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Music
Music aired between segments for October 8, 2014
A billboard in Liberia's capital Monrovia offers advice on how to halt the spread of Ebola.
Health
Why doubling down on aid to West Africa will do more to halt Ebola than increased airport screening
In an archive photo, student Mary Duke Webber uses a microscope at Duke University at some time in the late 1930s.
Science
How small is small? Try looking at the nano-dimension
Gay rights activists march with a banner during a May Day rally in St. Petersburg. The banner reads, "Love is stronger than war!"
Global Politics
A gay Russian teen has been outed as he seeks asylum in the US
Kurdish protesters set fire to a barricade blocking the street as they clash with riot police in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on October 7, 2014.
Conflict
‘The Kurds have no friends but the mountains’
John Karanjah helps a guest with a picnic breakfast
Economics
Kenya is thousands of miles away from the Ebola outbreak, but tourists are still staying away
Agnes Chow, 17, started going to protests in high school. She's been a fixture at Hong Kong demonstrations over nearly two weeks of pro-democracy protests.
Global Politics
Loved or loathed, Hong Kong’s new generation of student protest leaders pushes for change
A pig-nosed turtle, which is becoming a favorite as an exotic pet.
Environment
Pig-nosed turtles are adorable — and that’s made them the target of traffickers
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Culture
Nothing challenged my readiness to live in the US more than a chicken sandwich