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Protesters demonstrate in Lower Manhattan on December 4, 2014, demanding justice for the death of Eric Garner.
Justice
The Eric Garner case created anger and frustration, but also has protesters ‘really energized’
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Books
She ‘escaped’ to America, but the pace of life, and even the words, made her miss home
Kevin and Julia Garratt shown with two of their three children, Peter and Hannah.
Belief
China is cracking down on the missionary lifeline that helps North Korean refugees
Riot police block demonstrators during a protest against the 2014 World Cup, in Sao Paulo June 12, 2014.
Justice
How police violence in the US could help spark racial justice in Brazil
Enas Shalodi's home in East Jerusalem’s Silwan neighborhood was demolished last month by Israeli authorities. Her son rammed the family car into a light rail stop in Jerusalem in October, killing two people.
Global Politics
Palestinians feel helpless as their homes are destroyed — at Israeli government orders
Maya and Nancy Yamout, sisters who have spent the last two years interviewing accused militants in Roumieh prison.
Justice
These two sisters are trying to understand why people join groups like ISIS — by meeting militants in prison
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and his wife, Jackie, watch as the Delta IV Heavy rocket with the Orion spacecraft lifts off on December 5, 2014.
Science
One small step from Earth, one giant leap to Mars?
A sign at the Doping Control Station at the Sanki Sliding Center in Rosa Khutor, taken during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Sports
Some endurance athletes may be huffing xenon gas to gain an edge
Culture
Mexican TV star Roberto Gomez Bolaños was the perfect anti-hero