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with a new marketing idea. Frequent buyers get discounts, rebates, free goodies, and other incentives to return. It's the latest effort by mall owners to lure customers in a highly competitive environment.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli concludes her series on Muslims in Europe with a look at the new religious battle lines that have been drawn between the continent's Christians and growing Muslim population. As different cultures collide in what was the bastion of Christendom, Islam is striving to adapt to Europe's cultural environment.

You might often think of it as simply seaweed, but truth be told it's much more than just seaweed. This week on Science on the Radio, Dr Marvin Druger…

Are you feeling hot today? No, not because of the Summer weather but rather the Global Surface Temperature. That's the topic of conversation this week on…

If a city was under seige it could assemble an army and if needed they could even build a wall. If someone broke into your home you could most likely find…

NPR's Howard Berkes reports on a monumental experiment taking place at the Glen Canyon dam on the Colorado River, upriver from the Grand Canyon. Engineers will open floodgates and recreate a spring flood, much as the canyons flooded before the dam. The idea is to find out whether the downstream environment can be returned to something close to what it was.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports that the House today approved the Safe Drinking Water Act. The bill...among other things...would require public water suppliers to inform consumers of impurities in their tap water. Republicans claim it shows their concern for the environment. But Democrats say Republicans are restricting the public's right-to-know on another issue...the Superfund law.

Business deregulation has led to more choices for consumers, but a tougher environment for business owners. In the first of a series of reports, NPR's Jim Zarroli examines the advantages and disadvantages of increased competition.

Pakistan's president says parliamentary elections should be held by Jan. 9, a date before the deadline set down in the now suspended constitution. He says that the state of emergency rule will create a stable environment for the vote.

The ban is designed to help the environment. It's not clear how Congress will be affected. In 2011, when Republicans captured the House, they restored Styrofoam cups to their cafeteria.