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After last summer's devastating hurricanes, emergency relief for the Gulf Coast's seafood industry has been slow. The appropriations are still held up by Congress, and the industry hasn't seen a penny of federal money for industry rehabilitation. Mike Voisin, CEO of Motivatit Seafoods in Houma, La., talks with Liane Hansen.

When the thermometer goes about 100 in Texas, spending time outside can feel brutal. But there's also a potential health risk. Here's what you need to know:

NPR's Bob Mondello remembers the first movie he ever saw in a theater and what it meant to him.

Forecasters say with a rise in extreme weather disasters, the states' monitoring networks are key to saving lives.

Two new documentaries are out about the Iraq war: The Ground Truth and My Country, My Country. My Country shows what the war has been like for Iraqis, while Ground Truth concentrates on the personal traumas U.S. soldiers have to deal with when they return home. Both movies offer compelling views of the costs of war.

Selling dogs and cats at pet stores may soon stop if Dallas City Council members decide to pass restrictions that other Texas cities already have in place.

For several years now, historical preservationists have been stepping up efforts to transfer millions of hours of precious, perishable sound recordings to a single, stable format. At the Library of Congress, technicians are working feverishly to convert their huge collection of tapes, CDs, LPs, eight-track tapes and other audio formats to a playback format that will stand the test of time. NPR's Rick Karr reports on an effort some observers call foolish.

More and more TV shows now rely on scientists to keep their facts straight. NPR's Scott Simon talks to astroparticle physicist David Saltzberg, who is a consultant to the CBS sitcom, "The Big Bang Theory."

The Dallas Police Department's Street Racing Task Force and patrol officers are cracking down on people using their cars and ATVs to take advantage of the icy roads for drifting.

King Charles III was crowned today — in a display of pomp and pageantry in London.