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President Barack Obama shakes hands before speaking at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.
Conflict
‘Do more with less’ might be the military’s unofficial motto
Islamic State
Conflict
ISIS? ISIL? The Islamic State? We really still can’t decide?
Abdul Hameed is seen busy in his workshop on Nov. 25, 2003 in Sialkot, Pakistan. This dusty city in central Pakistan is home to four generations of bagpipe makers, who once kitted out Scottish regiments in what was the British colony of India and now sell
Global Politics
Why a small city in Pakistan supplies the world with Scottish bagpipes
Ai-jen Poo, Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, stands with National Peoples Action to demand accountability for the financial crisis on May 20, 2012, Washington, DC.
Business
She’s an organizer of America’s domestic workers — and, now, a certified ‘genius’
Maria Alyokhina (L) and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, members of the punk collective Pussy Riot, listen to a question from the audience during a forum at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, a few days before they made an appearance in Ann Arbor, MI.
Culture
Why I love Pussy Riot’s anger
Music Heard on Air
Music heard on the air for September 18, 2014
George makes about a hundred frappuccinos a day for the guests on board a Greek ferry docked in Tobruk, Libya.
Lifestyle
A Greek ferry is home to members of Libya’s parliament and, more importantly, the best frappuccinos in town
People walk past Islamic Bank of Britain's (IBB) first branch on Edgware Road in London.
Finance
London is becoming the newest hub of Islamic finance
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford (C) and his brother Doug (2nd R) smile as they take part in the East York Canada Day Parade, July 1, 2014.
Global Politics
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been diagnosed with cancer — so his brother is taking his place on the ballot
Graffiti of the letters "MS", which stand for the street gang Mara Salvatrucha, photographed in San Salvador on April 22, 2014. Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Calle 18 are rival gangs that started in Los Angeles but now have a heavy presence in El Salvador.
Conflict
Gang violence awaits a teen from El Salvador after his failed attempts to reach the US