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NPR's Jim Zarroli reports the price of a barrel of crude oil dropped today in response to Saudi Arabia's announcement that it is ready to increase its productions. The Saudi decision could mean somewhat lower fuel prices in the United States.

NPR's Aaron Schachter reports on Frederick's of Hollywood the lingerie company known for its always risky, sometimes crude, products. Now, as it struggles to survive financially, it's toning down its fashions to appeal to a broader audience.

PEANUT BUTTER: ANOTHER HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY...OF THE FIRST PATENT APPLIED FOR ON A PRODUCT 85 PERCENT OF AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS STOCK IN THEIR CUPBOARDS...PEANUT BUTTER! SCOTT SPEAKS WITH DUFF STOLTZ OF THE ADVENTIST HERITAGE MISSION MUSEUM OF BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN. 2:59.

SCOTT PONDERS THE THEOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WEEK'S NEW ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERIES -- CAN SUCH AN IMMENSE UNIVERSE BE THE PRODUCT OF CHANCE? -- WITH OWEN GINGERICH, PROFESSOR OF ASTRONOMY AND THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE AT THE HARVARD-SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS IN CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

What do successful companies and Tony Bennett have in common? They stick with what they know best, ballads for the singer, a good product for the companies. They keep things simple -- a single microphone, spartan offices, and a commitment to quality and customer service.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on a Palestinian who fled the West Bank for a life in California... and now has returned to begin a business in his home town. His product has become something of a symbol of the peace process... although not the kind the government had in mind.

in Singapore with plans to introduce free trade in computers and telecommunications products.

This past week the last Mini, that icon of British popular culture in the 1960s, rolled of the production line. Liane speaks with David Hollis of the British Mini Club about the tiny car's enduring appeal for the rich, the famous and the common man.

NPR's Alex Chadwick profiles photographer Luis Marden for The Geographic Century series, a co-production of NPR and The National Geographic Society. Marden was a pioneering photographer for much of the 20th century. Among other things, he discovered the wreck of the Bounty.

The Reduced Shakespeare Company, an outrageous theater troupe known for paring down the longest of works to the simplest of stage shows, presents a two-minute version of their 90-minute production "All the Great Books (Abridged)."

NPR's John Ydstie reports the stock market was unusually volatile today...losing more than 160 points today before recovering. Positive news on inflation and industrial production did little to calm jitters on Wall Street.

Jerome Vaughn of member station WDET reports that General Motors is temporarily laying off workers and halting production at some plants following a deep dip in sales last month.

NPR's Eric Westervelt reports on the Consumer Product Safety Commission's decision to ask the gun industry to develop uniform safety standards for gun locks. Tests have shown many of the locks don't work.

Sausages are a staple of the German diet. But recent fears of Mad Cow disease have impacted on the country's beef production, and the traditional sausages may be left off Christmas dinner plates. NPR's Guy Raz reports from Berlin.

The 117th Congress will be the most diverse group of federal lawmakers yet.

The late R&B star Aaliyah's catalog has started to arrive on streaming, starting with the 1996 record One In A Million — made in an era now being re-examined for how it treated famous women.

The country's toll makes up nearly a third of the world's 619,000 malaria deaths each year. Now Nigeria has approved a new vaccine. Will it get into the arms of those who need it most?

You are given two five-letter words. Put the same pair of letters in front of each of them to complete two familiar seven-letter words.

A growing number of Republicans in Congress are embracing rhetoric against Muslims. Their remarks have faced little public pushback from leadership.

The proposal would ask voters to consider mandating that the General Assembly enact levy limits on local governments. It does not include any specifics about the level of those limits.