Scott Simon
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DOJ releases final 3 million pages of the Epstein files
With its Friday release of some three million pages, the Department of Justice says it has released all of the files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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This year's midterm elections could see unprecedented involvement from the federal government
Top state-level election officials react to the Jan. 28 raid on the Fulton County, Ga, elections office. The FBI executed a search warrant seeking ballots from the 2020 election.
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A man is fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis
Federal agents have shot and killed another person in Minneapolis, this time a 51-year-old man.
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Opinion: Mark Carney's warning and its echoes from the past
When he spoke at Davos this week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney referenced a 1978 essay by Vaclav Havel, written when Czechoslovakia was under Soviet control.
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Week in Politics: Trump in Davos; Longtime allies regard the U.S. with reserve
President Trump announced a framework for a deal on U.S. involvement in Greenland, without details, in Switzerland this week. He also appeared increasingly infirm in Davos.
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Meteorologist Barry Brandt in Arkansas discusses the winter storm affecting much of the U.S.
NPR's Scott Simon talks to KATV-TV Chief Meteorologist Barry Brandt about the winter storm's effects on Little Rock, Ark.
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How residents are coping as they brace for a major winter storm
The fierce winter storm is predicted to bring a foot of snow, or more, and catastrophic ice and freezing rain to a huge swath of the eastern U.S. We check in on Tulsa, Okla. and how residents there are doing.
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Why 3 Catholic cardinals released a statement critical of Trump's foreign policy
Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago tells NPR's Scott Simon why he and two other Catholic cardinals released a statement critical of the Trump administration's foreign policy.
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Saturday Sports: NFL Conference championships; the Australian Open
NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant preview conference championship weekend in the NFL.
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What is 'frost crack' and how does it affects trees?
Sudden or severe cold temperature can cause trees to experience "frost crack." NPR's Scott Simon talks with Bill McNee of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources about what happens and why.
