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The tragedy marks the 19th overboard incident on a cruise ship this year, with only two passengers successfully rescued.(Image credit: Lynne Sladky)

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These stories didn't get huge numbers of views, but readers who found them stayed with them for what qualifies as an eternity on the online clock. Here are our underappreciated favorites.(Image credit: Clockwise from upper left: Tommy Trenchard for NPR; Claire Harbage/NPR; Afghanistan Memory Home; Claire Harbage/NPR)

Research explains how foxes hunting mice can plunge down into the snow at high speeds without injuring their poor little snouts.(Image credit: John Conrad/Getty Images)

Scenes from some of the most popular TikToks from the Global South in 2024: a dancing teen from the Philippines; an homage to Mr. Bean, that cute baby pygmy hippo.(Image credit: From left: Nianaguerrero; Khamoo.andthegang; Khaby.lame/screengrabs by NPR)

South Korea's acting president has been impeached less than a month after the impeachment of his predecessor, Yoon Suk Yeol, for imposing martial law. And, how'd the "Beyoncé Bowl" do on Netflix?(Image credit: Choi Jae-koo/AP)

The migration route that connects West African nations with the Spanish Canary Islands remains the deadliest in the world, according to a Spanish aid organization.(Image credit: Desiree Martin)

The region drained by the Amazon River, including the Amazon Rainforest, is in the second year of a punishing drought. That has lead to the lowest water levels in more than 100 years for the Amazon and its major tributaries. Millions of people and an array of wildlife depend on those quickly disappearing waters. In a story we first brought you in October, we travel to the region to see […]

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill haven't had a pay increase since 2009, representing a 31% decline in their salary when adjusted for inflation. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik)