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Whether revealing events in small-town America or overseas, or profiling notable personalities, Weekend Edition from NPR News appreciates the extraordinary details that make up every story. This two-hour weekend morning news magazine covers hard news, a wide variety of newsmakers, and cultural stories with care, accuracy, and a wink of humor.
Latest Stories
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A rule that took effect before President Trump's inauguration makes it easier for workers on temporary visas to apply for green cards, which offer employers more certainty despite a hefty price tag.
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Utah is now the first state in the nation to ban adding fluoride to drinking water. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Utah dentist James Bekker about the impact on oral health.
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The new $1 billion school voucher program in Texas allows parents to use state tax dollars to go toward education their children in private or homeschools.
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Nearly 10 weeks into Israel's blockade, families in Gaza are desperate for flour. They've begun grinding up lentils and beans to add to the meager flour they have to make bread.
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There's confusion over what the president wants with his trade war and whether the GOP's big spending bill should include raising taxes on the rich in order to fund Trump's domestic priorities.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with writer and New York magazine journalist Bridget Read about her new book, 'Little Bosses Everywhere.' It's an exploration of the world of multi-level marketing.
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In 1978, Congress gave federal workers the right to organize and bargain collectively, finding it in the public interest. Now Trump wants to end those labor rights for most of the federal workforce. -
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WITF listener Tom Rymsza of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz. -
NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss the NBA and NHL playoffs.
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Members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are digesting that one of their own is now the head of the Catholic Church.
