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Sports
Saturday sports: Serena Williams' dramatic U.S. Open
In a dramatic match that may have been the last one of her career, Serena Williams lost at the U.S. Open. A look at her legacy and future.
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Books
Survivor Tova Friedman's new memoir reflects on life as 'The Daughter of Auschwitz'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Holocaust survivor Tova Friedman about her memoir, "The Daughter of Auschwitz."
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Sports
Saturday sports: Serena Williams' farewell US Open; Albert Pujuls looks toward 700 career home runs
Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about Serena Williams' performance and veteran St. Louis Cardinals player Albert Pujols closing in on 700 career home runs.
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National
Pay a dollar, grab a burlap sack and scooch down Detroit's slide of pain
The slide at Belle Isle Park reopened after the pandemic — and promptly closed four hours later after it proved more perilous than anticipated.
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Books
'Nomad Century' delivers a message that's sharp and jolting about mankind's future
Gaia Vince, the award-winning science journalist, has a clear message in her new book.
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Politics
Far-right political leader Giogira Meloni takes spotlight in Italy's general election
Scott Simon talks with Cecilia Sottilotta, assistant professor of international relations at The American University of Rome, about far-right Italian politician Giorgia Meloni.
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Movies
Let's revisit the 1960 film 'Psycho'
Alfred Hitchcock's groundbreaking horror classic is the subject of this entry in our "Movies You Missed" series.
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Family musician Justin Roberts makes music for all ages
Scott Simon speaks to Justin Roberts, who makes music for kids and their grown-ups, about his new album "Space Cadet."
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Books
Nobel Prize-winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah releases new novel 'Afterlives'
Scott Simon talks with Nobel Prize winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah about his latest novel, "Afterlives," which follows several generations of East Africans in the wake of colonization.
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Opinion: That unbelievable street violinist could just be a 'finger-syncher'
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on bogus buskers who fake violin virtuosity with recorded music tracks and ask for money to help with rent or medical bills.