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The Great Irrfan Khan
He doesn't dance like a Bollywood matinee idol, nor does he sing like one. But that could be why Irrfan Khan is the Indian actor most likely to achieve global fame
Animals in Space
As Iran launches a small menagerie into orbit atop its first spacegoing rocket, TIME pays tribute to the unsung, furry pioneers who journeyed into space, paving the way for humankind.
China Mourns the Potential Loss of Google
Users bid farewell as the tech giant threatens to leave the country following sophisticated attacks on its computer systems
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A rundown of the best flashbacks, teasers and plot twists from television's most talked-about show
Selected by James Poniewozik
Brooklyn's All-Volunteer Ambulance Corps
The Bedford-Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps provides emergency medical services in a community that is underserved by the health care industry. Now it has sent its staff to Haiti
Photographs and story by Michael Kirby Smith
Meryl Streep's Golden Career
The acclaimed actress has been nominated for a record 16 Academy Awards
Haiti: Out of the Ruins
Photographer James Nachtwey captures the devastation caused by the earthquake and the spirit of a proud people determined to recover
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A Brief History of the Sit-In Movement
How a simple act of grass-roots disobedience galvanized the civil rights movement and changed the social landscape of the American South
The World Goes Lady Gaga
While topping the charts nearly topless, the Grammy-nominated pop star and her creative team at the Haus of Gaga have inspired fans to pick up their glue guns and get creative, riffing on Lady G's radical style
Phonies! Movies Inspired by J.D. Salinger
While Salinger refused to sell the movie rights to his work, his stories and characters have inspired generations of filmmakers
A Brief History of the Computer
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The Global Reach of the Gates Foundation
As Bill and Melinda pledge $10 billion over the next decade for vaccines in the developing world, we take a look at what the world's largest foundation does with it's $34 billion endowment
Partisan Reaction: Obama's State of the Union Speech
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