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Merrill Garbus talks ditching the face paint, learning from the Black Lives Matter movement and acknowledging her platform as a white artist on the new album I Can Feel You Creep into My Private Life.

Seven years ago a Tunisian fruit seller set himself on fire in protest. The uprisings he helped start have long faded but self-immolation has taken hold as an act of desperation among Tunisians.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with reporter Michael Rothfeld of The Wall Street Journal, about Trump's alleged affair with adult film star Stephanie Clifford in 2006. Both parties have denied the affair, but The Journal says Clifford was paid $130,000 by Trump's lawyer to keep silent.

One of the central issues of the shutdown battle is the Children's Health Insurance Program. NPR's Michel Martin talks with Alabama CHIP Director Cathy Caldwell about the program, which covers 9 million low-income kids across the U.S.

In 1983, the Canadian Opera Company was the first to use simultaneous translations projected above the stage. Now it's an expected part of the opera-going experience.

Vice President Pence is visiting Jerusalem after stops in Egypt and Jordan. The visit comes after the Trump administration's controversial decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

"We oppose, we oppose, we oppose," shouted protesters as North Korea's advance team arrived. Thousands signed petitions against a joint women's hockey team. The president's approval rating has fallen.

The Virginia Beach region has one of the highest concentrations of federal workers and civilian contractors. The government shutdown is a major concern that has affected people's daily lives.

The White House is touting the Senate's deal to end the government shutdown as a win for the president and one of his making. But as the Senate worked to resolve the crisis, President Trump sat largely on the sidelines.

The German chancellor is in the political fight of her life. As Germans wait for a fully formed government, Merkel and the leaders of two other parties hold a final attempt to form a government.