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James Savage covered the 21.3 miles in about 12 hours, while his mom Jillian kayaked alongside him. He started swimming competitively when he was six, and then fell in love with open water swimming.

NPR's Leila Fadel plays the puzzle with puzzle master Will Shortz and this week's winner Steve Vittori from Gig Harbor, WA.

Poitier, an actor who helped open doors for other Black actors, spoke to Fresh Air in 2000. Kidman says being an indoor kid and a bookworm led her to acting. She co-stars in Being the Ricardos.

Listener Dan Hyman plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Elissa Nadworny.

Bill Holcomb plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.

Progressive immigration attorney Jessica Cisneros says she will request a recount in the Democratic primary runoff against centrist incumbent Henry Cuellar for Texas’ Congressional District 28.

The governor of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar Province survived a car bomb attack Sunday. Three people in the governor's convoy were killed. Also Sunday, the new commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan said that he plans to double the number of coalition forces in southern Afghanistan, in response to increased violence in the area.

Among the thousands of funded goals included in $286.4 billion transportation bill signed by President Bush are projects that range from being simply historical to ones that aim to solve long-standing traffic snarls. From an Erie Canal museum to bridges and highways, the money is on the way.

Listener Harriet Bicksler of Mechanicsburg, Penn., plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Shannon Bond.