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Opinion: Jane Goodall helped humans understand their place in the world
Jane Goodall, the influential primatologist and conservationist, died this week at the age of 91. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on her legacy and love for chimpanzees.
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Here's the latest on the Gaza peace plan
Hamas responded to an American proposal to end Israel's war in Gaza and said it would return all remaining hostages. But big uncertainties remain over the proposal's next steps.
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A review of Sean Combs' charges, hearing and sentencing
NPR's Scott Simon asks NBC News Entertainment Correspondent Chloe Melas about the sentence handed to Sean Combs for two prostitution-related charges.
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It's Day 4 of the U.S. government shutdown. Is an agreement on the horizon?
We look at where Congress is in negotiating its way out of a government shutdown that is in its fourth day, with no solution in sight.
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What to know about the threats to fire federal workers amid the government shutdown
The White House is using the government shutdown to push aggressive plans to further cut the federal workforce and control spending.
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Remembering Tuskegee Airman George Hardy, who died last week at 100 years old
One of the last surviving combat veterans of the Tuskegee Airmen, George Hardy died last week aged 100. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Leon Butler Jr. from the Tuskegee Airmen Inc. about his legacy.
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Retired U.S. diplomat George Kent talks about his cross-country cycling for Ukraine
Following his retirement, former U.S. Ambassador George Kent cycled across the U.S. to raise awareness and money for the Ukrainian war effort. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Kent about his journey.
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Saturday Sports: Baseball playoffs begin; a look ahead at the NFL season
NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant talk about the Major League Baseball Playoffs, which include the Los Angeles Dodgers as they attempt to repeat as champions.
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Week in Politics: Government shutdown; 'armed conflict' with cartels
We look at where the willingness among Democrats and Republicans is to end the government shutdown, as well as U.S. strikes on alleged cartel boats in the Caribbean.
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Opinion: 'Free speech doesn't work just when you agree with it'
NPR's Scott Simon recalls a First Amendment case from the late 1970s involving the rights of a neo-Nazi group to march through a predominantly Jewish suburb of Chicago.
