Weekend Edition Sunday for May 12, 2024 (2024)

Politics

Politics chat: Biden's response to Rafah escalation

byAyesha Rascoe,Asma Khalid

4 min

Politics chat: Biden's response to Rafah escalation

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National

Biden will deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College

byAyesha Rascoe

6 min

Biden will deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College

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National

Social security funds are set to fall short by 2033. What can be done?

byAyesha Rascoe

5 min

Social security funds are set to fall short by 2033. What can be done?

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National

Minnesota's new state flag is drawing mixed reactions

byDana Ferguson

3 min

Minnesota's new state flag is drawing mixed reactions

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Europe

In a Ukrainian border town, the local newspaper keeps watch on returning POWs

byJoanna Kakissis

5 min

In a Ukrainian border town, the local newspaper keeps watch on returning POWs

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"I think the task of the filmmaker is to break through and hit that horror that still remains in the unconscious mind," Corman said. "And there's a certain amount of catharsis there. He's pictured above in 2009. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images hide caption

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Obituaries

Roger Corman, the B-movie legend who launched A-list careers, dies at 98

byNeda Ulaby

3 min

Roger Corman, the B-movie legend who launched A-list careers, dies at 98

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Sunday Puzzle: Six-letter words with four vowels and two consonants

byWill Shortz

5 min

Sunday Puzzle: Six-letter words with four vowels and two consonants

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Movies

Francis Galluppi on 'The Last Stop In Yuma County', his feature debut

byAyesha Rascoe,Ryan Benk

6 min

Francis Galluppi on 'The Last Stop In Yuma County', his feature debut

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Culture

NPR listeners share messages for their moms

byAyesha Rascoe

2 min

NPR listeners share messages for their moms

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National

Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez goes on trial for taking bribes in exchange for favors

byAyesha Rascoe,Nancy Solomon

3 min

Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez goes on trial for taking bribes in exchange for favors

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Education

How FAFSA complications are disproportionately affecting Black students

byAyesha Rascoe

6 min

How FAFSA complications are disproportionately affecting Black students

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Middle East

Rafah's main hospital has shut down, people try to flee as Israel launches an attack

byAyesha Rascoe,Aya Batrawy

4 min

Rafah's main hospital has shut down, people try to flee as Israel launches an attack

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Business

The U.S. is refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserves. What purpose can they serve?

byAyesha Rascoe

4 min

The U.S. is refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserves. What purpose can they serve?

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Edward Peter-Paul is chief of the Mi'kmaq Nation in Maine. Decades ago, a sweat ceremony helped him improve his relationship with drugs and alcohol. He hopes the new healing lodge can do the same for other tribal citizens. Aneri Pattani/KFF Health News hide caption

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A tribe in Maine is using opioid settlement funds on a sweat lodge to treat addiction

byAneri Pattani,Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez

4 min

A tribe in Maine is using opioid settlement funds on a sweat lodge to treat addiction

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Music

Uncovering the story of Sawney Freeman, who may have been America's first Black composer

byDiane Orson

3 min

Uncovering the story of Sawney Freeman, who may have been America's first Black composer

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Climate

What are sperm whales saying? Researchers find a complex 'alphabet'

byLauren Sommer

3 min

What are sperm whales saying? Researchers find a complex 'alphabet'

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Playwright Paula Vogel is known not just for her work on Broadway — but for the generations of famous playwrights whose careers she has nurtured. Above, Jessica Lange in Paula Vogel's Mother Play. Joan Marcus/Second Stage hide caption

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Theater

In honor of Mother's Day, here's 'Mother Play' — which gestated for 40 years

byJeff Lunden

5 min

In honor of Mother's Day, here's 'Mother Play' — which gestated for 40 years

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Music

Vicky Farewell on her new album 'Give A Damn'

byAyesha Rascoe

7 min

Vicky Farewell on her new album 'Give A Damn'

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