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The program wraps up the week's news and offers a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest stories.

Chileans weigh a new constitution
by Scott Simon
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Chilean journalist Francisca Skoknic about the upcoming vote to approve or reject a new constitution for the South American country.
Advocates Work To Reunite Migrant Families
by Mallory Falk
The legal coordinator at a migrant shelter in El Paso, Texas, is one of many across the country working with U.S. government officials to reunite parents and children separated at the border.
Fentanyl And The Death Penalty
NPR's Renee Montagne speaks with Robert Dunham of the Death Penalty Information Center about Nevada's attempt to use fentanyl for an execution.
Weekend Politics: Trump And Putin, NATO, U.K.
by Ron Elving
Despite a rocky meeting with NATO allies and news of indictments alleging a hacking campaign by Russian intelligence, President Trump appears confident ahead of his meeting with Vladimir Putin.
Crop Marks Reveal Ancient Structures
A recent heatwave in the U.K. has revealed outlines of ancient structures previously unknown to archaeologists. NPR's Renee Montagne asks aerial archaeologist Toby Driver what he's been learning.
Many Look To Buddhism For Sanctuary From An Over-Connected World
by Jerome Socolovsky
Tour De France Kicks Off
The Tour de France begins Saturday. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks with Wall Street Journal sports columnist and self-professed cycling fanatic Jason Gay.
'Skyscraper' Director Made A 'Love Letter' To The Classic Action Blockbusters
by Linda Wertheimer
Pompeo Meets With North Koreans Over Nuclear Program
by Elise Hu
The meetings happened amid growing concern North Korea is not taking steps toward denuclearization — and uncertainty as to what each side meant when they committed to it.
'Safe Houses' Explores The Past And The Present Of The Cold War
Dan Fesperman's Safe Houses is spy story set in both the present day and the Cold War era. Fesperman speaks with NPR's Linda Wertheimer about the book.