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Major League Soccer Finally On Solid Footing, But Hasn't Reached Big Time
American Electric Power's natural gas-burning plant in Dresden, Ohio, is one of the energy company's new investments in alternatives to coal-burning plants. Michael Williamson/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption
Rachel Weisz plays the witch Evanora in director Sam Raimi's upcoming Oz: The Great and Powerful. The film is one of nine upcoming Oz adaptations and tackles more frightening and adult themes than those that came before it. Walt Disney Pictures hide caption
Bonobos share a piece of fruit at the Lola ya Bonobo sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Jingzhi Tan/Duke University hide caption
That's a light saber, sir, not a phaser. (President Obama in September 2009, during a White House event promoting Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics.) Roger L. Wollenberg /UPI /Landov hide caption
A worker paints fingernails with O2M polish at an Inglot shop in a Polish shopping center. The breathable nail polish has become a hit with Muslim women. Czarek Sokolowski/AP hide caption
Inventor Dies As 'Breathable' Nail Polish Becomes Hit With Muslim Women
French workers burn tires outside the Goodyear tire factory in Amiens, France, on Tuesday, after Titan CEO Maurice Taylor criticized French workers in a letter addressed to Industrial Renewal Minister Arnaud Montebourg. Eleanor Beardsley /NPR hide caption
U.S. Boss Offers Blunt Critique; French Workers Give Fiery Response
State Department Finds No Major Objections To Keystone XL Pipeline Proposal
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, shown here in August at the Republican National Convention, has named a five-member task force to conduct a review of what went wrong for his party in the November elections. Charles Dharapak/AP hide caption
With a declining population and dwindling tax base, Detroit has grappled with severe financial problems in the past decade. J.D. Pooley/Getty Images hide caption
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