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A suicide car bomber attacks a three-car U.S. diplomatic convoy in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing four Americans. And in Basra, British troops are clashing with Iraqi militias.

Three weeks after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans officially welcomes back its first residents. The Algiers area is the first to open. But some officials think it's too soon because of contaminated water and lack of utilities, among other problems.

Host Steve Inskeep talks with Majora Carter, one of the newly announced recipients of this year's MacArthur Fellowships. Carter founded a community organization that researches and develops sustainable projects for South Bronx.

Researchers are suggesting that flawed construction -- not storm surges -- likely caused key floodwalls around New Orleans to fail. They say the waters of Lake Pontchartrain never got high enough to rise above the walls and erode their foundations, the early explanation for the levee collapses.

Hurricane Rita gains strength as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico on a path toward Texas, prompting mandatory evacuation orders for much of the Texas coast. But its path may mean New Orleans experiences only rain and wind. Even so, the city continues its evacuation.

Scientists scrutinizing comet and stellar particles from the Stardust spacecraft are ecstatic about what they're seeing. Stardust floated gently to Earth Sunday in Utah, after a seven-year, 3-billion-mile journey to Comet Wild 2. Today, the mission's scientists reported their first findings.

A proposed anti-gang law in Massachusetts targets the intimidation of witnesses in criminal trials by making it harder for defendants to find out who has given grand jury evidence against them. From WBUR in Boston, Monica Brady-Myerov reports.

Perez explains why she nearly turned down the role in The Flight Attendant. Maureen Corrigan reviews Trust, by Hernan Diaz. Merchant discusses his latest series, The Outlaws.

Ford is embarking on a major restructuring plan, including thousands of layoffs and a number of plant closings. What does the future hold for the nation's second-largest automaker?

Paul Eisenstein, publisher of the Internet magazine TheCarConnection.com, tells Renee Montagne that Ford has trailed competitors in design and engineering technology of late. They discuss what steps Ford is taking to appeal to tech-savvy customers.