Runners make their way through downtown Dallas during the Toyota Rock 'N' Roll Dallas Half Marathon last year. Texas has experience massive population growth in the past decade, but officials there have decided not to spend any money or make statewide plans for the 2020 census. Tom Pennington/Getty Images for Rock 'N' Roll Marathon hide caption
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello says he will not step down following the publication of private chat messages laden with misogynist and homophobic language. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
At a ceremony Monday at the White House, President Trump defended his racist tweets against Democratic lawmakers. The language used in that tweet has a long history connected with nativist political movements in the U.S. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
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Container ships and other maritime vessels currently run on pollutant-intensive heavy fuel oil. The world's largest container-shipping company, Maersk, has promised to make its operations zero carbon by 2050. Doing so will require using new fuels such as hydrogen. John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
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(Left) The Apollo 11 command and service modules are mated to the Saturn V lunar module adapter. (Right) The Apollo 11 spacecraft command module is loaded aboard a Super Guppy Aircraft at Ellington Air Force Base for shipment to the North American Rockwell Corp. NASA hide caption
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Wilco's Jeff Tweedy says Ode to Joy is defiantly joyful in the face of global political and cultural upheaval. Annabel Mehran/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Medicare Advantage plans, administered by private insurance firms under contract with Medicare, treat more than 22 million seniors — more than 1 in 3 people on Medicare. Roy Scott/Ikon Images/Getty Images hide caption
After a years-long legal dispute, a historic hotel in Yosemite National Park will revert back to its original name — The Ahwahnee. Ben Margot/AP hide caption
A scene in the show 13 Reasons Why that had shown actress Katherine Langford's character taking her own life has been edited out. Richard Shotwell/Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP hide caption
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The town of Harlech in Wales is officially home to the world's steepest street, according to Guinness World Records. Dea / S. Vannini/De Agostini via Getty Images hide caption
Native Hawaiians have objected to construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope for years. On Monday, about 300 protesters arrived to block workers from accessing the site on a mountain believed to be sacred land. TMT via AP hide caption
Tomas Philipson, University of Chicago professor speaks at a conference in 2008. Philipson was named as the acting chair of Trump's Council of Economic Advisers. Fred Prouser/Reuters hide caption
Jim Bridenstine became NASA administrator in April 2018. He says that before the space agency can send humans to Mars, it has to get them back to the moon. Olivia Falcigno/NPR hide caption
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Musicians walk on a crosswalk painted like a piano Outside the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. Increasingly, urban designers and transportation planners say this kind of art â colorful crosswalks and engaging sidewalks â leads to safer intersections, stronger neighborhoods, and better public health. Brett Dahlberg/WXXI hide caption
Extraterrestrial Highway near Rachel, Nev., in this 2002 photo. Laura Rauch/AP hide caption
The Bank of England's new 50-pound note will feature mathematician Alan Turing, honoring the code-breaker who helped lay the foundation for computer science. Bank of England hide caption
A sign at the Miami International Airport shows cancelled flights after American Airlines initially grounded its Boeing 737 Max planes in March. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
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Huge crowds turn up each week to watch a game of baseball on a woodchip field, where the players wear snowshoes. Mackenzie Martin/WXPR hide caption
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James Fields Jr. killed a woman after he drove a car into a group of protesters in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017. On Monday, a judge in Virginia sentenced him to life in prison. Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail via Getty Images hide caption
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