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The Mission: Impossible franchise runs on its ability to meet expectations. Not just any expectations — high expectations. And through all seven films, it has remained remarkably stable at its core.

As an anchor for ABC News, Dan Harris' career seemed pretty sorted out. Then his book about mindfulness took off.

Below the Belt highlights patients' stories and the push for new research dollars for this poorly understood disease. Here are seven surprising facts from the film.

A heat wave that's expected to peak this weekend kicked off with record high temperatures and put one-third of Americans under heat alerts.

Fifteen cities in Italy, most of them in the country's center and south, were under heat advisories. Czech temperatures soared to a new record high. European countries father north also sweltered.

Internationally famous animation artist Hayao Miyazaki's final film How Do You Live was released this week in Japan. NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Susan Napier, author of Miyazaki World: A Life in Art.

Last year, Alabama failed to execute two men by lethal injection. The state will again try to execute a man using the same method. What do the failed attempts mean for the future of lethal injection?

Law enforcement said Andre Longmore was shot after an intense manhunt. A sheriff's deputy and a police officer were injured trying to take the suspect into custody, authorities said.

Parts of the Midwest are seeing unhealthy air quality this weekend, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Montana and the Dakotas. It can be most dangerous for kids, older people and other sensitive groups.

Mexico has sent a diplomatic note to the U.S. expressing concern that barriers on the river may violate treaties on boundaries and water. Mexico has already asked that the barriers be removed.