Weekend Edition Saturday for March 25, 2023 : NPR

Two dead among numerous people found 'suffocating' in train car in Texas

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Politics

Week in politics: Trump awaits indictment; debt ceiling negotiations continue

by Scott Simon , Ron Elving

Week in politics: Trump awaits indictment; debt ceiling negotiations continue

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Opinion: The autocrat threatened by Winnie the Pooh

Pro-democracy activists tear a placard of Winnie-the-pooh that represents Chinese President Xi Jinping during a protest against a proposed new security law outside the Chinese Liaison Office in Hong Kong on May 24, 2020. ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: The autocrat threatened by Winnie the Pooh

by Scott Simon

Opinion: The autocrat threatened by Winnie the Pooh

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Asia

India's main opposition leader has been disqualified from parliament

by Scott Simon , Lauren Frayer

India's main opposition leader has been disqualified from parliament

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Culture

Sylvia Poggioli, NPR's Rome correspondent, bids goodbye after a decades-long career

by Scott Simon

Sylvia Poggioli, NPR's Rome correspondent, bids goodbye after a decades-long career

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Technology

Google's 'ghost workers' are asking for labor rights

by Dara Kerr

Google's 'ghost workers' are asking for labor rights

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Books

Rachel Heng on her novel 'The Great Reclamation'

by Scott Simon

Rachel Heng on her novel 'The Great Reclamation'

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Television

Jason Segel on 'Shrinking', the new Apple TV+ series he co-created and stars in

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Jason Segel on 'Shrinking', the new Apple TV+ series he co-created and stars in

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Weather

A powerful tornado has killed at least 23 people in the U.S. South

by Scott Simon

A powerful tornado has killed at least 23 people in the U.S. South

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World

Biden and Trudeau announced an agreement concerning asylum-seekers

by Scott Simon

Biden and Trudeau announced an agreement concerning asylum-seekers

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World

The IMF's $15.6 billion loan to Ukraine will be its first to a country at war

by Scott Simon

The IMF's $15.6 billion loan to Ukraine will be its first to a country at war

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Latin America

Brazil's president Lula is heading to China to reverse Bolsonaro's isolationist policies

by Carrie Kahn

Brazil's president Lula is heading to China to reverse Bolsonaro's isolationist policies

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National

Tennessee drag star Eureka O'Hara reflects on the new law against drag performances

by Scott Simon

Tennessee drag star Eureka O'Hara reflects on the new law against drag performances

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Education

What we know about teacher shortages and how to address them

by Scott Simon , Cory Turner

What we know about teacher shortages and how to address them

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National

It's getting harder to recruit firefighter volunteers

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It's getting harder to recruit firefighter volunteers

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Sports

Saturday Sports: Women's and men's NCAA; World Baseball Classic's cinematic end

by Scott Simon , Tom Goldman

Saturday Sports: Women's and men's NCAA; World Baseball Classic's cinematic end

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Books

Author Xelena Gonzalez and illustrator Adriana Garcia on their new children's book

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Author Xelena Gonzalez and illustrator Adriana Garcia on their new children's book

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National

N.H. community colleges are helping to train much needed electric vehicle mechanics

by Sarah Gibson

N.H. community colleges are helping to train much needed electric vehicle mechanics

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