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What does the "Wind Chill" factor tell us? Is it useful information? Danny talks with (Pennyslvania State University) meteorologist Lee Grensci (GREHN-see), who tells us what the Wind Chill factor does and DOESN'T tell us about the weather. He says everyone feels cold differently - so in most cases it is not useful information. Wind Chill means more in below-zero temperatures.

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The Supreme Court has rejected a bid by a Detroit woman for compensation for the car she co-owned with her husband. Authorities had confiscated the vehicle because it had been used for an illegal activity. Her husband had sex with a prostitute in the car. The wife maintained that she was innocent and her property was taken without due process. She asked for 300 dollars in compensation. The couple had bought the car for 600 dollars a month earlier. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports a divided Supreme Court has upheld the state's right to confiscate the car and denied the woman compensation.

Noah talks with Carl Finch, a founder of the group "Brave Combo," whose album "Polka for a Gloomy World" has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the Polka category. The Grammys are tomorrow night. Finch says that one main goal of his band's music is to "destroy people's misconceptions about what's cool in music." IN STEREO

A VISIT TO THE PHILADELPHIA ZOO, WHICH IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF FRIENDS WHO DIED IN A FIRE IN THE PRIMATE HOUSE.

Last summer, we aired a documentary about a civil rights case brought against a small Cajun dancehall in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, called La Poussiere. The Justice department sued the facility for allegedly failing to admit a black patron, Zee Scott, who happened to be a Justice Department lawyer. Scott also sued. This week, the Justice Department settled its case against La Poussiere, which admitted the discrimination. The Justice Department also announced settlement of another race discrimination case involving another Louisiana restaurant. Danny talks about the cases with Devall Patrick, who heads the Justice Department's Civil Rights division.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports the U.S. is sending bomb-detecting equipment to Israel to help stop the wave of terrorist bombings. President Clinton announced the aid, saying the terrorists are trying to kill both innocent people and growing prospects for peace.

Commentator Andrea Bernstein (BERN-stine) has spent some time on the road, covering the campaign of Pat Buchanan. As an out lesbian, she was scared at the prospect of encountering the people who work for the candidate. She was surprised by whom she met.

In Brussels today, the European Commission proposed to the European councils of ministers that the name "feta" be reserved for cheese made in Greece. The proposal is controversial because Denmark is afraid that that such a law will hurt its feta sales. We spoke to an expert to find out why feta cheese is in a class of its own.

Candidate Lamar Alexander says he has fresh ideas while the other candidates don't. We'll listen to what he says about these fresh ideas, which include creating a military force to handle drugs and immigration, handing responsibility for welfare to local charities and allowing members of a new "citizen Congress" to hold other jobs.