Weekend Edition Sunday for August 29, 2021 : NPR

Updates From Kabul After The Attack At The Airport

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What We Know About ISIS-K

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Louisiana Braces For Hurricane Ida To Make Landfall

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Louisiana Braces For Hurricane Ida To Make Landfall

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What Back To School During A Pandemic Has Been Like For One School Nurse

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This Mini Golf Course Reminds You About The Horrors Of Climate Change

by Rosemary Misdary

This Mini Golf Course Reminds You About The Horrors Of Climate Change

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These 3 Books Are Perfect For Your Back-To-Middle-Schooler

by Asma Khalid

These 3 Books Are Perfect For Your Back-To-Middle-Schooler

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Sunday Puzzle: Category Match

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Sunday Puzzle: Category Match

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South Dakota Residents Still Can't Buy Marijuana

by Lee Strubinger

South Dakota Residents Still Can't Buy Marijuana

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What Netflix's 'The Chair' Gets Right About Being A Woman Of Color In Academia

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Where The U.S. Involvement In Afghanistan Went Wrong

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Politics Chat: Biden's Challenging Week After The Kabul Attack

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Terrebonne Parish Prepares For Hurricane Ida

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An Arizona Farmer Grapples With Drought

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The U.S. Has A Long Precedent For Vaccine Mandates

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Demonstrators Reflect On The Fight For Voting Rights

by Juana Summers

Demonstrators Reflect On The Fight For Voting Rights

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Molly Lewis Takes Whistling To New Levels In Her Debut EP

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Smithsonian Acquires Rare Antique Portraits By First Black Photographers

Untitled (young boy), undated, sixth-plate daguerreotype. Smithsonian American Art Museum, the L. J. West Collection of Early African American Photography, Museum purchase made possible through the Franz H. and Luisita L. Denghausen Endowment. J. P. Ball/Smithsonian American Art Museum hide caption

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The Picture Show

Smithsonian Acquires Rare Antique Portraits By First Black Photographers

by Sophia Alvarez Boyd

Smithsonian Acquires Rare Antique Portraits By First Black Photographers

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Asia

Explosions Reported In Kabul Residential Area

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Explosions Reported In Kabul Residential Area

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How The Baghdad-To-Belarus Tourist Trail Lands Iraqis In EU Detention

A detention center outside the town of Rudninkai, Lithuania. Asylum seekers illegally crossed the border from Belarus, allegedly with the assistance of the Minsk government. Teri Schultz/NPR hide caption

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Europe

How The Baghdad-To-Belarus Tourist Trail Lands Iraqis In EU Detention

by Teri Schultz

How The Baghdad-To-Belarus Tourist Trail Lands Iraqis In EU Detention

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Weather

Southern Louisiana Prepares For Hurricane Ida's Imminent Landfall

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