORKER magazine (August 1, 1946) and was later published in book form.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from Hiroshima on the 50th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb. The city marked the occasion with a solemn ceremony. And protests against a French decision to resume nuclear testing also took place.

A residential building opening this fall in New York City will have its own custom-made scent. It's the latest in luxury living. Scott speaks to the interior designer, Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz, who will make the final selection of frangrances.

The summer olympics games are now over in Sydney, Australia. NPR's Howard Berkes reports on the what's been learned and takes a look ahead to the winter games of 2002 in Salt Lake City. (

NPR's Mandalit Del Barco reports on the public transit strike in Los Angeles. The shut down of bus and rail service has turned the city's already difficult commutes into a real mess.

NPR's Margo Adler reports concerns about traffic and security are tremendous, as the UN Millennium Summit gets under way in New York City.