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If there is a jewel in the crown of the prime minister's decade in power, it's Turkey's enviable record of growth. But with protesters clogging downtown Istanbul, business owners say his failure to quickly calm things down has them nervous.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a measure that would ban Americans from adopting Russian children. The ban is designed as retaliation for a new U.S. law that sanctions Russian officials accused of human rights violations.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has invited Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira to an in-person meeting.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has released a plan for moving the state from thinking about COVID-19 as a pandemic, to dealing with it as a disease people will learn to live with.

The memo clarified a law that went into effect earlier this year and is in response to confusion on social media.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren says Democrats don't want to shut the government down, but "sometimes you gotta stand and fight."

As the year comes to a close, we take a look at some of the most popular audiobooks of 2025.

2: Actor JASON ALEXANDER. He's best known as George Costanza on the NBC series "Seinfeld", where he plays Jerry Seinfeld's best friend. Alexander won a Tony Award in 1989 for his performance in "Jerome Robbin's Broadway." (REBROADCAST FROM 6/23/92).

NPR's Melissa Block reports survivors of the Long Islan Railroad shooting in New York made courtroom statements this past week in th trial of Colin Ferguson. He was convicted of killing 6 people during a shooting rampage on the railroad. Crime victims and their relatives are making their case in court more and more often.

SIMON/RAPOPORT: SPORTS: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT TALK ABOUT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION EVANDER HOLYFIELD'S RETURN TO THE RING DESPITE THE FACT HE HAS A HEART CONDITION, AND THE UNFORTUNATE DEATH OF FEATHERWEIGHT JIMMY GARCIA, WHO DIED THIS WEEK FROM A BRAIN INJURY HE SUFFERED IN THE RING ON MAY 6TH.

Puzzlemaster Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. This week, Will is in Portland, Oregon for the 56th Convention of the National Puzzler's League. He comes to us from the tudios of NPR member station KOPB. 6:49 This week's on-air player lives in Framingham, Massachusetts and listens to BUR,Boston.

Singer AL GREEN. Green's one of the greats of soul and gospel music. He's probably best known for his hit, "Let's Stay Together." He'll talk about his musical career, and about his being "born again" as a Christian. (REBROADCAST< Originally Aired 6/

David Culhane reports from Paris on a shakeup in the French defense industry. The government offered the biggest overhaul and the most comprehensive review of French military strategy since World War II. President Chirac announced in an address to the nation today that over the next 6 years military conscription will be replaced by a professional army.

GARDENING CONSULTANT KETZEL LEVINE INTRODUCES SCOTT TO ROBERT KOURIK WHO TELL US ABOUT HIS NEWSLETTER: BOB'S HONEST TO GOODNESS NEWSLETTER. (6:00) -- to subscribe write to: Robert Kourik P.O. Box 1841, Santa Rosa, CA. 95402. It costs $20 for a subscription.

NPR's Chitra Ragavan reports on what's at stake in the up-coming Indian elections that begin Saturday. Voters, which could number almost 6-hundred million, are turning out to cast ballots for one-third of the seats of Parliament. Voters of all classes and castes are said to be disgusted with the government's corruption and question the benefits of democracy.

Suzan Lori Parks is one of the hottest playwrights on the New York scene. The Public Theatre is presenting (starting next week) her latest work for the stage, "Venus." She wrote the screenplay for Spike Lee's latest ("Girls 6") and she's been contracted to write another. Charlene Scott reports.

Suzan Lori Parks is one of the hottest playwrights on the New York scene. The Public Theatre is presenting (starting next week) her latest work for the stage, "Venus." She wrote the screenplay for Spike Lee's latest ("Girls 6") and she's been contracted to write another. Charlene Scott reports.

NPR's Mark Roberts reports on how one man's threat to destroy old silver mines on his property in Ouray County, Colorado prompted the National Trust for Historic Preservation to list the Red Mountain Mining District as one of the most endangered historic sites in the country. (6:00).

Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg talks to Peggy Salinger, the daughter J.D. Salinger about her new book Dream Catcher: A Memoir. A testimonial about life hidden away with the Salinger family. (6:53) Dream Catcher: A Memoir is published by Washington Square Press ISBN 06710

2: Biographer LAURENCE BERGREEN. Saturday May 11 is the 108th anniversary of Irving Berlin's birthday. Bergreen's biography of Berlin, entitled "As Thousands Cheer: The Life of Irving Berlin" , was first published in 1990 and re-issued in paperback (Da Capo Press) in 1996. (REBROADCAST from 6