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Photos: Russian President Vladimir Putin and wife divorcing
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila have announced they are divorcing. Married just a few weeks short of 30 years, the Putins announced the decision on state television after...
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Photos: Gay Pride Parades celebrated in major U.S. cities over the weekend
Hundreds of thousands of people came out to show their support for the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered) community in cities from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. over the weekend. Close 1...
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Photos: ‘Rapa Das Bestas’ or ‘Shearing of the Beasts’ in Spain
Rapa das bestas or Shearing of the Beasts is an ancient tradition in Spain dating from the 15th century and consists of gathering the wild horses in the mountains, placing them in a ‘curro’ or corral,...
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Photos: International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
In cities around the world, officials held public burning ceremonies destroying confiscated drugs in observance of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on June 26, 2013....
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Photos: Blue-Gray Alliance re-enactment
The Blue-Gray Alliance re-enactment battle was held at the Bushey Farm on Friday, June 28, 2013. Close 1 of 18 A Union soldier dodges "bullets" while on horseback during the Blue-Gray Alliance event...
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Photos: Gettysburg Facial Hair
Many re-enactors claim that their facial hair is one very personal way to augment authenticity as a Civil War re-enactor. Close 1 of 4 Steve Kesner, 23 of Chicago, stands for a portrait outside the...
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Photos: The Devil’s Backbone, taming Mexico’s wildest road
The Durango-Mazatlan Highway vies to be one of Mexico’s greatest engineering feats, designed to bring people, cargo and legitimate commerce safely through a mountain range known until now for...
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Photos: Aerial views of a Gettysburg re-enactment
Members of the Blue Gray Alliance re-enacted Pickett’s charge, in Gettysburg, Pa. Sunday, June 30, 2013. Photographer Jason Plotkin took photos of the battle from an airplane to get different view on...
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Photos: Gettysburg Seminary Ridge Museum opens
What was a field hospital during the Civil War has now become a more welcoming place: a museum where people can appreciate what was done to save lives on those dark days. Close 1 of 10 Private Tina...
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Photos: Border police modernize as Croatia joins European Union
Croatia became the European Union’s 28th member on July 1 and its roughly 1,400 km of land border with non-EU neighbors Bosnia, Serbia and Montenegro will now become the EU’s new external frontier....
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Photos: Lincoln Look-Alike Contest
The Shriver House Museum held a Lincoln look-alike contest as part of the 150th anniversary events in Gettysburg on Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Close 1 of 8 Lincoln look-alike contestants stand on the...
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Photos: Joey “Jaws” Chestnut wins Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest in...
Chestnut, 29, of San Jose, set a new record of 69 hot dogs at the annual eating competition in New York, to become a seven-time winner. Chestnut beat his 2009 record, which he tied last year, of 68...
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Photos: The Running Of The Bulls – San Fermin Festival In Pamplona, Spain
Revelers from around the world come to San Fermin festival to take part on the party and on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. Visitors to the nine-day festival...
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Photos: Red Bull Soapbox race from London
Photos from the annual wacky Red Bull Soapbox race in London on Sunday, July 14, 2013. The event features amateur drivers racing their homemade soapbox vehicles down a 420-meter hill through various...
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Photos: School for children with autism in Havana, Cuba
The Dora Alonso School in Havana, Cuba specializes in treating children who suffer from autism spectrum disorders. The building housing the school was a military facility before the 1959 Cuban...
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Photos: Handmade Nepali Lokta Paper
Photos of a Lokta Paper factory in Bhaktapur, Nepal where Lokta papers are handmade using the fibrous inner bark of Lokta bushes that are found 5,000 meters above sea level. Close 1 of 8 The shadow of...
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Photos: 320-pound sea turtle shipped to Vegas on FedEx flight
Staff at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital prepared a 320-pound green sea turtle for a FedEx flight to Las Vegas early Thursday, July 25, 2013. The turtle, named OD, cannot be released due to a...
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Photos: Robot bartender “Carl” pours drinks in Germany
“Carl”, a humanoid robot bartender, prepares spirits for the mixing of cocktails and is able to interact with customers in small conversations at the Robots Bar and Lounge in the eastern German town...
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Photos: Cave Swallows at Carlsbad Caverns
For 35 years, volunteers from Carlsbad have led an effort to capture and catalogue the cave swallows that dart around the mouth of the main entrance at Carlsbad Caverns. The volunteers hope the study...
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Photos: Poor safety standards in Bangladesh recieves international attention
The April 24 collapse of the Rana Plaza complex, built on swampy ground outside Dhaka with several illegal floors, killed 1,132 workers and focused international attention on sometimes lax safety...
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