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A boy carries a sack of grain from a dugout canoe to shore in the village of Ambohitsara in eastern Madagascar, characterized as a low-income country by the World Bank.

Your Turn: How Are Poor Countries Portrayed By Aid Groups And The Media?

The controversy over President Trump's description of El Salvador, Haiti and African countries has global thinkers asking whether the aid community is partly to blame.

Men try to escape from a balcony of the Intercontinental Hotel on Sunday after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan.

U.S. Citizens Killed In Weekend Attack On Kabul Hotel, State Department Says

It's not clear whether they were U.S. government employees or not, or how many were killed and injured. The attack Saturday at the Intercontinental Hotel lasted more than 13 hours.

Fresh Air Weekend: Director Paul Thomas Anderson; Lessons From The 'Oldest Old'

Anderson's new film Phantom Thread landed six Oscar nominations. Critic Maureen Corrigan says The Perfect Nanny is a guilty pleasure. John Leland followed six people above the age of 85 for one year.

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, R-Ky., has said he thinks that Medicaid recipients should have "skin in the game."

Kentucky Gets OK To Require Work From Medicaid Recipients

The move comes one day after the Trump administration said it would let states add work requirements to their Medicaid programs, which provide health coverage for people with low incomes.

How You Can Submit Questions For Tuesday’s Illinois Governor Candidates Forum

The Knox College Democrats student group is encouraging residents of western Illinois to use an online portal to submit questions which will be...

Lena Waithe is the creator and executive producer of the Showtime series <em>The Chi. </em>

Fresh Air Weekend: 'The Chi' Creator Lena Waithe; 'Mrs. Maisel'; 'Coco' Filmmakers

Waithe says television taught her "how to dream." Critic John Powers reviews the new Amazon series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Co-writers and co-directors Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina discuss Coco.

A photo provided by Aichi Prefectural Government's Department of Health and Public Welfare shows a package containing a potentially deadly blowfish liver, top right, on Monday.

Fugu Freakout: Don't Eat The Blowfish, Japanese Officials Warn

A supermarket in central Japan sold several packages of the fish containing potentially deadly parts. Officials have issued a warning to residents.

Humane Society CEO Wayne Pacelle speaks on the importance of farm animal protection in 2015.

Humane Society Retains CEO After Sexual Harassment Allegations

Seven board members resign in protest after the animal charity group sides with its leader, who faced allegations of harassment by three women.

American luger Erin Hamlin wasn't able to repeat her medal win of 2014. Here, she gestures after her final run in the women's singles final at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on Tuesday.

U.S. Flag-Bearer Erin Hamlin Misses Out On A Medal In Luge

The first American ever to win an Olympic medal in singles luge couldn't repeat her feat at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea.

Brady Jandreau recreates his own struggle to recover from a serious rodeo accident in <em>The Rider. </em>

Fresh Air Weekend: The Story Behind 'The Rider'; The Work Of Rodgers And Hammerstein

Cowboy Brady Jandreau and director Chloé Zhao discuss The Rider. Maureen Corrigan reviews Meg Wolitzer's The Female Persuasion. Todd Purdum talks about Rogers and Hammerstein's legendary partnership.

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