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Both Vice President Joe Biden and GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, shown at their debate on Thursday, are practicing Catholics. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption

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In Battleground Ohio, Catholic Voters Apply Faith In Different Ways

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The Angleton Wildcats pose for picture day. The team of 7- and 8-year-olds is from the south Texas town of Angleton. Tom Goldman/NPR hide caption

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Head Injuries Rattle Even Devout Football Parents

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A tiny bacteriophage virus can cripple the bacteria that cause troublesome acne on teens' skin. Charles Bowman/University of Pittsburgh hide caption

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Doctors Strike Mutating Bacteria In Teen Acne Battle

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Urushiol, the chemical in poison ivy, is also harvested from the Japanese lacquer tree to coat lacquerware. Here, a rash caused by lacquerware that likely was not properly cured. Kenji Kabashima hide caption

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Spray Lights Up The Chemical That Causes Poison Ivy Rash

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Roy Lichtenstein leaves it up to the viewers to decide what has just transpired in his 1964 painting of a tense phone call titled Ohhh ... Alright ... Estate of Roy Lichtenstein hide caption

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One Dot At A Time, Lichtenstein Made Art Pop

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