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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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Research that shows fish responding to ketamine may hold clues for human behavior
New research shows that the anesthetic ketamine keeps fish from giving up — and the way it works may help figure out how it works in humans and lead to better medications for depression.
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FBI investigates New Orleans attack as terrorism, Las Vegas motive remains unclear
The FBI is investigating the Jan. 1 attack in New Orleans as an act of terrorism while the motivation for the Jan 1. truck explosion in Las Vegas is still unclear but appears to be mental illness.
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House and Senate majority leaders set the agenda for early weeks of a new Congress
The new Republican majorities in the House and Senate plan to move border legislation and cabinet confirmations first, with tax bills coming later this year.
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Saturday Sports: NFL last week, college football, Magnus Carlsen clothing controversy
NPR's Eric Deggans talks with Michele Steele of ESPN about the last week of the NFL regular season, the college football playoff semifinals, and a clothing controversy in chess.
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Bassist Tony Levin discusses his recently completed King Crimson tour and solo project
Influential bassist Tony Levin speaks with NPR's Eric Deggans about Levin's work with the experimental rock band King Crimson.
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Muslims in Houston are worried about backlash from the New Orleans shooting
The suspect in the Jan. 1 attack in New Orleans was reportedly a Muslim from Houston, which has one of the country's largest and most organized Islamic communities.
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The Golden Globes kick off award season on Sunday. Here are the top contenders
The Golden Globes are Sunday. NPR's Eric Deggans and Bob Mondello talk to BlackFilmandTV.com's Wilson Morales about movies favored to win and criticism of the awards.
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Potential fraud could have earned insurance companies billions off of Medicare Advantage
NPR's Eric Deggans talks to Wall Street Journal reporter Christopher Weaver about the newspaper's yearlong investigation into potential fraud in the Medicare Advantage program.
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The Damascus airport is slowly reopening — and showing the cracks in the revolution
The push to reopen Damascus International Airport highlights the challenges facing Syria's new leaders in rebuilding the country.
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'Friday Night Lights' creator Peter Berg's new show is set in 1850s Utah
NPR's Eric Deggans asks producer and director Peter Berg about his new Netflix series, "American Primeval," set in 1850s Utah.
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Trump asks the Supreme Court to pause TikTok ban, set to go into effect in January
President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to delay a law banning TikTok next month. It comes just weeks before TikTok and the Department of Justice are set to argue in front of the high court. The case is over whether the ban law is Constitutional.
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'We are not California': New Jersey dealers push back on electric truck rules
Vehicle dealers are pushing back on rules that would increase the number of electric trucks sold in New Jersey. It could be a preview of a brewing fight over state rules about cars. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on December 23, 2024.)