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SATURDAY SPORTS 03-12-22
NPR's David Folkenflik speaks to Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant about Major League Baseball coming out of a 99-day lockout, a massive trade deal in the NFL, and the latest NBA news.
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Azar Nafisi's new book is on what it means to 'Read Dangerously'
Scott Simon speaks with author Azar Nafisi about her new book, "Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times."
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How to spot disinformation and propaganda coming out of the Ukraine-Russia conflict
Scott Simon speaks with Harvard's Joan Donovan about the manipulation of videos and images from the Russia-Ukraine conflict on social media and how to identify propaganda.
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Saturday sports: Russia and Belarus banned from Paralympics; Coach K's last game
Russia and Belarus have been kicked out of the Winter Paralympic Games, and MLB players are pushing for better pay in contract negotiations with owners.
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Secretary of State Blinken visits Poland to discuss further assistance to Ukraine
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is visiting Poland as Russia continues its assault on neighboring Ukraine.
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Biden considers banning Russian oil but gas prices are already creeping up
The White House is hesitant to halt imports of Russian oil, but the administration is not ruling it out.
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Rioters plea guilty this week as Jan. 6 panel alleges Trump broke the law
Scott Simon speaks with independent journalist Marcy Wheeler, who covers national security, about the latest developments in the Jan. 6 insurrection trial.
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Rich Russians have been squirreling money away in the U.K. and U.S.
Scott Simon talks with Tom Burgis, Financial Times reporter and author of "Kleptopia: How Dirty Money Is Conquering the World," about the ways Russian billionaires hide their money abroad.
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 10th day
An attempted ceasefire in southern Ukraine was intended to allow for the evacuation of two cities. But Russian forces resumed their bombardment before all civilians could get out.
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China's 'Two Sessions' meetings commence, setting the political agenda for the year
Meetings this weekend in Beijing will give party leader Xi Peng a chance to persuade officials that he deserves a third term.
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Week in politics: Biden leads NATO in denouncing Russia's invasion of Ukraine
President Biden succeeded in unifying NATO's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which may give him more credibility to pursue his domestic agenda.
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Emily Wells considers the AIDS crisis and climate change in her 'Regards to the End'
Scott Simon talks to musician Emily Wells about her new album, "Regards to the End," which reflects on how lessons learned from the AIDS crisis can be applied to the climate crisis.