Tech Week: Who's Offline, How Hong Kong Connects, How Google Works
Also in this week's tech roundup, America's biggest bank says 76 million households were affected by its summer hack.
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Fire Breaks Out At Site Of Flight 93 National Memorial
The fire left three administrative buildings badly burned. The memorial marks the spot where United Flight 93 crashed during the terrorist attacks of September 11.
Behind The Sunglasses: The Lives Of Secret Service Agents
This week, following a series of security lapses, the Secret Service director resigned. For a look at the agency beyond the scandal, author Ben Dolnick recommends the novel Big If by Mark Costello.
As Populations Shift, Democrats Hope To Paint The Sun Belt Blue
Democrats see an opportunity in the South's changing demographics — particularly in states with growing Hispanic communities, lots of unregistered black voters and migration from other states.
In New Video, Islamic State Beheads British Citizen
The video is made in the same style of others, and a masked man warns that the Sunni militant group has captured another American citizen.
After Losing Parents To Ebola, Orphans Face Stigma
UNICEF estimates that thousands of children in West Africa have lost parents to Ebola. Convincing communities to accept and care for these children isn't always easy.
Al-Qaida Reasserts Itself With Khorasan Group
Some critics say the al-Qaida unit known as the Khorasan Group was bluffed up as an excuse for U.S. airstrikes in Syria. Intelligence officials and analysts say the group exists and is dangerous.
Sweden To Recognize Palestinian State
The move, which was announced by Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, would make Sweden the first major European nation to take that step.
Here's How An Ebola Quarantine Works In The U.S.
The family that hosted Ebola patient Thomas Duncan in Dallas is under quarantine. It's a time-honored public health tool to stop the spread of infectious disease. But it can be abused.
Is Enterovirus D68 Behind The Mysterious Paralysis In Children?
Several dozen children in California and Colorado have suffered paralyzed limbs, which doctors speculate could be caused by the respiratory virus EV-68. But we're a long way from knowing for sure.