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Mike Bento (center), an organizer with NYC Shut It Down, leads a march in honor of a black transgender person who was recently killed in New York City. Hansi Lo Wang/NPR hide caption
A composite self-portrait of the Mars Pathfinder. NASA/JPL hide caption
Part of the cover art for Planetarium, the concept album by Nico Muhly, Sufjan Stevens, James McAlister and Bryce Dessner. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Collaborative Concept Album 'Planetarium' Captures Cosmic Grandeur And Desolation
In Turkey, Anti-Government Protesters March From Ankara To Istanbul
Deadly War On Drugs Overshadows Philippine President's First Year In Office
Shawn Sheehan, Oklahoma's 2016 Teacher of the Year, sits in his classroom one last time before moving to Texas for better pay. Emily Wendler/KOSU hide caption
A new urban district and an annual big-data expo have arisen in recent years as the centerpiece of the high-tech industry in Guiyang, capital of Guizhou province. Anthony Kuhn/NPR hide caption
A Remote Chinese Province Uses Its Climate To Grow A Big-Data Industry
Maine's Government Remains Closed After Gov. LePage Refuses To Sign Budget Bill
Mike Bento (center), an organizer with NYC Shut It Down, leads a march in honor of a black transgender person who was recently killed in New York City. Hansi Lo Wang/NPR hide caption
Amid 'Devastating' Progress Nationally, Black Lives Matter Engages Local Causes
White House Veteran David Simas Helps Forge Obama's Legacy As Foundation CEO
Fighting Among Drug Traffickers Leads To Surge Of Murders In Mexico
A lightning strike caused a wildfire that consumed more than 6,500 acres in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in August 2011. Swamp fires like this often burn for months because of the dry peat soil. Greg Sanders/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hide caption
After Centuries Of Draining This Swamp, The Government Now Wants To Save It
In Russia's Tech Center, Scientists Face Rewarding But Unpredictable Life
A group of men with full glasses proudly pose with their keg of beer in San Francisco, 1895. Underwood Archives/Getty Images hide caption
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