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Nicaraguan authorities are encouraging residents to raise and eat lizards.

Nicaraguans are told to eat lizards — because of a drought

Global Scan

Nicaragua is suffering under a terrible drought, which is reducing food stocks and raising food prices. That’s made it increasingly difficult for Nicaraguans to have an adequate diet. So government officials are encouraging Nicaraguans to raise and eat lizards. Meanwhile, if you’ve seen a popup ad recently, the man behind them wants you to know he’s sorry. That and more in today’s Global Scan.

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Music heard on the air for August 15, 2014

Music Heard on Air
An Instagram photo of a great white shark by Michael Muller.

Shark photographer Michael Muller goes uncaged to capture the best photos

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