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Monday

Then congressional candidate Nancy Pelosi waves in front of her headquarters in San Francisco on April 7, 1987. Paul Sakuma/AP Photo hide caption

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Sunday

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What Listeners Told Us About The Importance Of Getting Names Right

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Thursday

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Why Pronouncing Names Correctly Is More Than Common Courtesy

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Tuesday

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How to carry on a family recipe, in your own way

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Sunday

Central American migrants walking to the U.S. start their day departing Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, on Sunday. Despite Mexican efforts to stop them at the border, thousands of Central American migrants resumed their advance toward the U.S. border early Sunday in southern Mexico. Moises Castillo/AP hide caption

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In this photo taken Friday, Oct 5, Congolese Soldiers patrol in an area civilians were killed by The Allied Democratic Forces rebels in Eastern Congo. Congo' military said Sunday, Oct. 21, that rebels attacked an Ebola treatment centre in Beni, leaving over a dozen civilians dead and abducted about a dozen children, which could force crucial virus containment efforts to be suspended in the area. Al-hadji Kudra Maliro/AP hide caption

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Saturday

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An Iraqi protester stands flashing the victory gesture outside the burning headquarters of the Iranian Consulate in Basra on Sept. 7. Haidar Mohammed Ali/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Mona Haydar (center), a Syrian- American artist from Flint, Mich., released her first rap song, "Hijab," along with an accompanying video. Mona Haydar/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

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Hijabi Artist Channels Beyoncé For Debut Of Her 'Resistance Music' And Video

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Monday

Hijab-Wearing News Anchor Makes History In Canada

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Thursday

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Welcomes Back Felix The Cat

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Wednesday

Leon Panetta Weighs In On The Shaping Of Trump's Security Team

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Tuesday

Muslims Take To Twitter To Report Stuff, Just Like Trump Asked

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Friday

Netflix Film Documents White Helmet Volunteers Who Save Lives In Aleppo

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Wednesday

Tuesday

English Teacher In Syria Waits To See If Cease-Fire Holds

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Friday

Floyd Norman was Disney's first African-American animator. He's shown above in 1956, working as an "apprentice inbetweener" on Sleeping Beauty. Michael Flore Films/Falco Ink. hide caption

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At 81, Disney's First African-American Animator Is Still In The Studio

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Friday

Doctor In Battle-Ravaged Aleppo Reveals How Civilians Endure

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Thursday

Market Grows For Fashionable But Modest Clothing

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Saturday

Syrian Regime Targets Health Workers, Hospitals In Aleppo

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Friday

Fallujah Residents Say Violence Has Heightened Since Iraq War

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