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Khabarovsk's reported new airport logo.
Culture
Hello, Putin! A flying bear that swept the Internet
Screenshot of the video message from the Islamic State, in which a man believed to be Kenji Goto warns that there are only 24 hours left to save his life and even less time for a Jordanian air force pilot Muath al-Kasasbeh, who is also being held hostage
Conflict
Under pressure, Jordan proposes prisoner swap with ISIS
At Redemption Hospital in Liberia, health workers screen patients for Ebola at the entrance to the facility, cleaning them off with a chlorine solution, taking their temperature and asking a series of questions. "At our hospital we have tried to create a
Health
Ebola is creating a new epidemic of untreated illness and injury
Veiled women walk past a billboard that carries a verse from the Koran urging women to wear a hijab in the northern Syrian province of Raqqa.
Conflict
Western young women who join ISIS can’t fight, but they sure can tweet
A fighter from the Kurdish People's Protection Units, or YPG, flashes a victory sign as he patrols the streets in the northern Syrian town of Kobane on January 28, 2015.
Conflict
Antique weapons combined with high-tech airpower pushed ISIS out of Kobane
This new ceiling lamp from Stack Lighting is on a growing list of household products that are "smart," but also green. It uses sensors to adjust itself based on ambient lighting in a room, and switch itself off if there's no one there. The company says th
Technology
Here comes an energy efficiency revolution
Tania Bruguera
Arts
Cuban artist describes regime’s still-watchful eye
An archival photo of matzo-making at Streit's on the Lower East Side; things haven't changed all that much at the factory over the decades.
Food
A family that’s made matzo on the Lower East Side for nearly a century prepares to leave the neighborhood
A Kurdish boy with "Kobane" written on his forehead takes part in a celebration in the Syrian Kurdish city of Qamishli, after it was reported that Kurdish forces took control of the Syrian town of Kobani, January 27, 2015.
Culture
In the image war, ISIS takes a hit following Kobane setback