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Kick off your weekend with wrap-ups of the week's news with a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest. Be sure to tune in every Sunday for the Sunday Puzzle!
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For 40 days every spring, Christians observe the season of repentance and fasting known as Lent. In New Orleans, the change from Mardi Gras to Lent is striking.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks economist Keyu Jin, author of the book "The New China Playbook" about Beijing's next moves in the trade war with the U.S.
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President Trump meets El Salvador's president Monday at the White House to discuss the use of a Salvadoran supermax prison for migrants deported from the U.S.
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Two best friends at different life crossroads go on a road trip in the comedy "Sacramento." NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with star and director Michael Angarano.
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A brave hummingbird does what she can to fight a fire in Sascha Alper's new book. It was one of the last projects illustrator Jerry Pinkney worked on before he died. His son Brian finished it for him. -
The second season of HBO's hit zombie series takes what works the first season and turns it upside down, mining new drama from the uncertainty. -
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KSTX listener Randy Hurwitz of Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas, and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz. -
Two deportation cases have called into question the Trump administration's aggressive efforts to expel immigrants. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to NPR's Adrian Florido, who attended one of the hearings.
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President Trump's tariffs are causing chaos for consumers, businesses and investors. Corporate America's CEOs are now embracing a favorite buzzword to talk about the future: "uncertainty."
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China ponders what comes next in its relations with the United States after a week of escalating tariffs.
