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Conflicts in Iran and Russia are causing diesel prices to spike globally. That's especially hurting U.S. farmers as they head into harvest season, the most fuel intensive period of the agricultural year.
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U.K. police say five men were arrested on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act after three vehicles were spotted near an air base the U.S. military has been using to launch attacks on Iran.
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The U.S. military formally ends a more than two-decade-long presence in Iraq this week.
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A University of Maryland farm manager explains why Swiss chard and garlic are good choices for a home garden this fall.
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LA-based composer Charles-Henri Avelange wrote a score to honor firefighters almost 20 years ago. After last year's wildfires in Los Angeles, he's made headway in finally recording it.
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In Laleh Khadivi's new novel "Female Life on Planet Earth", a woman finds photographs that reveal unknown layers of her late mother's past.
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In 1960, astronomer Frank Drake listened for signals from alien worlds. Reporter Brendan Byrne's podcast When We Find Them picks up the search and asks what would happen if we finally find something.
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What makes a movie a classic, and what if you just don't like it? Two NPR critics give their honest opinions.
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On Saturday night, there were separate mass shootings near South Africa's two largest cities. -
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe and WYPR listener Katherine Jakuta of Baltimore, Maryland play the puzzle with Weekend Edition puzzle master Will Shortz. -
We look at the latest on the nor'easter lashing the U.S. East Coast this weekend, with heavy rains and powerful winds.
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Tech companies are betting that people will connect with AI using something other than smartphones. Meta is going all-in on glasses, after launching its new AI agent Muse.
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Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Bobby Finger and Lindsey Weber, co-hosts of the podcast "Who? Weekly," who have written a new book about celebrity called "I Want to Be Famous."
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As President Trump questions election security, many local officials are trying to reassure voters. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Kate Brophy McGee, chair of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.
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The Trump administration wants to stop asking about race and ethnicity on the next U.S. census. Since 1790, the topic has been used to exclude people of color, and, more recently, for inclusion.
