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All Things Considered is looking for your questions about North Korea and its enigmatic leader, Kim Jong Il. What's life like in North Korea? How should the growing conflict over the rogue nation's nuclear weapons program be resolved. Find out how you can contribute, and possibly have your question answered on the air next week.

A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that flu deaths are on the rise in the United States. Fatalities related to influenza increased from about 20,000 per year in the 1970s to about 36,000 per year in the 1990s. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

As Democrats keep working towards a scaled-back spending bill, the Duchess of Sussex urged them not to "compromise or negotiate" over a national paid family leave program.

Police in London have arrested six men of North African origin after finding traces of the deadly poison, ricin, at a North London address. As NPR's Richard Harris reports, ricin is lethal, relatively easy to manufacture, and is on the list of potential bioweapons that terrorists might employ.

A study suggests offenders who kill white victims in Maryland are more likely to be sentenced to death than those who kill non-whites. Departing Gov. Parris Glendening imposed a moratorium on the death penalty pending the study's outcome. Lisa Nurnberger of member station WAMU reports.

President Bush asks Congress to pass a $674-billion, 10-year legislative package of tax cuts and incentives he says will stimulate the economy. Some state legislators worry the White House proposal will hurt already ailing state budgets. NPR's Jim Zarroli and Chris Arnold report.

In London, six men of North African origin are detained in connection with the discovery of a deadly toxin. Ricin, tiny amounts of which can kill an adult, has been linked to al Qaeda and to Iraq. Hear Sarah Lyall of The New York Times and NPR's Richard Harris.

An Air Midwest commuter plane carrying 19 passengers and two crew members crashes into a hangar on takeoff from Charlotte/Douglas International Airport in North Carolina. Authorities say there are no survivors. Hear NPR's Carl Kassel and Jerry Orr, the airport's operations manager.

The House passes a measure to provide additional unemployment benefits to jobless Americans. The bill offers another five months of federal unemployment benefits. The bill is on its way to President Bush, who had urged Congress to act quickly to extend benefits. NPR News reports.

NPR's Lynn Neary talks with Jody Steinauer, founder of Medical Students For Choice, an organization seeking to reform medical school curricula to include training in abortion. She says only 46 percent of medical schools provide abortion training, despite a requirement to do so to receive accreditation. Steinauer is currently doing a fellowship in OB/GYN and Internal Medicine at U.C.S.F. and San Francisco General Hospital.