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Academy Award-winning actress Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89
by Leila Fadel
Smith's seven-decade stage and screen career included many beloved roles, from "Harry Potter" Professor Minerva McGonagall, to Dowager Countess Violet Crawley in "Downton Abbey."
Yovanovitch Makes 1st Public Appearance Since State Department Retirement
by Michele Kelemen
A key witness in President Trump's impeachment, the ex-ambassador to Ukraine, says her former State Department colleagues are wondering if it is safe to express concerns — even behind closed doors.
EU Considers Sanctions Against Poland For Overhauling Its Judiciary
by Rob Schmitz
Poland is under the threat of sanctions from the EU and might lose its voting rights in the bloc because of moves by the country's ruling party to restrict the independence of Polish judges.
Are Divisions In The Democratic Party As Problematic As They Were In 2016?
NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Jennifer Palmieri, ex-communications director for the Obama administration and for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, about the current landscape for Democrats.
Guinness World Records Certifies New World's Oldest Living Man
Chitetsu Watanabe of Japan was born in 1907 — he's just shy of 113 years old. He raised bonsai trees in his spare time. He says his secret to old age is to always "keep a smile on your face."
Education Department Probes Harvard, Yale Over Foreign Funding
by Cory Turner
The Department of Education has announced that it is investigating two elite U.S. universities: Harvard and Yale. The government says they potentially failed to report foreign gifts and contracts.
Bipartisan Senators Try To Reassert Congress' Role In Foreign Policy
by Claudia Grisales
In a rebuke to executive power, the Senate is expected to vote Thursday on a measure that would limit President Trump's power to go to war with Iran.
News Brief: Democratic Candidates, Education Probe, Border Detainees
Early nominating contests fail to resolve Democratic Party's divide. The Education Department probes Harvard and Yale funds. And, why scores of Iranian-Americans were detained at a border crossing.
German Farmer's Marriage Proposal Shows Up On Google Maps
Steffen Schwarz wrote "Will you marry me?" in German across his cornfield and then got his fiancee to fly a drone overhead. She said "yes." A satellite captured the field, and it's on Google Maps.
How Yang's Presidential Bid May Affect Asian American Voters
NPR's David Greene talks to Christine Chen, director of the nonprofit Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote, about what Andrew Yang's presidential run meant for the Asian American community.
White Supremacist Propaganda More Than Doubled In 2019, ADL Reports
NPR's David Greene talks to Oren Segal of the Anti-Defamation League's Center on Extremism about the increased incidents of white supremacist propaganda.
Bloomberg Campaign Concentrates On Super Tuesday Contests
by Don Gonyea
Mike Bloomberg, a late entry to the Democratic presidential race, skipped early nominating contests. He's focused on Super Tuesday which is less than 3 weeks away, and campaigning in Southern states.