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Six Must-read Stories About Isis’s Last American Hostage, Ebola Scaremongering And Hollywood’s Long, Sordid History

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What do we know about ISIS’s last remaining US Hostage? Who is the guy who wrote the worst book on Ebola? And Cosby’s not alone in being accused of sexual predation. Here’s our best work from this week.

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A 26-Year-Old Woman Is ISIS’s Last American Hostage

By Shane Harris

The extremists didn’t show her off in their latest snuff film. And her family doesn’t want her name released. But what is known about ISIS’s remaining U.S. captive is heartbreaking.

The Sham, Scaremongering Guide to Ebola

By Abby Haglage

Someone was sure to capitalize on the Ebola panic, and Dr. Joseph Alton is that guy. His book, ‘Ebola Survival Handbook,’ is already a bestseller.

Feminism Has Gone Too Far

By Lizzie Crocker

An Oxford University debate was canceled, and certain subjects declared off-limits: why are feminists policing what is said about women and women’s bodies?

It’s Not Just Cosby: Hollywood’s Long List of Male Scumbags

By Asawin Suebsaeng

It took a lot to make the public and entertainment industry remember the allegations against Dr. Huxtable. Why have we forgotten about everyone from Bill Murray to John Lennon, too?

The Shocking Death of Miss Honduras

By Romina Ruiz-Goiriena

The killing of a 19-year-old beauty queen and her sister has shocked Honduras—but it’s just the latest horrifically violent crime in the world’s most murderous country.

How UVA Is Failing Its Women

By Allison McNearney

A sobering article on gang rape inside a UVA fraternity has Wahoo alumni like myself up in arms.

How the Religious Right Scams Its Way Onto the New York Times Bestseller List

By Warren Throckmorton

What’s Christian about evangelical authors using shady business tactics in a bid to boost visibility on bestseller lists?

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