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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."
Morning news brief
Voters take to the polls in Georgia's Senate runoff election. U.S. Capitol Police receive highest civilian honor. China holds memorial for late leader Jiang Zemin.
France's World Cup team is diverse, but the country has struggled with acceptance of immigrants
French writer, filmmaker and activist Rokhaya Diallo speaks with NPR's A Martinez about racism and integration in France as the country's multiracial soccer team competes in the World Cup.
What Iran has planned for its morality police
Is Iran taking steps to restrain its so-called morality police force? NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Nahid Siamdoust, assistant professor of Middle Eastern studies at UT Austin.
A car accident in a Walmart parking lot was caused by a dog behind the wheel
The dog was waiting for its owners to return from the store, and the steering column was damaged in a way that made it easy for the dog to put the vehicle in drive.
Bats and death metal singers have similar vocal techniques
Biologists at the University of Southern Denmark found that bats have a voice box with thin folds that lets them reach a range of seven octaves. It's similar to how our own voices work.
Arizona is set to finally make its election results official today
by Hansi Lo Wang
Arizona is set to certify its midterm election results after officials in a rural, Republican-controlled county risked more than 47,000 people's votes by missing a legal deadline to certify them.
It's Vinícius Júnior's time to shine as Brazil faces Korea at the World Cup
by Carrie Kahn
Vinícius Júnior is not only one of the breakout stars of the World Cup, he's got an inspiring backstory that makes him a role model to many Brazilians.
How yeast will teach NASA about the dangers of space
by Geoff Brumfiel
A NASA spacecraft passing by the moon on Monday is carrying 12,000 varieties of yeast. Researchers hope the tiny "yeastronauts" can teach them about how radiation will affect humans in space.