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Gambling machines are extremely popular in Australia, and there are concerns about the level of gambling addiction. Opinion polls show that many Australians would like to see greater regulation of gambling. Paul Miller/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
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The U.S. military is trying to encourage service members and veterans to seek treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. The military is also seeking to remove any sense of stigma for receiving treatment. Here, military personnel attend a presentation on PTSD at Fort Hamilton Army Garrison in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 2009. Chris Hondros/Getty Images hide caption
Donald "Duck" Dunn onstage about 1990. David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption
Demand for natural gas has created a hydraulic fracturing or fracking boom; since 2008 over 5,000 new wells have been drilled nationwide. Workers at Chesapeake Energy, one of the biggest gas companies conducting fracking, are seen on the job site near Towanda, PA. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption
Quid's algorithm mapping software shows where discussion of higher taxes is taking place. Yellow dots represent articles that focus on taxation, while the teal dots show articles that don't. Courtesy of Quid hide caption
Spanish protesters gathered in Madrid on Saturday as the country's economic problems continued to worsen. The country's banking system is seen as particularly vulnerable. Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Participants carry a rainbow flag during a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender parade in Mumbai, India. Rajanish Kakade/AP hide caption
To Fight HIV, Indian Health Workers Say Homosexuality Must Be Legal
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Investors will be betting that Facebook won't make its users so uncomfortable over privacy that they quit. Photo Illustration: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
New Yorker cartoonist Matthew Diffee tries his hand at illustrating the word "Travolta" using the Draw Something app. Courtesy of Matthew Diffee hide caption
President Obama speaks during a campaign fundraiser Monday at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City. The event, co-hosted by gay- and lesbian-rights leaders and a Latino nonprofit, featured singer Ricky Martin. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
On Garth Knox's new album, Saltarello, the adventurous violist creates surprising musical juxtapositions. Dániel Vass/ECM Records hide caption