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Monitor articles for October 20, 2014

• Points of ProgressLand mines could be almost completely gone within a decade, experts say
• Indonesia swears in Widodo as president amid stiff political resistance
• Pumpkin Fair riot: Should Keene State College students be expelled?
• Nathaniel Philbrick's 'In the Heart of the Sea' is adapted for the screen by Ron Howard
• Is J.K. Rowling building a real-life version of Hagrid's hut?
• Not all power is created equally. So why does it all cost the same?
• Maine again likely to elect a governor most voters didn't back, and it's okay
• Royal baby due date: Could Will & Kate's second child take the throne?
• Thursday's solar eclipse: How to watch it
• Farmers in Burkina Faso outsmart climate change
• Double-whammy for Japan's Shinzo Abe: Two female cabinet ministers resign
• British TV actress Lynda Bellingham was 'domestic icon'
• Likely Eric Frein sighting causes school to boost security
• Did Putin offer to split Ukraine with Poland?
• Difference MakerTerumasa Akio saw poverty firsthand. Now his charity helps 400,000 children.
• What should we name the Rosetta comet mission's landing site?
• Now’s the time to prepare to grow a monster
• Au revoir, nuclear power? France eyes an energy shift of its own
• Voters walk out of Obama rally. A big deal?
• Ebola fears spur rumors and travel bans in Latin America, Caribbean
• CDC issues new protocols for health care workers treating Ebola patients
• 'Royals' banned: Why San Francisco won't listen to Lorde song
• How is Apple Pay different from other phone payment schemes?
• Oil prices collapse; Debating a 'bridge fuel'; Power in Africa [Recharge]
• From security to logistics: Five Apple Pay questions answered
• She wore a face veil to a Paris opera. They asked her to leave
• Bodies of seven women found in Indiana. Mayor: Suspect is sex offender
• World War II drama 'Fury' beats 'Gone Girl' at the box office
• Suspect in Hannah Graham disappearance charged in 2005 rape case
• Prince William, Catherine announce due date for next prince or princess
• Children’s books written by celebrities: The good, the bad, the charming
• Sharp divide in how key voters view US government's Ebola response
• If voters leave an Obama rally, do Facebook users hear about it?
• Sweden's search for unidentified sub causes concern around Baltics
• US urges car owners to get faulty air bags repaired
• IBM abandons earnings target, pulls down Dow Jones
• Can Monica Lewinsky make a dent in cyberbullying?
• Indonesia's new president is the world's most unlikely political story
• Nigeria declared 'Ebola-free' by WHO
• Comet zooms past Mars. What can it teach us?
• Orionid meteor shower tonight: how to get the best view
• 'All the Truth Is Out' points to the Gary Hart scandal as a turning point for US political coverage
• Kobane: Turkey to allow some Kurds to help defend city against Islamic State
• Turkey says Iraqi Kurds can fight in Kobane. Could they make a difference?
• How much film violence for kids? Parents losing their compass, study says.
• The Monitor's ViewWhy Apple Pay may help rebuild trust in US finance
• In Zimbabwe, another Mugabe seeks the presidency
• Why Michelle Knight 'forgives' her Cleveland kidnapper
• Ferguson, Mo. plans an alternate Halloween for trick-or-treaters
• Monica Lewinsky joins Twitter: Why that's bad news for Hillary Clinton 2016
• Go bunless with wafu hamburgers
• Scientist catches spider the size of a puppy
• Reader recommendation: American Jukebox
• Cable à la carte could cost far more than a cable package
• Puppy-sized spider: How big can a bug get?
• Time for GOP's Mitch McConnell to measure drapes for majority leader office?
• US Marine accused of murder in Philippines. A blow to Obama's Asia pivot?
• Does China's leader Xi Jinping wield total control? Party confab may offer clues
• 'Breaking Bad' crystal meth action figure: Good idea for Toys 'R' Us?
• Is California's drought worse than the Dust Bowl?