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Friday

Hershey's faces a lawsuit over heavy metals in its dark chocolate bars

Hershey's chocolate is shown in Overland Park, Kan., on July 25, 2011. The Hershey Co. is being sued for allegedly failing to disclose the presence of heavy metals in its dark chocolate bars. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption

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Hershey's faces a lawsuit over heavy metals in its dark chocolate bars

The lawsuit comes after Consumer Reports sounded the alarm about dangerous heavy metals in dark chocolate bars from manufactures like Lindt, Ghirardelli and Hershey's.

Wednesday

Farmworkers brace for more time in the shadows after latest effort fails in Congress

Farm laborers working with an H-2A visa harvest romaine lettuce on a machine with heavy plastic dividers that separate workers from each other on April 27, 2020, in Greenfield, Calif. Brent Stirton/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Farmworkers brace for more time in the shadows after latest effort fails in Congress

A legalization path for farmworkers failed to pass this month and faces an even steeper climb in a Republican-controlled House in the next Congress.

Friday

Who created chicken tikka masala? The death of a curry king is reviving a debate

Ahmed Aslam Ali, the owner of the Shish Mahal restaurant in Glasgow, Scotland, is pictured with a plate of chicken tikka masala in his restaurant, on July 29, 2009. Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Who created chicken tikka masala? The death of a curry king is reviving a debate

A Pakistani immigrant in Glasgow claimed he invented the beloved takeout dish with some spices and a can of tomato soup. His death has revived a long debate about who really can lay claim to the food.

Who created chicken tikka masala? The death of a curry king is reviving a debate

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Thursday

These 7 charts show how life got pricier (and, yes, cheaper!) in 2022
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Your Money

These 7 charts show how life got pricier (and, yes, cheaper!) in 2022

Boy, have we talked a lot about inflation. It affected every part of our lives (and the economy) in 2022. Here are some of its highest highs and lowest lows. (It wasn't all bad news!)

These 7 charts show how life got pricier (and, yes, cheaper!) in 2022

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Monday

Popular global TikToks of 2022: Bad Bunny leads the fluffle!

Three TikTok phenomena of 2022: the pop star Bad Bunny; an Inuit mother and daughter who teach how to say yes with your eyebrows; and one of the Iranians who cut their hair in solidarity with 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in custody after being detained by Iran's morality police for allegedly wearing her hijab inappropriately. tiktok.com/Screenshots by NPR hide caption

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Goats and Soda

Popular global TikToks of 2022: Bad Bunny leads the fluffle!

TikTok is more than just goofy dances and challenges. Here are some of the most widely viewed — and engaging — global TikToks of the year.

Sunday

The one where friends offended seven Jewish grandmothers with their brisket

Left: Marissa Dates (clockwise from upper left), her mother, Ellen, her brother Nathan, her grandparents Bud and Diane. Right: Marissa's brisket. Marissa Dates/Collage by NPR hide caption

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All Things We're Cooking

The one where friends offended seven Jewish grandmothers with their brisket

Instead of picking one brisket recipe for a Rosh Hashanah meal, these college roommates combined their grandmothers' recipes into one. It did not go exactly as planned.

Readers share their favorite holiday recipes with a side of hilarious stories

Clockwise from left: Juanita MORE!'s grandmother Petra; tourtière, a French Canadian pork pie; Marissa Dates' brisket; and Jim Hamilton's family assembling cappelletti pasta. Collage by NPR hide caption

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All Things We're Cooking

Readers share their favorite holiday recipes with a side of hilarious stories

Recipes for sweet and savory bread pudding, brisket, a French Canadian pork pie and homemade pasta accompany stories both heartwarming and hilarious from the NPR audience.

Nonna always welcomed everyone. She drew the line when a family dog ate her pasta

Left: Assembled cappelletti on a table. Right: James Hamilton's niece Julia Griffin (from left), his daughter Anna Hamilton, his son Robert Hamilton, his sister Susan Hamilton Griffin and his brother-in-law, Jim Griffin. James Hamilton/Collage by NPR hide caption

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All Things We're Cooking

Nonna always welcomed everyone. She drew the line when a family dog ate her pasta

Hundreds of Nonna's handmade cappelletti were no match for Barron the Doberman. But Barron was no match for Nonna and her rolling pin.

Saturday

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

Some researchers are now warning of levels of heavy metals in some dark chocolate bars. David Izquierdo/500px Plus/Getty Images hide caption

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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.

Sunday

The breakfast special features favorite pancake recipes from your kitchens

Clockwise from left: Lily Liu with her father; Alan Mishell with his son; kljukusa on a plate; and Erin Rhode's family preparing specken dicken. Lily Liu, Alan Mishell, Merjem Mededovic and Erin Rhode/Collage by NPR hide caption

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All Things We're Cooking

The breakfast special features favorite pancake recipes from your kitchens

Four recipes feature pancakes — from sweet to savory — from our NPR audience. One's made of matzo meal, another has potatoes. Scallions and sausage are in there, too.

Savory Bosnian pancakes called 'cousin' bridged a language gap with Grandma

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All Things We're Cooking

Savory Bosnian pancakes called 'cousin' bridged a language gap with Grandma

While growing up, Merjem Mededovic cooked with her grandmother and learned names of various things in Bosnian. One recipe she learned is kljukusa, a potato and onion dish similar to a latke.

Savory Bosnian pancakes called 'cousin' bridged a language gap with Grandma

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Oh, sweetie! Bubaleh is a pancake to celebrate freedom. And it's a term of endearment

Left: A family photo of Alan Mishell's grandparents, Florence and Sam Mishell. Right: Alan and his son, Sander, holding bubaleh they prepared together. Alan Mishell/Collage by NPR hide caption

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Oh, sweetie! Bubaleh is a pancake to celebrate freedom. And it's a term of endearment

A sweet and savory pancake for Passover can also be eaten year-round. And Alan Mishell learned the recipe from his grandmother, whose family escaped Poland ahead of the Nazi German invasion.