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Four U.S. soldiers are killed and six are wounded as insurgents fire on a base north of Baghdad. Dozens of Iraqis are killed in rocket attacks, roadside bombings and fighting with U.S.-led troops around the country. An the oil terminal off the southern city of Basra comes under attack, apparently by suicide bombers. Hear NPR's Cheryl Corley and NPR's Philip Reeves.

A car bomb outside the eastern Baghdad home of one of Iraq's deputy interior ministers kills at least five Iraqis. The minister -- Gen. Abdul-Jabbar Youssef al-Sheikhli -- was among several people injured. It's the second car bombing in six days to target a senior Iraqi official who has been cooperating with U.S. authorities. Iraqi Governing Council President Izzadine Saleem died in a bombing Monday. Hear NPR's Eric Westervelt.

A new film We Are The Giant follows six people during the Arab Spring. Tell Me More's Celeste Headlee speaks to co-producer Razan Ghalayini and activist Maryam Al Khawaja.

The six-person shuttle is called "Little Roady," and it was its first day taking people on a free, five-mile loop through Providence. An attendant minds the vehicle and can take the wheel as needed.

For more than six years, Stormy has occupied the Fritz Creek General Store in Homer. Officials now say the cat's presence violates food safety standards, according to The Homer News.

A Belgian legal database accidentally published a six-step recipe for making asparagus. The BBC reports that lawyers were astonished to find it amid medical pricing laws.

Andres Canto took a pickax into the garden and started digging after arguing with his parents. Six years later, the hole is now a den with a bedroom, wifi and sound system.

A truck moved Tim Brown's 139-year-old Victorian house six blocks at less than a mile an hour, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. It took years of planning, 15 permits and sawed off tree limbs.

The researchers spent more than two years studying six dogs, and found they recognized the names of up to 100 toys. The study shows how much language dogs can absorb.

The spice maker advertised for a "resident consulting taco expert." The person who submits the best video, showing their "personality and passion for tacos," may get a six-figure income.