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Big Chief Tugga Cloud, 17, leads the Red Flame Hunters, a newer Mardi Gras Indian tribe that is also a youth outreach organization. Eve Troeh/WWNO hide caption

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A Once-Guarded Tradition Spills Open In New Orleans' Streets

The Mardi Gras Indians have become a central part of the city's celebrations, but there was a time when residents found them mysterious and outsiders even considered them dangerous.

Survivors are escorted from the National Bardo Museum in Tunis on Wednesday. At least 20 foreign tourists were reportedly killed in the attack. Mohamed Messara/EPA/Landov hide caption

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Attack On Museum Seen As Strike Against Tunisian Economy

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A sign memorializes the devastating mudslide that killed 43 people in Oso, Wash., one year ago. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption

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One Year After Mudslide, First Responders Tackle Emotional Damage

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Jamal (played by Jussie Smollett) and Cookie (played by Taraji P. Henson) attend the all white party in the "The Lyon's Roar" episode of Empire. Matt Dinnerstein/FOX hide caption

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Swagger On Display At 'Empire' Season Finale Parties

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A nurse in 1938 checks the amount of insulin in a needle. For many decades, the only insulin available to people with diabetes came from the pancreases of cattle or pigs. Insulin from animals is still available outside the U.S. — and cheaper than a recombinant DNA version. Bettmann/Corbis hide caption

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Why Is Insulin So Expensive In The U.S.?

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Models show designs by Oscar de la Renta at the 1973 Versailles show. De la Renta was one of the first American designers to sign on for the catwalk competition. Daniel Simon/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images hide caption

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How A 1970s Fashion Faceoff Put American Designers In The Spotlight

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Lance Cpl. Brittany Dunklee talks with her fellow Marines. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption

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As Women Try Out For Armor Units, 'If You Can Hack It, You Can Hack It'

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The logo of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, the Web browser due to be phased out in the next version of Windows. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption

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Microsoft Is Phasing Out Internet Explorer

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Big Chief Tugga Cloud, 17, leads the Red Flame Hunters, a newer Mardi Gras Indian tribe that is also a youth outreach organization. Eve Troeh/WWNO hide caption

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A Once-Guarded Tradition Spills Open In New Orleans' Streets

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President Obama takes questions from the audience Wednesday after speaking about the economy and the middle class to the City Club of Cleveland. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

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Obama Says Critics Making 'The Same Argument' Despite Better Economy

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Staghorn coral planted by scientists in the Florida Keys. Researchers hope to give the same sort of boost to the world's shrinking population of pillar coral, now that they can raise the creatures in a laboratory. Joe Berg/Way Down Video/Mote hide caption

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Scientists Catch Up On The Sex Life Of Coral To Help Reefs Survive

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