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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DOJ says Russia paid right-wing influencers to spread Russian propaganda
NPR’s Scott Simon and disinformation expert Renee DiResta discuss payments to right-wing influencers in what the Justice Department says is a Russian campaign to influence U.S. policy and voters.
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In the shadow of war, volunteers save endangered sea turtles on Lebanon's beaches
Volunteers help endangered baby turtles in southern Lebanon in the midst of low-level war on the country's border with Israel.
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In Phoenix, heat-related deaths are declining even in record-high temperatures
Phoenix continues to set heat records, the latest for most days at or above 110 degrees in a year. But heat-related deaths are also declining for the first time in decades.
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In a first, the Paralypmics prevented wheelchair athletes from competing in tennis
For the first time at the Paralympic Games, tennis athletes who use motorized wheelchairs were prevented from participating.
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Week in politics: Trump hearing postponed, candidates agree to debate rules
Former President Donald Trump's sentencing postponed again in New York, Vice President Kamala Harris' massive fundraising haul, and ahead of Tuesday's debates both candidates agree to rules.
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Remembering Sister Theresa Kane, who fought for women’s ordination in the Church
Sister Theresa Kane, a champion for women's ordination in the Catholic church, has died. She even spoke directly to Pope John Paul II about the issue during his visit to the U.S. in 1979.
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This beloved drive-in theater has run for decades. But keeping it open is now harder
One of America's oldest drive-in movie theaters is still treasured in a small Colorado town. But the woman who has worked there since childhood is getting worn out.
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Children in Gaza get polio vaccines but the virus may already be spreading
Palestinian children in Gaza will have access to polio vaccines this weekend as the UN rushes to reach families displaced and without access to healthcare following the detection of the virus in wastewater flowing through its war-ravaged streets.
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A new version of the 1977 Star Wars features a dub in a Native American language
A new version of the 1977 classic STAR WARS movie opens in Minnesota Theaters. And "the force be with you" will sound different. The dubbed-over version is in Ojibwe, the indigenous language of one of the largest Native American tribes in the United States.
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The NFL wants to use facial recognition at games. Police say it's a bad idea
Las Vegas police are refusing to comply with the NFL’s new plan to use facial recognition technology for stadium employees during games. Even though police often use facial recognition to identify suspects, they say giving their biometric data to an unaccountable company crosses a line.
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On a double-decker bus in Bangladesh's capital, people express hope for the future
Passengers on battered red double-decker bus weaving through Dhaka, Bangladesh, talk about their hopes after protests toppled their autocratic leader.
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Trump seeks to overturn his narrow 2020 loss in Georgia
We look at how Vice President Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, are campaigning in the battleground state of Georgia, and what former President Trump will have to do to win back the state.