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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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South Dakota's vote on regulating pipelines could set a precedent for other states
In a preview of debates that could start occurring the country, South Dakota voters go to the polls to possibly repeal the law some say weakens local governments in regulating pipelines.
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Week in politics: Harris, Trump capmpaigns make stops in Texas
Kamala Harris is capitalizing on reports Donald Trump has fascist tendencies while he pushes back on the accusations.
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Ohio has indicted a man for voting illegally. He died in 2022
Ohio's indictment of a dead person for illegally voting raises questions of propriety and appropriate punishment.
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Saturday Sports: Dodgers win Game 1 of World Series; remembering Fernando Valenzuela
NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele recap the Dodgers' Game 1 win in the World Series, and reflect on the life of pitcher Fernando Valenzuela.
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Republican pollsters in key swing states say they're confident of Trump's chances
Former President Donald Trump’s supporters in key swing states are expressing cautious optimism.
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Dodgers fans pay tribute to beloved former pitcher Fernando Valenzuela
Fernando Valenzuela, one of the most beloved former pitchers of the Los Angeles Dodgers, died this week. As his Dodgers opened the World Series, fans remember his contributions to the game.
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One of the world's largest inland lakes has dried up from Soviet-era irrigation plans
Once one of the world's largest inland lakes, the Aral Sea in Central Asia, has evaporated into the desert, its waters sucked dry by Soviet-era irrigation plans.
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Opinion: 'YER OUT!' Eric Adams' fashion faux pas
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, no stranger to controversy, has ignited another with a hat. NPR's Scott Simon explains.
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Massive blackout in Cuba leaves 10 million people on the island without power
A nationwide blackout Friday left millions of Cubans without power because of an aging power grid and a lack of fuel.
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The U.S. gets a new national marine sanctuary, the first led by a tribe
A new national marine sanctuary is being established off the California coast. The Biden administration plans to manage it with the indigenous groups that fought for years to create it.
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Who was Yayha Sinwar, the Hamas leader killed by Israel?
A look back on the life and politics of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a key player for the last several years in the Israel-Gaza conflict.
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The killing of Hamas leader Yayha Sinwar may escalate war in Lebanon
The future of Hamas and the war in Gaza now that the organization's leader is dead.
