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NPR editor Maquita Peters' relationship with Lee Brackin evolved from hostile father-daughter interactions to a father who doted on his first-born. Courtesy of Maquita Peters hide caption
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with U.S. President Trump during their summit on June 12 in Singapore. Handout/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their signing ceremony in Singapore on Tuesday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Anas, left, and Bashar, 8, bond in the Ramadan Kitchen. Bashar Kaddo hide caption
Designer Kate Spade is pictured in April 2017 in New York City. Anthony Bourdain is pictured in April 2018 in New York City. Both died in the same week. Left: Andrew Toth/FilmMagic Right: Matthew Eisman/Getty Images hide caption
Jalal Mansur Nuriddin of The Last Poets, in London on September 12, 1984. The poet, known as the Godfather of Hip-Hop, died on June 6, 2018 at the age of 74. David Corio/Redferns hide caption
Handbags — which are not examples of the "Sam" mentioned below — hang on display in the window of a Kate Spade & Co. store in Corte Madera, California, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. David Paul Morris / Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Jose Javier Santana says this torn and frayed Puerto Rican flag is representative of the state of the island now — eight months after Hurricane Maria hit. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Study Estimates Hurricane Maria Killed Nearly 5,000, But Barely Makes News
After speaking at the U.S. Naval Academy's graduation and commissioning ceremony, President Trump tweeted, "To the @NavalAcademy Class of 2018, I say: We know you are up to the task. We know you will make us proud. We know that glory will be yours. Because you are WINNERS, you are WARRIORS, you are FIGHTERS, you are CHAMPIONS, and YOU will lead us to VICTORY! God Bless the U.S.A.!" Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Translated Into 'Trumptalk,' History's Famous Lines Would Look A Little Different
Food and Drug Commissioner Scott Gottlieb tweeted Tuesday that he is ready to implement a right-to-try law "in a way that achieves Congress' intent to promote access and protect patients." Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Jessica Walter, Will Arnett and Jeffrey Tambor in Arrested Development. Saeed Adyani/Netflix hide caption
Indonesians from different religious groups take part in a joint prayer for the victims of a bomb attack on a church in Surabaya earlier this month. Juni Kriswanto/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Philip Roth, pictured here in 1993, has died at the age of 85. Joe Tabbacca/AP hide caption
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick stands on the field during an NFL game against the Atlanta Falcons in Santa Clara, Calif. Ben Margot/AP hide caption