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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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Hong Kong To Shelve Controversial Extradition Bill
Hong Kong's government has agreed to shelve an unpopular extradition agreement with Beijing.
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Saturday Sports: Women's World Cup, U.S. Open
The Women's World Cup is under way, with exciting matches and some controversy as well.
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Migrants Taking Riskier Routes To Avoid Mexican Authorities
As Mexico cracks down on migrants trying to get to the United States, migrants are trying to evade authorities by taking riskier routes, often putting them in the way of thieves and drug gangs.
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Opinion: 'Central Park 5' Prosecutor Faces Harsh Criticism After Netflix Series Airs
A new television series about the Central Park Five paints an unflattering portrait of former prosecutor Linda Fairstein.
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Saturday Sports: Toronto Raptors, Women's World Cup
The NBA and NHL are in the middle of finals, while the Women's World Cup begins. NPR's Scott Simon talks to ESPN's Howard Bryant.
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Elizabeth Gilbert On 'City Of Girls'
Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert has a new novel. NPR's Scott Simon talks to the best-selling writer about City of Girls.
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Encore: New Orleans Music Legend Dr. John Dies At 77
Malcolm John Rebennack, better known as Dr. John, died Thursday at age 77. He was a giant of New Orleans rhythm & blues in the 1950s and 1960s.
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University Of Wisconsin Aims To Preserve Nearly Century-Old Public Radio
WHA, the oldest public radio station in the country, is digitizing recordings dating to the 1920s as part of a project called "Preserving Rural and Women's Programming on Wisconsin Public Radio."
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Virginia Beach Shooting Victims Named
NPR's Scott Simon reads the names of the known 12 victims of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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Virginia Beach Shooting Update
NPR's Bobby Allyn reports from the scene on the latest in the mass shooting, which claimed the lives of 12 people.
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Officials Name 12 People Killed In Virginia Beach
City officials have named the 12 people killed in a shooting in Virginia Beach, Va., Friday.
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Opinion: To Fight Anti-Semitism, German Tabloid Prints Cut-Out Kippah
A German official said that because of a recent increase in attacks, he couldn't recommend Jews wear the kippah "at every time and place." So daily newspaper Bild ran a do-it-yourself paper kippah.