Weekend Edition Saturday for May 25, 2024 : NPR

Middle East

ICJ orders Israel to cease military offensive in Rafah and allow aid to enter Gaza

by Kat Lonsdorf, Scott Simon

3 min

ICJ orders Israel to cease military offensive in Rafah and allow aid to enter Gaza

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Politics

Week in Politics: Israel offensive and Biden campaign, Trump appeals to NYC voters

by Scott Simon, Ron Elving

4 min

Week in Politics: Israel offensive and Biden campaign, Trump appeals to NYC voters

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U.S. gangster Al Capone has his photo taken while in custody in Philadelphia, May 18, 1929. -/AP hide caption

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Simon Says

Opinion: The puzzling allure of Al Capone's pistol

by Scott Simon

2 min

ESSAY 5-25-2024

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Europe

Italy's right-wing ministers crack down on NGOs helping migrants entering by sea

by Willem Marx

5 min

Italy's right-wing ministers crack down on NGOs helping migrants entering by sea

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Technology

It's not your imagination. CAPTCHA tests are getting harder

by Scott Simon, Matthew Schuerman, Gabe O'Connor

3 min

It's not your imagination. CAPTCHA tests are getting harder

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History

A peace activist recounts life with her husband, Marine Corporal Daniel Mark MacMurray

by Scott Simon

3 min

A peace activist recounts life with her husband, Marine Corporal Daniel Mark MacMurray

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Obituaries

Remembering historian Caleb Carr, and his account of fighting cancer alongside his cat

by Scott Simon

1 min

Remembering historian Caleb Carr, and his account of fighting cancer alongside his cat

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Books

Paperbacks, audiobooks, e-readers — the most sustainable way to read is complicated

by Chloe Veltman

3 min

Paperbacks, audiobooks, e-readers — the most sustainable way to read is complicated

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Education

A California school is addressing chronic absenteeism at the root

by Cory Turner

6 min

A California school is addressing chronic absenteeism at the root

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Music Interviews

Lenny Kravitz on his new album, being a proud father, and his viral workout video

by Scott Simon

8 min

Lenny Kravitz on his new album, being a proud father, and his viral workout video

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National

4 years since George Floyd's death, the Minneapolis police force has made some changes

by Jon Collins, Scott Simon

4 min

4 years since George Floyd's death, the Minneapolis police force has made some changes

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The Americas

Families in Chile are being reunited with their children who were stolen in the 1960s

by Scott Simon

6 min

Families in Chile are being reunited with their children who were stolen in the 1960s

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Business

Trump supporters rushed to buy shares in Truth Social, and some are seeing the payoffs

by Rafael Nam

3 min

Trump supporters rushed to buy shares in Truth Social, and some are seeing the payoffs

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Sports

Saturday Sports: College sports' new era, the biggest auto race returns

by Scott Simon

4 min

Saturday Sports: College sports' new era, the biggest auto race returns

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Space

Ed Dwight, the U.S.'s first Black astronaut candidate on making it to space at 90

by Scott Simon

6 min

Ed Dwight, the U.S.'s first Black astronaut candidate on making it to space at 90

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Animals

When sea otters lose their favorite foods, they can use tools to go after new ones

3 min

When sea otters lose their favorite foods, they can use tools to go after new ones

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Food

How one Michelin-starred chef is giving back to the Paris neighborhood he grew up in

by Eleanor Beardsley

5 min

How one Michelin-starred chef is giving back to the Paris neighborhood he grew up in

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Mental Health

Fear of flying? An experts says these tips can help

by Scott Simon

3 min

Fear of flying? An experts says these tips can help

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When Baby Sloth tumbles out of a tree, Mama Sloth comes for him — s l o w l y

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When Baby Sloth tumbles out of a tree, Mama Sloth comes for him — s l o w l y

by Samantha Balaban

7 min

PICTURE THIS: MAMA IN THE MOON

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