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Pro-democracy protesters chant slogans as they gather next to the central government offices in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Hong Kong Protests Offer A Revelation To Mainland Chinese

Chinese mainlanders visiting Hong Kong have expressed amazement, even jealousy at the polite, civic-spirited and considerate crowds of protesters. But some on the mainland see activists as traitors.

John Kelly speaks during a campus rally about sexual violence at Tufts University on May 1. Courtesy of Leah Mushkin-Pierret hide caption

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Campus Sexual Assault Law Now Includes Language On Same-Sex Violence

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Union soldiers found that gunpowder was sometimes mixed with sawdust. Mathew B. Brady/AP hide caption

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How A Law From The Civil War Fights Modern-Day Fraud

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Pro-democracy protesters chant slogans as they gather next to the central government offices in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Hong Kong Protests Offer A Revelation To Mainland Chinese

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In New Jersey in March, Dianna Lopez of the Center for Family Services (right) speaks with Betsy Cruz, of Camden, N.J., about health insurance coverage during an Affordable Care Act information session. Lori M. Nichols/South Jersey Times/Landov hide caption

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Obamacare's First Year: How'd It Go?

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President Obama boards Air Force One after attending a Democratic fundraiser in Newport, R.I. in August. Ahead of this fall's midterm elections, he's not doing big public rallies for Democratic candidates, instead opting for private events. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption

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Obama Sidesteps Midterm Campaigning As Approval Ratings Slump

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The new tribute album Dionne Dionne is a collaboration between singer Dionne Farris (known for her work with Arrested Development) and guitarist Charlie Hunter. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Dionne Warwick, Reduced To An Essence

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Melbourne visitors and residents took to the waters of Australia's St. Kilda Beach in January 2013 to escape a fierce heat wave. Scott Barbour/Getty Images hide caption

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When Can A Big Storm Or Drought Be Blamed On Climate Change?

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British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks with campaigners against female genital mutilation at the Girl Summit in London in July. Oli Scarff/Getty Images hide caption

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Movement Against Female Genital Mutilation Gains Spotlight In U.K.

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Construction is continuing at the Maryland Proton Treatment Center in downtown Baltimore. It's one of three such centers under development in the Washington, D.C., region. Jenny Gold/KHN hide caption

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Proton Center Closure Doesn't Slow New Construction

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Pascal is a veteran tsapiky guitarist. Banning Eyre/NPR hide caption

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Tsapiky: Dance Music Fit For A Funeral

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