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Artwork created for Dune by British science fiction artist Chris Foss. Courtesy of Chris Foss/Sony Pictures Classics hide caption
Crimean Tatars carry the body of Reshat Ametov during his funeral outside the town of Simferopol on Tuesday. Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters /Landov hide caption
Several tons of anthracite coal fill a basement space in Pottsville, Pa. Bradley C. Bower/AP hide caption
On a typical weekday, riders make a total of about 300,000 trips on the Chicago Metra commuter line. M. Spencer Green/AP hide caption
Director Bertrand Tavernier (center) with Thierry Lhermitte and Raphael Personnaz on the set of The French Minister, a comedy about a dervish of a diplomat trying to head off a war. Sundance Selects hide caption
Russell Crowe, the lead in Darren Aronofsky's forthcoming biblical epic Noah, may have received a quick blessing from Pope Francis at a recent public audience, but the movie is drawing criticism in some quarters. Niko Tavernise/Paramount Pictures Classics hide caption
Out of the 330 species of turtles and tortoises, over half are threatened with extinction, says conservationist Eric Goode. Gloria Hillard/NPR hide caption
To Save Endangered Tortoises, Conservationists Deface Their Shells
The Russian ship Pyotr Velikiy (Peter the Great), seen here docked in the Cypriot port of Limassol in February, is part of the team involved in escorting shipments of Syria's chemical weapons material for destruction. AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Dob Cunningham (left) and his friend Larry Johnson look over the edge of Cunningham's 800-acre ranch in Quemado, Texas. Kainaz Amaria/NPR hide caption
Artwork created for Dune by British science fiction artist Chris Foss. Courtesy of Chris Foss/Sony Pictures Classics hide caption