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In a speech Friday, President Trump announced a plan that lists dozens of "potential" steps his team may take to lower drug prices, along with many others that were included in his budget proposal and will require congressional action.

Trump Drug Pricing 'Blueprint' Could Take Years To Build

The 39-page drug price plan includes an array of ideas that the administration will consider, but it's unclear which ones will be implemented.

Limericks

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Plant-aganizer, Pictures And An Exhibition and 'Til Sleep Do Us Part.

In addition to making music, Tracey Thorn also writes a column for the British publication <em>New Statesman.</em>

Fresh Air Weekend: Singer-Songwriter Tracey Thorn; Chef Lidia Bastianich

Thorn sings about the different stages of women's lives on her new solo album. Maureen Corrigan reviews Barracoon, by Zora Neale Hurston. Bastianich's new memoir is My American Dream.

The new exhibition Moundverse Infants at Temple Contemporary in Philadelphia centers around artist Trenton Doyle Hancock's toy dolls. Torpedo Man, the superhero of his artistic cosmology, is portrayed on the left.

An Artist's Alternative Universe And His Warehouse Full Of Dolls

Trenton Doyle Hancock wasn't allowed to have certain toys as a child. Now he collects them. His new exhibition uses dolls of different skin colors to reflect on race in America.

Nadia Albina as Gentlewoman, Anne-Marie Duff as Lady Macbeth and Michael Balogun as Doctor in <em>Macbeth</em> at the National Theatre in London.

From Prison To The London Stage: A 'MacBeth' Actor's Second Act

Michael Balogun spent his early years in and out of jail — until he decided to become an actor. Balogun credits that decision as to why he's alive today.

A police officer cordons off the area after a knife attack in central Paris on Saturday. The Paris police said the attacker was stopped by officers.

At Least 1 Dead In Apparent Terrorism Attack In Paris

Police fatally shot the knife-wielding assailant Saturday night, who reportedly yelled "Allahu akbar," the Arabic phrase for "God is great."

Family members of victims killed by an armed group mourn in the village of Ruhagarika on Saturday, where 26 people were killed, in northwestern Burundi.

'Terrorist Group' Kills 26 In Burundi

"Some of the victims were stabbed, others were shot, there is even a whole family that was burned alive in their home," an official told AFP. A survivor said some victims were hacked with machetes.

Travis County Clerk Dana Debeauvoir speaks to the media at the Early Voting Mega Center at Austin in October 2016. Debeauvoir has spent a decade trying to create a more secure electronic touchscreen voting system.

Many Electronic Voting Machines Are Not Secure. One County Is Trying To Fix That

Most electronic voting machines don't create a paper trail but voting officials in Austin are trying to marry the convenience of electronic machines with a paper trail that can be audited.

'Little Women' Gets Another Adaptation

Heidi Thomas adapted Little Women for the new PBS take on the beloved story. She tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro that both men and women will identify with the story of the family.

Foreign Policy Perspective From AEI And Cato

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro discusses President Trump's foreign policy with Danielle Pletka of the American Enterprise Institute and Christopher Preble of the Cato Institute.

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