Weekend Edition Saturday for April 23, 2022 : NPR

The Biden administration will appeal the transportation mask mandate

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Week in Politics: Some Democrats question plans to lift immigration restrictions

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Opinion: The failed promise of 'never again'

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Opinion: The failed promise of 'never again'

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Opinion: The failed promise of 'never again'

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Residents of a Ukrainian city prepare for a seige

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In 'Petite Maman,' a young girl tries to understand her mother

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Obituary: Broadway star Robert Morse dies at age 90

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A transportation union president felt "relief" at mask mandate decision

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Storycorps: Brothers share how their relationship changed after one was drafted

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In the 100th year of 'The Velveteen Rabbit,' readers ask what it means to be real

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Electropop star BANKS got into music after feeling "unheard"

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Electropop star BANKS got into music after feeling "unheard"

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New audio of Rep. McCarthy raise questions about his integrity

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Historian Anne Applebaum connects Hannah Arendt to the state of democracy today

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To remember the Armenian Genocide, a poet reads 'After the Survivors Are Gone'

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Clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians continue at the Al-Aqsa mosque

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This weekend's Michigan GOP convention marks a key moment for election denialism

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Elections

This weekend's Michigan GOP convention marks a key moment for election denialism

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This weekend's Michigan GOP convention marks a key moment for election denialism

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Author Interviews

In the new novel 'Search,' a church searches for a new minister

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Climate

To get more Americans to drive electric vehicles, more charging stations are needed

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Sports

Wimbledon bans players from Russia and Belarus from competing

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Montpelier says it's open to parity with slave descendants. Descendants call foul

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Race

Montpelier says it's open to parity with slave descendants. Descendants call foul

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Montpelier says it's open to parity with slave descendants. Descendants call foul

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Music

A Ukrainian jazz club provides joy in Odesa despite the invasion

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A Ukrainian jazz club provides joy in Odesa despite the invasion

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