Coal miners are tested for black lung at a clinic in West Virginia. David Deal for NPR hide caption
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New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey delivers his signature pitch, with its unusual grip, against the Arizona Diamondbacks on May 6. He's the only knuckleballer in the major leagues, and the pitch has earned him a 12-1 record so far this season. Kathy Willens/AP hide caption
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A water tank truck is seen on the main street in Waynesburg, Pa., on April 13. Scientists say naturally polluted water can rise to the surface of the Marcellus Shale; that finding suggests that frack water could seep out, too. Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A boy waits to get his anti-AIDS drugs from pharmacist Rajesh Chandra at the Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Center of Excellence in Gaborone. Jason Beaubien/NPR hide caption
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Israeli reservists soldiers and Israeli parents whose children were killed during army service attend a rally in support of a new law to mandate universal military conscription — including ultra-religious Jews who had been previously exempt and Arab Israelis, July 7, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Mary J. Blige performs during the 2012 Essence Music Festival at Louisiana Superdome on July 7. Erika Goldring/Getty Images hide caption
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