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NPR's Puzzlemaster Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Larry Davis from Santa Monica, California. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station KCRW.)

Supplies begin to reach earthquake-battered Pakistan. Eight U.S. helicopters are due Monday. More than 20,000 people are dead. U.N. official Vivian Tan and Ron Moreau of Newsweek tell Debbie Elliott what they're seeing.

New York City is increasing security on its subways after receiving what Mayor Mike Bloomberg calls a specific threat to mass transit in the coming days. At a press conference Thursday, he made note of an unusual "level of specificity" and said the threat originated overseas.

The federal judge issued a preliminary injunction while a court challenge goes forward. The judge left in place other parts of the law that banned gender-affirming surgeries.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is leading a task force on poverty for the U.S. Conference of Mayors. He tells Michele Norris about his plan to fight poverty, homelessness and other issues facing his city and others around the nation.

Scott Simon talks to Matt Shardlow of UK conservation group Buglife about the decline in flying invertebrates in the UK and how that could spell environmental disaster.

An infamous case of wrongful conviction — which took the efforts of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to resolve — is the subject of the new novel from Julian Barnes. Arthur and George vividly details how the lives of two utter strangers intersected in what was known as "the Great Wyrley Outrages."

Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, commander of the 1st Army based at Fort Gillem, outside Atlanta, talks about relief efforts on the streets of New Orleans. The native of the Louisiana town of Lakeland has been described as a "John Wayne" type and is credited with prodding Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

Editorial Writer Rox Laird argues that contrary to popular belief, the Supreme Court's ruling on eminent domain was a conservative not radical one. His op-ed appears in The Des Moines Register.

President Bush delivers his fifth State of the Union address Tuesday night. The president is expected to talk about ways to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, and control rising health care costs. Other key topics will include the war in Iraq, Iran's nuclear program and last week's Palestinian elections.