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Israel is expected to launch a ground invasion of Gaza, aiming to eliminate Hamas

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Israel is massing a huge military force just outside the Gaza Strip for what is expected to be a major ground invasion. It has tried and failed in the past to eliminate Hamas' military capabilities.

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The Israeli military said it conducted overnight raids in Gaza to take back hostages

Saturday, October 14, 2023

The latest developments from Israel, where the Israeli military continued airstrikes on Gaza and staged limited raids overnight.

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Opinion: Remembering Charles Feeney, a life richly lived

Saturday, October 14, 2023

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Charles Feeney, the philanthropist who quietly gave away $8 billion before his death this week.

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House Republicans pick Jim Jordan for the speaker nomination

Saturday, October 14, 2023

We look at the struggle within the Republican party to find its next House Speaker.

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As Israel continues airstrikes on Gaza, Palestinians look back on a painful history

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Palestinians continue to flee northern Gaza, as Israel levels an ultimatum for them to evacuate their homes immediately.

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Justine Triet on her film 'Anatomy of a Fall'

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Justine Triet tells NPR's Scott Simon how her new whodunit, "Anatomy of a Fall," is less about answering that question and more about relationships.

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Elena Kostyuchenko's 'I Love Russia' is a memoir about being a journalist in the country

Saturday, October 14, 2023

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to journalist Elena Kostyuchenko about her memoir, "I Love Russia."

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How fast can a tortoise go? In Texas, fast enough to escape

Saturday, October 14, 2023

A surprising number of Texas tortoises go on the lam. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Brenda Bush of Central Texas Tortoise Rescue about how to keep a tortoise from going astray.

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UNWRA aid workers were among the over 2,000 killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

Saturday, October 14, 2023

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Hani Almadhoun at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. He has lost 14 members of his extended family in the airstrikes.

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A public radio program dedicated to the pipe organ turns 40

Saturday, October 14, 2023

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Michael Barone, host of Pipedreams, a public radio program dedicated to the pipe organ and celebrating 40 years on the air.

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Raul Palma on his debut novel 'A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens'

Saturday, October 14, 2023

NPR's Scott Simon Speaks with Raul Palma about his debut novel, "A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens."

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Week in politics: War in the Middle East; Biden's immigration plan; GOP House Speaker

Saturday, October 14, 2023

We look at how the White House is considering an expanded war in the Middle East, as well as President Biden's immigration plan and the latest on the quest for a new Republican House Speaker.

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Saturday Sports; Upsets in the MLB playoffs; league championship series

Saturday, October 14, 2023

NPR's Scott Simon and Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media talk about the surprising series of upsets in the MLB playoffs and preview the league championship series.

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Nobel Peace Prize winner's husband speaks of her dedication to human rights

Saturday, October 07, 2023

Narges Mohammadi's husband hopes prize will draw attention to the broader cause of human rights in Iran.

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The security implications of the Hamas attack and Israel's declaration of war

Saturday, October 07, 2023

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Natan Sachs of the Brookings Institution about the attacks by Palestinian militants on Israel today.

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Opinion: Fewer dings, please!

Saturday, October 07, 2023

NPR's Scott Simon considers the plight of the average American's over-notified life, with cellphones beeping and chiming around 70 times a day.

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Week in politics: Speaker McCarthy's ouster; Trump's fraud trial

Saturday, October 07, 2023

We look at the ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy by his own party, as well as former President Donald Trump's fraud trial in New York.

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Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu declares war after surprise attack by Gaza militants

Saturday, October 07, 2023

Gaza militants have infiltrated Israel in several locations, while militants inside Gaza fired a heavy barrage of rockets toward central and southern Israel, the Israeli military says.

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As governments in Europe argue over the arrival of migrants, a charity rescues them at sea

Saturday, October 07, 2023

The staff of Doctors Without Borders is aboard a ship in the Mediterranean rescuing migrants, who are attempting to reach Europe in unsafe vessels.

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Breakthrough in UAW strike, but workers prepared to hold out until a fair agreement

Saturday, October 07, 2023

A development in the strike by auto workers against the "Big Three" carmakers — plus, a look at how much financial pain each side can endure, and what that might mean for the length of the strike.

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