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Rollercoasters are closed across the U.S. and Canada after a man is thrown to his death from a ride at a Six Flags amusement park in Georgia. Our guest had just been on that coaster — and tells us what he saw from the ground. Saudi Arabia strikes an oil facility in the Houthi-controlled capital of Yemen in retaliation for multiple attacks on Riyadh's international airport. And an analyst tells us the tit-for-tat risks fuelling a wider conflict. A linguistics professor has reviewed the questions Albertans will answer in next week's referendum and she says they're substantially above the average person's reading level. Charges laid against the man accused of Prince Edward Island's only unsolved murder are dropped just weeks before the trial was set to begin — after police reveal key evidence has gone missing. Hundreds of scientists sign onto a letter calling for an international authority that would set standards for the safe development of artificial intelligence. One of the authors tells us he thinks it's our best shot at keeping the machines at bay. Researchers find that elephant carcasses boost the ecosystem in the area where they died for years afterwards.  NASA’s Perseverance rover breaks the record for the longest drive on another planet; a rover scientist shares the highlights of the trip so far. New research suggests extreme monotony can make people extremely aggressive — a conclusion that's been a yawn time coming.As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that keeps a close eye on the interest rates.

U.S. president Donald Trump announces a plan to buy diesel from Russia and an "energy ceasefire," but it doesn’t take long for Ukraine’s president to accuse Russia of attacking six energy facilities across the country.We speak to an Alaskan woman who is reburying her aunt today, over a hundred years after she died at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.As women across Canada face shortages of estrogen patches, the founder of a menopause support group says she is frustrated that more isn’t being done.Alan Turing fought the Nazis, and foresaw both the computer and the rise of artificial intelligence. But he probably didn't anticipate that he'd be the subject of an album from Pet Shop Boys. Our guest helped the band put two and two together.A gardener hauls his 1,700 pound pumpkin to an Ontario competition, but is disqualified after organisers discover the pumpkin has a soft spot.As it Happens, the Monday edition… Radio that is never afraid to get a little mushy.

A retired U.S. Army Sergeant who was shot seven times in the Fort Hood Massacre says he has no problem with his shooter being executed, but he balks at the Pentagon's plans to livestream his death by firing squad. Geely wants to become the first Chinese mass-market electric car brand to gain a foothold in Canada, which is creating anxiety for boosters of the domestic auto industry.A human rights lawyer says there's no one more deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize than her former mentor Navi Pillay — who has fearlessly sought accountability for war crimes from Rwanda to Gaza.A witness describes a horrific scene as U.S. immigration agents shoot and injure a driver in a car in New York City, in front of his five-year-old son who was in the back seat. We'll hear about one of Dolly Parton's last recording sessions, which resulted in a new version of "Jolene" performed in the Welsh language. We’ll talk to the hero waste-water worker who found a long-lost class ring while clearing a sewer clog and returned it to the finger of its grateful owner. A new study suggests humans sleep soundly when sharing a bed with dogs, but that we may actually be disrupting their rest.As It Happens, the Friday Edition, Radio thought we were letting sleeping dogs lie.