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Charles Wright, a retired professor at the University of Virginia, has been named the nation's next poet laureate. Holly Wright/Farrar, Straus and Giroux hide caption
Mosul Falls And Many Wonder: What Happened To Troop Surge In Iraq?
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After POM Wonderful's victory at the Supreme Court, the fate of its lawsuit will be decided by jury in an upcoming trial, if it is not settled out of court beforehand. Red Blossom Photography/Flickr hide caption
Two customers sit having a drink in the Diani Sea resort in Diani, Kenya, outside Mombasa, on May 16. Travel advisories issued by Western countries are hitting Mombasa hard, forcing hotel closures and thousands of workers to lose their jobs. Ivan Lieman/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Freshly picked weeds, hot from the fryer. Sarah Miles/Flickr hide caption
A demonstrator protests the verdict in the trial of four Los Angeles police officers accused of beating motorist Rodney King outside the Los Angeles Police Department. Mike Nelson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Being a bit coldblooded has its charms, scientists say. A mammal the size of a T. rex, for example, would have to eat constantly to feed its supercharged metabolism — and would probably starve. Publiphoto/Science Source hide caption
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee at the 1989 Cannes Festival for the showing of Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing. Courtesy of David Lee/All Rights Reserved hide caption
Ruby Dee: An Actress Who Marched On Washington And Onto The Screen
Charles Wright, a retired professor at the University of Virginia, has been named the nation's next poet laureate. Holly Wright/Farrar, Straus and Giroux hide caption