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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."
House Republicans try to hash out a way forward and elect a new speaker
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to GOP Rep. Dusty Johnson of South Dakota about Kevin McCarthy's fight to become the next speaker. The House cannot conduct any business until a speaker is chosen.
Adopting certain kittens at a Las Vegas shelter will get you a free Frontier flight
Frontier Airlines is offering vouchers to the people who adopt the kittens named: Frontier, Delta and Spirit. Animal Foundation, which runs the Las Vegas shelter, named the new arrivals.
You can recycle almost anything these days. In Belgium, you can recycle your hair
Hair has many impressive properties — it's strong, durable and good at absorbing pollutants. A Belgian nonprofit is taking hair from salons and recycling them into mats that act like giant sponges.
On game days, NFL teams have dozens of medical staff on site
NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Dr. Robert Linton, chief medical officer of Howard University Hospital about what on-the-field football physicians prioritize when a player has a life-threatening injury.
Marine Corp, despite a mandate, resists fully opening boot camp to women
by Steve Walsh
The corps is under a congressional mandate to integrate boot camp in line with the other services. Critics say it isn't moving fast enough. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 2, 2023.)
An exit interview with outgoing Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska
As a new Congress began work on Monday, Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska said goodbye. NPR's Steve Inskeep talked to Sasse about when government is effective, and why he retired from the Senate.
Morning news brief
Kevin McCarthy loses three rounds of voting for House speaker. The Buffalo Bills player who collapsed on the field remains in critical condition. India will soon have the world's largest population.
Damar Hamlin remains hospitalized after collapsing during a game with Cincinnati
There's been a huge outpouring of support from fans and fellow athletes for Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who was in critical condition after taking a hit during Monday night's game.
Pets are being given up by people who can't afford to keep them
by Carmen Molina Acosta
Early in the pandemic, people were rushing to adopt pets. But high prices because of inflation are causing some pet owners to surrender or abandon their pets.
Romanian authorities investigate accusation of human trafficking against Andrew Tate
NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Ikran Dahir of Buzzfeed about self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate, who is in custody in Romania, accused of human trafficking and organized crime.