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Nicholas Berg, the American whose death was depicted in a video posted on an Islamist Web site, is laid to rest Friday after a service at a synagogue in West Chester, Pa. Berg's family asked that only those who knew him attend the service. Hear NPR's Brian Naylor and NPR's Michele Norris.

The remains of U.S. civilian Nick Berg will be flown to the United States Wednesday, a day after an Islamist Web site posted a graphic videotape of his beheading. The video indicated the execution was in revenge for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. troops. In West Chester, Penn., Berg's hometown, people express sorrow and outrage. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports.

The court says it's routine for justices to circulate draft opinions internally. It's part of a larger procedure that involves deliberating, voting and assigning writers.

Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik will marry Mary Donaldson, a Tasmanian and former Microsoft employee, in Copenhagen Friday. The country is abuzz with news of the wedding, with commemorative coins, stamps and royal wedding sales at malls. Melissa Block talks with Danish Broadcasting reporter Tine Goetze.

When Hurricane Floyd struck Princeville, North Carolina, in 1999, one of the oldest all-black communities in America was almost lost. But town commissioner Anne Howell was determined to save her hometown. She speaks with journalist Jake Halpern in the first of a five-part series based on his book Braving Home.

Monday marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education, a landmark civil rights victory that struck down "separate but equal" guidelines for public education. Commentator and legal scholar Walter Dellinger remembers the day the ruling was announced. He was in school that day at Myers Park Junior High in Charlotte, N.C. He says it's hard to overstate the impact the ruling had on the South, and on the country as a whole.

American soldiers are keeping photo travel logs of their tours in Iraq. These photos run the gamut from landscapes to dead bodies. The pictures then shapes the way the world sees the war. Youth Radio's Belia Mayeno hears the views of two Marine reservists, just back from Iraq.

Fifty years ago, school desegregation became the law of the land in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education. But a decade after the decision, few students attended integrated schools. A three-part Morning Edition series examines the legacy of the school busing orders aimed at making desegregation a reality.

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The fate of three Japanese civilians held hostage in Iraq hangs in the balance. Government officials say they will not comply with a demand to withdraw a small contingent of Japanese troops engaged in reconstruction work in Iraq. The Arabic news network Al-Jazeera is reporting the hostages may be released soon. Hear NPR's Cheryl Corley and NPR's Rob Gifford.