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The financial meltdown continues to take a toll on some of the nation's big banks. Citigroup announced on its Web site Monday that it is cutting at least 50,000 jobs. CEO Vikram Pandit said the cuts will come from both direct layoffs and the sale of business units. Citigroup has already cut 22,000 jobs this year.

To add a little drama to your summer, NPR is assembling a list of the best young adult novels ever written. Let the voting begin!

The pianist once commissioned 60 1-minute compositions from top contemporary classical composers around the world. With the help of five Dutch filmmakers, each piece is now the soundtrack to its own movie. Livingston talks with Liane Hansen.

When Tarak McLain's kindergarten group celebrated their 100th day of class, some kids brought 100 nuts or cotton balls. Tarak brought a list of 100 things he believes. Now a first-grader, Tarak shares his top beliefs about God, life, nature and war.

A new survey of office workers looks at what's going wrong in the workplace, from harassment to embezzlement and theft. Supervisors often set the standard on how to behave, the study finds.

Forbes magazine has calculated what it says would be the wealth of fictional characters if they were real. Near the top of the list is the Simpsons' character C. Montgomery Burns at an estimated $17 billion. Just ahead of Burns, at No. 1 on the list, is Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks from Annie.

Tinsel Town is mourning an elder statesman. Johnny Grant, who died Wednesday at the age of 84, never became a star himself. But the honorary mayor of Hollywood did become a familiar — and beloved — face along one of the world's most famous boulevards.

Rep. John Spratt of South Carolina, chairman of the House Budget Committee, led the effort to draft the recent $3 trillion budget resolution. He is a Democrat from a Republican district, a man others describe as the consummate legislator.

In a sign of continued tense relations, the U.S. says China declined the request for a phone call between top defense officials

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