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Saturday mornings are made for Weekend Edition Saturday, the program wraps up the week's news and offers a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest stories.
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Northeast Kansas City Newspaper Publishes Blank Front Page As Message In Trying Times
The blank front page of Wednesday's issue of the Northeast News was a warning sign to the community about what might come if it ceased publication. The newspaper is in dire financial straits.
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Dawnie Walton's 'Opal And Nev' Are So Compelling You Might Forget They're Not Real
Dawnie Walton talks with NPR's Scott Simon about her debut novel, The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, an oral history of a 20th century rock duo so detailed, you might forget it's fiction.
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Violence Erupts Again In Myanmar On Armed Forces Day
Myanmar's security forces have cracked down on new protests as the leaders of its military junta marked Armed Forces Day. Dozens of protesters are believed to be dead.
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'A Beginner's Guide To America' Shows Us The States Through New Eyes
Roya Hakakian was a teenager when she came to the United States from Iran. she says she hopes her book will help native-born Americans see all the small signs of democracy they don't usually notice.
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Over A Year: Canadian Border Closure Extension Keeps Families Apart
A year after the closure of the U.S.-Canada border, cross-border families appeal to authorities to lift restrictions brought on by the pandemic.
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More Black And Latinx Americans Are Embracing COVID-19 Vaccination
Surveys show that support for COVID-19 vaccines is rising among Black and Latinx populations, now that tens of millions of Americans have safely received the shots.
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Saturday Sports: March Madness Continues Inside And Outside Basketball
Athletes in the women's NCAA tournament say their workout facilities are far from equal to those afforded the athletes in the men's NCAA tournament.
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Some Museums Have Found A New Audience Online
One surprise from the pandemic: some small museums have found new audiences online for their programs. Christy Coleman, executive director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Federation, talks about it.
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Texas 'Cold-Stun' Of 2021 Was Largest Sea Turtle Rescue In History, Scientists Say
The Valentine's Day winter storm created a condition that makes the turtles weak and inactive. Many of them died, but helpers are being praised for how many survived.
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'Silence Is A Sense' Works To Dispel The Terrible Abstractions Of Syria's Civil War
Layla Alammar's new novel is about a journalist who's fled the Syrian civil war for a new life in London — but can only tell anonymous stories about her neighbors because trauma has left her silent.
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Opinion: The Comfort of Cow Cuddles
Americans are paying $75 an hour to hug a cow. The bovine cuddles can boost oxytocin levels in humans.
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'Bloodlands' Tells Tale Of Troubled Times In Northern Ireland
NPR's Scott Simon talks to writer Chris Brandon about his new Acorn TV series, Bloodlands, which focuses on a cold case that takes Belfast detectives back to a violent period in Northern Ireland.