Gus Contreras
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Sports
What to know about the finalists in the running for the Heisman Trophy tomorrow
NPR's Juana Summers previews Saturday's Heisman Trophy award ceremony, one of college football's sacred traditions, with sports and culture critic Tyler Tynes.
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Sports
Bill Belichick goes to college
Bill Belichick is one of the greatest coaches to ever live — he won six Super Bowls while in charge of the New England Patriots. Now, he's headed to the University of North Carolina.
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Sports
Despite backlash, Saudi Arabia wins World Cup bid
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be hosting the 2034 World Cup. The news has stirred backlash amongst critics who point to the country's questionable human rights record.
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Politics
Trump names the architect of family separation as new border czar
More than a thousand kids taken from their parents at the border still have not been reunited. The man Trump has named his next border czar has been described as the family separation architect.
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Politics
A former DACA 'Dreamer' has won elected office in New Mexico
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Cindy Nava, a Democrat, who will be joining the New Mexico state senate in Albuquerque. She is one of the millions of "Dreamers" who are protected by DACA.
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Politics
Trump celebrates historic win in speech
Trump spoke Tuesday night in front of a crowd of supporters at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. He struck a hopeful tone as he thanked Americans.
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National Security
Preparing for a contested election at the Capitol
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with retired Major General Paul Eaton about security measures that need to be in place at the Capitol in order to prepare for a possible contested election.
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Sports
What's it like when a childhood dream leads you to the World Series
A pair of New York Yankees players grew up as fans of the team, and now they get to live out their childhood dream of playing for them in the World Series.
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Television
Reba McEntire on mentors, bridging generations and her TV return with 'Happy's Place'
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with country music icon Reba McEntire about her new NBC sitcom Happy's Place, about a woman who inherits her father's restaurant with a half sister she's never met.
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North Gaza is starving as humanitarian aid declines
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Antoine Renard, the World Food Programme Country director for Gaza, about how people in north Gaza are starving and aid shipments reached their lowest level in September.