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Every bit of steel in the car you drive has been measured as to its capability to withstand certain forces — pushing and pulling. Machines like this do the measuring. Jennifer Lauren Lee/NIST PML hide caption
The FDA is is expected to decide by May 27 whether a long-acting, implantable version of this anti-addiction drug, buprinorphine, will be available in the United States. The implant is more convenient, proponents say, and less likely to be abused. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Could A Lighthouse Have Prevented South China Sea's Latest Flashpoint?
Russia's Involvement In Syria Worsens Migration Crisis, Zannier Says
Every bit of steel in the car you drive has been measured as to its capability to withstand certain forces — pushing and pulling. Machines like this do the measuring. Jennifer Lauren Lee/NIST PML hide caption
How Do You Lift A Million Pounds Of Stainless Steel? Very Carefully
Movie Director Shane Black Calls On His Paperbacks For Inspiration
Russia Hires PR Firm Burson-Marsteller To Help Spin Doping Scandal
Televisions display a political ad from 2011 in Iowa. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
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ARGO — The Rescue of the Canadian Six was painted by an undercover CIA employee. It depicts an operation in which six Americans ("The Canadian Six") were rescued after the U.S. embassy in Tehran was taken over in 1979. Courtesy of CIA hide caption
Marie Sayenga recognized a need for improvement in her local government, and decided to run for office. Courtesy of Louise Randolph hide caption