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Thursday

A replica of Anne Frank's bedroom that she shared with Fritz Pfeffer, a dentist in his 50s. John Halpern/Courtesy Anne Frank The Exhibition hide caption

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Anne Frank Exhibit

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Saturday

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks after being sworn in on Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Marco Rubio makes first tour to Latin America as secretary of state, starting in Panama

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Saturday

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Migrating bats surf on storms

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Friday

Friday

This photograph shows a boat that arrived with 41 people on board, including two minors, on the Canary island of Tenerife in July 2023. Desiree Martin/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Tuesday

Butterflies sit on a pine tree at Monarch Grove Sanctuary in Pacific Grove, Calif. Researchers say that the population of western monarch butterflies is well below what it used to be. Nic Coury/AP hide caption

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Thursday

Children gather at the sign for one of the farm worker communities. Library of Congress hide caption

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Radio Diaries: American Migrant

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Friday

Vice President Harris visits the U.S.-Mexico border with Border Patrol Tucson Sector chief John Modlin in Douglas, Ariz., on Sept. 27, 2024. Rebecca Noble/AFP hide caption

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VP HARRIS AT THE BORDER

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Saturday

Thousands of Vaux’s Swifts gather overhead as they prepare to roost for the night at Chapaman Elementary in Portland, Oregon. During the month of September, migrating swifts often use chimneys as roosts and are likely to return to the same roost year after year. Celeste Noche/for NPR hide caption

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VAUX'S SWIFT MIGRATION

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Thursday

A person holds a sign that reads "Mass Deportation Now" on the third day of the Republican National Convention in July. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption

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What Trump's time as president tells us about his promise of mass deportations

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Monday

A Haitian family listens to Creole mass in Springfield, Ohio. Jasmine Garsd/NPR hide caption

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OHIO IMMIGRATION 

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Rafaias Villan, 38, in La Guaira, Catia la Mar a barrio right outside of Caracas. Rafaias is considering leaving Venezuela following the disputed election results last month. Marian Carrasquero for NPR hide caption

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Venezuelan migrants to the U.S. closely watch election events back home

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Wednesday

The offices of Resource Center Matamoros. The nonprofit works with asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. Verónica Gabriela Cárdenas for NPR hide caption

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How a migrant aid group got caught up in a right-wing social media thread

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Thursday

An empty room is pictured in a concrete house in Matam, Senegal. Many families don't have electricity nor the means to own a fan or air conditioning to help quell the intense heat at night, temperatures can stay around 35 degree Celsius throughout the night. John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Thursday

Members of European Parliament participate in a series of votes as they attend a plenary session at the European Parliament in Brussels, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP hide caption

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