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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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Week in politics: Trump addresses the RNC, more Democrats call for Biden to step down
Donald Trump capped the Republican National Convention this week, while Joe Biden faced calls to exit the presidential race.
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Homeless people are the most vulnerable to extreme heat. A Las Vegas group is helping
In Las Vegas, the city's homeless residents are among the most vulnerable to illness and death from the scorching weather.
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Protests surrounded the RNC, though in lower numbers than expected
A big protest marked the beginning of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. But by the end of the week, the mood had changed to focus on the RNC's effect on the local community.
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Pushback against over-tourism in Spain is reflected in new signs across Madrid
Tourism is important to the Spanish economy but critics are arguing the country is too reliant on it.
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A Communist Party meeting in China aimed to chart a new course for the country
China’s ruling Communist Party has held an important meeting in Beijing to plan China’s development and reform for the next five years.
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The conservative think tank behind the controversial Project 2025 faces Trump's ire
The Heritage Foundation and the Trump campaign are attempting to soothe concerns over the think tank's sweeping Project 2025 plan to overhaul the government.
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The director of the Secret Service will face questioning from a House committee
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn. He's on the House committee that will question the head of the Secret Service about the attempted assassination of former President Trump.
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A comic novel from M.T. Anderson follows a heist to swipe the remains of St. Nicholas
A sensitive monk, a charming mercenary, and the contested bones of St. Nicholas: NPR's Scott Simon talks with M.T. Anderson about his rollicking comic novel, "Nicked."
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Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayley discusses the band's existential new album
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayley about the band's new album, which focuses on love and longing in the vastness of the universe.
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A new French cookbook shows the diversity Marseille through its cuisine
A new cookbook seeks to celebrate Marseille, France's second-largest city.
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Biden faces criticism over his gas car ban. But he doesn’t have one.
Swing state voters are seeing ads warning them about a federal ban on their gas-powered vehicles. But there is no such ban, even as candidates campaign on it.
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Israeli military strikes humanitarian zone in Gaza, targeting Hamas leader
Israeli forces struck a humanitarian zone in the Gaza Strip, targeting the chief of the armed wing of Hamas. Dozens of people were reported killed.
