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NPR's Sarah Chayes reports from the Hague where the war crimes tribunal convicted three Bosnian Serbs today in a landmark prosecution of rape and sexual enslavement as crimes against humanity.

The state of Massachusetts won a settlement worth more than $7 billion from tobacco companies to cover the cost of treating sick smokers. But the state has also continued to seize assets from the families of those smokers to cover the cost of Medicaid payments. Attorney Louis Massery filed a class action lawsuit against the state on behalf of the families of dead smokers, accusing the state of double-dipping. Noah Adams talks with Massery about the suit.

For a psychiatrist, cigarettes can be a tool of therapy. Commentator Elissa Ely knows the unhealthy habit of smoking is a powerful motivation for patients in the psych ward.

Actor J.P. Manoux has gotten what could be his big break on network television. He'll appear on an upcoming episode of Nash Bridges, or at least a part of him will.

Beth Accomando of member station KPBS reports on Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai's new project, In the Mood for Love. Wong has won acclaim for his unorthodox and stylish movies -- he calls them "jam sessions," since the actors are improvising without a script.

Host Bob Edwards talks about a 130-vehicle pile-up in Northern Virginia yesterday, caused by a snowstorm that blew through the area.

Musician, singer, composer Olu Dara. In 1998 after over 30 years in the business, he released his first solo album, Olu Dara: In the World: From Natchez to New York. During the 70s and 80s Dara played in Art Blakey's band, as well as that of advante gardist Henry Threadgill and others. His 1998 CD blended the two worlds and the two sounds that influenced him most: his hometown of Natchez, Mississippi and New York City where he lives now. Olu Dara has a new CD, Neighborhoods. (ATLANTIC) (REBROADCAST from 7

Michael Epstein explains that a good line can get a hacker who's looking to steal confidential information past all the digital protection measures a company can muster. The newest line of security helps companies keep their secrets from even the smoothest talkers.

Host Bob Edwards speaks with reporter Chris Morris about the drastic recent downturn in the Turkish economy. Turkey floated its currency, the lira, yesterday, which quickly lost a quarter of its value. The tumble was sparked by a public feud between Turkey's president and prime minister.

NPR's Guy Raz reports on the unresolved status of the compensation the German government agreed to pay to those who were forced to work in the Nazi war industry. Former laborers have yet to be paid, and the Germans say they won't be until several class-action lawsuits in the U.S. are dropped.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports that scientists have found evidence that a mass extinction may have been caused by a comet hitting the earth-- millions of years BEFORE dinosaurs walked the earth.

Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan reviews Last Resort. Set in a London apartment building that acts as a holding station for people seeking political asylum, the film offers a gritty, realistic view of life as a refugee.