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Sixteen U.S. figure skaters are competing in all four Olympic disciplines: men's, women's, pairs and ice dance. The team includes a mix of seasoned vets, world champions and rising stars.

The week of competition at the U.S. Figure Skating National Championships wrapped up Sunday, and the skaters that will represent Team USA in the Milan-Cortina Olympics in February have been named.

Melissa Block talks with Gibran Peshimam, political editor for The Express Tribune in Karachi, about reaction in Pakistan to last week's American drone strike that killed the Pakistani Taliban leader.

For two years, Majd Abdulghani kept a journal during a crossroads in her life: Should she get married or keep studying? Or can she do both?

"We are collecting from every person of goodwill," says a Roman Catholic priest who started a low-cost clinic. "We are not expecting a miracle. We hope to create a place where people feel respected."

One of the victims of the school shooting last Friday was a Pakistani exchange student. She came from a country where militants have attacked schools and killed students. And so her killing in the U.S. shocked many people in Pakistan.

Steve Inskeep talks to journalist Piotr Kozak about the pope's trip which comes amid controversy over an alleged cover-up of sexual abuse by dozens of Catholic priests in Chile.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Nida Manzoor, director of the new movie Polite Society, which is about a British-Pakistani high schooler who wants to be a stuntwoman.

As details of Noor Jehan's neglect came to light, the revelations sparked a national conversation about the neglect and abuse of animals in Pakistan — and of vulnerable humans as well.

A massive military display by Hezbollah on Sunday was the largest in at least a decade for the Iranian-backed militia, and comes at a moment of heightened tension with Israel.