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At the Call Center de Solidaritate, volunteers answer calls as they come in. On the other end of the line is a Ukrainian refugee in search of assistance.

From headlines worth an honorable mention, the birth of a buzzword, news of Dear Abby backing the right to same-sex marriage, and the story of a six-year-old who tried to drive to Applebee's.

Weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz checks-in with Three-Minute Fiction judge Luis Alberto Urrea to hear how the reading process is going and to hear some of his favorite stories thus far.

The government report on U.S. economic growth due Friday morning is expected to show a bounce-back in growth during April, May and June, after a sluggish start to the year.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before the House Committee on Financial Services Wednesday, saying that when and how the Fed winds down its stimulus program will depend on economic conditions.

Authorities in Cleveland are providing new details on the conclusion of a decadelong kidnapping case. Three women who went missing between 2000 and 2003 were discovered alive in a home last night, and three brothers have been arrested. Steve Inskeep talks with Brian Bull from member station WCPN in Cleveland.

The conviction of four Proud Boys members for plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol is high profile, but what impact will it have? NPR's Leila Fadel asks extremism expert Cynthia Miller-Idriss.

South Carolina House members and senators have reached an agreement on the state's $13 billion budget, Thursday's deal came barely 24 hours after a tense meeting where both sides appeared to be out of patience. The key sticking point — how much money to give Clemson University to make significant progress on the state's first veterinary school — went to the Senate, which set aside $102 million. The House spending plan had about $8 million.

One of the four county officials in Oklahoma who were caught on tape allegedly talking about murdering reporters and lynching Black residents stepped down on Wednesday.

One of the largest public works project in California history is struggling to re-gain public confidence amid construction delays and questions about whether the new bridge will be safe. A scheduled opening for Labor Day is in doubt as officials race to fix a series of bad bolts that were meant to keep the bridge secure in a catastrophic earthquake.