--- description: Nigeria Declared Ebola-Free The World Health Organization declared Nigeria free of Ebola early on Monday, marking a containment victory in an outbreak that has killed... title: Morning Must Reads: October 20 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Morning Must Reads](/tag/morning-must-reads/) ## Morning Must Reads Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Morning Must Reads: October 20 by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 20, 2014 11:14 AM CUT  The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC. The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 20, 2014 11:14 AM CUT [Nigeria Declared Ebola-Free](http://time.com/3522984/ebola-nigeria-who/ "undefined") The World Health Organization declared Nigeria free of Ebola early on Monday, marking a containment victory in an outbreak that has killed more than 4,500 people and stymied other countries’ response efforts [Apple Pay Starts Today](http://time.com/3519703/apple-pay-launches/ "undefined") Apple’s new e-wallet feature is set to launch today, and here’s why it might be the company’s most challenging endeavor to date [Manning Breaks TD Record](http://time.com/3524183/peyton-manning-nfl-touchdown-pass-record-brett-favre/ "undefined") Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning threw his 509th touchdown pass on Sunday night and broke the record set by Brett Favre [U.S. Airdrops Resupply Kurdish Fighters Battling ISIS](http://time.com/3523275/kurds-isis-kobani-us-airdrops-syria-turkey/ "undefined") U.S. aircraft delivered weapons, ammunition and medical supplies to Kurdish forces in the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani who have been battling fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria for more than a month [Will and Kate Announce Due Date for Royal Baby No. 2](http://time.com/3524196/william-kate-royal-baby-due-date/ "undefined") The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge confirmed Monday that their second baby is due in April — the first time they’ve offered a month for the royal birth. The couple’s second baby will join older sibling, Prince George, who was born in July 2013 [Rioting Keene State Students May Be Expelled](http://time.com/3523221/students-involved-in-pumpkin-festival-riots-may-be-expelled/ "undefined") The New Hampshire school will take serious action against students who participated in recent riots at an annual pumpkin festival. College President Anne Huot said authorities were “actively working to identify the individuals who participated in unlawful behavior” [Letterman Cue-Card Holder Canned After Writer Altercation](http://time.com/3522720/david-letterman-late-show-tony-mendez-fired-cue-cards/ "undefined") A former cue-card holder for CBS’ _Late Show with David Letterman_ said he lost his job after grabbing a co-worker by the shirt on Oct. 9\. Tony Mendez said the outburst was “coming for a long time” but “I know I shouldn’t have put my hands on him” [Possible Break in University of Virginia Case](http://time.com/3522438/hannah-graham-body-found-uva-student/ "undefined") Police may have found the body of Hannah Graham, the University of Virginia student who has been missing for several weeks. Charlottesville police announced on Saturday that a body had been discovered at an abandoned property, but an official identification is pending [Supreme Court Okays Texas Voter-ID Law](http://time.com/3519389/texas-voter-id/ "undefined") The Supreme Court decided that Texas can enforce its controversial voter-identification law in November’s midterm elections, despite recently blocking similar laws in other states. The law’s supporters believe it will reduce voter fraud [Serena Williams Blasts Official’s ‘Sexist’ Remarks](http://time.com/3522553/serena-williams-sexist-racist-shamil-tarpischev/ "undefined") Tennis star Serena Williams commended on Sunday the Women’s Tennis Association for disciplining the head of the Russian Tennis Federation, Shamil Tarpischev, for his “sexist as well as racist” remarks on a Russian television program [Leo DiCaprio Teams With Netflix on New Documentary](http://time.com/3522961/netflix-leonardo-dicaprio-virunga/ "undefined") The actor is teaming up with streaming giant Netflix to serve as executive producer of _Virunga_, a documentary directed by Orlando von Einsiedel that looks at gorilla preservation in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park [‘External Forces’ Aiding Protest, Says Hong Kong Chief](http://time.com/3523578/hong-kongs-chief-executive-leung-chun-ying-external-forces-occupy-central/ "undefined") Hong Kong’s embattled leader Leung Chun-ying has accused the city’s pro-democracy Occupy Hong Kong movement of being aided by foreign elements, echoing the Chinese government’s attitude toward the demonstrations that are now entering their fourth week [_Get_ TIME_’s_ _The Brief e-mail every morning in your inbox_](http://time.com/email "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3524288/morning-must-reads-october-20/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3524288/morning-must-reads-october-20/"},"headline":"Morning Must Reads: October 20","datePublished":"2014-10-20T11:14:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:53:00.117Z","description":"Nigeria Declared Ebola-Free The World Health Organization declared Nigeria free of Ebola early on Monday, marking a containment victory in an outbreak that has killed...","url":"https://time.com/3524288/morning-must-reads-october-20/","keywords":["Morning Must Reads"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Morning Must Reads","caption":"Capitol","creditText":"Mark Wilson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/morning-must-reads/","name":"Morning Must Reads"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3524288/morning-must-reads-october-20/","name":"Morning Must Reads: October 20"}}]}] ```