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- 5 new homepage spotlights:
- 昂山素季, the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate who—despite her years of house arrest (and eventual release)—has been a leader for the people of Myanmar and a voice for human rights
- Liberian presidentEllen Johnson Sirleaf, who asked for international help battling the Ebola outbreak
- Journalist and authorTom Brokaw, one of 19 people honored by Barack Obama with the 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom
- The late actressVivien Leigh, featured for the 75thanniversary of the premiere ofGone with the Wind
- Anthony S. Fauci, the noted immunologist and Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, known for his work in researching HIV/AIDS and most recently for his role in updating the public on the U.S. Ebola cases
- Other homepage updates include anew featured videoon the restoration of Scarlett O’Hara dresses, new featured categories, and new featured portal pages.
- 21new portal pages已经添加,总数达到4561。高lights include:
- Chinese entrepreneurJack Ma,the chairman and founder of Alibaba—he was also one of 8 finalists forTime Magazine到了一年2014人
- The lateChristopher Hitchens, the British/American author, journalist, and noted debater
- 美国乐队Paramore, known for their hit song “Ain’t it Fun”
- Tracee Ellis Ross, a star of ABC’s “Black-ish” and a daughter of singer Diana Ross
- Notah Ryan Begay III, a Native American PGA Tour golfer
- 3 new portal pagesnowappear; theyare spotlighted on the homepage:
- David Suzuki
- Canada/Constitution Act and Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms(1982)
- Post-Confederation Canada
- Thehomepage video has been updated: “Ontario, Quebec sign deals on electricity, climate change.” (CBC)
- The following3 portal pages have been updatedandare featured on the homepage:
- Dany Heatley(homepage spotlight)
- Donovan Bailey
- Ethanol
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- 44 portal pages have been updated, including:
- 埃博拉病毒
- Gun Control
- Iran Nuclear Program
- Islamic State
- Medical Isolation and Quarantine
- 机器人技术和人工智能
- Sports and Racism
- Syrian Civil War
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- 6 new portal pagesnowappear:
- 埃博拉病毒Virus
- Copyright Infringement
- Negative Campaigning
- Tibet
- Dietary Supplements
- Organized Crime
- 5 new homepage spotlightsalso appear:
- An image featuring Eric Garner supporters blocking off a freeway in Minneapolis after the NYPD police officer was not indicted for his death.
- An image of Michael Brown supporters in Chicago protesting against the Grand Jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson for Brown’s death.
- An image of damaged homes from massive mudslides due to record rain in southern California.
- An image of Israeli rescue workers removing a body from a synagogue in Jerusalem, where two Palestinians killed four people.
- An image of President Obama and his daughters shopping at the Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, DC.
- Anew homepage videois featured: “The Long March to Peace.” Gary Hill, an associate minister who lives in Ferguson, MO, urges peace amid the volatile protests in support of Michael Brown. (NYTimes.com Video Collection)
- Three new homepage spotlightsnowappear:
- Dawning of the Age of Aviation(anniversary of Wright Brothers’ flight)
- Internet(Computer Science Education Week)
- Pearl Harbor and American Involvement in World War II(anniversary)
- Anew homepage videoalso appears: “FDR: The War Years: Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor” (anniversary) (History Channel)
- Portals featured on the homepage to highlight different events:
- Walt Disney(birthday)
- Emily Dickenson(birthday)
- Two new homepage spotlightsnowappear:
- 德国统一后(anniversary of Brandenburg Gate opening)
- Human Rights Movements(for World Universal Human Rights Month)
- Anew homepage videoalso appears: “History Rewind: Christmas of 1944 along the Western Front” (History Channel)
- Portals featured on the homepage to highlight different events:
- Jane Austen(birthday):Check out我们的简·奥斯汀有关的博客文章！
- Internet(Computer Science Education Week)