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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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Bomba And The Future Of Funk

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Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars have helped bring funk back into the mainstream. (iNathanHenry / Twitter)

Michael Kyei Boateng
Staff Reporter

"Uptown Funk" is the most mainstream version of funk, but more low-key bands are also putting their own spin on the genre.

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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.

 

L.A. Fashion Designer And Architect Draws Inspiration From Africa

Comments (2) | african clothing, architecture, Fashion, fashion designer, Ghana, liberia, Los Angeles, Manual Arts High School, sophrinia cassell, sophrinia design and consultants, sophrinia's fashion collection, Style, West Africa, west angeles church of god in christ

Gabi Duncan
Style Editor

Sophrinia Cassell's Liberian roots have helped her build two distinct careers.

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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.

 

Maine Judge Rejects State Quarantine On Nurse Kaci Hickox

Comments (0) | Charles LaVerdiere, ebola, ebola quarantine, Kaci Hickox, maine, Maine District Court, National, paul lepage, quarantine, reuters, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Hickox defied Maine's quarantine order and went bike-riding with her boyfriend. (@dcexaminer / Twitter)

Michelle Tiu
Web Producer

On Friday, Judge Charles LaVerdiere made the decision, declaring fears about Ebola "not entirely rational."

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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.

 

BREAKING: New York And New Jersey To Quarantine Travelers With Probable Ebola Exposure

Comments (2) | ebola quarantine, ebola travelers, ebola virus, National, New Jersey, new york, quarantine, traveler quarantine, West Africa

(Jonathan Wolfe/Twitter)

Ashley Yang
Web Producer

Anti-Ebola measures have escalated dramatically.

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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.

 

World Health Organization Says Ebola Vaccines Will Be Ready By 2015

Comments (0) | ebola, Ebola vaccine, ebola vaccine trials, ebola vaccines, ebola virus, Health, International, West Africa, WHO, world health organization

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Shilpa Nagesh
Supervising Executive Producer

If clincal testing goes well, the Ebola vaccines could make its way to West Africa for more testing as early as December.

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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.

 

Other Major Diseases Are Going Untreated In West Africa Because Of Ebola

Comments (0) | ebola, health workers, International, Malaria, maternal deaths, tuberculosis, West Africa, WHO

Signe Okkels Larsen
Staff Reporter

Women and children are dying because of Ebola--but none of them test positive for it.

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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.

 

Ebola-Risk Passengers From West Africa Face Travel Restrictions

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Travel restrictions for US flights from West Africa. (The Speaker/Flickr)

Belinda Cai
Web Producer

Travelers from West Africa must land in one of five U.S. hubs.

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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.

 

How Ebola Is Spreading Racism

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Corinne Gaston
Deputy Opinion Editor

Are race-based fears of Ebola in the Unitd States feeding into the stereotype of the "diseased African?"

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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.

 

Ebola Cases Increasing and Death Rate Up

Comments (1) | cdc, center for disease control and prevention, death, death rate, ebola, infection, Nation and World, West Africa, WHO, world health organization

Belinda Cai
Web Producer

Cases could reach 1.4 million by 2015 and deaths are at 70% now.

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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.

 

What If Ebola Came To L.A.?

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(Flickr/Neon Tommy)

Diana Crandall
Associate News Editor

Could you recognize the symptoms of Ebola?

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