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Hoboken, N.J., residents walk through flood water in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Mayor Dawn Zimmer is advocating for better planning and increased funding for flood-prone urban areas. Charles Sykes/AP hide caption
Two cervical cancer cells divide in this image from a scanning electron microscope. Steve Gschmeissner/Getty Images/Science Photo Libra hide caption
In an effort to make the roadways safer, Colorado set a marijuana DUI blood standard for drivers. But it's difficult to actually measure how high a person is. iStockphoto hide caption
Hoboken, N.J., residents walk through flood water in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Mayor Dawn Zimmer is advocating for better planning and increased funding for flood-prone urban areas. Charles Sykes/AP hide caption
A sample of microbeads collected in Lake Erie. The beads, made of plastic, are a popular ingredient in skin care products. Carolyn Box/AP/Courtesy 5gyres.org hide caption
Why Those Tiny Microbeads In Soap May Pose Problem For Great Lakes
A fully formed coffee berry, left, is shown next to a damaged coffee berry due to drought, at a coffee farm in Santo Antonio do Jardim, Brazil on Feb. 6. Paulo Whitaker/Reuters/Landov hide caption
Kyle Dewitt was sentenced to three days in jail after he was unable to pay fees associated with catching a fish out of season. Joseph Shapiro/NPR hide caption
People attend a rally in Abuja, Nigeria, calling on the government to rescue kidnapped school girls. Sunday Alamba/AP hide caption
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Some critics have hedged their appraisals of Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant solely because his team hasn't won a title, says commentator Frank Deford. Eric Gay/AP hide caption