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NPR's Leila Fadel talks with political scientist Gayil Talshir of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem about the protests in Israel after the recovery of the bodies of six hostages.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with reporter Hunter Walker, who wrote a Rolling Stone article on Dustin Stockton and Jennifer Lynn Lawrence, the Trump supporters now cooperating with the Jan. 6 House panel.

Top Senate Democrats are pushing for new disclosures from a wealthy GOP donor with ties to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

A lawyer for Marilou Danley said the airline ticket purchased for her by 64-year-old Stephen Paddock to the Philippines was so she could visit her family.

Cairo is negotiating with the International Monetary Fund for a $4.8 billion loan to help pull Egypt out of its deep economic crisis. The government subsidizes wheat and fuel but is running out of money to purchase these crucial imports, and Egyptians are feeling the pinch.

ECONOMY: HOST SUSAN STAMBERG SPEAKS WITH JOE NOCERA, BUSINESS COLUMNIST FOR GQ MAGAZINE ABOUT A HUGE BUYOUT IN HOLLYWOOD. SEAGRAMS, THE HUGE LIQUOR COMPANY, IS EXPECTED TO PURCHASE MCA... MCA OWNS UNIVERSAL PICTURES, UNIVERSAL THEME PARKS AND TWO BIG RECORD COMPANIES.

NPR'S ANNE GARRELS REPORTS FROM MOSCOW THAT IT APPEARS THAT THE LONG LINES OF PEOPLE WAITING TO PURCHASE AVAILABLE BASIC GOODS, WHICH WERE SO FAMILIAR IN OUR MEMORIES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION, HAVE NOT ENDED WITH THE FALL OF COMMUNISM. PEOPLE ARE JUST LINING UP FOR DIFFERENT REASONS.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with television producer Norman Lear. This week, Lear and a partner purchased an original copy of the Declaration of Independence for $7.4 million. They plan to send the document around the country for the public to see.

NPR's Rob Gifford reports the president of Taiwan has urged the United States to use wisdom in ending its standoff with China over the detained American crew. Taiwan could well be affected by the outcome of this crisis. The island wants to make a major arms purchase from the United States. Beijing opposes the sale.

Mark Pachter, director of the National Portrait Gallery, finds a donor to help the Smithsonian Insitution purchase Gilbert Stuart's 1796 portrait of George Washington. His ability to raise more than $20 million for the effort is a tribute to the lasting appeal of an iconic image.