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Parishioners hold hands during church services at the Greater St. Mark Family Church as the community discusses reactions to the shooting of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., on August 17, 2014.
Culture
After Ferguson, one woman urges her fellow African immigrants to see themselves simply as black
A table of young men at the Al Atrakchi House cafe in Baghdad's Mansour neighborhood. It's decorated with antique Iraqi furniture and artifacts. The owner says he's created this space to remind Iraqis of their country's rich history in hopes they'll be in
Culture
Why these Iraqi kids are bucking the trend — and their parents — to stay in Baghdad
"House Elvis," Eran Levron, performs at The Elvis Inn in Neve Illan, Israel.
Music
Elvis lives — in a small town near Jerusalem
An ad for Uniqlo, the Japanese clothing store that's occasionally referred to as the Japanese GAP.
Business
For the short people among us, Uniqlo’s clothes come to the rescue — for now
Brighton beach
Music
Here are six of our global songs of the summer
Music Heard on Air
Music heard on the air for August 22, 2014
Hamas militants grab a Palestinian suspected of collaborating with Israel before being executed in Gaza City on August 22, 2014. Hamas militants killed seven Palestinians suspected of collaborating with Israel in a public execution in a central Gaza squar
Conflict
Hamas tries to send a message to Israel — with an unprecedented mass execution
Kent Brantly, who contracted the deadly Ebola virus, smiles during a press conference at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Brantly along with a second American aid worker who contracted Ebola while treating victims of the deadly virus in Libe
Medicine
Two infected Americans are now Ebola-free, but doctors aren’t sure why