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This week, Wait Wait is live in Phoenix with host Peter Sagal, special guest judge and scorekeeper Alzo Slade, special guest Andy Richter and panelists Shantira Jackson
, Luke Burbank, and Alonzo Bodden.
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New numbers from the Commerce Department show inflation is still elevated, but it doesn't appear to be getting worse. The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates next week by another quarter percentage point.
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NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with Esteban Touma, language expert from the app Babbel about 2025's most mispronounced words.
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The San Francisco Bay Area lost a beloved resident this week. Claude, an albino alligator that lived at the California Academy of Sciences, died at the age of 30.
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It's college football championship weekend. Many fans have rituals to make sure their team wins. It goes beyond just wearing the same clothes or eating the same snacks.
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NPR's Eyder Peralta talks to sports reporter Michele Steele about the FIFA World Cup draw, the MLS Cup Final this afternoon, and a classic NFL rivalry matchup this weekend.
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Carlos Manzo was the mayor of a city in Michoacan, Mexico. He launched a full-frontal assault on organized crime. Last month he was assassinated by a lone gunman, sparking protests across the country.
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NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with Susan Sawyer of the University of Melbourne about Australia's new ban on social media for children under 16. It goes into effect next week.
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NPR's Eyder Peralta talks to Luis Moreno Ocampo, former prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, about U.S. strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific.
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Ahead of the holidays, NPR staffers give their recommendations for some of their favorite books of the year, covering everything from a sci-fi graphic novel to historical fiction.
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After months of waiting, most teams participating in next summer's FIFA World Cup 2026 now know who they'll play. The world's biggest soccer tournament is being co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico.