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In Haifa in 1968, 16-year-old Arik is fascinated by World War II, which many of his elders lived through. He reluctantly enters the employ of Bride, a matchmaker with unusual methods, which leads Arik to both love and a better understanding of the horrors of the past.

Sure, they talk about boys. But mainly they talk about girls — and how to bring better education, health care and other opportunities to their sisters in poor and sometimes prejudicial countries.

In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court ruled that closely held companies can defy the Affordable Care Act mandate to cover some forms of contraception if they object on religious grounds.

Republican presidential candidates decry what they call a "war on faith." Religious conservatives say they face anti-Christian bigotry. But the rise of anti-Muslim sentiment reveals a double standard.

The Senate has passed an infrastructure package worth more than $1.2 trillion dollars. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, a Democrat of Massachusetts, about the hurdles ahead.

Robert Siegel sits down with the prime minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is in Washington this week for a visit to the White House. They discuss Iraq, Iran, the European Union and Kurds.

Visionary musician Ingram Marshall has died at the age of 80; a leading figure of the West Coast avant-garde music scene, Marshall forged unusual connections between minimalism and electronic music.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ukrainian activist Hanna Hopko about her efforts leading a civil society delegation in Washington trying to lobby lawmakers to send more aid and weapons to Ukraine.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Joshua Seftel and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai about "Stranger at the Gate," an Oscar-nominated short documentary that he directed and she produced.

Biden's effort to change the way cases of sexual assault and harassment are handled by schools is drawing both cheers and fears. The move comes less than a year after Trump enacted the rules.