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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.
Fighting Seagulls In Ocean City, N.J.
Seagulls have gotten aggressive on the boardwalk in Ocean City, N.J. NPR's Scott Simon talks to local business owner Randy Levchuk about a new plan to tame the gulls.
Saturday Sports: Women's Soccer Team, Jay-Z
by Tom Goldman
This week talks between U.S. Soccer and 28 female players broke down. Also, Jay-Z signed a deal with the NFL to be the league's "live music entertainment strategist."
German Group Aims To Use Soccer To Empower Female Athletes
by Deborah Amos
A German group gets women from around the world to play soccer — something that's not so easy for those coming from Iran and other places where it's considered a male pastime.
Bassey Ikpi On 'I'm Telling The Truth, But I'm Lying'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author and spoken-word artist Bassey Ikpi on her essays about growing up and dealing with mental illness.
Repercussions Of Family Separations Continue
by Carrie Kahn
The children in one Guatemalan family who spent three months in detention last year under President Trump's family separation policy have returned home but they are still dealing with repercussions.
Wall Street's Wild Week
by Scott Horsley
Mixed economic signals have economists concerned about a recession, something President Trump is trying to factor into his reelection bid.
Understanding Kashmir
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Suvir Kaul, a historian and professor at the University of Pennsylvania, about India's move to assert itself in Kashmir.
Teaching To Protect The Hopi Language
by Melissa Sevigny
Hopi is an endangered language. The Hopi Nation in Arizona is working to preserve it with a summer program that teaches the language to preschoolers and, in some cases, to their parents.
Palestinians And Israelis React To Tlaib's Canceled Trip
by Daniel Estrin
Politics in the U.S. and Israel are often intertwined and that was illustrated in dramatic fashion this week.
After El Paso, Some Latinos Divided On Trump
by Leila Fadel
Just under a quarter of Latinos identify or lean toward the GOP. The attack in El Paso targeting the largest ethnic minority in the U.S. is forcing new conversations in families and friendships.