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Congress passed a budget deal this week to avert a government shutdown. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Republican Congressman Bill Flores of Texas about why he voted for the budget.

This week in the Barbershop, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with military veterans Jas Boothe, Joe Plenzler and Sherman Gillums Jr. to discuss President Trump's proposal for a U.S. military parade.

A Maryland hospital chain is testing new gowns that offer more coverage for patients' backsides. It's not the first time designers have tried to change the despised garment, without much success.

"We drink to loosen up," says one contender in a Bhutanese archery tournament. "Some archers tend to get good aim after drinking!"

The regional jet vanished from radar shortly after taking off from Moscow on Sunday afternoon. Local news reports say there were 71 people on board.

In Syria, the U.S. views Kurdish fighters as allies, but Turkey sees them as terrorists. The U.S. wants Turkey to limit its military offensive against the Kurds without harming U.S.-Turkey relations.

Bermuda announced on Wednesday that it will no longer allow same-sex marriages. NPR's Michel Martin discusses the issue with Jonathan Bell, a reporter at The Royal Gazette in Bermuda.

Many consumers will watch to see where the market swings this week. Few take a direct financial hit when the markets fall, but that can still affect attitudes about the economy — and the president.

Two-thirds of the nation's schoolchildren struggle with reading. Neuroscientist Mark Seidenberg says teachers need a better understanding of what science knows about how kids learn to read.

The first commercially sliced bread was sold in Missouri in 1928. State lawmakers are debating a bill to declare Sliced Bread Day. It would be the best things since, you know, sliced bread.