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Bellamy Pailthorp reports on a strike that has workers for both the city's daily newspapers walking the picket line. About a thousand employees went on strike last Tuesday, primarily over the issue of wages.

Countertenor David Daniels is performing in the title role of Rinaldo at the New York City Opera. He's making quite a name for himself, as all of the performances have been sold out. David D'Arcy has a profile.

Fred Mogul of member station WHYY reports that Philadelphia Mayor John Street is proposing to demolish 14,000 abandoned buildings as part of a plan to revitalize the city.

Commentator Gwen Macsai attends a performance of The Rejection Show, a monthly New York City cabaret for artists, writers and comics who present material shunned by editors and producers.

NPR's Emily Harris reports on a night patrol with U.S. soldiers in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. The area has experienced a recent upsurge in violence toward American soldiers.

NPR's Emily Harris reports on the crisis facing city officials in Bucharest, Romania, as they try to deal with the problem of an exploding stray dog population. One woman is trying to ease the situation by exporting the animals as pets for Western Europeans.

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

Host Michele Norris talks with NPR's Scott Simon about the situation on the ground in Baghdad. Looting is still a problem in the Iraqi capital and electricity throughout the city is still unreliable.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Terry VanNahmen from Cimarron, Kan. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station KANZ in Garden City.)

Youth Radio's Enrique Rivera reports from New York City, site of the GOP convention, on some unconventional conventioneers.