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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and reading

Corrected on 2023-09-26 00:00:00

A previous version of this story incorrectly said that in Dreaming Whilst Black, Adjani Salmon plays Kwabena, an aspiring filmmaker living with his brother and sister-in-law. In fact, Kwabena lives with his cousin and cousin's wife.

'Sex Education' teaches valuable lessons in empathy

Corrected on 2023-09-26 00:00:00

A previous version of this episode incorrectly said that in Dreaming Whilst Black, Adjani Salmon plays Kwabena, an aspiring filmmaker living with his brother and sister-in-law. In fact, Kwabena lives with his cousin and cousin's wife.

As Ukraine's war drags on and a D.C. shutdown looms, Zelenskyy makes his case for aid

Corrected on 2023-09-21 00:00:00

The original version of this story correctly said that 29 Republican lawmakers signed a letter to the White House's budget director announcing they would oppose President Biden's $24 billion funding request. At one point, the story was mistakenly changed to say the letter had 28 signatories. The original figure of 29 signatories has been restored.

Morning Edition

Rich countries have to look beyond their own borders, says U.N. high commissioner

Corrected on 2023-09-15 00:00:00

An earlier version of this story incorrectly attributed the expected number of refugees to cross into Chad by the end of this year to the U.N. Human Rights Council. In fact, it's the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) that projects that over 600,000 refugees will arrive in Chad this year.

All Things Considered

Most California voters oppose cash reparations for slavery, poll finds

Corrected on 2023-09-11 00:00:00

A previous version of this story was not clear about the work Khansa Jones-Muhammad is performing in support of reparations. She is vice-chair of the Los Angeles Reparations Advisory Commission, and is president of the National Assembly of American Slavery Descendants, a role in which she is working to launch an educational campaign on the legacy of slavery.

Morning Edition

The Biden administration proposes new federal standards for nursing home care

Corrected on 2023-09-07 00:00:00

In an earlier description for this story, the name of the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services was misspelled. He is Xavier Becerra, not Javier Becerra.

A previous version of this story incorrectly attributed a quote about "nursing being a demanding job" to the National Library of Medicine. In fact, that quote came from the journal Acta Biomedica.

All Things Considered

NPR CEO John Lansing will leave in December, capping a tumultuous year

Corrected on 2023-09-05 00:00:00

An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the company that former NPR chief operating officer Will Lee now leads. He left NPR in June to become chief executive of Adweek.

In addition, an earlier version of this story stated NPR's leadership team was 42% people of color. It is 46%.

Weekend Edition Saturday

A new satellite will help tackle methane leaks, a major driver of global warming

Corrected on 2023-09-11 00:00:00

The broadcast version of this report inaccurately described the professional background of Manfredi Caltagirone. He is the head of the International Methane Emissions Observatory, but is not himself a scientist studying methane. The reference has been corrected in the story available online.

Morning Edition

Shelters are full after thousands of migrants are sent to Chicago from Texas

Corrected on 2023-08-28 00:00:00

In this report, we incorrectly say that there are allegations of sexual misconduct against migrants housed in Chicago police stations. In fact, the charges have been filed against Chicago police officers for sexual misconduct against least one migrant housed in one police station.

Morning Edition

Major artists are reportedly ditching their A-list manager Scooter Braun

Corrected on 2023-08-24 00:00:00

In this report, we incorrectly say Carly Rae Jepsen is one of Scooter Braun's clients. While she is listed on Braun's company website, a spokesperson for Jepsen says Braun has not managed her since 2016. Jepsen is currently with Mick Management. The story also incorrectly stated that Post Malone is one of Braun's clients.

Major artists are reportedly ditching their A-list manager. Here's what's going on

Corrected on 2023-08-23 00:00:00

A previous version of this story listed Carly Rae Jepsen as one of Scooter Braun's clients. While she is listed on Braun's company website, a spokesperson for Jepsen says Braun has not managed her since 2016. Jepsen is currently with Mick Management. The story also incorrectly stated that Post Malone is one of Braun's clients.

Breaking up big business is hard to do

Corrected on 2023-08-15 00:00:00

A previous version of this story said the FTC had paused its action against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The FTC has paused one legal approach, but still has an appeal pending with a second legal approach.

All Things Considered

This was the hottest July ever recorded on Earth

Corrected on 2023-08-15 00:00:00

A previous headline incorrectly said that July was the hottest month on record. In fact, it was the hottest July on record.

The Lavender Scare

Corrected on 2023-08-14 00:00:00

A previous version of this episode incorrectly stated that the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is published by the American Psychological Association. It is published by the American Psychiatric Association.

4 people are being charged with assault for the waterfront brawl in Montgomery

Corrected on 2023-08-08 00:00:00

An earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to the name of the city's riverboat as the Harriet II. The boat is called the Harriott II. It has also been updated to clarify that police have detained several people in connection to the brawl, and say charges are pending. Previously, the story said multiple people had been arrested.

Henry Cort stole his iron innovation from Black metallurgists in Jamaica

Corrected on 2023-08-07 00:00:00

A previous version of this story misstated Sheray Warmington's affiliated institution as the University of the West Indies. She is an honorary research associate at University College London (UCL). The audio version of this story misstated that the Morant Bay Rebellion was a slave rebellion. In fact, the 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion was a nuanced uprising that emerged out of growing calls for greater socioeconomic and political conditions for the Black populace.

Texas Medicaid dropped more than 500,000 enrollees in one month

Corrected on 2023-08-03 00:00:00

An earlier headline on some versions of this story was misleading. Texas Medicaid is dropping enrollees at a rate of 82% in the unwinding process, not 82% of its total enrollment. The story has been updated to clarify how many people lost Medicaid in Texas.

All Things Considered

'Open the pod bay door, HAL' — here's how AI became a movie villain

Corrected on 2023-07-31 00:00:00

Previous audio and web versions of this story incorrectly said that Matthew Broderick's character was trying to hack the computer company's website in WarGames. In fact, it was a phone hack. Websites didn't exist in 1983.

All Things Considered

Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has died at 56

Corrected on 2023-08-10 00:00:00

In the audio of this story, as in a previous web version, we incorrectly referred to Sinéad O'Connor's song as "Never Gets Old." The song is "Never Get Old."

Affirmative action for rich kids: It's more than just legacy admissions

Corrected on 2023-07-24 00:00:00

A previous version of this article incorrectly listed MIT as one of the universities that recently got rid of their legacy admissions program. In fact, MIT had no legacy admission program to get rid of, and there is no record of it having one in the past, according to a spokesperson for the school.

Stanford president resigns after fallout from falsified data in his research

Corrected on 2023-07-20 00:00:00

An earlier version of this story said the Stanford University board of trustees came to its own conclusion about Tessier-Lavigne's academic reports. However, a scientific panel convened by the board to review the reports concluded that several reports he authored contained manipulated data. The board then made those findings available to the public.