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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."
As Biden and Xi meet in Bali, rest of Asia watches closely, too
President Biden talks to China's President Xi Jinping at the G20 meeting in Bali while the two countries' tensions are high. Disagreements includes status of Taiwan, trade and Russia's war in Ukraine.
Why turkey prices are at record highs for this Thanksgiving Day
by Frank Morris
Thanksgiving is next week and turkey prices are at record highs. There are multiple reasons for that.
'Tracers in the Dark' explores the growth of illicit commerce with cryptocurrency
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Andy Greenberg about crytocurrency crime. Greenberg is the author of the new book, Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency.
Those with mobility issues can tour public parks on motorized all-terrain wheelchairs
Georgia and South Dakota are the latest states to offer the wheelchairs, according to The Washington Post. These 500 pound chairs can go over fallen trees, snow, swamps and steep inclines.
3 people were fatally shot on the campus of the University of Virginia
by Sandy Hausman
University officials say an intense manhunt is underway in and around the city Charlottesville for a suspect police described as armed and dangerous. Two other people were wounded.
News brief: Biden-Xi meeting, midterm election results, Istanbul explosion
President Biden and China's leader are meeting at the G20 summit. Democrats retain control of the U.S. Senate. Turkish authorities say at least six people were killed in a blast on an Istanbul street.
France-Italy row could further disrupt the EU's already erratic handling of migrants
by Eleanor Beardsley
A fallout between France and Italy over migrants rescued in the Mediterranean is poisoning diplomatic relations between the two countries.
There's a new world record for the longest beard chain
Participants, gathered at a bar in Casper, Wyo., stood side by side and clipped their beards together to create a giant chain: 150 feet long. That's more than double the Guinness World Record.
Birth workers in Kansas are addressing the state's high rate of infant mortality
by Rose Conlon
Kansas has one of the highest rates of infant mortality in the U.S., and for Black babies the picture is especially dire. Birth workers are looking for ways to reduce the number of deaths.
Counterfeit pills contribute to the fentanyl deaths of young people
by Martha Bebinger
Drug overdose deaths among teens and young adults have nearly doubled since 2019. There's concern that counterfeit pills, laced with fentanyl, sold via social media sites, are partly to blame.
Some believe it's time for the GOP to rethink its message ahead of 2024
With Donald Trump expected to announce another run for president in 2024, NPR's A Martinez talks to Republican strategist Sarah Longwell about how the party is positioning itself.