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On this day of "zero tolerance" for FGM, how is the world doing in its campaign to halt the practice?

Competitions will be hosted at 25 venues spanning an area of more than 8,000 square miles. Here's what's happening at each of the four main clusters.

On Tuesday, nearly 3,500 people packed American University's Bender Arena for the monks' first public stop in the nation's capital after completing a 15-week trek from Texas that captivated the country. The monks said their aim was to promote mindfulness and inner peace.

People have been wrapping babies tightly in blankets just about forever. An analysis of existing data found that swaddling is safe if babies are put to bed on their backs.

Matzo ball soup is a classic straight from Eastern Europe. But not all Jews from the region came to the New World via Ellis Island, as this jalapeño-inflected recipe reflects.

In 1936, Country Home magazine sent its "rural correspondent of the year" Susan Eisele on a trip to NYC. With a 6-week-old in tow, she soaked up the city and hit it off with hard-bitten newspapermen.

More than 6 million voters under 30 have cast early ballots, compared with roughly 2 million at the same time in 2016. The number of first-time voters in that group has doubled in four years.

Congressional leaders unveiled new highlights for a fiscal year 2020 budget agreement. It boosts spending for census, federal workers and the military, election security and border security efforts.

Two head-turning collaborations dominate this week's playlist, but we also have a bit of Latin jazz and something new from Cuban hip-hop pioneer X Alfonso.

NPR's Tiny Desk Fest takes place Oct. 28-31. Here's how to watch each of the four Tiny Desk concerts live.