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President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the country's disputed election with more than 97% of the vote, according to official results announced Saturday, in a rare landslide victory in the region.

A day after North Korea's largest nuclear test, the United Nations Security Council held a meeting to discuss North Korea. Members urged more robust sanctions and actions.

Weekend Edition's Scott Simon visits the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, where Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Music Director Marin Alsop hands him a baton and offers a few pointers.

Puerto Rico has been devastated by Hurricane Maria, one of the strongest storms to hit in decades. Scott Simon talks with Christina Villalba of Puerto Rico's emergency management agency.

A ballroom at the White House could seat nearly a 1,000 guests for state dinners, but what to do while it's being built? NPR's Scott Simon suggests holding state dinners at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.

Michael Fernandez, executive director of CARAS, a nonprofit based in Puerto Rico, speaks with NPR's Scott Simon from the island, where he's aiding in the disaster recovery efforts.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to author Alice McDermott about her new novel, The Ninth Hour. It starts with a suicide and then reveals how the kindness of faithful strangers can steer people's lives.

Bill Gates said this week that he wished that you didn't have to press control-alt-delete to force a frozen computer to quit, or reboot Windows software.

Every year, the New York City Ballet asks top fashion designers to outfit its dancers for its Fall Gala. Good thing the capacity of its 18-person costume department is "the highest you can get."

We discuss NFL quarterbacks, the latest on Aaron Hernandez, and the possibility that France, Germany and Austria could withdraw from the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea over security concerns.