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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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A 23-year megadrought is endangering the agricultural economy in the Southwest
Drought is pushing Arizona farmers to the brink as they've been cut off from the shrinking Colorado River. The crisis is also renewing questions about the viability of growing crops in a desert.
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The pandemic allowed these families to stay on Medicaid. Now, their children risk healthcare
In the pandemic, the federal government allowed anyone on Medicaid to stay on, indefinitely. But that could end soon, raising fears in Missouri that kids in particular risk losing coverage.
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Saturday Sports: NFL back under the microscope, U.S. women's basketball team win
A professional football player's terrible injury puts the NFL under the microscope again. Meanwhile, the U.S. women's basketball team is triumphant.
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New Broadway play 'Leopoldstadt' looks at a large Jewish family in Vienna over a half century
Tom Stoppard's new play, "Leopoldstadt," grew from a midlife realization concerning how many of his relatives died in the Holocaust.
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The Biden administration is changing who qualifies for student loan cancellation
Lawsuits have taken aim at the Biden administration's efforts to cancel some federal student loan debt. In response, the administration has been subtly shifting its plan, and changing who qualifies.
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An injured marine was saved by an Army trauma nurse. Then they fell in love
This week on StoryCorps Military Voices Initiative: the story of an Army trauma nurse who saved the life of, and fell in love with, an injured Marine.
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Heavy rains in Dallas-Fort Worth area have led to an inchworm outbreak
Little green worms are crawling all over the Dallas-Fort Worth area in Texas. Scientists attribute the outbreak of cankerworms, or inchworms, to recent heavy rains.
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Fiona's floods devastated their homes. These residents are ready to start over
Days after the storm, residents in coastal Salinas, Puerto Rico, aren't waiting for help from the authorities. They're using bulldozers and backhoes to clear debris and rubble left in Fiona's wake.
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Review: Star Wars streaming series 'Andor'
A review of the new Star Wars TV streaming series. It's called "Andor" and explores how the franchise's storied rebel alliance was formed.
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Kamila Shamsie's novel 'Best of Friends' asks if all friendships are meant to last
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Kamila Shamsie about her novel, "Best of Friends," which follows the relationship between two women from their childhoods in Pakistan to adulthood in London.
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The CDC is looking into a stomach bug outbreak at the Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon is home to incredible natural beauty. And this summer, a norovirus outbreak. The stomach bug sickened hundreds of rafters and hikers ... and prompted the CDC to take a look at it.
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'Warholcapote' recreates a play conceived by Andy Warhol and Truman Capote
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Rob Roth, the author of "WARHOLCAPOTE," a book that recreates a play conceived by the artist Andy Warhol and writer Truman Capote.