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Washington, D.C., woman becomes queen of Ghana village

In an effort to foster economic ties, a village in Ghana is making an American woman its queen mother. They hope she’ll help the village redevelop.

Hollywood stars hawking products in Russian ads

Arts, Culture & Media

Celebrity scientist to be sealed in airtight box for experiment

Environment
The World

Billionaires pledge to give up half their money to charity

Business, Economics and Jobs
Accepted to all eight Ivy League schools, Victor Agbafe will attend Harvard University this fall, setting him on the path to his dream of becoming a neurosurgeon.

How Victor Agbafe’s immigrant parents taught him the lessons to get into all eight Ivies

Education
The World

An Irish priest wows wedding guests with his version of ‘Hallelujah.’ Now he has a record contract.

Music

During a wedding in Ireland last year, Father Ray Kelly stepped to the microphone and sang a version of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.” One attendee posted the performance on You Tube, and now Kelly has a record contract and his debut album has been released.

Scoping out the latest products from SkyMall magazine.

With SkyMall shutting down, hurry up and buy these items before they’re gone

Business

Don’t be embarrassed. We all look at the off-the-wall products offered in in-flight magazine SkyMall. Now that the company has filed for bankruptcy, let us commiserate about the products that we will never again not have.

Tim Adams (center, in glasses) suffered a stroke several years ago that affected his ability to speak. But he's been singing with the Stroke a Chord choir outside of Melbourne, Australia.

These stroke victims can’t speak, but they’re still singing

Music

The Stroke a Chord choir in Melbourne, Australia, is made of people who have lost their abilities to speak normally because of strokes. But thanks to a quirk of the brain, they’re still able to express themselves in song.

#2014in5Words

Can you describe 2014 in five words?

Culture

When we saw the trending hashtag #2014in5Words, we wondered what our listeners and fans thought of the year in global news.

Actress Ruby Dee in 2008

The Pathfinders: 12 notables who changed the way we think

Culture

They fought oppression, overcame obstacles, made us laugh. More importantly, they made us think. Here’s a brief look at a dozen inspirational people we lost in 2014.