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Chicago's Lake Shore Drive, Columbus Drive and Michigan Avenue double-leaf trunnion bascule bridges, top to bottom, are seen over the Chicago River on April 3, 2006.

Opinion: Remembering Chicago's famed Walking Man

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the life Joseph Kromelis, Chicago's famous "Walking Man", and the harsh conditions that many unhoused people live with every day.

Central Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, where, over a decade ago, a fruit vendor set himself on fire and set off a wave of Arab uprisings.

Tunisians are voting in an election critics say could cement a return to autocracy

In Tunisia, 12 years after the revolution, citizens are still asking, "How do you expect me to make a living?"

Some researchers are now warning of levels of heavy metals in some dark chocolate bars.

Dark chocolate might have health perks, but should you worry about lead in your bar?

Dark chocolate bars tested by Consumer Reports exceeded California's daily maximum allowable dose levels for lead or cadmium. But a toxicologist says eaten in moderation, it's nothing to worry about.

Servers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi are still not back to normal two weeks after they were hacked and the data was held for ransom.

Cyberattacks on hospitals thwart India's push to digitize health care

Prime Minister Modi's ambitious plan to transition all Indians' health records online is running up against weak cybersecurity systems and a lack of data protection laws.

Fred Crittenden, 73, lost his sight to retinitis pigmentosa when he was 35 years old. Today he has no visual perception of light. "It's total darkness," he says. Still, he has cells in his eyes that use light to keep his internal clock ticking along nicely.

Perceiving without seeing: How light resets your internal clock

We mark our days by sunlight, with special receptors in our eyes that respond to light and help reset our body clocks each day. This man can't see, but is still a circadian wiz. Here's how.

Rescue teams on Saturday continue the search for victims caught in a landslide in Batang Kali, Malaysia.

Malaysia landslide death toll rises to 24, with 9 still missing

The 24 victims included seven children and 13 women. Authorities were still carrying out autopsies and waiting for next of kin to identify the victims.

Mariam Kasim sits with her grandson, who she says is suffering from measles and malnutrition, at a camp on the outskirts of Baidoa, Somalia, on Tuesday.

In Baidoa, Somalis live at the epicenter of drought, hunger and conflict

Baidoa, surrounded by Al-Shabab militants, is at the heart of Somalia's worst drought in 40 years. Aid groups warn of impending famine. "The needs are overwhelming," says a UNICEF specialist.

Guitarist Jeff Parker, whose free-form album <em>Mondays at the Enfield Tennis Academy</em><em> </em>was among the best jazz releases of the year, according to our critics.

The story of jazz in 2022: A year-end listening party

After a year defined by emergence and creative combination, our critics zoom in on their own listening to choose one inescapable album and song each.

Lebanese activists gather outside a local bank in support of Abed Soubra, who stormed the branch demanding access to his own accounts, in Beirut on Sept 16. Lebanese police detained Soubra after he entered the bank and, armed with a gun, demanded access to his deposits. It was the third such incident in Lebanon that week alone.

People in Lebanon are robbing banks and staging sit-ins to access their own savings

Lebanon's banks froze accounts three years ago amid an economic collapse. Now, under increasingly desperate circumstances, people are resorting to extreme measures to access their savings accounts.

YoungBoy Never Broke Again (aka NBA Youngboy) is among a handful of rappers who achieved massive streaming numbers in 2022 while remaining nearly invisible to the pop establishment.

How niche rap stars quietly conquered 2022

Artists like NBA YoungBoy, Rod Wave and a resurgent Kodak Black pulled in massive streaming numbers this year (and, at times, outran controversy) while barely registering on mainstream pop's radar.

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