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A Russian named Grigory Perelman, is credited with helping solve a famous 100-year-old math problem. Both the problem and the man who solved it are a bit of a puzzle.

When the sisters of Benedictines of Mary, Queen of the Apostles are not hard at work on their monastery grounds, they're topping the charts with albums of sacred music. "We're not fabricating anything," Mother Cecilia says. "This is just music we're pulling from our everyday life."

The 90-day suspensions go into effect immediately and could be extended, FIFA says. Along with President Blatter, the group banned one of his rivals for six years.

WEEKEND EDITION'S WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT DANIEL SCHORR SPEAKS WITH ANDY ROONEY, CBS TELEVISION COMMENTATOR, ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK "MY WAR," PUBLISHED BY TIMES BOOK, IN WHICH HE RECALLS HIS YEARS AS A CORRESPONDENT DURING WORLD WAR II FOR THE STARS AND STRIPES.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports that a bankruptcy bill before Congress would make it harder to hide from creditors. Some lawmakers argue the law would be for the moral good of debtors, and business lobbyists of all stripes are pushing to shape the bill in their favor.

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports on the ongoing battle over the fate of the Cape Hatteras lighthouse. The striking black-and-white striped lighthouse, on North Carolina's outer banks, is in danger of falling into the ocean. Beach erosion is the culprit -- and no one can agree on how to save the historic structure.

Robert talks with reporter Eric Pilgrim of the European Stars and Stripes about the trial of 2 American teenage boys. The boys will serve 7 to 8 years for the deaths of two German drivers. The drivers were killed after the boys dropped rocks from a pedestrian onto the windshields of the passing cars.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports the fate of Palestinian refugees remains a key stumbling block in efforts to forge a final peace deal. Palestinians say the refugees have the right to return to homes in what is now Israel. Israelis of all political stripes say that can never happen.

The rapper's eighth album scored his best-selling debut week ever, but the raw numbers don't tell the whole story of its success. Meanwhile, Shaboozey returns to the top of the songs chart.

These delicious individual cheesecakes have only a few ingredients and no measurable fat.