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A school in Baltimore was evacuated for what was thought to be a potentially dangerous substance. It was a pumpkin spice air freshener.

Extended commutes in heavy traffic are tied to stress, less time to exercise, and more exposure to air pollution.

Guy Clark, one of Nashville's most renowned singer-songwriters, has died at the age of 74. This profile of Clark originally aired on July 23, 2013, on All Things Considered.

The four piece joins us today to play music from their album Lessons, and songwriter Brian Roberts explains how Fresh Air's interview with Maurice Sendak triggers his creativity.

The FX TV show "Fargo" will air its Season 2 finale Monday night. NPR's TV critic Eric Deggans weighs in on how the show has garnered such success.

NPR News Science Correspondent Richard Harris reports that scientists have been surprised by a rapid change in the Arctic Tundra. When the Arctic air warmed up in the 1980s, this delicate ecosystem started venting large quantities of carbon dioxide gas into the atmosphere, potentially adding to global climate change. But a study in the journal "Nature" finds that arctic plant life has adapted to the changing climate, and is helping soak up some carbon dioxide.

Host Bob Edwards talks to Steve York and Peter Ackerman, director and editor of the PBS documentary A Force More Powerful: A Century of non-Violent Conflict which airs tonight. The documentary highlights successful non-violent movements from around the world.

Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush campaigned again today in Florida, but his appearances were dominated by questions about a television ad being run by his party. The ad includes the word "rats," which appears on screen for less than one second, while the ad is talks about government bureaucrats. Bush said today the ad was not an attempt to send a subliminal message, but he added that it would not air again. NPR's Steve Inskeep is traveling with the Bush campaign and filed this report.

A U.S. Army helicopter with several Americans aboard crashes near the Bagram air base in Afghanistan, and some casualties are reported, a senior American official says. Meanwhile, the Pentagon for the first time discloses that some U.S. military forces are on the ground in Northern Iraq. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports that last night more than 2,600 hopeful homebuyers in Marin County, Calif., participated in a lottery for 351 affordable homes on an abandoned Army air field at Novato. Novato officials said they worked with developers for years to find a way to offer below-market homes that local firefighters, police and teachers could afford. The median home price in Marin County is $554,000.