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Weekend Edition Saturday
Salt Lake City councilman combats speeding with humorous yard signs
Salt Lake City council member Alejandro Puy knows speeding in his district is a problem, so he's created custom yard signs to get drivers' attention.
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Weekend Edition Saturday
Saturday sports: Minor league baseballers making less than $15k; new hall of famers
Scott Simon talks with ESPN's Michele Steele about the baseball hall of fame inductees, controversy over wages in the minor leagues, and the action at the World Athletics Championships.
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Weekend Edition Saturday
More than half of states issued heat advisories this week. This will be the new norm
Scott Simon speaks to L.A.'s chief heat officer Marta Segura about the extreme heat wave in the U.S., and how cities and towns need to adapt to a future of excessively hot summers.
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Weekend Edition Saturday
Opinion: Wicket bad bet
NPR's Scott Simon talks about a cricket-match scam in an Indian village. Russian gamblers were duped. The scam is now under investigation.
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Weekend Edition Saturday
Movies you missed: 'The Big Lebowski'
Scott Simon speaks with Kate Holden of Cork, Ireland; Kristan McMahon of Lakewood, N.Y.; and April Price of Erie, Colo. about "The Big Lebowski," which they all just watched for the first time.
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Weekend Edition Saturday
Movies you missed: 'Jaws'
Scott Simon talks with Marie Vega of Weymouth, Mass., and Lydia Mullan of Cambridge, Mass., about the film "Jaws." Both saw it for the first time for our series, Movies You Missed.
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Weekend Edition Saturday
Brittney Griner's wife demands the U.S. do more to have Russia release her
Scott Simon speaks with international security expert Danielle Gilbert about Brittney Griner's detention in Russia on drug charges.
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Weekend Edition Saturday
Americans in border states are traveling to Mexico for abortion medication
Scott Simon speaks to reporter Dianne Solis of the Dallas Morning News about the recent increase in Americans seeking abortion medication in Mexico.
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Weekend Edition Saturday
UN report says Iran has enough uranium to produce nuclear weapons
Foreign policy journalist Laura Rozen gives NPR's Scott Simon her assessment of the state of negotiations over Iran's nuclear program.
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Chicago archbishop adds his voice to the calls for gun safety legislation
While some cardinals have sidestepped political discussions, Cupich spoke out against gun violence on Twitter hours after the shooting at Robb Elementary School.