Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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Rebels took over Damascus quickly, but the uprising has been decades in the making
Ayesha Rascoe talks to Mazen Gharibah of the London School of Economics about internal opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which started long before his ouster this month.
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Residents on every U.S. coast are looking for solutions for rising sea levels
Communities along the three U.S. coastlines are exploring solutions for rising sea levels. They're fortifying, inventing and preparing to move.
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Politics chat: Trump attends Army-Navy game; McConnell backs polio vaccine; mystery drones over New Jersey
President-elect Donald Trump had two high-profile guests with him at the Army-Navy game yesterday: Pete Hegseth, his Secretary of Defense pick, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
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Soft medium, hard truths - National Endowment for the Arts recognizes a Navajo quilter
A Navajo woman who has spent 50 years sewing has now been honored with an NEA award for her unique quilts. She is unafraid to criticize the mainstream culture that's marginalized Indigenous artists.
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Listen up! Here are some of the best audiobooks of the year
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Kendra Winchester of the website 'Book Riot' about some of the best audiobooks of 2024.
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After nearly 50 years apart, a divorced couple comes back together to try marriage again
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, residents Fay and Bob Wenrich divorced in 1975. Now, at ages 89 and 94, and after nearly half a century apart, they've re-married.
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Public health officials try to control bird flu in U.S. dairy capital
More milk products come from Tulare County, California than any other county in the U.S. Public health officials there are trying to guard against bird flu infecting humans.
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Coffee prices haven't been this high in 47 years
Coffee prices on the futures market hit a 47-year high last week. The increase is beginning to drip down to grocery stores and coffee shops.
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Venezuela's president elect vows to return from exile for inauguration
The winner of Venezuela's presidential election this summer was forced into exile. But he's promising to return for the inauguration next month despite threats of arrest.
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New bills in Congress aim to curb prescription drug prices
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Forbes healthcare reporter Bruce Japsen about the legislative push to curb the power of pharmacy-benefit managers, who negotiate prices insurers pay for drugs.
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Syrian children return to school today
Syrian children in Damascus started up at school today after - the first day back since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.
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Remembering Angela Alvarez, the oldest to win Best New Artist at the Latin Grammys
We remember Cuban-born American singer Angela Alvarez, who 2 years ago became the oldest person to win Best New Artist at the Latin Grammy awards. She died this week at the age of 97.