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Samuel L Jackson: 'Call Out Racist Police Violence'

Actor Samuel L. Jackson has issued a call to action -- aimed especially at his fellow celebrities -- similar the ice bucket challenge, but for police. "I can hear my neighbor cryin’ ‘I can’t breathe' "

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The World Needs Doctors? Cuba Trains Them

Journalist Gail Reed tells the story of Havana’s Latin American Medical School, which trains global physicians to serve the local communities that need them most.

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Elizabeth Warren Rips Citibank

Senator Elizabeth Warren spoke on the floor of the Senate on Dec. 12, 2014 about the provision that Citigroup added to the omnibus budget package.

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Movie: Selma

One of the decisive battles against segregation took place here, in the heart of the Old South, and in plain view of the whole world. A star cast, and talk of Oscars. Opening soon.

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The Avian Tree of Life

This animation illustrates the  major branches of the avian tree of life revealed by the mapping of the complete genomes of 48 bird species -- one of the most ambitious evolutionary investigations yet.

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Professor Louie: The Cockroach

The good Professor Louie of Brooklyn has a rap for us about why the cockroach is so successful, hoping maybe we will take a hint before our short stay on this planet is over. 

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Eric Garner Chokehold Protests in New York

Thousands take to the streets in New York in protest the decision not to prosecute Daniel Pantaleo, the NYPD officer who killed Eric Garner using a chokehold.
 

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Springsteen: My Oklahoma Home

Bruce Springsteen, live in Dublin, sings Woody Guthrie's classic song of humor for surviving Dust Bowl and Depression."All except my mortgage blowed away." 

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