Fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria march in Raqaa, Syria, in a picture posted on Jan. 14, 2014. The group is believed to hold as much as $2 billion. AP hide caption
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U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., addresses supporters and volunteers at his runoff election victory party Tuesday at the Mississippi Children's Museum in Jackson. hide caption
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Wisconsin's Traevon Jackson at practice for the 2014 NCAA men's college basketball tournament. Commentator Frank Deford says that, despite NCAA claims to the contrary, most college players are not typical students — "their job is to play a sport." hide caption
Aaron Carapella, a self-taught mapmaker in Warner, Okla., has designed a map of Native American tribes showing their locations before first contact with Europeans. hide caption
The Armatix smart gun is implanted with an electronic chip that allows it to be fired only if the shooter is wearing a watch that communicates with it through a radio signal. It is not sold in the U.S. hide caption
During a drill, SWAT team members prepare to secure a ship in Bainbridge Island, Wash. hide caption
The Iraqi army left behind equipment, including body armor and vehicles, as Sunni militants overran the northern city of Mosul earlier this month. hide caption
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Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party delegates and supporters stage a demonstration on the boardwalk in front of the Atlantic City Convention Center in 1964. hide caption
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Filmmaker George Lucas and his wife, Chicago native Mellody Hobson, are seen on the red carpet at the 2013 Governors Awards in Los Angeles. Lucas has decided to locate his new museum in the Windy City. hide caption
Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., talks with her father, former New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu on Feb. 1. The two appear together in recent television ads for her re-election campaign. hide caption
Uruguay's Luis Suarez dropped to the ground, grabbing his teeth as if they'd been attacked by defender Giorgio Chiellini's shoulder. hide caption
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