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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."
Texas judge strikes down Biden administration's student loan-forgiveness plan
A judge in Texas has vacated President Biden's student loan relief plan, calling it unconstitutional. The ruling will almost certainly be appealed by the U.S. Justice Department.
After a career in consulting, a veteran looks back on what could have been
by Esther Honig
Decio "Dez" Rubano, 92, talks to his daughter Gina Livingston in Decatur, Ga., about his early dreams of becoming a musician, which were put aside when he joined the military.
'Wakanda Forever' hopes to replicate the success of 'Black Panther'
The sequel to the Marvel film Black Panther is in wide release this weekend. Wakanda Forever directly addresses the death of the character played by the late Chadwick Boseman.
Biden to address the annual U.N. climate conference in Egypt
The first week of the two-week U.N. climate conference wraps up as President Biden is expected to address the meeting today.
Myanmar's crisis is on the agenda for Biden and East and Southeast Asian leaders
by Michael Sullivan
President Biden will be in Cambodia this weekend for summits with Asian leaders. Myanmar's military rulers were not invited — their 2021 coup has left the country in chaos.
Once valued at more than $30 billion, Crypto currency FTX is near bankruptcy
Cryptocurrency is in crisis, as one of the world's largest crypto exchanges is on the verge of bankruptcy. FTX halted withdrawals and one of its rivals has declined to step in to help.
Remembering author Kurt Vonnegut, who would have turned 100 on Friday
On what would've been Kurt Vonnegut's 100th birthday, Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep shares a memorable interview he did with the writer in 2006. Vonnegut died in 2007.
Georgia will hold a runoff between U.S. Senate candidates Warnock and Walker
Neither U.S. Senate candidate got enough votes to win the election outright. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker will face each other in a runoff in December.
The people most interested in electric vehicles can't afford to buy them
by Camila Domonoske
Studies show a generational gap in electric vehicle purchases: younger people tend to be more excited about them, but less able to afford them. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Nov. 8, 2022.)
Control of the U.S. Senate hangs in the balance as midterm results are counted
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Corey Booker of New Jersey about the midterm election results, and the future of the Democratic party.
Republicans were expecting a landslide victory, but that didn't happen
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to conservative columnist Jonah Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Dispatch, about the Republican party's plans for 2024 after falling short on midterm promises.