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In a Tuesday visit to Charlotte, North Carolina - a city still stinging from not making the finalist list for Amazon’s second headquarters - Gov. Roy…

Lower earnings this year are forcing five-star restaurants across the country to look for ways to cut costs without compromising quality. In Portland, Maine, chef Sam Hayward is sustaining his clientele with homegrown comfort foods that are less expensive to prepare — like fish cakes and beans.

The House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection held its first public hearing Thursday. Republican Liz Cheney broke with virtually all of her GOP colleagues to help lead the probe.

Host Elissa Nadworny speaks with NPR music journalist Stephen Thompson about new albums from Feist and Black Thought.

Vänskä pleads for both sides to work together in Minnesota, Muti declines to make a statement and a monocled (!) tenor signs to DG: the stories you must know and a guide to all the news that's fit to link. And a composer exols the durability of the orchestra and the versatility of scissors.

NPR's Mike Pesca compares the old Tiger Woods to the Tiger Woods of now, and makes the case that luck has finally come into play for the top-flight golfer. Pesca lays out his arguments with host Rachel Martin.

Majerle Lister lives part-time with his grandmother on the Navajo Nation reservation. He's driven by social justice issues and, after backing Bernie Sanders, is reluctantly supporting Hillary Clinton.

A Secret Service spokesman disputes the Department of Homeland Security inspector general's account, saying its request came after a mobile phone migration had started, but no messages were lost.

Pianist Bruce Adolphe offers a new puzzle for classical music fans. He rewrites a popular melody in the style of a classical composer and challenges listeners to identify both. This week's contestant is Debra Karplus of Champaign, Ill.

After seeing one too many advertisements about Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Social Anxiety Disorder, couch potato and commentator Mike Fisch daydreams about how chemicals can enhance his life, making him "better stronger, faster."

As stay-at-home orders set in across the country, Americans are still buying more staple foods than normal, but the spikes in purchases are slightly calmer than a few weeks ago.

Also: As "fiscal cliff" looms, scenarios multiply; New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo will reportedly seek $30 billion in disaster aid; the BBC's head of news steps down; Italy is pounded by heavy rains.

Also: Defense Secretary Mattis warns Syria against using chemical weapons again; Tesla is recalling thousands of cars for a potential brake problem; and musician Cuba Gooding Sr. dies.

Also: A cyber security firm alleges Russia tried to hack a French presidential candidate's campaign; Hollywood writers authorize a strike; and people in Phoenix can try self-driving cars.

Also: The Cassini spacecraft completes its first 'dive' past Saturn's rings; there's been an explosion near the airport in Damascus, Syria; and senators attend a White House briefing on North Korea.

Also: President Trump lifts a government hiring freeze; ex-Iranian president Ahmadinejad says he's running again; and Germany investigates possible militant links to bombings near a soccer team bus.

Also: Tennessee's deadly fires that killed 7 people may be human-caused; today is World Aids Day; and courts in India have set new rules for patriotism - in movie theaters.

Also: Michigan prosecutors will investigate the Flint water crisis; a U.N. panel calls for sanctions against South Sudan; and a new Beatrix Potter story about Peter Rabbit is discovered.

Also: South Korea claims North Korea is planning another nuclear test; a blizzard strikes the upper Plains; and somebody mysteriously returns a rare, stolen tortoise to an Australian zoo.