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  • Making a Name for Themselves
    Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Kathy Emerson from Brunswick, Maine. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station WMEA in Portland.)
  • The continued death toll from COVID led to another drop in life expectancy in 2021.
    U.S. life expectancy falls for 2nd year in a row
    The pandemic drove U.S. life expectancy down again in 2021 even though life-saving vaccines were widely available.
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    The News Roundup – Domestic
    Guests Jeff Mason, Heidi Przybyla and Sheryl Gay Stolberg wrap up the biggest stories from around the country on the Friday News Roundup.
  • Backroom Primary: Undecided Superdelegate Farr
    More than 300 superdelegates across the country have yet to commit to either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama. California has the most superdelegates, and nearly two dozen of them are uncommitted — about twice as many as any other state. One of them is Rep. Sam Farr.
  • Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers will pay a visit to the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day.
    Thanksgiving Menu: Football, Cranberry Relish
    Two Thanksgiving Day traditions endure — football and cranberry relish. John Feinstein reviews this year's NFL matchups, and Susan Stamberg persuades him to give an old family recipe a try.
  • Why Is 3 A Magic Number?
    Percussionist Clayton Cameron continues his thoughts about the relationship between math and rhythm and why the number three "feels great."
  • Black To Comm, 'Hands'
    Marc Richter's music curves in multiple planes. Fittingly, the surreal and oddly moving video for "Hands" does the same.
  • Comcast Sees Rising Revenue, Even After Failed Merger
    The cable giant's revenue is surpassing analyst expectations, after it abandoned plans to merge with Time Warner Cable.
  • US President Barack Obama tapes an appearance on the "Late Show with David Letterman" in New York on May 4, 2015. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
    The End Of An Era: Looking Back On Letterman's Legacy
    The countdown begins for the "Late Show with David Letterman." On May 20th, he'll wrap-up an accomplished 33-year career.
  • Past Due: Unraveling Transportation Funding
    The need for infrastructure investments across the country is great and has been in the news a lot lately. The American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE)…
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