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News Articles: Weekend Edition Saturday

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 23, 2022 in New York City.

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  • Business

A bad year for Wall Street gets even worse, as stock markets finish September down

Amid heightened uncertainty about the global economy, all three U.S. indexes are in a bear market as the third quarter comes to a close.

October 01, 2022
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By:
  • David Gura
GPB  NPR

Tagged as: 

  • Opinion

Opinion: Remember the victims, not the killer

A new drama series on Netflix is about one of the country's most notorious serial killers. It has NPR's Scott Simon thinking maybe it's the names of his many victims we should remember.

October 01, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Simon
A Rolls Royce swept into the mangroves in Bonita Springs, south of Cape Coral, on Sept. 30, 2022.

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  • National

In the wake of Hurricane Ian's destruction, Floridians are picking up the pieces

Days after Category 4 Hurricane Ian came ashore near the tony seaside community, residents are taking stock and trying to put their lives back together.

October 01, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Neuman and
  • Martin Kaste
Hurricane Ian left debris in Punta Gorda, Fla., after it made landfall. Storms like Ian are more likely because of climate change.

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  • Climate

Climate change makes storms like Ian more common

Abnormally hot water in the Gulf of Mexico helped Hurricane Ian gain strength. Rapidly intensifying major hurricanes are more likely as the Earth gets hotter.

October 01, 2022
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
Jacques Pépin, pictured in his home in Connecticut in August, has a new book called <em>Art of the Chicken.</em>

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  • Author Interviews

America's most famous French chef on the 'Art of the Chicken' and a life well lived

Jacques Pépin has cooked for France's president and was a friend of Julia Child. His new memoir — complete with paintings, recipes and stories — is dedicated to his love of all things chicken.

October 01, 2022
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By:
  • Samantha Balaban and
  • Scott Simon
The coastal communities of Salinas near the Rio Nigua experienced massive flooding during Hurricane Fiona.

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  • National

Fiona's floods devastated their homes. These residents are ready to start over

Days after the storm, residents in coastal Salinas, Puerto Rico, aren't waiting for help from the authorities. They're using bulldozers and backhoes to clear debris and rubble left in Fiona's wake.

September 24, 2022
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By:
  • Greg Allen
NPR's Scott Simon keeps hundreds of compost worms like this one in a bin on his balcony.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Tiny movers of earth, and also our hearts

NPR's Scott Simon has worms. Hundreds of them. They live in a bin on his balcony and rejuvenate soil for flowers and vegetables. He talks about his admiration for the squiggly things.

September 24, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Simon
Ukrainian investigators exhume bodies from a mass grave site in Izium on Friday.

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  • World

Outside a liberated Ukrainian town, inspectors search for evidence of war crimes

On the outskirts of the recently liberated town of Izium, investigators have found what Ukrainian officials are calling a mass grave. It is now being inspected for possible evidence of war crimes.

September 18, 2022
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By:
  • Kat Lonsdorf and
  • Claire Harbage
GPB  NPR

Tagged as: 

  • Environment

As demand for electric cars grows, Chileans face the effects of lithium mining

The South American country of Chile has become a center of lithium mining, which has boomed as demand for electric car batteries has risen. But what are the environmental costs?

September 17, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Simon and
  • John Otis
Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees at bat against the Boston Red Sox during the fifth inning at Fenway Park on September 14, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Aaron Judge might break the true single-season home run record

New York Yankee Aaron Judge is approaching 62 home runs in a single season, which Scott Simon considers to be the true record, as those who have surpassed it used performance enhancing drugs.

September 17, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Simon
GPB  NPR

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

What is 'executive privilege,' the term at the center of the Mar-a-Lago legal battle?

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jonathan Shaub about the role of executive privilege in the legal battle over government documents found at Mar-a-Lago. Shaub teaches law at the University of Kentucky.

September 12, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Simon
In documents filed in court Friday, lawyers for former President Donald Trump and the Department of Justice listed their preferred candidates for the role of special master.

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  • Law

Justice Dept. and Trump lawyers dispute how the Mar-a-Lago special master should work

Late Friday, lawyers for former President Trump and the Department of Justice released different names for who they would want to review documents found in the court-authorized search of Trump's club.

September 12, 2022
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
<em>Las Vegas Review-Journal</em> reporter Jeff German stands on the Las Vegas Strip on June 2, 2021. German was found dead on Saturday.

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  • National

A slain Las Vegas reporter is remembered as a fair but dogged journalist

Jeff German covered Las Vegas for decades, as a columnist and investigative reporter. A city official faces murder charges in German's stabbing death.

September 11, 2022
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By:
  • Martin Kaste
Anne Garrels reporting from Iraq in 2003.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Remembering Anne Garrels, who blazed trails to the front lines

Scott Simon remembers the life and work of Anne Garrels, the formrer NPR foreign correspondent who died this week at the age of 71.

September 10, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Simon
Queen Elizabeth II as portrayed by Claire Foy (<em>The Crown)</em>, Helen Mirren <em>(The Queen)</em> and Imelda Staunton <em>(The Crown). </em>

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  • Pop Culture

For decades, the media struggled to capture Queen Elizabeth II

Movies and TV shows like The Crown, The Queen and Spencer have played a huge role in how Americans have perceived the queen.

September 10, 2022
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
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