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Hair has many impressive properties — it's strong, durable and good at absorbing pollutants. A Belgian nonprofit is taking hair from salons and recycling them into mats that act like giant sponges.

There's been a huge outpouring of support from fans and fellow athletes for Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who was in critical condition after taking a hit during Monday night's game.

Early in the pandemic, people were rushing to adopt pets. But high prices because of inflation are causing some pet owners to surrender or abandon their pets.

Any day now, the United Nations will declare India's population the largest in the world. The country's next generation is poised to be healthier, more literate — and more female — than ever before.

Kevin McCarthy loses three rounds of voting for House speaker. The Buffalo Bills player who collapsed on the field remains in critical condition. India will soon have the world's largest population.

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Dr. Robert Linton, chief medical officer of Howard University Hospital about what on-the-field football physicians prioritize when a player has a life-threatening injury.

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Ikran Dahir of Buzzfeed about self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate, who is in custody in Romania, accused of human trafficking and organized crime.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, a political risk consultancy, which lists the growing power of China's Xi Jinping among this year's top political risks.

As a new Congress began work on Monday, Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska said goodbye. NPR's Steve Inskeep talked to Sasse about when government is effective, and why he retired from the Senate.

The corps is under a congressional mandate to integrate boot camp in line with the other services. Critics say it isn't moving fast enough. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 2, 2023.)