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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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Sudan's capital city is finally repaired — but shattered beyond recognition
Sudan's capital city has been liberated after more than two years of civil war, but it's been left in ruins.
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U.N. says it has run out of food in Gaza amidst Israel's blockade
The World Food Programme says it has run out of food. It's been eight weeks since Israel stopped all aid coming into Gaza. The U-N agency warns of mass starvation.
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A look at the Kremlin's negotiating strategy
As the Trump administration continues to flood the news cycles with its efforts to end to the war in Ukraine, NPR looks at the Kremlin's negotiating strategy.
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40 years ago, tariffs rescued the auto industry during a different trade war
In the 1970s, threats of trade tariffs convinced Asian and European automakers to move some production to the U.S. But that battle's already been won – and history is unlikely to repeat itself.
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Behind '60 Minutes' executive producer's departure: Trump's lawsuit against CBS
The departure of "60 Minutes" executive producer Bill Owens comes as the news program's corporate owner is trying to sell it off, and amid President Trump's lawsuit against CBS.
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Crowds of mourners and dignitaries pay respects to Pope Francis at funeral service
The funeral of Pope Francis draws the Catholic faithful to St. Peter's Square, as well as royalty and world leaders. The Vatican estimates about 200 thousand people participated in the open-air Mass.
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Week in politics: Almost 100 days into Trump's second term, a look back
Nearly 100 days into his new term, President Trump has set an aggressive agenda, spending his political capital and losing some of the public approval he began with.
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A high schooler stays back as his family, separated by deportation, returns to Guatemala
Alex Villatoro is finishing high school in the U.S. without his parents after his father was deported back to Guatemala in January and his mother decided to move there with her three younger children. As immigration enforcement ramps up, families like Villatoro's are being confronted with hard choices.
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Opinion: Pope Francis's sympathy for migrants was personal
Pope Francis often spoke with great sympathy for immigrants and refugees. NPR's Scott Simon reminds us that the Pope's father fled Mussolini's Italy, immigrating to Argentina.
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40 years ago, New Coke was introduced
Fans of Classic Coke mark the 40th anniversary of the travesty that was New Coke, released On April 23, 1985.
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'Midway Through' tells the story of a woman in her 40s going back to college
A Miami college student in her 40s shares her experience returning to school and how motherhood has prepared her for this challenge.
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How Trump's tariffs, aims for the Federal Reserve impact the global economy
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Gillian Tett, a columnist at the Financial Times, about the global economic fallout from President Trump's tariff policies.
