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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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.
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A tourist under attack in San Francisco was saved by an unlikely duo
San Francisco's latest crime-fighting duo doesn't wear capes. Nor anything at all.
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Mexico City's water woes aren't going away with the arrival of rains
It's rainy season in Mexico City, some streets are flooded and yet for many the taps are still dry.
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Astronomers spot a mysterious black hole nestled in a cluster of stars
A report from Nature shows that astronomers may have found a medium-sized black hole, a kind they've long looked for.
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Tiny Desk Contest finalist Ollela reflects on her entry 'Tea Kettle Tea'
Ellie Barbor, who performs as "Ollela," talks about memory, loss, and on-going love with her Tiny Desk Contest entry, "Tea Kettle Tea."
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Extreme temperatures are impacting rescue helicopters in California
Extreme temperatures cause big problems for rescue helicopters. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Douglas Evans, a rescue pilot in California, about conditions in his state.
