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Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Sep 29, 2014 11:30 AM UTC [Hong Kong Braces for Clashes](http://time.com/3442228/hong-kong-5-takeaways/) Demonstrations have grown at a speed that seems to have surprised protesters and police alike, with crowds continuing to mass around key areas of the city. The ground situation remains fluid, but here are five takeaways from Hong Kong’s season of unrest [Obama: ISIS Surprised Us](http://time.com/3442254/obama-u-s-intelligence-isis/) President Barack Obama said in a new interview that the U.S. underestimated the threat that Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria posed in the region [Assange Hologram Speaks Out](http://time.com/3442834/julian-assange-hologram/) The face of WikiLeaks spoke about Google, martyrs and political asylum as he was beamed in from the Ecuadorian embassy in London [Wake Up! Today Is National Coffee Day](http://time.com/money/3432804/national-coffee-day-free-coffee-dunlin-donuts/) Fake marketing holiday or not, Monday is being celebrated as National Coffee Day, and that means free (or nearly so) coffee can be had at several donut, fast food and coffee specialists around the U.S. Here’s where to score an extra jolt of caffeine on the cheap [New Afghan President Sworn In After Disputed Vote](http://time.com/3443714/new-afghan-president-sworn-in-after-disputed-vote/) Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai was sworn in Monday as Afghanistan’s new President, replacing Hamid Karzai in the country’s first democratic transfer of power since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion that toppled the Taliban [Jeter Leaves Baseball With 9-5 Win Over Red Sox](http://time.com/3442480/jeter-leaves-with-hit-and-9-5-win-over-red-sox/) Three days after an emotional farewell in New York City, pinstripe-wearing fans filled Boston’s Fenway Park for Jeter’s finale, chanting for him and the visiting Yankees and standing for each of his at-bats. The final hit raised Jeter’s lifetime batting average to .310 [California Adopts ‘Yes Means Yes’ Sex-Assault Rule](http://time.com/3444724/california-adopts-yes-means-yes-sex-assault-rule/) Gov. Jerry Brown announced Sunday that he signed a bill that makes California the first in the nation to define when “yes means yes” and adopt requirements for colleges to follow when investigating reports of sexual assault [_The Simpsons_](http://time.com/3442459/simpsons-who-died-krustys-dad/)[ Kills Off Character in Season Premiere](http://time.com/3442459/simpsons-who-died-krustys-dad/) “The most respected man” in the community, voiced by comedian Jackie Mason, was killed off the show’s first episode of its 26th season. 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His entrance after a series of musical and dance warm-up acts sent the audience into a frenzy [How Secret Service Bungled White House Shooting in 2011](http://time.com/3441753/white-house-shooting-secret-service/) A new report shows that the Secret Service bungled its response to a shooting outside the White House in 2011, taking four days to realize that shots had actually hit the building. An Idaho man fired at least seven bullets into the house’s upstairs residence [Ukrainian Protesters Topple Massive Lenin Statue](http://time.com/3443342/ukraine-protestors-topple-massive-lenin-statue-kharkiv/) Ukrainian protesters in Kharkiv, a city in the nation’s restive east, toppled a prominent statue of Soviet icon Vladimir Lenin late on Sunday. 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