Thousands of people in western Africa have died from the virus during the recent epidemic.  According to the Centers for Disease Control, there were 14383 cases of Ebola in west Africa with 5165 deaths so far for 2014.  

According to the BBC, music producer Bob Geldoff brought together the top British performers like One Direction, Ed Sheeran and Rita Ora to provide vocals.  Bono even reprised his role from the original recording, but with slightly rewritten lyrics.

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This holiday weekend's options include a staging of Disney’s “Newsies: The Broadway Musical” at Marietta Performing Arts Center. (Courtesy of Lolek’s Storytellers Theater Company)

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UPS driver Dan Partyka delivers an overnight package. As more people buy more goods online, the rapid and unrelenting expansion of e-commerce is causing real challenges for the Sandy-Springs based company. (Bob Andres/AJC 2022)

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