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Culture
How wartime prejudice brought young Japanese Americans together for life
An empty street at the start of a three-day national lockdown in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on September 19, 2014. Curfews were imposed in an effort to halt the spread of the Ebola virus.
Health
Sierra Leone celebrates the end of its lockdown, but Ebola still looms
Rockefeller fund
Environment
The Rockefellers call it quits on oil, divesting themselves from fossil fuel industries
Members of the Hanano team rescue a man who had been trapped inside his home after a bomb hit it in Aleppo, Syria.
Conflict
These young men risk their lives to save others in Syria
Students and teachers shout during a rally at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on Monday, the start of a planned week-long class boycott for more democratic freedoms.
Global Politics
Hong Kong students are cutting classes for the sake of democracy
Syrian Kurds flee into Turkey this past weekend to escape attacks from Islamic State militants. Around 130,000 Kurds were given shelter inside of Turkey.
Conflict
Turkey’s hostage problem is over, but it might stay on the sidelines versus ISIS
Byambajav Ulambayar, a four-time World Sumo champion, celebrates a win at last year's US Sumo Open.
Sports
America is becoming an under-the-radar hub of sumo wrestling
Two men hug during the funeral for Libyan activist Tawfik Bin Saud in Benghazi on September 20, 2014. Tawfik was killed, along with a friend, late on September 19, by unknown gunmen as they were driving home in Libya's eastern coastal city of Benghazi.
Conflict
The death of a teen activist marks a new low in Benghazi’s violence
Shiite Houthi rebels gesture as they stand atop an army vehicle they took from the compound of the army's First Armoured Division in Sanaa on September 22, 2014.
Conflict
Yemen’s peace deal brings Houthi rebels into the government, but many problems remain
Music Heard on Air
Music heard on the air for September 22, 2014