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  • Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr comments on the news that former FBI official Mark Felt is the person known as "Deep Throat." Felt cooperated with an article in Vanity Fair magazine that names him as the famous, but previously anonymous, Watergate source. Schorr noted in 2001 that President Nixon's advisers suspected Felt.
  • Breaches in three levees and retaining walls caused most of the flooding in New Orleans. At the 17th Street Canal, flood waters are finally under control and pumps are channeling water out of the city.
  • A tablet computer assembled in Port-au-Prince makes the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation the latest player on the high-tech stage. Economists hope such jobs help grow Haiti's middle class.
  • Mary Ogden's children and granddaughter remember her through the lullaby "Baby Boat," which meant a lot to all of them. Ogden died from COVID-19 in 2020, not long after her 100th birthday.
  • This enduring hit showcases Domino's individual talents, and the early power of New Orleans music.
  • Saudi Arabia's strategy on climate change has long been to deny the science. Saudis fear that reducing emissions will reduce oil exports and be catastrophic for their economy.
  • Author and law professor Stephen Carter started reading the novels of John le Carre in college and he hasn't stopped. After all these years, he says his favorite is still Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, a Cold War spy story that demonstrates le Carre's marvelous craftsmanship.
  • Fall of Giants is the latest doorstop from author Ken Follett. The massive tome is the first in a three-part series that follows five families through the tumultuous events of the 20th century.
  • About two years ago, commentator Darcy Wakefield was diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, at age 33. A few months later, she wrote a commentary about running — and losing her ability to do it. Since then, her disease has progressed, sometimes in ways she didn't anticipate. Her sister Betsy reads this commentary for her. Wakefield has just released a book, I Remember Running.
  • Threats against the FBI from supporters of former President Donald Trump have jumped, even as court documents related to the search of his Florida home are made public.
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