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As the weekend begins in Jerusalem, the region is bracing for protests in reaction to President Trump's change in U.S. policy.

The relocation of the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem earlier this week was followed by large protests in Gaza and the West Bank. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Israeli Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy Michael Oren about the Israeli response, which led to dozens of Palestinian deaths.

Protests and violence along the Gaza border have subsided slightly since Monday, when at least 60 people were killed by Israeli forces. Now residents are beginning to bury the dead.

Attempts to cross or damage a fence "are not sufficient grounds for the use of live ammunition," the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said.

Humans and other primates have really good vision. One scientist thinks that ability evolved in part to help monkeys and humans quickly recognize venomous snakes. When monkeys see photos of snakes, neurons in a specific part of the brain light up. The neurons respond to photos of the reptiles more than to monkey faces.

Protests on the Gaza border with Israel are expected to build tomorrow. Palestinians say their economic desperation helps drive the unrest. Jobs are scarce and medicine is not affordable for many.

We're right on the verge of wiping out polio globally. But to do that, children in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan must be inoculated with the heat-sensitive vaccine — not once, but multiple times. Time to call in the donkeys.

Author P.D. James' newest book is a personal meditation on her chosen genre, a look at its built-in limitations and the heights to which it has climbed in the century and a half since it was invented. Reviewer Jennifer Reese says Talking About Detective Fiction "whets your appetite" to read more.

The Israeli military says the 40-mile barrier will run along the country's border with the Gaza Strip in an effort to thwart attacks by Palestinian militants.

A health educator working in Sierra Leone says her organization, Doctors Without Borders, is "at max capacity" and more help is needed to control an outbreak that is still raging.

Jay found himself sitting in a jail cell, alone and hopeless, after attempting to break into a building on his college campus. A fellow inmate's unexpected words brought him comfort — and changed the course of his life.

The day was marked by violence and bloodshed, as tens of thousands of Palestinians protested the embassy opening and Israeli army forces killed dozens of protesters.