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A 2-year-old Honduran girl cries as an official searches her mother in McAllen, Texas, near the U.S.-Mexico border, earlier this month. For many, the image has become indelibly associated with a Trump administration policy that for weeks separated migrant children from their parents — but the girl's father says she was not separated from her mother. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
First lady Melania Trump leaves Joint Base Andrews in Maryland wearing a jacket with the words "I REALLY DON'T CARE. DO U?" after her visit Thursday with migrant children who are being detained at the U.S.-Mexico border. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Nike successfully marketed its Nigeria jerseys not just as sports gear, but streetwear. Nike hide caption
The Toronto Police Service released this image of the Banksy print Trolley Hunters, apparently stolen from an exhibit Sunday. Banksy/Toronto Police Service hide caption
Kaustav Day on the TED stage. Richard Hadley/TED hide caption
Claudia "CLAW" Gold's trademark cartoon paw decorates a wall at "Beyond the Streets," an L.A. exhibition that celebrates street art. Beau Roulette/Courtesy of Beyond The Streets hide caption
Postcards from World on the Horizon: Swahili Arts Across the Indian Ocean, a new exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art. Pearl Mak/NPR hide caption
Alberto Giacometti didn't sculpt heroes on horseback; he depicted everyday humans — and animals — struggling to get through the day. Above, his 1951 bronze sculpture Dog (Le chien). Cathy Carver/Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden/Smithsonian hide caption
A drone flies a dress at a fashion show held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as seen in a BBC Arabic report. BBC News Arabic/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Handbags — which are not examples of the "Sam" mentioned below — hang on display in the window of a Kate Spade & Co. store in Corte Madera, California, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. David Paul Morris / Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Gerlin Santos cuts Lisney Santiago's hair at Laura Om Studio in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Saturday. Santos left her curls natural four years ago, and is the only one in her family who quit straightening her hair. For Santiago, 21, leaving her curls flow has given confidence. "It even gives me more security in myself, it makes me unique. I like it," Santiago says. Erika P. Rodriguez for NPR hide caption
After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rican Women Embrace Their Natural, Curly Hair
In a secret room located in Florence's church of San Lorenzo the walls are covered in drawings believed to be the work of Michelangelo and his disciples. Claudio Giovannini/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
This Room Is Thought To Have Been Michelangelo's Secret Hideaway And Drawing Board
The Golden Knights' mascot takes up his sword before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday. Vegas would go on to win that game against the Washington Capitals — but not before the mascot fought a sweat-drenched duel with a sad-sack stand-in for the Caps. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images hide caption
Behind That Bonkers Golden Knights Pregame Show: 'We Threw Everything On The Wall'
Talley — seen here in a still from the movie — says his love of fashion comes from his love of his grandmother and her fine church wardrobe. Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures hide caption
'The Gospel According to André': Look Fabulous, And Know Your History
Mark Seliger says a sense of humor is what differentiates his portraits. Above, comedian Jerry Seinfeld as the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz. Mark Seliger hide caption
'Get Something That No One Else Has Gotten', Says Photographer Mark Seliger
Brandi Chastain after scoring the game-winning goal in the penalty shootout in the 1999 World Cup Final. Mike Blake/Reuters hide caption
A "LOVE" sculpture stands in London at the corner of 99 Bishopsgate – the site of the 1993 bombing by the Irish Republican Army. Mike Kemp/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
One of Andy Warhol's Oxidation Paintings, sold earlier this week by the Baltimore Museum of Art. Mito Hood/Photography BMA hide caption
Baltimore Museum Says Goodbye Warhol, Hello Younger, More Diverse Collection
Past Times by Kerry James Marshall at Sotheby's. It sold for $21.1 million, a record auction price for a living African American artist, this week. Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The Mother of Modern Medicine by Kadir Nelson, oil on linen, 2017. Collection of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Kadir Nelson and the JKBN Group LLC. hide caption
Bride Lindsey Morgan tries on a popular style on an episode of TLC's Say Yes to the Dress Atlanta. Host Monte Durham stands second from right. Dewey Ortiz/TLC hide caption