Facebook has a plan to expand Internet and cell phone access in Ebola-stricken areas, but how does being online help fight disease? Also, how Californians are helping to rebuild the Philippines one year after Typhoon Haiyan. And a new documentary showcases real-life quidditch played by UCLA students.
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This week, the FBI along with Homeland Security and Europol (Europe's main law enforcement body) raided more 400 hidden web sites that traded in illegal drugs, arms and child pornography.
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Facebook announced it's donating one-hundred communication terminals for better Internet and cell phone service in Ebola-affected areas of West Africa. But how can being connected online help address a health crisis?
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• 10:27
Take Two's weekly look-back at the week in news with James Oliphant, a political writer for National Journal, and Robin Abcarian, columnist for the Los Angeles Times.
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Filmmaker Judy Irving's new film "Pelican Dreams" explores the world of the noble sea birds: their history, their habits, even their body language.
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• 7:31
"Birdman" - the latest work from Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu - is a very different movie in many ways... including its score.
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The Getty shattered a record when it won its bid on Édouard Manet's 'Spring' on Wednesday. The museum will pay $65 mil for the painting, a record for the artist's work.
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• 8:43
Quidditch is a fictional sport in the Harry Potter series where wizards fly around a field on broomsticks. The real-life version is grounded, of course, but it's been on college campuses since 2005.
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Southern California Public Radio's social media producer Kristen Lepore writes a weekly column on cheap things to do in LA and she's here to help us make the most of our time off.
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The effect of Haiyan, also known as Yolanda in the Philippines, was felt in Filipino communities around the world, including here in Southern California.
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One year after Typhoon Haiyan, the recovery effort in the Phillipines is still ongoing. But there have been efforts to rebuild. One of them is headed by a group called The Peace Project. It aims to meet a primary need: housing.