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# Alissa Greenberg

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## Alissa Greenberg


## Alissa Greenberg


* ![HONG KONG-CHINA-POLITICS-DEMOCRACY](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf23cea139ba37897/698865a4cd1bba24866fd5f6/gettyimages-479120538.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 28, 2015  
### [Hong Kong Marks One Year Since Mass Pro-Democracy Rally](https://time.com/4049700/hong-kong-independence-occupy-umbrella-localist/)  
Frustrated by the realities of Chinese sovereignty, some activists are proposing a dangerous and rad...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![97.3 Alice Hosts Alice's Summerthing](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0314dcedb25a8b83/6988602acf40a861c6c3f503/478953786.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 20, 2015  
### ['I'm Totally Pregnant,' Kelly Clarkson Tells Fans Onstage in L.A.](https://time.com/4004289/kelly-clarkson-music-pop-singer-pregnant/)  
The admission came after she got teary while singing her anthem "Piece by Piece"  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Aug 20, 2015  
### [Google Loses Data After Lightning Strikes](https://time.com/4004192/google-data-lightning-belgium/)  
It says it is making upgrades to prevent it from happening again in the future  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![\(Back L-R\) Executive producer Sarah Schechter, actors Ashley Johnson, Rob Brown, Audrey Esparza \(Front L-R\) executive producer Greg Berlanti, actors Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Sullivan Stapleton, Jaimie Alexander and creator/executive producer Martin Gero s](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9790c0a8e299a50/69885fee196cf461d90379e1/483854810.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 19, 2015  
### [Why China Is Going Crazy Over NBC's New Crime Drama, _Blindspot_](https://time.com/4002710/nbc-blindspot-chinese-weibo-television-language/)  
The show features a western woman speaking a notoriously difficult Chinese dialect  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![solar array](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b46ed3f6679f6ac/69885fec0a4a2268339c5b12/508482067.jpg?branch=production&width=750&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 19, 2015  
### [The World's First Entirely Solar-Powered Airport Is Unveiled](https://time.com/4002630/solar-power-india-airport-flight-green-technology-renewable-energy-environment/)  
Over the next 25 years, the new power system is expected to save 300,000 tons of carbon emissions, t...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
* ![Italy Europe Migrants](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71dc436140896562/69885fb8428a9e1608cceafc/ap_301751954089.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 18, 2015  
### [Sicilian City Cancels Annual Fireworks After Recent Migrant Deaths](https://time.com/4001170/migration-migrant-crisis-european-union-sicily-italy-mediterranean/)  
As a replacement ritual, Catania will release a white balloon for each migrant  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Billabong Pro Teahupoo](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt15c9dd020e5bae24/69885f890a4a2266d69c5a67/484165512.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 17, 2015  
### [Top Surfer Ditches Yellow Board After Shark Attack](https://time.com/3999888/shark-attack-mick-fanning-surfing-yellow-boards/)  
Some divers call the color "yum yum yellow" for its ability to attract sharks  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)
* ![A police officer stands outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b4a8fedae30ebe5/69885f435f570f679fb1cec9/rtr4z0kw.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 14, 2015  
### [U.K Protests Julian Assange's Stay in Ecuadorian Embassy](https://time.com/3997683/uk-julian-assange-ecuadorean-embassy-wikileaks/)  
Hugo Swire of the Foreign Office called the issue a "growing stain" on Ecuador's reputation  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![Zimbabwe Lion Killed cecil](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte4b7f3deedf372c4/69885d71cd68483e180a110e/cecil-the-lion-zimbabwe.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 14, 2015  
### [5 Ways to Fight Poaching](https://time.com/3995741/africa-zimbabwe-poaching-hunting-cecil-the-lion-conservation/)  
Don't just tweet your rage. Do something  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks during a news conference at the Ecuadorian embassy in central London](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3cea34f906097981/69885f0a196cf4097303786f/rtr42sl5.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 13, 2015  
### [Sex Assault Probe Against Assange Dropped](https://time.com/3995610/sweden-wikileaks-julian-assange-rape-sexual-assault/)  
He still faces a more serious rape allegation  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Aug 13, 2015  
### [See a Magical Time-Lapse Video of Flowers Blooming](https://time.com/3995650/flowers-video-time-lapse-bloom-relaxation/)  
Take three minutes out of your crazy day and see this now
* ![Tennis: Rogers Cup - Wawrinka vs Kyrgios](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57b27ad0c2b03ed1/69885f0dcd1bba07156fcb4a/rtx1o4ji.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 13, 2015  
### [Aussie Tennis Player Throws Epic On-Court Shade](https://time.com/3995672/nick-kyrgios-stan-wawrinka-shade-sledge-tennis-donna-vekic/)  
" I don’t know, I just said it”  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)
* ![70th Anniversary Of The Liberation Of The Dachau Concentration Camp](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt001230b1fec501e2/69885ed4e20a877009a8cb4c/gettyimages-471826376.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 12, 2015  
### [Doctor Cites 'Concentration Camps' as Dietary Model](https://time.com/3993678/weight-loss-australian-doctor-holocaust-diet-concentration-camps/)  
Well known medic makes the remarks on live TV  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Aug 12, 2015  
### [Famed Spanish Matador Gored](https://time.com/3993584/bullfighting-spain-paquirri-goring/)  
He had come out of retirement for a farewell tour  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Taiwan takes stock in Typhoon Soudelor's wake](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6de61bf9abaec385/69885ea72dce014bf39e5026/ap_683436656178.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 11, 2015  
### [Two Mailboxes Are the Newest Taiwanese Celebrities](https://time.com/3992126/super-typhoon-postbox-taiwan-mailbox-souledor/)  
The battered Taipei mailboxes have become symbols of resilience  
[WORLD](/section/world/)

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