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Mohammed Saqar, photographed in 2010. "I become very happy when I see that she's happy and she's fine," he says of Dana.

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A Longtime Israeli-Palestinian Friendship Falls Apart

11:03am June 03, 2018

"It's difficult for him to ... not see me as an Israeli who is causing all this pain to him and his family," says Dana Levy, who became friends with Mohammed Saqar of Gaza when they were teens.

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Dozens Killed In Protests In Nicaragua

8:23am June 03, 2018

Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Xiomara Diaz, a restaurant owner in Nicaragua, about the country's continued civil unrest and the recent deadly violence there. Protesters want the president to resign.

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The Realities Of MS-13

8:23am June 03, 2018

David Kennedy, a criminal justice professor at John Jay College, tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro what we know about the international criminal gang MS-13 compared with President Trump's statements.

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What China Wants On Trade And North Korea

8:14am June 03, 2018

What does China want out of trade negotiations with the U.S. and U.S. negotiations with North Korea? Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Yun Sun of the Stimson Center.

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The Betel Nut Sellers Of Papua New Guinea

8:14am June 03, 2018

by Durrie Bouscaren

Papua New Guinea is home to one of the world's highest incidence of gender-based violence. Young, low-income women who work at night selling betel nuts are among the most vulnerable.

Canadian Government To Buy Oil Pipeline

8:14am June 03, 2018

The Canadian government is planning to buy an embattled pipeline expansion project. Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with the CBC's Vassy Kapelos.

The WTO And Trump's Tariffs

8:14am June 03, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with professor Jennifer Hillman, a former member of the World Trade Organization's Appellate Body about President Trump's tariffs on imported steel and aluminum.

In a secret room located in Florence's church of San Lorenzo the walls are covered in drawings believed to be the work of Michelangelo and his disciples.

This Room Is Thought To Have Been Michelangelo's Secret Hideaway And Drawing Board

7:01am June 03, 2018

by Sylvia Poggioli

Sketches on the walls of a once hidden room of a museum in Florence help shed light on the Renaissance artist's creative process — and on a mysterious and dangerous period in his life.

Benedict Cumberbatch and his wife, Sophie Hunter, were riding in an Uber when the 41-year-old actor jumped out of the vehicle after he spotted a mugging on Marylebone High Street in London.

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'Sherlock' Star Benedict Cumberbatch Saves Cyclist From Muggers

2:59pm June 02, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

The British actor fought off attackers attempting to steal a delivery driver's bike in London. A witness to the incident calls Cumberbatch courageous, brave and a superhero.

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis delivers his speech during the first plenary session of the 17th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, an annual defense and security forum in Asia, in Singapore, Saturday, June 2, 2018

Defense Secretary Mattis Warns Of Chinese Intimidation In Disputed Waterway

2:20pm June 02, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

Mattis said China's military buildup in the South China Sea is an attempt to intimidate and coerce its neighbors. The contested waterway is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.