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Alex Goldmark here picking up the evening duties. 

The big thing we have our eye on right now is the anonymously sourced reports from The Washington Post that the Times Square bomb plot may have international links. So far our sources (and most sources) are saying they can't confirm that, nor even comment on it. But as soon as more information becomes available, we'll be ready to share it with you. In the meantime, on the bomb plot, we're also looking into the elaborate CSI style investigation underway by the NYPD an FBI. 

Another segment in the works is likely to get you talking, well, at work. Do you know how much your co-workers make? Do you want to find out how you stack up to them? Well, stop wondering, because its only going to lead to heartbreak and frustration according to Beth Kobliner if you start to ask around. Luckily, there are other ways of find out your worth at work. So tune in tomorrow for that. 

Buried below the banner headlines of oil disasters and bomb plots is the tragic deluge in the American south. Tennessee has been hit terribly hard by rain in the past few days. We're going to find out the extent of the damage of the other environmental disaster in American right now. 

Oh, and we'll look back at the 40th anniversary of the Kent State shootings with archival audio. 

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Anna Sale on the day shift.

We are continuing to monitor developments today in the investigation of the attempted car bombing in Times Square. We are looking for more information about who built the bomb and why the target was Times Square. We are also looking at how we know what we know already, working with the WNYC news team and reaching out to terrorism experts.

We will continue our coverage of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, looking at its economic impacts along the coast and beyond. We are also looking back at a similar event from 1979, when the Ixtoc 1 oil spill off the coast of Mexico in , to see what we can learn from that nearly nine-month effort to cap off a blown out oil well.

In our weekly conversation about work, Takeaway contributor Beth Kobliner wades into the emotional and murky terrain of salaries in the workplace. How do you know if you're getting paid what you're worth? One way, of course, is to ask your colleagues, but that can dredge up whole other sets of concerns. We're starting this conversation early on our website and want to know your thoughts: Do you talk about your earnings with your peers or your co-workers? Would we all be better off if salary were discussed more openly? Tell us what you think.

Katie says on Facebook: 

"No! A few years ago a co-worker found out (not from me)that I was making substantially more than he was making in the same position and really blew open a can of worms! What he didn't understand was that I had a college degree and he did not. Needless to say, my company made it a policy which prohibited employees discussing their salary with other employees."

Finally, get ready for Foxy. That's the title of the new book by Pam Grier. The "Foxy Brown" actress joins us to talk about navigating race, gender, and business in Hollywood.