Weekend Edition Sunday

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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.

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Florida Gov. DeSantis leads a nationwide shift to politicizing school board races

1:26pm September 04, 2022

Governor Ron DeSantis is reshaping school boards in Florida. He's exerting control over local school policies, including how they teach children about race and sexual orientation.

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National

El Paso Shooter's Connection To Far-Right Violence

by Hannah Allam

Investigators are looking at links between a four-page screed and the alleged El Paso shooter.

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Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley On Shooting

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Mayor Nan Whaley of Dayton, Ohio, after a shooter killed nine people Sunday.

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Coal Workers Waiting On Paychecks After Company Declares Bankruptcy

by Brittany Patterson

Five weeks after the large coal company Blackjewel declared bankruptcy, miners still haven't been paid. A hearing Monday may determine whether and when they'll get their paychecks.

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Volunteers Help In El Paso

In the aftermath of the shooting in El Paso, the police department tweeted "Blood needed urgently." Hundreds of people showed up to donate.

Books

A History Of The Mosquito, 'Our Deadliest Predator'

It's been called one of humans' deadliest predators. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to author Timothy C. Winegard about his new book about the mosquito.

World News

Canadians Respond To U.S. Medication Import Plans

by Emma Jacobs

A Trump administration plan to let Americans legally import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada is causing concern among Canadians that it could cause shortages of some medications.

National

Update On El Paso And Dayton Shootings

We have the latest on two shootings in under 24 hours.

National

Mass Shootings In 2019

We take a moment to recognize a few other communities where mass shootings have happened this year.

Rep. Veronica Escobar On El Paso Shooting

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Rep. Veronica Escobar, who represents El Paso, about Saturday's mass shooting.

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National

2 Shootings In 24 Hours

Investigators in El Paso, Texas have been releasing details about yesterday's mass shooting inside a Walmart while police in Ohio respond to a shooting there.

National

El Paso Latest

by Mónica Ortiz Uribe

We have the latest on the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, which left 20 people dead.

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9 Killed In Ohio Shooting

by April Laissle

The latest details about the second major mass shooting in the U.S. in 24 hours.

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