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In eastern Tunisia, a man oversees a field of anonymous graves for migrants who died trying to sail to Europe. Despite the danger, two of his own sons made the journey in a desperate search for work.

Fiona, a Nile hippopotamus, was born six weeks premature at the Cincinnati Zoo. "I think beginning to end, she's a feel-good story," a zookeeper said. "She's a feel-good hippo."

Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, who is training for the 2020 Tokyo Games, said on Monday it would break her heart to return to the training facility where she says she was abused.

President Trump spoke to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by phone Wednesday. The White House says Trump urged caution as Turkey attacks U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in northern Syria.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with NPR's Mara Liasson about the government shutdown and the anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration.

Michigan Democrat John Conyers announced over the weekend that he is stepping down from his position on the House Judiciary Committee. The Ethics Committee is investigating allegations of sexual harassment against Conyers, who is one of the longest serving members of Congress and was the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee.

Congress is racing to pass two big priorities in the coming days — a final GOP tax bill and funding to keep the government from shutting down.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Travis Tygart, the CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency about the International Olympic Committee's decision to ban Russia from competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. Russian athletes can still compete, but it will be under the Olympic flag.

With the resignation of Minnesota's Al Franken, Republicans may have just been handed a possible takeover opportunity in a state President Trump lost by just 40,000 votes.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with conservative commentator Ed Martin about Michael Wolff's new book Fire and Fury and the rift between President Trump and his former chief strategist Steve Bannon.