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X Games Aspen kicks off Friday. The event comes just as an omicron-fueled COVID-19 surge begins to recede locally, and only two weeks before several of the X Games athletes head to the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing.
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Scott Simon asks Edmund White about his new novel, "A Previous Life."
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Two television networks are keeping key on-air personnel in the U.S. for the Winter Olympics. Also, the Australian Open proceeds without the top-ranked male player.
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Thich Nhat Hanh, a Zen Buddhist monk who was known worldwide as a pioneer of mindfulness, has died at the age of 95.
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With his other legislative priorities stalled, President Biden is turning to a bill that would provide incentives for semiconductor plants, like the one Intel announced for Ohio on Friday.
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Sanctions that the West has imposed on Russia since 2014 seem to have had only a limited effect. So why does NATO believe it can prevent an invasion of Ukraine by threatening similar actions?
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Scott Simon speaks with British performer Olly Alexander about his new album, "Night Call."
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