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Mourners create a memorial at the fountain of the Aurora Municipal Center after a prayer vigil Sunday for the 12 victims of Friday's mass shooting at the Century 16 movie theater. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images hide caption

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Politicians Shy Away From New Gun Control Efforts

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HIV patient Darnell Hollie, 47, talks to her doctor Monica Gandhi (right) at San Francisco General Hospital. Her path from drug addict to model patient was "a lot of work, but if you want it, it's there for you," Hollie says. Richard Knox/NPR hide caption

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San Francisco Thwarts HIV With Wide Testing, Universal Treatment

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The Defense Department planned to buy two Virginia-class submarines, like the USS Virginia, per year. A 10 percent across-the-board cut would fund only 1.8 submarines, making the purchase impossible. Raytheon Co. hide caption

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Defense Cuts: How Do You Buy 1.8 Submarines?

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Kristin Armstrong has been reporting to this stretch of highway outside Boise, Idaho, nearly every week to train in the time trial. Sadie Babits/Boise State Public Radio hide caption

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Two Very Different Cyclists Steer The Way From Idaho To London Olympics

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Before its removal from outside the school's football stadium on Sunday, a statue of former football coach Joe Paterno was covered. An independent report concluded he was among top university officials who failed to act when they learned that Jerry Sandusky might be sexually abusing young boys. John Beale/AP hide caption

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Penn State Fined $60M, Banned From Bowls, Wins From 1998 On Vacated

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Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf is greeted after his election in June. Just weeks later, many Pakistanis expect the nation's Supreme Court may soon attempt to force Ashraf from his position, as it did his predecessor. Rizwan Tabassum/Getty Images hide caption

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It's Deja Vu As Pakistan's Political Crisis Deepens

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Two students walk in front of Stanford Memorial Church on the Stanford University campus in Stanford, Calif. Paul Sakuma/AP hide caption

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Stanford's Next Lesson: Free Online Courses For Credit And Degrees?

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Designer Ximena Valero uses YouTube to get the word out on her signature transformable fashion, modeled here by Cindy Vela. She says joining the Latino lifestyle network Mitu will only help increase her exposure. Ximena Valero via YouTube hide caption

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YouTube Network Plays Well With Latino Audiences

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In this June 1983 photo provided by NASA, astronaut Sally Ride, a specialist on shuttle mission STS-7, monitors control panels from the pilot's chair on the shuttle Columbia flight deck. NASA/Via AP hide caption

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Sally Ride, First American Woman In Space, Is Dead

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