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Bryan Bashin, CEO of the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, in San Francisco, started losing his sight in his teens. "Don't just hide," he advises others. "This is not some kind of deep loss. This is just another side of being human."

A Seattle businessman left most of his fortune to a blindness organization he never contacted in life. Why the gift? Maybe, the evidence hints, to help others take the psychological leap he couldn't.

Martha Durr, seen at her home in Lincoln, Nebraska, left her job earlier this month as the state's principal communicator of climate information. "It gets draining over time," she said.

Weather experts in Midwest say climate change reporting brings burnout and threats

Talking about climate change can be a tough job, especially in places where audiences may be less likely to accept the science. Strong resistance has pushed some meteorologists out of the field.

Smoke from an Israeli airstrike rises in Gaza City on Monday.

Israel is trying to regain full control of its territory following Hamas attack

Israel's military said it is still fighting Hamas militants in southern Israel after they broke through the Gaza border to launch an unprecedented wave of attacks. Israel responded with air strikes.

Libyan rebels watch smoke rising from an oil pipe just outside the town of Ras Lanuf, where many anti-regime fighters retreated after artillery and airstrikes from government troops Wednesday.

Libyan Jets Bomb Eastern Towns, But Rebels Hold On

Warplanes attacked the rebel-held oil port of Brega as opposition forces fought off an attempt by troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi to take control of the oil refinery. Gadhafi appeared to be pulling out all the stops to regain large swathes of rebel-controlled eastern Libya.

Libyan Jets Bomb Eastern Towns, But Rebels Hold On

Warplanes attacked the rebel-held oil port of Brega as opposition forces fought off an attempt by troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi to take control of the oil refinery. Gadhafi appeared to be pulling out all the stops to regain large swathes of rebel-controlled eastern Libya.

In Pennsylvania, she wants to hand out new syringes to save lives. But is it legal?

As billions from opioid settlements pour into states, Pennsylvania's efforts against addiction could be hamstrung because clean syringes could be considered illegal drug paraphernalia.

She never thought she'd work for Kamala Harris. Now, she considers her a mentor

During her career, Kamala Harris left an impact on many people — like a mentee from Harris’s days as San Francisco District Attorney. Lateefah Simon shares what Harris was like before getting to D.C.

The new Ferguson police chief addresses the Michael Brown killing a decade ago

Ten years after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, a black teenager in Ferguson, Mo., NPR's Michel Martin talks to the city's new police chief. Troy Doyle has been on the job for a year.

Face masks can dampen the spread of contagious diseases.

Coronavirus FAQ: I'm a NOVID and don't want to catch COVID. Can you guide me?

Maybe you're COVID indifferent. Or a COVID amnesiac. Or a NOVID who wants to keep your no COVID streak going. With cases rising this summer, it's time for a refresher course on how to avoid the virus.

People place plywood over windows as they make last-minute preparations for the arrival of Hurricane Beryl in Kingston, Jamaica, on Wednesday.

Hurricane Beryl blasts past Jamaica and Caymans on its way to Mexico

Beryl hit Jamaica as a Category 4 storm and by Thursday afternoon had weakened some but still forged on as a still-powerful Category 2, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.

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