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NPR's Melissa Block reports on the victory of Democrat Carolyn McCarthy, giving her a House seat from New York state. McCarthy was widowed after the Long Island Railroad shootings, and defeated incumbent Republican freshman Daniel Frisa after he voted to repeal an assault weapons ban.

Neurologist Carolyn Bernstein, co-author (with journalist Elaine McArdle) of The Migraine Brain, estimates that 30 million Americans suffer from migraines — and that most sufferers don't realize they have the condition.

Carolyn Jack of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reports on a meeting today in Toronto between Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori and Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto. The two leaders met to discuss ways to resolve the hostage crisis in Lima, but Fujimori's pledge never to exchange the hostages for jailed Tupac amaru guerrillas suggested the crisis was far from over.

NPR's Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg continues a month long series of conversations about giving today when she talks with advice columnist Carolyn Hax. Hax's column is called Tell Me About It: Advice for the Under 30 Crowd. Each week she offers blunt answers to romance, etiquette, and personal relationship questions.

Washington Post advice columnist Carolyn Hax shares tips on how to plan for tough holiday conversations.

Carolyn Jack reports from Toronto on the growing exodus of English-speaking people from the mainly French-speaking province of Quebec. Ever since Quebec nearly voted to break away from Canada in October 1995, Anglophones have been choosing to move to other parts of Canada. Those who leave say they can no longer tolerate living under Quebec's independence-minded government.

Royal beat reporters Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand have written a sympathetic new book on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family.

Molly Baker was devastated when her husband died in a skiing accident. Then, a friend came up with a novel way to offer support.

Carolyn Jack reports from Toronto that the beleaguered chief of Canada's armed forces resigned today....amid widespread calls for General Jean (JAHN) Boyle's removal over his alleged involvement in a coverup of the 1993 torture and murder of a Somali civilian by Canadian peacekeepers. Boyle's decision to step down follows the resignation last week of Canada's defense minister. An official inquiry is continuing into what Canadians call the "Somalia affair."

Carolyn Forté, executive director of the Homecare and Cleaning Lab at Good Housekeeping, weighs in on whether dishes should be rinsed before they go into the dishwasher.