Weekend Edition
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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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Venezuela faces a deadline this week to commit to holding free and fair elections or face the return of US oil sanctions.
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Amid an attack by Iran, President Biden vows continued support for Israel and House leaders say they'll take up an aid package this week.
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Iran's drone and missile assault on Israel heightens concerns about a widening regional conflict in the Middle East.
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The Willy Wonka experience in Scotland went viral for all the wrong reasons. It's having an unlikely comeback in LA. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks about it with Kirsty Paterson, who plays an Oompa Loompa.
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Self-loathing because of our looks can be second-nature for many of us. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Hilde Ostby about her memoir, "My Belly," which examines what's behind that feeling.
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With support from U.S. forces, Israel's defense systems took down hundreds of Iranian drones and missiles that were launched in what President Biden called "an unprecedented attack."
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The Biden administration said U.S. forces helped take down incoming drones and missiles after Iran launched its attack on Israel.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo about Donald Trump's upcoming hush money trial.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby about Iran's strikes on Israel and what the Biden administration thinks the response should be.
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One Sudanese poet's words reflect the pain and the loss of a year of devastating war in Sudan.