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Weekend Edition Saturday for November 27, 2021

New COVID-19 variant, Omicron, sparking concern with its speed and reinfection rate

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Week in politics: House issues more subpoenas to Trump allies in Jan. 6 investigation

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Opinion: In Sondheim's essential lyrics, a soundtrack for life

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The Dow just had its worst day all year

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How understaffed are stores? Smaller retailers feel the holiday-shopping strain

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How understaffed are stores? Smaller retailers feel the holiday-shopping strain

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India's oldest Chinese community faces the impact of the two country's tensions

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Late actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman's son, Cooper Hoffman, stars in 'Licorice Pizza'

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Sophia Glock divulges her secretive life as a child of CIA officers in 'Passport'

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Weekend Edition Saturday for November 20, 2021

Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on five charges after fatally shooting two people

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Week in politics: The 'Build Back Better' bill is moving forward

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Opinion: Hugging is common and meaningful in the animal kingdom

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Opinion: Hugging is common and meaningful in the animal kingdom

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FDA authorizes COVID boosters for all adults

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Iran and U.S. are trying to renegotiate nuclear deal

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COVID precautions keep students out of school, even if they just have the sniffles

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Climate change is making it harder to provide clean drinking water in farm country

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Huda Fahmy asks 'Huda F Are You?' in new book

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Weekend Edition Saturday for November 13, 2021

Inflation is surging and people are hopping mad

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Inflation is surging and people are hopping mad

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Week in politics: Biden balances tackling inflation and working on his spending bill

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Opinion: Veteran and former senator Max Cleland has died, but his legacy lives on

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Opinion: Veteran and former senator Max Cleland has died, but his legacy lives on

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Britney Spears officially freed from conservatorship

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The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse is a microcosm of the gun control debate in the U.S.

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Teachers are asking for extra holidays and mental health resources to fight burnout

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The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and thousands of other ships, to be memorialized

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Haddie, a cotton-candy colored lobster, is one in a 100 million, and a budding star

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Weekend Edition Saturday for November 6, 2021

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8 people dead and several injured at Travis Scott's Astroworld music festival

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Week In Politics: House passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill

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Opinion: Fine dining on the International Space Station

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Scores of people reported dead in Sierra Leone after fuel tanker explosion

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Defense says Kyle Rittenhouse acted in self-defense when he killed two in Kenosha

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Mecca, California, remembers beloved Catholic priest Father Francisco Valdovinos

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Advice for cold, flu and COVID-19: Wear a mask and wash your hands

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Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad was the first Muslim chaplain in the U.S. armed forces

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Weekend Edition Saturday for October 30, 2021

Week in politics: Congress continues spending bill negotiations while Biden is abroad

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Children ages 5 to 11 are a step closer to being eligible for the Pfizer vaccine

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Opinion: Timely Halloween costumes

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From a place of privilege, she speaks the truth about climate to power

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From a place of privilege, she speaks the truth about climate to power

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Russia battles highest COVID-19 infection and death rates since the pandemic's start

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Here's what 'Let's Go, Brandon' actually means and how it made its way to Congress

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Here's what 'Let's Go, Brandon' actually means and how it made its way to Congress

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New biography seeks to prove Stephen Crane's place in the U.S. literary canon

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Halloween may return to some normalcy for trick-or-treaters

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New COVID-19 variant, Omicron, sparking concern with its speed and reinfection rate

Week in politics: House issues more subpoenas to Trump allies in Jan. 6 investigation

Opinion: In Sondheim's essential lyrics, a soundtrack for life

The Dow just had its worst day all year

How understaffed are stores? Smaller retailers feel the holiday-shopping strain

India's oldest Chinese community faces the impact of the two country's tensions

Late actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman's son, Cooper Hoffman, stars in 'Licorice Pizza'

Sophia Glock divulges her secretive life as a child of CIA officers in 'Passport'

Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on five charges after fatally shooting two people

Week in politics: The 'Build Back Better' bill is moving forward

Opinion: Hugging is common and meaningful in the animal kingdom

FDA authorizes COVID boosters for all adults

Iran and U.S. are trying to renegotiate nuclear deal

COVID precautions keep students out of school, even if they just have the sniffles

Climate change is making it harder to provide clean drinking water in farm country

Huda Fahmy asks 'Huda F Are You?' in new book

Inflation is surging and people are hopping mad

Week in politics: Biden balances tackling inflation and working on his spending bill

Opinion: Veteran and former senator Max Cleland has died, but his legacy lives on

Britney Spears officially freed from conservatorship

The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse is a microcosm of the gun control debate in the U.S.

Teachers are asking for extra holidays and mental health resources to fight burnout

The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and thousands of other ships, to be memorialized

Haddie, a cotton-candy colored lobster, is one in a 100 million, and a budding star

8 people dead and several injured at Travis Scott's Astroworld music festival

Week In Politics: House passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill

Opinion: Fine dining on the International Space Station

Scores of people reported dead in Sierra Leone after fuel tanker explosion

Defense says Kyle Rittenhouse acted in self-defense when he killed two in Kenosha

Mecca, California, remembers beloved Catholic priest Father Francisco Valdovinos

Advice for cold, flu and COVID-19: Wear a mask and wash your hands

Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad was the first Muslim chaplain in the U.S. armed forces

Week in politics: Congress continues spending bill negotiations while Biden is abroad

Children ages 5 to 11 are a step closer to being eligible for the Pfizer vaccine

Opinion: Timely Halloween costumes

From a place of privilege, she speaks the truth about climate to power

Russia battles highest COVID-19 infection and death rates since the pandemic's start

Here's what 'Let's Go, Brandon' actually means and how it made its way to Congress

New biography seeks to prove Stephen Crane's place in the U.S. literary canon

Halloween may return to some normalcy for trick-or-treaters