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A mural of whales promoting conservation was covered up in Dallas to make way for a new mural promoting the FIFA World Cup, which kicks off next month. But the project has stirred up controversy.

At an Army facility, workers are busy around the clock making armored equipment to protect U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The new movie tells a story about how good meteorology can literally win wars. It also takes us back in time, to when the United States was at a disadvantage when it came to weather science.

Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) confirms that he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination. Kerry has campaigned and raised money for more than a year. The official announcement comes as he trails rival New England Democrat Howard Dean, the former Vermont governor, in early polls for the critical New Hampshire primary. NPR's Anthony Brooks reports.

Democrats see an opportunity to flip several GOP-held Senate seats this fall, including Texas, where the matchup was officially set this week.

The epicenter of the Ebola outbreak is in Mongbwalu, a poor gold-mining town of 130,000 people, in Ituri province, in eastern Congo.

U.S. forces have carried out new defensive strikes on an Iran military facility after downing Iranian attack drones. That's according to U.S. officials who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Thanks to new technologies like artificial intelligence, scientists are increasingly freed from the constraints of the laboratory. It raises questions about how much humans should outsource to robots.

Director Robert Zemeckis employs a new computer technique to bring the award-winning children's book The Polar Express to the screen, with Tom Hanks playing multiple roles. NPR's Kim Masters reports.

With final polls showing the race still deadlocked, President Bush spent much of the weekend in Florida. Sen. John Kerry traveled from the Midwest to Florida and prepares for a final, frantic round of swing states. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea and NPR's Scott Horsley.

Iranians began to regain internet access after authorities ended a monthslong shutdown. Users said service was slow and spotty in some areas, with apps like YouTube and Instagram heavily restricted.

The bill is meant to encourage home construction, and would ban corporate investors from buying up more homes to rent out.