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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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9 Politically Active Musicians

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Green Day's "American Idiot" is one of today's most politically-charged albums. (@amazonmusic / Twitter)

Michelle Tiu
Entertainment Producer

VIDEO: Whether it's LGBT rights or anti-war activism, many musicians get their inspiration from socio-political issues.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Nigeria Outlaws Same-Sex Relationships

Comments (0) | Africa, amnesty international, anti-gay, anti-gay law, gay, goodluck jonathan, human rights, International, John Kerry, LGBT, nigeria, nigeria anti-gay law, U.S. Secretary of State, United States, West Africa

Colin Hale
Executive Producer

Nigeria's president quietly signed the arcane and archaic anti-gay law last week.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

DNA From Roma Girl Matches Bulgarian Couple

Comments (1) | amnesty international, Bulgaria, bulgarian, couple, DNA, girl, Greece, Greek, Madeleine McCann, maria, Nation and World, roma

An image of Maria (CNN)

Arash Zandi
Executive Producer

Girl previously thought to be Madeleine McCann actually daughter of Bulgarian couple.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

CA Prisons' Use Of Solitary Confinement Hurts Families

Inmate Ian Whitson is serving an indefinite period in solitary confinement (courtesy Daletha Hayden)

Lauren Madow
Deputy Editor

Inmates conditions in prolonged isolation far exceed the UN's definition of torture.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Syria In Crisis

Comments (0) | amnesty international, chemical weapons, Human Rights Abuses, Humanitarian crisis, International, International community, refugees, Syria, violence

Syuzanna Petrosyan
Executive Producer

Amnesty International accuses the international community of failing in Syria.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Supreme Court Blocks Challenge On Controversial Surveillance Law

Comments (0) | ACLU, Alito, amnesty international, journalists, judge, National, Supreme Court, surveillance, U.S.

Supreme Court (Creative Commons/S.E.P.)

Salomon Fuentes
Executive Producer

Civil rights groups were prevented from challenging the law Tuesday in court.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Pussy Riot One Year After The 'Punk Prayer'

Comments (0) | amnesty international, gordy grundy, International, Maria Alyokhina, moscow, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, punk prayer, Pussy Riot, pussy riot vodka, russia, Russian Orthodox Church, vladimir putin, Yekaterina Samutsevich

(www.pussyriotvodka.com)

Lauren Foliart
Staff Reporter

UPDATE: Punk-rockers still behind bars for protesting Russian government.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Pussy Riot Appeal Hearing Delayed Until Next Week

Comments (0) | amnesty international, International, International, moscow, punk prayer, punk rock, Pussy Riot, Russian Orthodox Church, vladimir putin

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

Band faces a two-year sentence after staging a "punk prayer" in Moscow Cathedral.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Iranian Foreign Minister Meets With Assad

Comments (0) | ali akbar salehi, amnesty international, assad, Bashar al-Assad, diplomatic immunity, Hama, Idlib, International, Iran, Syria, un, UN Security Council

Protesters gather under the Syrian independence flag in Idlib (Creative Commons)

Greg Asciutto
Staff Reporter

Iran and Assad discuss an end to Syria's civil war.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Pussy Riot Band Sentenced To Prison

Subrina Hudson
Executive Producer

The Russian, female punk rock band has been found guilty of hooliganism.

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