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Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Oct 2, 2014 11:12 AM UTC by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Oct 2, 2014 11:12 AM UTC [On Ebola’s Trail](http://time.com/3453038/ebola-outbreak-texas-cdc/) U.S. health officials were working Wednesday to determine whether the first diagnosis of Ebola on American soil is an isolated case—or whether the patient may have infected others. Here’s how they’re doing it [Hong Kong Stands Up](http://time.com/3453736/hong-kong-stands-up/) Tens of thousands of people took to the streets, galvanized by anger over Beijing’s decision to deny locals the right to freely elect the city’s top leader [Secret Service Director Resigns](http://time.com/3453528/secret-service-julie-pierson-resign/) Julia Pierson resigned amid embarrassing new revelations of breaches to the protective cordon around President Barack Obama [Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis Welcome Baby Girl](http://time.com/3453981/ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-welcome-baby-girl/) Congratulations are in order for actors Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, who have welcomed a baby girl, the couple’s first child together — the latest big news for the former _That ’70s Show_co-stars, who in February announced their engagement [Florida Man Guilty of Murdering Teen Over Loud Music](http://time.com/3453618/jordan-davis-michael-dunn-murder/) A Florida man was convicted of first-degree murder on Wednesday in the 2012 death of a teen following an argument over loud rap music. During his trials, Michael Dunn argued he shot out of self-defense, claiming he saw a weapon flashed before opening fire [Archaeologists Believe They Found Dracula’s Dungeon](http://time.com/3453948/archaeologists-believe-they-found-draculas-dungeon/) Researchers in Turkey have made a spooky discovery, just in time for the start of Halloween season: the cell where the real-life basis for the vampire Count Dracula, the Romanian prince Vlad the Impaler, was held in the 1400s [Netflix Signs Deal With Adam Sandler to Produce Four Films](http://time.com/3454208/netflix-inks-deal-with-adam-sandler-to-produce-four-films/) Netflix has signed a deal with comedian Adam Sandler to star in and produce four films that will premiere exclusively on the streaming service. The deal is yet another jolt to the existing model of releasing movies first in cinemas and later to streaming sites [Facebook Apologizes for Blocking Drag-Queen Profiles](http://time.com/3453317/facebook-profiles-lgbt/) Facebook apologized to drag queens after enforcement of a “real-name policy” led to LGBT users being blocked from their accounts. Meanwhile, activists met at Facebook’s headquarters Wednesdays to demand change on profile treatment [Google Gives San Francisco Free Wi-Fi in Public Places](http://time.com/3453871/google-gives-san-francisco-free-wi-fi-in-public-places/) On Wednesday, San Franciscans were able to hook their gadgets up to free Wi-Fi that launched in 32 public locations. All that connectivity was funded by a $608,000 check from Google, in a move that could be seen as the tech behemoth taking steps to foster goodwill [Kissinger Made Plans to Attack Cuba, Say Records](http://time.com/3454207/records-kissinger-made-plans-to-attack-cuba/) U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger ordered contingency plans drawn up nearly 40 years ago to attack Cuba, according to government documents. Kissinger advocated for strong action to stop Fidel Castro, fearful that his incursion in Africa was making the U.S. look weak [Michael Phelps Had Blood Alcohol Nearly Double Legal Limit](http://time.com/3453801/michael-phelps-dui-bal/) Phelps reportedly failed two roadside sobriety tests before completely giving up on the third. “That’s not happening,” the 29-year-old Olympian is said to have told an officer who asked him to try standing on one leg. Phelps released an apology in a series of tweets on Tuesday [Yuri-ka! _Doctor Zhivago_ Is Heading to Broadway This Spring](http://time.com/3453861/doctor-zhivago-is-heading-to-broadway-this-spring/) Preview performances of the show, based on Russian author Boris Pasternak’s 1957 novel and its subsequent 1965 Oscar-winning film adaptation starring Omar Sharif and Julie Christie, will begin on March 27, with the show set to open on April 21 **We will hold an #AskTIME subscriber Q&A this Friday, October 3, at 1 p.m., with Joe Klein**, TIME political columnist and the author of six books, including [_Politics Lost_](http://www.amazon.com/Politics-Lost-Politicians-Courageous-Interested/dp/0767916018)_._ Joe is currently on his annual road trip, which has taken him on a Southern swing to North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Kentucky, where he has been talking politics at town meetings, political rallies, meet-and-greets, [and at Lansky Brothers](http://time.com/3445204/tennessee-taj-mahal-blues-missippi/), the “Clothier to the King.” His other stories can be found [here](http://time.com/author/joe-klein/). 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