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Weekend Edition Saturday with Scott Simon offers news, analysis and features Saturday mornings.
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Opinion: Think you have a rough travel story? Try 52 days stuck in spaceTwo astronauts have been hanging out on the International Space Station since last month, waiting for the Boeing capsule that got them there to be repaired to bring them home. (07/27/2024)
Athletes floated down the Seine at the opening ceremony of the Paris OlympicsThe Paris Olympic opening ceremony delivered an amazing spectacle. Thousands of athletes floated down the Seine as more than 400,000 people lined the banks to take it all in. (07/27/2024)
Justice Department defends law calling for TikTok to change ownership or face banAn update on the US government's new TikTok law. It aims to force the Chinese parent company to sell the app or face a ban. (07/27/2024)
Week in politics: A presidential withdrawal, a historic weekFrom President Biden's announcement that he won't seek reelection to his Oval Office address, this week has been a historic one in presidential politics. (07/27/2024)
Trump almost won Minnesota in 2016. Could 2024 be the year the blue state flips?Donald Trump and his vice presidential pick JD Vance campaign in Minnesota Saturday. The traditionally blue state may be competitive this year. (07/27/2024)
The Crowdstrike outage showed the vulnerability of the cloudExperts say the services companies like Crowdstrike supply are in the hands of too few providers that are themselves too interconnected. (07/27/2024)
To learn 'The Truth About Dragons,' go on a quest through this kids' bookA little boy must go on a hero's quest — through woods full of oak trees and a bamboo forest — to discover "The Truth About Dragons" in Julie Leung and Hanna Cha's Caldecott Honor children's book. (07/27/2024)
A cybersecurity glitch triggered a global technology outageAirports, hospitals, banks, and government agencies are recovering from a failed software update delivered by the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike to Microsoft’s Windows systems. (07/20/2024)
Opinion: Bob Newhart showed us the extraordinary in the ordinaryNPR's Scott Simon remembers understated comedian and actor Bob Newhart, who died this week at the age of 94. (07/20/2024)
Drone attack hits Tel Aviv; ICJ rules West Bank Israeli settlements are unlawfulA drone attack came into Israel from over the Mediterranean Sea and struck near the Tel Aviv beachfront. Separately, the U.N's highest court said Jewish settlements in the West Bank are unlawful. (07/20/2024)
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