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Jennifer Aniston's production company plans to reboot '9 to 5'
The 1980 classic starred Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as three women seeking revenge against their sexist boss. It made more than $100 million at the box office.
Researchers say ocean water vapor may be an answer to a climate change issue
Only 2.5% of the Earth's global water supply is fresh water and supplies are shrinking with the unrelenting advance of climate change. Researchers say ocean water vapor may provide relief.
Authorities in Brazil have been rounding up rioters who attacked Congress
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to Brazil Michael McKinley about the attack on Brazil's government and implications for U.S.-Brazil relations.
A bill that would have impacted racial disparity in cocaine crimes died in the Senate
by Carrie Johnson
The Senate failed to advance a bill that would have reduced one of the most persistent racial disparities in criminal justice: punishment for crack cocaine.(Story aired on ATC on Jan. 9, 2023.)
'Morning Edition' tests a plant-based version of Chili
Jack Bishop of the PBS show America's Test Kitchen teaches NPR's A Martinez how to make vegetarian chili — that even meat lovers can appreciate. (Story aired on Morning Edition on Dec. 1, 2022.)
A COVID surge in China could have global economic consequences
NPR's A Martinez talks to William Balash of Shipping Solutions Consultants by Quanda, a New York-based logistics company, about the impact of China's latest COVID-19 surge on U.S. businesses.
President Biden is in Mexico for a summit of North American leaders
Biden was received in Mexico City Sunday night by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. They will spend the next two days meeting with each other and with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Thousands of nurses at 2 NYC hospitals are on strike after negotiations fail
The New York State Nurses Association announced the strikes early Monday morning after late-night bargaining failed. The nurses are striking at Montefiore Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital.
Why lawmakers in Idaho want to ban public drag shows
by Kirk Siegler
While Democrats held off huge Republican gains in the midterm elections, some states swung further to the right. Idaho is set to consider a bill banning public drag shows.
Warm weather in the Northeast is hurting businesses that count on snow
by Emily Russell
Businesses in the Northeast that rely on winter recreation activities are having a bad year. Warm temperatures are keeping snowmobilers and skiers off the trails.
Biden's new border enforcement plan is receiving criticism from all sides
NPR's Dwane Brown speaks with Fernando García of the Border Network for Human Rights about the Biden administration's new U.S.-Mexico border policy.
Morning news brief
Security forces in Brazil regain control after an ex-president's supporters stormed Congress. President Biden will meet with North American leaders in Mexico. And, the U.S. House returns to business.
Charges are pending against a Virginia first grader after a teacher was shot
by Mechelle Hankerson
Classes are canceled this week at a Newport News, Va., elementary school, where police say a first grader fired a gun and wounded a teacher on Friday.