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Rick Atkinson reflects on 250 years since the first battles of the American Revolution
NPR's Scott Simon talks with author Rick Atkinson in Lexington, Mass., about the first book of his forthcoming trilogy about the American Revolution, "The British are Coming."
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Saturday Sports: NBA and NHL playoffs kick off
NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss the NBA and NHL playoffs.
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'The Wedding Banquet' remakes Ang Lee's romantic comedy about marriages of convenience
"The Wedding Banquet" is a remake of Ang Lee's romantic comedy about marriages of convenience. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to director Andrew Ahn about the four gay friends, family and tolerance.
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Supreme Court temporarily blocks new deportations under the Alien Enemies Act
A new Supreme Court order temporarily blocks the deportations more Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act - we look at what legal experts have been saying about these deportations.
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Opinion: When a hat becomes a threat
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the Chicago Bulls cap that is being cited as evidence of a deported Maryland man's gang membership.
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U.S. and Iran hold second round of talks on Tehran's nuclear program
Iranian and U.S. officials continue indirect talks aimed at keeping Iran from developing nuclear weapons. The talks come amid reports that Trump told Israel to hold off on attacking Iranian facilities.
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Supreme Court suspends Trump administration's deportations to foreign prisons
The Trump administration is considering sending people who are accused of crimes in the U.S. to prisons in El Salvador, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike. Legal experts say sending people to foreign prisons is like dropping them into a black box, where they don't have the protections people in U.S. custody are afforded.
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Soviet dissident and chess player Garry Kasparov launches 'The Next Move'
Champion chess player and Soviet dissident Garry Kasparov has a few thoughts about how well democracy in the U.S. is doing. He tells NPR's Scott Simon that it's not America first - it's America alone.
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Mike Scott of The Waterboys discusses their new album 'Life, Death & Dennis Hopper'
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Mike Scott of the Scottish band, The Waterboys, about their new album, "Life, Death & Dennis Hopper."
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Jo Harkin on 'The Pretender,' her novel set during the time of the Tudors' ascent
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jo Harkin about her book, "The Pretender."
