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Chileans weigh a new constitution
by Scott Simon
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Chilean journalist Francisca Skoknic about the upcoming vote to approve or reject a new constitution for the South American country.
Outbreak Voices: A Pastor On Finding Grace In Solitude
Lynn Bryson, who will livestream services to his congregants at Twin Falls Adventist Church in Twin Falls, Idaho, says there is value in embracing this experience of being alone, quiet and still.
Saturday Sports: In Virus Times, No Games To Unify The Nation
As the U.S. finishes its first full week with no major league sports games, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with ESPN's Howard Bryant.
Welsh Archivists Documents Ordinary People In Extraordinary Times
by Scott Simon
Lisa Heledd Jones collects audio memos and journals from people around the world to record how they're living through the coronavirus crisis.
Getting Along When You Can't Get Away: Advice For Living In Close Quarters
by Scott Simon
With so many people staying home together right now, we talk with advice columnist Amy Dickinson about best practices for getting along when you really can't get away from each other.
U.S. Expands Europe Travel Ban To U.K. And Ireland
by Richard Harris
President Trump and administration officials announced an expansion of a ban on travel from Europe to include the U.K. and Ireland.
A Special School In Turkey For Kids Of Uighurs Caught In China's Crackdown
by Joanna Kakissis
A boarding school in Turkey is a somber home for Uighur children whose parents are missing or detained back in China.