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At least 13 countries have sent money, equipment and people to help fight wildfires that have killed at least 11 people, including four firefighters.

A group of chefs in South Philly's Italian Market set out to break the record for world's longest cheesesteak on Monday. The resulting hoagie spanned three blocks and caused some traffic issues.

This first half hour consists of three interview segments. One long one before the FLOATER, and then two shorter interviews:Writer and humanitarian ELIE WEISEL. WEISEL won the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize for his message of "peace and atonement and human dignity." A concentration camp survivor, he has been the most impassioned and poetic supporter of efforts to memorialize the six million Jews who died in Hitler's death camps. He is author of many works, including "Night," "Dawn".and "Twilight." His most recent book is "The Forgotten," published in 1992 (Summit Books). WEISEL also has a new book that has been published in France, and will be published n the U.S. later this year. (REBROADCAST FROM 6/8/88)Documentary filmmaker MARCEL OPHULS. He is best known for his 1970 work "The Sorrow and the Pity," about the conduct of the French people during the Holocaust. He also made the film "Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie." His 1992 film "November Days," is about life behind the iron curtain and the changes underway in Europe since the fall of the Berlin wall. It was described as "the runaway hit of the 1991 Berlin Film Festival." (REBROADCAST FROM 5/7/92)Minimalist composer STEVE REICH. He talks about his 1989 piece "Different Trains." (Electra Nonesuch) It was comissioned by the Kronos Quartet and inspired by Reich's childhood memories of traveling across the country by train during the late 30s and early 40s. Reich says those memories have mingled with his later realization that at the same time Jews in Europe were traveling on trains to their deaths. REICH recently released a new version of his "Tehillim." (Electra Nonesuch). "The Cave," a multimedia piece composed with his wife, is due out later this year. (REBROADCAST FROM 3

People across the country share the service projects their doing to honor the memory of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Johnson & Johnson said that when it gave study participants a second jab after six months, their antibody levels were nine times higher than they were 28 days after a first dose of the COVID vaccine.

A new CDC study found that the percentage of obese children and teens increased to 22%, compared to 19% before the pandemic. It also found that expected annual weight gain ranged from 5 to 15 pounds.

The alleged assailant in Wednesday's attack that killed five people and seriously wounded three others is a Danish citizen and Muslim convert who had been flagged for concerns over radicalization.

Efforts to prevent violence and support crime victims in Milwaukee and Wisconsin will soon be getting a $45 million dollar boost from the state’s American Rescue Plan Act funds.

Historically, U.S. women have been incredibly dominant in beach volleyball at the Olympics. April Ross and Alix Klineman handily beat a duo from Australia to win gold in Tokyo.

Lawsuits against the Biden administration's vaccine-or-test requirement for private employers have been filed in almost every federal appeals court. One court will be randomly chosen to hear the case.