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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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Secretary of State Marco Rubio pulls out of a high-level meeting on Ukraine
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Fiona Hill, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center on the United States and Europe, about the Trump administration's strategy to end Russia's war with Ukraine.
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New research shows sibling rivalry is also a phenomenon among chacma baboons
Sibling rivalry might not unique to humans. New scientific research shows that baboon siblings in southern Africa also feel jealousy toward each other.
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Fan-favorite U.S. figure skater 'Quad God' places 8th, citing nerves
Ilia Malinin of the U.S. was heavily favored for men's figure skating gold, but a series of falls and downgraded jumps landed him in eighth place.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to trans-Atlantic partnerships at Munich Security Conference
Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a speech at the Munich Security Conference in Germany amid growing tensions between the U.S. and its European allies.
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The president of Bard College and a Yale University professor are among the names in the Epstein Files
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Emmy Martin from The Chronicle of Higher Education about what the Epstein files have revealed about his links to higher education.
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Chinese journalists detained after publishing an investigation into a Communist Party official
Chinese lawyers and writers are calling for the release of two journalists detained by authorities after they published an investigation into a senior Communist Party official.
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Saturday sports: Olympics round-up, NBA All-Star weekend, 'The Dugout' at the Art Institute
NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Michele Steele talk Winter Olympics and the NBA All-Star games.
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Week in politics: Rubio's speech, DHS funding, Epstein hearing, Republicans block tariffs
Secretary of State Marco Rubio seeks to reassure European allies and a partial government shutdown hits the Department of Homeland Security.
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Opinion: Alternate endings for modern attention spans
Some film professors are bemoaning the shortcuts students take to avoid watching assigned movies: some don't know what happens at the end. NPR's Scott Simon offers his own synopses.
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What's next for the U.S. and Iran following preliminary talks?
U.S. and Iranian envoys have held talks aimed at averting possible U.S. strikes on Iran.
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What is the state of democracy in the U.S.?
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to author Anne Applebaum about how the U.S. may be headed toward authoritarianism.
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RFK Jr. speaks about beefing up red meat consumption at Cattle Con
Beef producers from around the country held a convention this week where they heard from Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who promotes red meat consumption.