Weekend Edition Saturday
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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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He was detained by ICE. Here's what happened when he lawyered up
ICE tried to send one immigrant to a country he never lived; then he lawyered up. Detainees like him who can afford to pay for more due process show the pitfalls of a mass deportation approach.
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Saturday Sports: Baseball's League Championship Series; Shohei Ohtani's epic night
NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss sports.
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The latest on the Gaza ceasefire one week later
A week after the Gaza ceasefire, Israel's new restrictions are keeping desperately needed aid out.
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Animals face off in 'Leaping Llamas' at the Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Andrea Parent-Tibbetts owner of Clover Brook Farm in Hyde Park, New York, about leaping llamas, an event at the Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival where animals compete to see who can jump the highest.
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Joey Arias has plenty of art left to give: 'I want to live to be at least 200 years'
Decades of metamorphosis and drag performer Joey Arias is far from his final form.
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Opinion: 'The Shipping Forecast' reminds us of the power of the human voice
For a century, the BBC has broadcast the weather report for the seas around the UK. "The Shipping Forecast" has informed and lulled generations who tune in to hear it.
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A secret imperial passage within Rome's Colosseum opens to the public
Tourists can now walk in the footsteps of emperors. This month, a secret passage within Rome's Colosseum, reserved for royalty in ancient times, opened to tourists.
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How social media influencers are promoting National Guard troop deployment to Portland
The Trump administration is working with right-wing influencers to shape the public's understanding of protests against ICE in Portland, Ore.
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Analyzing Dominion Voting Systems sale to firm run by ex-Republican elections official
Dominion Voting Systems has been sold to Liberty Vote. Dominion was at the center of fraudulent vote rigging claims by President Trump and his allies during the 2020 election.
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Here's the latest on the Gaza ceasefire deal
Hamas is preparing to release the last remaining hostages after Israel forces withdrew from parts of Gaza under President Trump's truce plan.
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Georgia politics and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's stance on the shutdown
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to reporter Greg Bluestein about Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who says her party needs to end the government shutdown and work with Democrats on health care.
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The last operational World War II Landing Ship Tank makes a stop in the Ohio River
The last of the ships that some credit with winning World War II for the Allies has plowed through the waters of the Midwest, where people got a chance to visit it.
