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U.S. Marines arrive at Saudi Arabia's Dhahran Air Base on Aug. 21, 1990. The U.S. began a buildup in the region just days after Iraq invaded Kuwait on Aug. 2 of that year. The U.S. military has been active in Iraq virtually nonstop for the past quarter-century. Gerard Fouet/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Marines arrive at Saudi Arabia's Dhahran Air Base on Aug. 21, 1990. The U.S. began a buildup in the region just days after Iraq invaded Kuwait on Aug. 2 of that year. The U.S. military has been active in Iraq virtually nonstop for the past quarter-century. Gerard Fouet/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A shop at Seoul's Namdaemun's market where electric fans are sold. Despite scientists who tell them it's safe, many older South Koreans believe that it's dangerous to go to sleep with an electric fan on and never do so. Ari Shapiro/NPR hide caption
A 16-year-old refugee shows the scars he received while held on a human trafficking boat. Evidence of physical violence like this lends credence to the stories of those seeking asylum in the U.S. It's Dr. Katherine McKenzie's job to evaluate it. Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters/Landov hide caption
Before Obtaining Asylum, Refugees Must Show The Scars Behind The Stories
Attention Motormouths And Sharpshooters: Here's A Puzzle Without A Lifeline
A plate of huevos rancheros topped with a basted egg. Lydia Thompson/NPR hide caption
Florence and the Machine's latest album is called How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Music Interviews
Florence Welch Comes Face-To-Face With Herself On 'How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful'
Florence Welch Comes Face-To-Face With Herself On 'How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful'
A photo of former Chicago Bears Dave Duerson, while he was playing at Notre Dame, hangs behind his son Tregg as Tregg announces a wrongful death lawsuit against the NFL in 2012. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP hide caption
Is Football Worth The Brain-Injury Risk? For Some, The Answer Is No
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President Obama spoke with Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep at the White House last week. Nick Michael/NPR hide caption
A man pushes a loaded bicycle down a cleared path in a flattened area of Nagasaki more than a month after the nuclear attack in 1945. Stanley Troutman/AP hide caption
A child is vaccinated in Makadara Health Clinic, Nairobi, Kenya. Greg Warner/NPR hide caption
Not pictured: the warped Tupperware lids Hunter Scott's bot dutifully won in a mock-sweepstakes. They were never mailed to him. Hunter Scott hide caption
He Came, He Saw, His Bot Tweeted — And He Conquered Countless Weird Prizes
The exhibition, "How Cats Took Over the Internet," will be running at Museum of the Moving Image through January 2016. Courtesy of The Infinite Cat Project hide caption
MEOWZA: You'll Never Guess These 5 Jaw-Dropping Facts About Online Cat Videos
Ricki (Meryl Streep), a cover band frontwoman, in Ricki and the Flash. Bob Vergara/Corutesy of TriStar Pictures hide caption