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Trump will speak at the CPAC today, cementing his influence on the Republican Party

Saturday, February 24, 2024

Former President Donald Trump addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference today.

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The decimal point was in use 150 years before previously thought, research shows

Saturday, February 24, 2024

NPR's Scott Simon talks to math historian Glen Van Brummelen about his finding that the decimal point appeared in the 1440s, earlier than thought.

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The U.S.'s role in conflicts abroad is coming under debate in American politics

Saturday, February 24, 2024

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Stephen Walt, a foreign policy expert at Harvard University, about engaging abroad versus staying on the sidelines. It's a debate roiling American politics.

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Week in politics: Roe v. Wade and the presidential race; 2 years of Russia's invasion

Saturday, February 24, 2024

Reverberations of the Supreme Court's 2022 decision to overturn federal abortion protections are likely to figure into November's elections.

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Vice Media and BuzzFeed become the latest news organizations to announce layoffs

Saturday, February 24, 2024

Vice Media and BuzzFeed are the latest news organizations to lay off workers, as journalism continues to struggle with its business model.

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Israeli troops take control, cut power in one of Gaza's last functioning hospitals

Saturday, February 17, 2024

Israeli troops have taken command of a hospital in southern Gaza while negotiations for a cease fire are ongoing but substantial disagreements remain.

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New York judge orders Trump to pay nearly $355 million for business fraud

Saturday, February 17, 2024

A New York judge ordered former President Donald Trump to pay nearly $355 million for inflating the value of his properties and other assets.

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Playing cornhole can now get you a college scholarship. A coach tells you how

Saturday, February 17, 2024

NPR's Scott Simon asks Dusty Thompson, coach of the Winthrop University Eagles cornhole team, about scholarships for team athletes.

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Filmmaker Ed Zwick on his memoir 'Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions'

Saturday, February 17, 2024

NPR's Scott Simon talk with writer-director Ed Zwick about his memoir, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood."

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Electro-funk duo Chromeo on love, friendship and their new album 'Adult Contemporary'

Saturday, February 17, 2024

NPR's Scott Simon talks with David Macklovitch and Patrick Gemayel of Chromeo about their new album, "Adult Contemporary," and navigating modern love.

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Scott Simon remembers Bob Edwards, the voice of NPR for 25 years

Saturday, February 17, 2024

Former NPR host Bob Edwards died Feb. 10. He was 76. Edwards was the voice of "Morning Edition" for nearly 25 years.

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Netanyahu's foreign policy adviser comments on Israel's possible invasion of Rafah

Saturday, February 17, 2024

NPR's Scott Simon talks about the war in Gaza with Ophir Falk, a foreign policy adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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A journalist in Ukraine reflects on daily life since Russia's invasion 2 years ago

Saturday, February 17, 2024

How has life in Ukraine changed as the second anniversary of the war nears? NPR's Scott Simon talks to journalist Yaroslav Trofimov and art curator and journalist Kateryna Iakovlenko.

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Opposition leader Alexei Navalny's supporters blame Putin for his death in prison

Saturday, February 17, 2024

Supporters of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are mourning his death, which was announced by Russian authorities on Friday.

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Saturday Sports: College basketball, NBA all-star weekend, Kansas City parade shooting

Saturday, February 17, 2024

NPR's Scott Simon and USA Today columnist Christine Brennan talk about women's college basketball, the NBA all-star weekend, and the Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting.

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Week in politics: Biden wants House Republicans to pass aid to Ukraine

Saturday, February 17, 2024

President Biden wants the U.S. to forcefully counter Russian aggression but additional aid to Ukraine is being held up by House Republicans.

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Actor Ambika Mod on Netflix's new adaptation of the romance 'One Day'

Saturday, February 17, 2024

NPR's Scott Simon talks to actor Ambika Mod about the new Netflix series "One Day."

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Soccer fans can now bring bagpipes to the stands of the Euro 2024 cup

Saturday, February 10, 2024

Soccer fans will be allowed to bring bagpipes with them at this summer's Euro 2024 cup.

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A team of students deciphered a 2000-year-old papyrus scroll, with some help from AI

Saturday, February 10, 2024

NPR's Scott Simon asks Prof. Brent Seales of the University of Kentucky about deciphering tightly wound, charred scrolls from the 1st Century C.E. using X-rays and artificial intelligence.

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China's economic influence in the Middle East could potentially help it broker peace

Saturday, February 10, 2024

NPR's Scott Simon asks Prof. Dawn Murphy of the National War College about China's economic influence in the Middle East and how the U.S. hopes to manage it.

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