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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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Week in politics: Trump's tariffs and other executive actions
President Trump is fulfilling an often-repeated campaign promise to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada, while also issuing a flurry of executive actions bypassing Congress.
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Palestinians worry about what Netanyahu's visit to the White House signals for Gaza
NPR's Scott Simons speaks to Maha Nassar, a professor at the University of Arizona, about how Palestinians will view the Israeli Prime Minister's visit to the White House next week.
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Opinion: Remembering Marianne Faithfull
NPR's Scott Simon remembers English singer and actor Marianne Faithfull, who died this week at the age of 78.
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A French immersion school in Louisiana teaches kids the state's unique local dialects
Most Louisianans no longer speak French but more and more schools in the state are teaching it. One small school, southwest of New Orleans, is immersing students in the state's local dialects.
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Trump issues order to halt US foreign aid
President Trump has issued a 90-day pause of U.S. foreign aid. There are big questions about what this could mean for health and development projects all over the world.
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NPR tracks what's gotten cheaper in our shopping carts
Inflation has cooled, but some prices seem stuck or have gotten higher. At a Walmart in Savannah, GA, we compare shopping this year to last year.
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Saturday Sports: NFL playoffs, Australian Open
NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss the NFL playoffs and the Australian Open.
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Trump's executive orders on immigration lay the blueprint for the next 4 years
President Trump began his immigration crackdown with a flurry of executive orders. Immigration experts say they lay out a blueprint for how he hopes to transform enforcement at the border and beyond.
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Wildfire evacuees in Altadena make the heartbreaking return home
The National Guard is letting some Altadena residents back into neighborhoods burned in the wildfires. Victoria Wilson and her family recorded their return to the wreckage that was once their home.
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Read cursive? The National Archives wants you!
A lot of old records at the National Archives are written in longhand, but fewer people can read cursive. The institution is looking for volunteers to help decipher and digitize them.
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TikTok's brief ban sent users to RedNote, another Chinese-owned video-sharing app
Many users flocked to another Chinese-owned app, RedNote, when it looked like TikTok would be banned. Americans and Chinese citizens have been getting to know each other.
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Country music artist Kane Brown's latest album is 'The High Road'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with country music artist Kane Brown about his new album, "The High Road."
