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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When Americans with disabilities get married they risk losing federal benefits. Momentum is building on Capitol Hill to change the rules.
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NPR's Kelsey Snell plays the puzzle with winner Jacob Kopas from New York, New York with puzzlemaster Will Shortz. -
Kelsey Snell talks with HBO's Jon Frankel about the explosion of legal sports gambling and the professional leagues' embrace of it.
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Climate change is forcing wildlife from mountains in the Northwest onto farmland. Wild elk are pillaging haystacks and farmers are using all sorts of creative deterrents to save lucrative crops.
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Roses are red, violets are blue, you forgot to order Valentine's Day flowers, didn't you? This article can help. A florist breaks down the dos and don'ts of DIY store-bought bouquets. -
Who gets to play for a country's national team at the Winter Olympics is an especially complicated question in China, where issues of identity, ethnicity, and citizenship are at stake. -
President Biden spoke to his Russian counterpart today amid increasing tensions over Ukraine.
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Scott Simon talks with Alejandro Zambra about his new novel, "Chilean Poet," which follows the lives and loves of two would-be poets in Santiago.
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The mental stress of restaurant work has intensified during the pandemic. To retain staff, restaurant owners in Colorado have hired a therapist for its waiters, cooks and others to consult for free.
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Former Republican governor Sarah Palin is suing the New York Times for defamation over an editorial that alleged wrongdoing by her political action committee. Closing arguments wrapped up Friday.
