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With tax revenues waning, many public schools are looking for new sources of money. In the first part of "Beyond the Bake Sale," a Morning Edition series, NPR's Emily Harris looks at the debate over exclusive soft drink contracts with schools that have some parents and physicians worried.

The Kurds of northern Iraq think of themselves as America's allies in the effort to rebuild the nation and create a new, democratic government. Oppressed under Saddam Hussein, they remain anxious that U.S. officials might shove them aside during reconstruction. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

Militia loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr begin handing over their weapons to Iraqi police in the Sadr City district of Baghdad. The disarmament is part of an attempt to end weeks of clashes with U.S. troops. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

Arab television broadcasts images of two hostages taken in Iraq, one reportedly a U.S. Marine and the other a Pakistani man working with the coalition authority. Militants claim to have captured the Marine after luring him from a base; they have threatened to behead the pair. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

The first public audit of the Coalition Provisional Authority's management of $18 billion of Iraqi funds is due this week. An interim report says CPA accounting practices were prone to error and open to fraud. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

Sisters Emily and Amelia Nagoski speak with NPR's Aarti Shahani about their new book Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Emily Kaplan, who writes about the NFL for Sports Illustrated, about the league's 2015 season and Black Monday firings.

An estimated 110,000 trans teenagers live in states that ban gender-affirming care for minors. Some travel huge distances every few months to keep getting their treatment out-of-state.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Emily Watson and Olivia Williams, who play the leads in the HBO prequel series "Dune: Prophecy." The season premiere airs on Max on November 17.

"She lived for her children, and she died for 'em," says Ward's father.