Scott Simon
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Arts & Life
A surprising genre of romance novels is gaining popularity
Love is on the ice — and off the ice! And maybe a loose tooth to go along with it. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Washington Post reporter Rachel Kurzius about the popularity of hockey romance novels.
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Technology
It's not your imagination. CAPTCHA tests are getting harder
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Amanda Fennell, a cybersecurity expert, about CAPTCHA tests that verify if a website visitor is human or bot. They are getting harder.
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South Africa's African National Congress loses absolute majority for the first time
A seismic moment in South African politics as the party of Mandela, the ruling African National Congress, loses its absolute majority for the first time.
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Opinion: It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's trash and tunes in the air
North Korea has reportedly sent balloons carrying trash and excrement into South Korea. NPR's Scott Simon has details — smelly and otherwise — on how both countries have used balloons over the years.
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National
Biden has introduced a plan to end the Israel-Gaza war. Either side has yet to agree
President Joe Biden has announced a multi-phase plan to bring the war in Gaza to an end. The Israelis and Hamas have yet to agree to it.
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Sports
Saturday Sports: MLB incorporates Negro League stats into its record books
NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant talk about Major League Baseball's new inclusion of Negro League stats into its record books.
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Asia
At a conference in Singapore, countries make competing claims to the South China Sea
Simmering tensions over the South China Sea are front and center during an annual security conference in Singapore this weekend, where there's dueling rhetoric from China and the Philippines.
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Nebraska: 'It's Not For Everyone'
Nebraska has an innovative new marketing campaign.
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Health
Opinion: The Doctor And The Boy In The Bubble
In his essay this week, NPR's Scott Simon remembers William T. Shearer, who died this week at the age of 81. He was the doctor of "The Boy In The Bubble."
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The High Drama Of The Wrigley Rat
At Chicago's Wrigley Field, a rat's attempt to surmount a wall got fans cheering on Sept. 25, even as the home team lost.
