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  • She's only 23, but the British rapper has already lived a lifetime in the music business. After entering the scene as a teenager, enjoying a No. 1 single and ultimately parting ways with Def Jam Records, she's now issued her sophomore release.
  • The petit basset griffon Vendéen is a rabbit-hunting hound dog from France. It has never won best in show at the prestigious competition before.
  • Lawyers of jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny say they have not been able to confirm his whereabouts for several days, raising concern among his allies for his health and safety.
  • Union workers in Paris's Effiel tower have gone on strike, closing the monument's doors on what was meant to be a day of commemoration of its creator.
  • Brick transfers heat to dough more slowly than steel, allowing both crust and toppings to simultaneously reach perfection. In a home oven, that balance is elusive — but you might be able to get close.
  • STAMBERG/SCHORR: SUSAN STAMBERG AND WEEKEND EDITION SENIOR NEWS ANALYST DANIEL SCHORR TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.
  • Critic Kenneth Turan reviews the new movie Girlfight. The film is "Rocky" with a feminist twist -- the story of a troubled teen coming of age in a seedy Brooklyn gym. The movie garnered top awards at the Sundance Film Festival.
  • NPR's Howard Berkes reports five contenders are vying to replace International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch, who is stepping down after two tumultuous decades at the top.
  • Al's Magic Shop, a Washington, D.C., institution for several decades, is closing shop. Proprieter Al Cohen is revered by the world's top magicians as the greatest demonstrator of magic tricks alive.
  • SCOTT SIMON AND DANIEL SCHORR, WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.
  • Storyteller Kevin Kling is among the Minnesota football fans disappointed by the humiliating loss of the Vikings to the New York Giants last week. It reminded Kling of the time Minnesota came out on top.
  • During Ramadan, Muslims fast from sunup to sundown — so the nighttime meals have to be good. Food writer Yvonne Maffei offers some suggestions for observing Ramadan when it falls in August — which means long, hot days without food or water.
  • Here are three new recipes as well as tips for getting everything on the grill cooked to perfection.
  • A trip to the grocery or liquor store is about to become even more expensive, economists say. From seafood to olive oil, these items will likely cost more under President Trump's tariffs.
  • They're running strong in suburban districts, where independents and women want to send a message to President Trump. It's also a year when historical trends and a GOP exodus could boost Democrats.
  • The measure's prospects in the Senate are dim after Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said he opposed the bipartisan, 9/11-style panel.
  • This week in both House and Senate hearings, police officials testified on the Jan. 6 insurrection. The rise of right-wing extremism might make preventing the next violent outbreak more challenging.
  • Two politically pointed statues have mysteriously appeared in the nation’s capital in the leadup to the election: a pile of poop on the former House speaker's desk and a hand holding a tiki torch.
  • The rapper Playboi Carti's much-hyped MUSIC leads this week in albums. Plus, the rapper Doechii continues to make gains with her recently released "Anxiety" and Chappell Roan finds minor country chart success with "The Giver."
  • Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.
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