/tags/weekend-edition-saturday Weekend Edition Saturday en-US WLRN Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:53:27 GMT /2024-09-14/reception-is-mixed-as-harris-visits-pennsylvanias-trump-country Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned in some traditionally Republican counties in Pennsylvania Friday. The reception was mixed. Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:53:27 GMT /2024-09-14/reception-is-mixed-as-harris-visits-pennsylvanias-trump-country Tamara Keith /npr-breaking-news/2024-09-14/an-eu-law-upsets-local-tradition-on-italys-beaches Italy and the European Union have come to an agreement about a sticky issue: putting beachfront concessions out to bid. Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:53:24 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-09-14/an-eu-law-upsets-local-tradition-on-italys-beaches Willem Marx /2024-09-14/the-college-football-travel-guy-shares-his-favorite-campus-dairy-shops Joshua Sims, social media's College Football Travel Guy, tells NPR's Scott Simon about some of his favorite college creameries. Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:53:21 GMT /2024-09-14/the-college-football-travel-guy-shares-his-favorite-campus-dairy-shops Scott Simon /2024-09-14/spacex-conducts-the-first-civilian-spacewalk The first civilians walked in space this week on a mission conducted by the company SpaceX. It's Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:53:18 GMT /2024-09-14/spacex-conducts-the-first-civilian-spacewalk Geoff Brumfiel, Scott Simon /2024-09-14/he-won-kashmirs-election-from-prison-what-his-victory-may-mean-for-india In India's legislative elections that ended in June, Kashmiris turned out to vote in unprecedented numbers. But who they voted for tells you about the mood in the restive territory. Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:53:14 GMT /2024-09-14/he-won-kashmirs-election-from-prison-what-his-victory-may-mean-for-india Omkar Khandekar /npr-breaking-news/2024-09-14/missouri-bird-flu-case-raises-questions-for-scientists A week after an unusual human case of H5 avian influenza was reported in Missouri, many questions remain. The latest on what's known -- and not known -- about the case, and why scientists are worried. Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:53:10 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-09-14/missouri-bird-flu-case-raises-questions-for-scientists Pien Huang /npr-breaking-news/2024-09-14/biden-discusses-long-range-missiles-for-ukraine-with-british-pm President Biden met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Friday to discuss whether Ukraine should be allowed to use missiles that could reach deep into Russian territory. Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:53:06 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-09-14/biden-discusses-long-range-missiles-for-ukraine-with-british-pm Tom Bowman, Scott Simon /national-politics/2024-09-14/week-in-politics-trump-refuses-future-debates-elevates-laura-loomer President Trump shuts down possibility of a second refusal to debate with Vice President Harris. Plus, why Republicans want Trump to distance himself from social media personality Laura Loomer. Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:53:03 GMT /national-politics/2024-09-14/week-in-politics-trump-refuses-future-debates-elevates-laura-loomer Scott Simon, Ron Elving /2024-09-14/highlights-from-the-toronto-film-festival The Toronto Film Festival often predicts box office hits and award winners. NPR's Scott Simon talks with critic Siddhant Adlakha about some of this year's highlights. Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:52:59 GMT /2024-09-14/highlights-from-the-toronto-film-festival Scott Simon /2024-09-14/saturday-sports-tua-tagovailoas-nfl-future-cheating-in-minor-league-baseball NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss Tua Tagovailoa's NFL future after yet another concussion and a cheating scandal in baseball's Minor Leagues. Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:52:56 GMT /2024-09-14/saturday-sports-tua-tagovailoas-nfl-future-cheating-in-minor-league-baseball Scott Simon