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Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians. The program has covered news events from Nelson Mandela's 1990 release from a South African prison to the capture of Saddam Hussein.
Every week listeners tune in to hear a unique blend of news, features and the regularly scheduled puzzle segment with Puzzlemaster Will Shortz, the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times.
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Washington, D.C., has filed a lawsuit to block President Trump's claim of authority over the city's police department. Experts say the legal fight raises constitutional questions and potential public safety dangers.
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While Trump and Putin met Friday inside the gates of Anchorage's military base, life outside rolled on much as usual. Even as the routines stayed the same, folks still had plenty to say about the summit.
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Oregon is a defiant sanctuary state where protesters and immigration lawyers believe they're helping keep down the number of ICE arrests. Tom Homan, Trump's border czar, seems vexed and vows to pay Portland a visit.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Minnesota Supreme Court Justices Anne McKeig and Sarah Hennesy, about their new amateur all-judge band, The Reasonable Doubts.
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NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Michele Steele talk about sports (DRAFT)
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In the aftermath of the summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Evelyn Farkas of the McCain Institute.
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We check out Scallopalooza -- a night street festival AND a scallop-shucking contest -- in New Bedford, Mass.
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We look at how President Trump will spin the outcome of his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the suit filed by Washington, D.C., against Trump over federalizing DC's police.
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John DeMarsico is the broadcast director for Mets baseball -- and he shoots games like they're movies.