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  • Jennifer Lopez and her estranged husband, Marc Anthony, go in search of talent in Latin America on a show that's already airing on Spanish-language television and coming to Fox this weekend.
  • The Russian government says that cameras in polling stations will prevent fraud in Sunday's presidential poll. But many government critics, who allege that the December parliamentary vote was rigged, plan to serve as monitors at the stations.
  • A day of extreme weather is turning into a very long night for a wide swath of the country. Authorities say one town in southern Indiana is "completely gone."
  • General Motors will suspend production of its Chevrolet Volt for five weeks, due to disappointing sales figures. GM spokesman Chris Lee said the move will "align production with demand." GM sold 7,671 Volts last year, below its original goal of 10,000 cars.
  • Writer Nick Flynn was working in a homeless shelter in his 20s when his father — an alcoholic and self-proclaimed writer who left when Flynn was a baby — showed up as a client. Also, cartoonist Barry Blitt talks about his latest creation: an illustrated children's book about George Washington.
  • If you ask strangers on the street about the Occupy movement, they might say, "It's over." Yet, Occupiers say they are preparing the ground and that, come spring, numbers and visibility will increase.
  • Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, co-founders of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, are part of a group of business leaders trying to raise money for Occupy Wall Street to help it regain its earlier momentum. Host Scott Simon talks with them about how they've already raised $300,000 and aim to raise $1.5 million more.
  • The oil giant reached a deal with plaintiffs Friday in a lawsuit over the 2010 Gulf oil spill. Host Scott Simon speaks with NPR's Jeff Brady about the settlement, which has postponed the trial for a second time.
  • A National Football League investigation revealed Friday that the New Orleans Saints had a "bounty" program to pay bonuses for putting game-ending hits on opposing players. Host Scott Simon reports the NFL has yet to announce any penalties.
  • If American politicians are going to quarrel like cats and dogs, why not just elect cats and dogs? Yet even pets can't hide from the political caterwauling; attacks against the candidacy of Hank the Cat may have reached a new low.
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