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NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition puzzle master Will Shortz and Chris House of Annandale, Virginia.

On Wild Card this week, Kate Bowler opens up about how she wants to waste her time, her feelings about God and how she talks about death with her child.

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A report released by the Department of Agriculture found that poor sanitation practices at a Boar’s Head facility in Virginia contributed to the largest listeria outbreak since 2011. 

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The fires around Los Angeles arrived just as Hollywood’s awards season kicked off. It’s an ominous sign at a time when film and TV production is already down.

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A series of unexpected events after the narrow election has set up a power struggle in the Minnesota Legislature. Days before the legislative session kicks off, it’s unclear who will take control.

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Check out the big Oscar contenders all you want, but 2024 was also a solid year for movies that didn’t have big names, big studios and big marketing departments behind them.

Swinton plays a woman dying of cancer in The Room Next Door. Justin Chang reviews Hard Truths. Brody drew on his family’s immigration story for his role in The Brutalist.

The 30th anniversary of the Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza at the National Western Stock Show is a celebration of pageantry and cultural heritage.

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Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave, died Friday morning in Coral Gables, Florida, due to complications while recovering from surgery, his publicist said.

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In 2008, Suze Rotolo reflected on being Dylan’s girlfriend and muse. Folk singer Joan Baez spoke to Terry Gross in 1987. In 1998, Al Kooper looked back on his time as a session musician with Dylan.