Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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Idaho's abortion ban, one of the strictest in the U.S., is being challenged in court
Arguments began last week in a lawsuit challenging Idaho's abortion ban, one of the strictest in the country. We'll hear from some of the plaintiffs and the state attorney.
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Trump has vowed to take an aggressive approach to China. What would that mean?
What will President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House mean for US - China relations? NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Ryan Hass, a China expert at the Brookings Institution.
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A new law in New York will do away with broker fees
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with New York City Council Member Chi Ossé about his FARE act, which shifts the responsibility for broker fees from the tenant to the landlord in many cases.
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Key IRS funds dry out in 2026. What can we expect for its future?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center's Janet Holtzblatt about funding for the Internal Revenue Service.
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In Gaza, a nurse takes in an orphaned baby too young to know who she is
A nurse is fostering a baby from Gaza whose family was killed and whose identity has been lost.
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Meet North Carolina's sexiest collard farmer
What does it take to be the sexiest collard farmer in North Carolina? Lee Berry, the reigning champ and current competitor in the contest's 2nd year, explains.
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Hospitals face months of IV fluid shortages after Helene damages N.C. factory
Hospitals have been forced to innovate with new ways of hydrating patients and giving them medications, after a key factory that produces IV fluid bags flooded during Hurricane Helene. (This story first aired on Morning Edition on Nov. 7, 2024.)
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Republicans hope for a House majority as Congress returns to session
Congress returns this week. Republicans are hopeful they will maintain their House majority in the next Congress. In the Senate, Republicans will choose the next majority leader.
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Remembering 'Candyman' actor Tony Todd
"Candyman" actor Tony Todd died Nov. 6. He was 69.
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Chicago may become the latest city to lose Greyhound bus services
Chicago may soon become the largest city in the northern hemisphere without an intercity bus terminal as Greyhound's downtown station is threatened.
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Former Israeli defense minister blames Netanyahu in a meeting with families of hostages
A hostage relative tells NPR that now-former Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant said a deal could have been reached already
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Hurricane Helene caused big losses for North Carolina's fall tourism industry
Tourists stayed away from western North Carolina this year after Helene swept through the area, and towns that depend on leaf lookers are bracing for big losses.