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The Eastern Ukrainian city has been under siege by Russian troops for months.

Miami and West Palm Beach are among the cities facing the highest increases.

London cabbie, Will Grozier, offers some book recommendations. Included are: The Wild Places, by Robert Macfarlane; Sepulchre, by Kate Mosse (due out in April); and Drop City by T.C. Boyle.

NPR's Howard Berkes reports on the women's bobsled competition for the 2002 Olympic in Salt Lake City. After competing in three Olympic competitions, Bonny Warner, one of the top American drivers, is making her last attempt to win an Olympic medal.

Independent Producer Ben Shapiro brings us the latest installment in the New York Works series about occupations that are gradually disappearing from the nation's largest city. Today, Cali Rivera tells us about his business making cowbells at his workshop in the Bronx.

Helen Levitt is considered "a photographer's photographer" -- little known by the public, but revered by fellow photographers. She has a new book of her photos documenting New York City street scenes, and talks about her life with All Things Considered co-host Melissa Block.

U.S. Marines will begin enforcing a dusk-to-dawn curfew in eastern Baghdad starting Friday. It's an attempt to control widespread looting in a city lacking all signs of Saddam Hussein's authoritarian regime. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels.

As Cleveland's mayor in 1978, Rep. Dennis Kucinich saw his city plunge into financial default. The Ohio Democrat tells NPR's Bob Edwards that event, triggered by his refusal to privatize the municipal electric system, shows he's politically courageous enough to be president. Hear an extended interview.

The Federal Communications Commission votes to relax restrictions on media ownership, allowing media conglomerates to buy more TV stations and own a newspaper and broadcast network in the same city. Critics say the move will lead to less diversity of content and viewpoints. Hear NPR's Rick Karr.

A series of car bombings targeted at police stations in the southern Iraqi city of Basra leaves dozens of people dead and wounded. A school bus full of children was hit in the blasts. Hear NPR's Emily Harris.