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The new mayor and City Council will be sworn in starting tomorrow; Ocearch gets state money; The Great Race begins in St. Augustine; join us to say goodbye to Melissa Ross.

One of the newest members of the NFL Hall of Fame apparently didn't get the pre-induction ceremony memo. Instead of focusing solely on his career, his team or past glories, former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Carl Eller used the podium on Sunday to speak out to -- and for -- young African-American men. Eller talks about "going political" at the celebration with NPR's Tony Cox.

DCPS Tax; Memorial Hospital rebranding; Interfaith prayer service for Ukraine; local Ukrainian artist; "First Coast On View"

Flash Flood Watches continue thanks to heavy rain bands from Tropical Depression Nicholas.

While researching his book, Breath, James Nestor participated in a study in which his nose was completely plugged for 10 days, forcing him to breathe solely through his mouth. "I felt awful," he says.

Deep-sea voyager Robert Ballard has discovered everything from 10-foot-tall tube worms to the Titanic on his ocean expeditions around the world. Ballard discusses his underwater finds and how new robotic technology allows scientists to explore the sea from ashore. This interview was originally broadcast on July 3, 2009.

The National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington reopens on Oct. 21 after a two-year, $70-million renovation as a "megaphone" for equity.

Islands in Southeast Asia were clearly important in the evolution of early humans, say scientists who have turned up 50,000-year-old remains of what they suspect is a previously unknown human species.

A giant cloud of dust from the Sahara is forecast to hit southeastern states this week. NPR speaks with Jason Dunion, a hurricane scientist at NOAA, about what to expect.

Ryan Kellman is a producer and visual reporter for NPR's science desk. Kellman joined the desk in 2014. In his first months on the job, he worked on NPR's Peabody Award-winning coverage of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa. He has won several other notable awards for his work: He is a Fulbright Grant recipient, he has received a John Collier Award in Documentary Photography, and he has several first place wins in the WHNPA's Eyes of History Awards. He holds a master's degree from Ohio University's School of Visual Communication and a B.F.A. from the San Francisco Art Institute.