Weekend Edition
From civil wars in Bosnia and El Salvador, to hospital rooms, police stations, and America's backyards, National Public Radio's Peabody Award-winning correspondent Scott Simon brings a well-traveled perspective to his role as host of Weekend Edition.
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NPRs Ayesha Rascoe talks to The Roanoke Raven, a local Virginia "superhero" who highlights the work of nonprofits at events and in social media videos.
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American men haven't clinched the Men's U.S. Open in more than two decades. Ben Shelton, 23, from Florida faces German, Alexander Zverev — whom he has never beat — in Sunday's tennis final.
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100 years ago, silent film star Buster Keaton filmed The General in Cottage Grove, Ore. Fans are gathering there to celebrate the making of an epic early film.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks University of Southampton's Thomas Dekeyser about worries AI is becoming fatally out of control.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with New York Magazine critic Alison Willmore about what's playing at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Trump's tariffs and insults have fueled fury across Canada — fundamentally changing how Canadians see their closest neighbor.
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South Florida immigration courts descend into upheaval; Haitians there meet the end of TPS with fear and resilience; and we check in on the long-delayed promise to outfit ICE agents with body cameras.
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Following the midterm convention in Dallas, President Trump's $5,000 campaign promise has generated attention, but not belief. And, Vice President JD Vance characterizes Democrats as extremists.
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CBS' 60 Minutes returns to the air tonight with a new look, several new faces and under new management.
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President Trump and Congress are weighing in on potential federal tax incentives for film production. It's hoped the tax credit would keep production of films and TV in the U.S. rather than overseas.