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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France loses dramatic men's soccer final, Imane Khelif wins gold
Friday at the Paris Olympics was filled with medal events. The French were playing in the men's soccer final and an Algerian boxer at the center of a gender controversy boxed for gold.
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Nicolas Maduro's government is openly cracking down on protestors on social media
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is using social media to crack down on government opponents and glorify security forces.
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In a first since the war began, Ukraine launched an invasion into Russia
Ukraine invaded Russia this week - an attack that was shocking in scope and execution. Ukraine’s cross-border incursion into western Russia is now in its fifth day.
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Opinion: RFK Jr.'s Central Park 'Bear-B-Q' stunt
In an election season rife with surprises, you might add this week’s revelation by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Olympic athletes in Paris are winning medals. They're also voicing wisdom
Athletes at press conferences are famous for talking in cliches. But in Paris, a lot of Olympians are going deep, voicing wisdom and sharing their truths.
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Week in politics: The Harris-Walz campaign takes off
We look at how Vice President Kamala Harris's presidential campaign is taking shape, with the massive influx of donations and the selection of Minnesota's Gov. Tim Walz at her running mate.
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What the Secret Service has changed a month after the assassination attempt on Trump
It's been one month since the attempt on former President Trump's life. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig about pressures on the Secret Service.
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UK's worst riots in years were incited by online disinformation about asylum seekers
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to Dr. Marc Owen-Jones, a disinformation researcher, about the role of social media during race riots in the UK.
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Composer and comedian Tim Minchin on his show 'An Unfunny Evening with Tim Minchin'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Australian comedian and composer about his touring show, "An Unfunny Evening with Tim Minchin and His Piano."
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Joan Chen on her role in coming-of-age film 'Dìdi'
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Joan Chen. The actor is getting Oscar buzz for the new film, "Dìdi," in which Chen plays the mother of a Taiwanese-American skater kid in the Bay Area.
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A convention center in Chicago was a death trap for birds. New decals may change that
Chicago's McCormick Place is in the middle of a major migratory bird path, and its' lakeside building will soon have bird safe decals that could prevent thousands of bird collisions and death.
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The U.S. is sending more warships to the Middle East as Israel steps up attacks
Tensions increase in the Middle East, as Israel expects an attack from Iran and its allies. Israel says it's killed several top commanders of Hamas, Hezbollah, and Islamic Jihad.
