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Trump to nominate hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary
President-elect Trump plans to nominate hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to be Treasury Secretary. He's been on of Trump's biggest cheerleaders in the financial world.
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Comcast plans to spin off its cable networks. What's next for MSNBC?
Comcast plans to shed its cable TV channels, including MSNBC. What are the fortunes these days of the liberal news channel?
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Saturday Sports: NWSL championship, Geno Auriemma breaks records, NFL in the snow
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Michele Steele of ESPN about the NWSL championship, Geno Auriemma's record-breaking night and a now-rare event in the NFL: playing in the snow.
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Donald Johanson discovered the Lucy fossil 50 years ago
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with paleoanthropologist, Donald Johanson, about the 50th anniversary of his biggest discovery, Lucy, an early human ancestor.
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Former newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai's son discusses his trial in Hong Kong
Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai took the stand this week. He faces charges in connection with the 2019 anti-government protests in the region. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with his son, Sebastien Lai.
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Week in politics: Matt Gaetz steps down, new cabinet picks
We look at Matt Gaetz removing himself from his nomination as Attorney General as well as a few of the cabinet nominations that President-elect Donald Trump announced on Friday night.
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Israel's escalating attack on Lebanon is destroying entire communities
We look at the efforts to broker a ceasefire between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel. Fighting has escalated between the two, pushing the conflict deeper into Lebanon.
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New data shows efforts to stop the spread of STIs are working
Federal data shows that rates of new sexually transmitted infections are slowing in the U.S. It's a rare sign of improvement that suggests prevention efforts are working.
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The first week of the U.N.'s annual climate conference comes to a close
We look at what happened during the first week of the United Nation's annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Remembering former former Solicitor-General Ted Olson
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Harvard professor Cass Sunstein about Ted Olson. The legal great, who argued 65 US Supreme Court cases, including the one that legalized gay marriage, died this week.