Weekend Edition
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Whether revealing events in small-town America or overseas, or profiling notable personalities, Weekend Edition from NPR News appreciates the extraordinary details that make up every story. This two-hour morning newsmagazine covers hard news, a wide variety of newsmakers, and cultural stories with care, accuracy, and a wink of humor.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Minhal Baig, who wrote and directed the new movie "We Grown Now." It's about two kids in the Cabrini-Green housing projects in Chicago in the early 1990s.
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Utah's new hockey team needs a name, and its owners say they'll let the fans weigh in with something everyone loves — a bracket!
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A cult leader in Kenya was charged with murder after the discovery last year of more than 400 bodies in a remote forest. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to journalist Carey Baraka about the case.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Sarah Ludington of Duke University's School of Law about the first amendment protections for students who are protesting on college campuses.
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Political roasts at last night's White House Correspondent's dinner, plus how the election-year landscape is shaping up for control of each chamber of Congress.
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The attorneys general of Arkansas and Tennessee are leading a multi-state lawsuit challenging a new rule that adds abortion to federal pregnancy protections.
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Solar geoengineering — increasing the sunlight reflected back into space to cool the planet — is gaining the attention of people looking for climate solutions. But critics say it comes with risks.
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UNRWA lost international funding after Israel said a significant number of its employees were part of Hamas. An independent review now says Israel hasn't provided evidence to support this accusation.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to cyber security expert Timothy Edgar about the legalities of banning TikTok.
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Missouri Republicans are campaigning to make sure voters know they don't have to split their conscience on the abortion issue this November.