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History books tell us that times were hard in the 1800s. But there was occasional humor. Some of it was even funny.

Six lions were found dead and dismembered in a suspected poisoning in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park. The park is home to hundreds of bird species and nearly 100 types of mammals.

Authorities were still gathering evidence to determine what happened, and a sheriff's spokesperson said they could not say even how the people died.

Vice President Harris is delivering what her campaign describes as her "closing argument" Tuesday night. She's speaking from the same spot her opponent spoke on Jan. 6, 2021.

The committee is asking Ivanka Trump to voluntarily cooperate with the panel's investigation. The panel sent her a letter on Thursday.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Andrew Weissmann, one of the lead prosecutors on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team, about Special Counsel Jack Smith's ongoing investigations.

The killing of Mohammed Abu Khdeir is thought to have been out of revenge. Meanwhile, Khdeir's American cousin, reportedly beaten by Israeli police, has been placed under house arrest.

On Sunday, Vladimir Putin won the Russian presidential election by a landslide. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly was in Moscow to witness the late-night celebrations of another six years of Putin in power.

The Brazos River has already reached record levels and forced hundreds of people west of Houston to evacuate. Weather experts predict 4 to 5 more inches of rain around Houston through the weekend.

To help guide you as findings from the Jan. 6 hearings emerge over the next few weeks, NPR has rounded up a list of books about the assault on the U.S. Capitol and the people and groups involved.