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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."
Reviewing The First Day Of Senate Impeachment Proceedings
NPR's David Greene talks to Brown University professor Corey Brettschneider about the Senate impeachment trial, and the White House argument that the case made by Democrats is unconstitutional.
Capitol Hill Press Corps Will Be Restricted During Impeachment Trial
NPR's Noel King talks to Los Angeles Times reporter Sarah Wire, who chairs the group representing Capitol Hill's daily print press, about restrictions placed on reporters during the impeachment trial.
American Distrust Of The Voting Process Is Widespread, NPR Poll Finds
by Pam Fessler
A new poll by NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist finds widespread concern that the 2020 elections will not be fair and accurate. Americans are worried about disinformation, voter fraud and voter suppression.
Coronavirus In China Spreads By Human-To-Human Transmission
NPR's Noel King talks to Dr. Linfa Wang, a virologist at Duke-National University of Singapore, about a new virus that emerged in China last month and has spread outside that country.
Trump Wants To Move The U.S. Secret Service Back To Treasury
by Brian Naylor
After the Sept. 11 attacks, the Secret Service moved to Homeland Security. The White House says the service should be moved again to be better suited to protect the nation's financial infrastructure.
GOP Impeachment Rules Are A National Disgrace, Sen. Schumer Says
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer about Democrats not being on board with Majority Leader McConnell's rules for Trump's impeachment trial. NPR's Kelsey Snell weighs in.
A Helcopter View Of The Menacing Taal Volcano In The Philippines
by Julie McCarthy
Scientists say intense seismic activity indicates magma is shifting beneath the volcano and a violent eruption is possible. Hundreds of thousands of residents are under evacuation orders.
Extradition Hearing Formally Begins For Huawei's Meng Wanzhou
by David McGuffin
The extradition hearing for the CFO of the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, began Monday in Vancouver, Canada. American officials want her sent to the U.S. to face federal charges.
Proof That A Good Sandwich Knows No Borders
Using latitude and longitude 2 men, one in New Zealand and one in Spain, created an earth sandwich. The BBC reports they placed bread on precise points on either side of the planet at the same time.