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Russian officials are still ducking questions about the nature of the debilitating gas that their commandos used to end the Moscow theater siege. But as NPR's David Kestenbaum reports, evidence is growing that it was a powerful opiate.

Reporter Richard Schiffman visits a monastery in Vermont, where men devote their lives to god and try to find peace by rising above base human nature. But sometimes, even in this monastic community, devotion can be a struggle.

pay close attention to the weather forecast in the midwest to see how mother nature will affect the winter wheat crop.

Critic Bob Mondello picks the best movies of the year, and surprise! "Twister" isn't one of them. He says that the most interesting films of the year actually were about disasters...just not the natural kind.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports that one of the new Bush administration priorities is the deployment of a controvertial national missile defence system. The exact nature of the missile defence system is subject to a strategic defence review which will be concluded this spring.

Daniel speaks with Dave Wegner, a biologist with the Bureau of Reclamation about the controlled flooding of the Grand Canyon. Wegner says the experiment appears to have been a success, reversing the effects of erosion and restoring the Canyon's natural habitat.

Commentator Lenore Schenazy finds the concept of the traditional Thanksgiving symbol, the cornucopia, a puzzle. What is it? Where do they grow? Are they found in nature empty or full? In anticipation of Thanksgiving, she ponders the question.

M'hari Saito reports on Pennsylvania's York County Prison. The county makes a lot of money on the facility, housing prisoners for the Immigration and Naturalization Service. But critics say the detainees aren't getting the treatment they deserve.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Manila on the pervasive nature of gambling in the Philippines. The country's President, Joseph Estrada, is facing an impeachment trial that stems from alleged kickbacks from an illegal gambling operation, but he is not alone among the populace in his passion for gambling.

NPR's Richard Knox reports on a new vaccine against the Ebola virus. Scientists are reporting in the journal Nature that the vaccine protected monkeys against the disease. But the vaccine is not easy to give and it raises questions about whether it will ultimately be of value in human medicine.