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Environment

Elk are back and attracting tourists in the Appalachian mountains

Elk have made a comeback in part of the Appalachian mountains and they're attracting tourists during mating season.

Health

New data shows efforts to stop the spread of STIs are working

Federal data shows that rates of new sexually transmitted infections are slowing in the U.S. It's a rare sign of improvement that suggests prevention efforts are working.

Sports

The Kansas City Chiefs will meet the Chicago Bears in the Wheelchair Super Bowl

The Kansas City Chiefs are undefeated this season and looking to win another Super Bowl. The USA Wheelchair Football League championship game, that is, where the wheelchair Chiefs will meet the Chicago Bears wheelchair team, in what's described as "the most violent game on asphalt".

Climate

The first week of the U.N.'s annual climate conference comes to a close

We look at what happened during the first week of the United Nation's annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Remembering former former Solicitor-General Ted Olson

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Harvard professor Cass Sunstein about Ted Olson. The legal great, who argued 65 US Supreme Court cases, including the one that legalized gay marriage, died this week.

National

Trump's national security team lacks experience but has proven loyalty to him

President-elect Trump assembled his national security team with a series of rapid-fire choices. There's a clear pattern: Most nominees are best known for their support of Trump rather than their national security experience.

What life is like as a woman in Afghanistan, three years into Taliban rule

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Sahar Fetrat a researcher at Human Rights Watch, about the lives of women in Afghanistan now, as the Taliban continue to limit their presence in public life.

Politics

Week in politics: Trump's cabinet choices point to a different second term

We look at some of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nominations and how his choices might distinguish his second term from his first.

Sports

Saturday Sports: Undefeated runs in the NFL and NBA, ATP Finals

NPR's Scott Simon and Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media discuss a pair of undefeated runs in the NFL and NBA, plus the latest from the ATP Finals in Italy.

Sports

The journalist behind 'The Big Short' turns focus to sports gambling in new podcast

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with journalist Michael Lewis about the new season of his podcast "Against The Rules," which covers the rise of legal sports gambling.