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News Articles: Weekend Edition Saturday

Anne Beatts attends the <em>Live From New York!</em> documentary's Los Angeles premiere after-party on June 10, 2015.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Remembering The Late Comedy Writer Anne Beatts

NPR's Scott Simon remembers comedy writer Anne Beatts, who died this week at the age of 74. She worked in male-dominated writers' rooms at Saturday Night Live and National Lampoon magazine.

April 10, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks with other Democratic members of Congress outside of the Democratic National Headquarters in November, urging then-President-elect Biden to address the climate crisis.

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  • Politics

'Green New Deal' Leaders See Biden Climate Plans As A Victory, Kind Of

For Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and progressive climate activists, the Biden infrastructure plan shows the influence of the Green New Deal. But they think it's nowhere near big enough.

April 04, 2021
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  • Danielle Kurtzleben
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

Takeaways From Week One Of Derek Chauvin's Trial

After a week of emotional testimony the trial of Derek Chauvin — the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd — resumes Monday.

April 03, 2021
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By:
  • Cheryl Corley
GPB News NPR

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  • Author Interviews

Rickie Lee Jones Debuts Memoir Named After One Of Her Best-Known Songs

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to musician Rickie Lee Jones about her new memoir, Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an American Troubadour.

April 03, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
Imam Amr Dabour says people have become more involved in the SALAM Islamic Center during the pandemic.

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  • National

Pandemic Has Strengthened Faith For Some

People leaned into their faith communities over the past year to help them through the COVID-19 crisis, Sacramento faith leaders say. National polling suggests that experience is widespread.

April 03, 2021
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By:
  • Pauline Bartolone
Salomé Chimuku and Cameron Whitten co-founded the Black Resilience Fund in Portland, Ore. They've raised more than $2 million in the last year to help Black Portlanders.

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  • National

Portland Activists Built Resilience Fund Inspired By Racial Justice Protests

During last spring's racial justice protests, a young man in Portland, Ore., realized that people wanted to do something beyond march. So, he created the Black Resilience Fund to offer small grants.

April 03, 2021
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By:
  • Katia Riddle
A group of more than 80 people with an interest in animal welfare, including Dr. Jane Goodall, have signed a letter calling on the editors of the Associated Press Stylebook to change their guidance on the use of animals pronouns.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Animals Deserve Gender Pronouns, Too

Referring to animals as "she" or "he" or "they," rather than "it," may more accurately reflect their importance. Dr. Jane Goodall and others are urging AP Stylebook editors to change their guidance.

April 03, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Week In Politics: People On Alert After Another Attack On The Capitol

The sense of alarm at the U.S. Capitol is renewed after a new attack. Meanwhile, good jobs numbers are shoring up faith in the economy.

April 03, 2021
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  • Ron Elving
French police arrested suspected Lego thieves. And last month, a man in Oregon was arrested after local police suspected he stole $7,500 worth of Lego toy sets.

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  • World

People Are Stealing Legos. Here's Why

Lego theft may be on the rise, with French police investigating an international ring of alleged Lego thieves. Lego expert Gerben van IJken says there could be a Lego black market.

April 03, 2021
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By:
  • Farah Eltohamy and
  • Peter Breslow
Tina Turner and her children, photographed in 1967.

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  • TV Reviews

Tina Turner's Life Explored In New Documentary

HBO's documentary on Tina Turner is presented as the 81-year-old singer's final word on her expansive life and career — a history she finds difficult to talk about.

March 29, 2021
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  • Eric Deggans
Johnny Thornton says there was a growing conflict between Barry Fleming's work as a lawmaker and for Hancock County.

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  • Politics

In Georgia County, Elections Bills Have Consequences

Hancock County cut ties with a lawmaker over Georgia's new voting bill. Residents in the majority-Black area said Barry Fleming's work as county attorney was incompatible with the bills he supported.

March 28, 2021
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  • Stephen Fowler
GPB News NPR

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  • Space

Satellite Launched On Mission To Remove Space Trash

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Jason Forshaw, an aerospace engineer at Astroscale, about ELSA-d, a machine used to clean up junk in space.

March 27, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom

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  • Politics

Biden Says 'Nothing Has Changed' But Child Migrants Crossing Border At Higher Pace

As Biden stated, crossings often rise during the early months of the year as the weather improves. But the number of unaccompanied children arriving are considerably higher than in the recent years.

March 27, 2021
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  • Franco Ordoñez
Satchel Paige is shown during a World Series game against the Boston Braves in Boston on Oct. 6, 1948. Paige and Larry Doby were two Black players who helped Cleveland's baseball team win the World Series.

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  • Sports

How Black Players Propelled Cleveland's Baseball Team To Win The 1948 World Series

In 1948, Cleveland's baseball team won the World Series. It wouldn't have made it without the team's first two Black players, and the team owner's willingness to hire them, says author Luke Epplin.

March 27, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
Eddie Izzard co-wrote the script for <em>Six Minutes to Midnight</em>, and stars as half German, half British teacher Thomas Miller.

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  • Movie Interviews

Eddie Izzard: 'Hopefully Hitler Is Revolving In Some Trench'

Izzard is the co-writer and director of a new movie, Six Minutes to Midnight, based on the real story of a 1930s British finishing school for the daughters of high-ranking Nazis.

March 27, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
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