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Judges with London's Natural History Museum, which administers the Wildlife Photographer of the Year prize, determined that Marcio Cabral had faked The Night Raider with a taxidermy anteater — a charge he denies. Marcio Cabral/Natural History Museum hide caption

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Marcio Cabral/Natural History Museum

Wednesday

Port Authority Ethics Committee Chairwoman Caren Turner flashed her credentials before berating an officer after a traffic stop involving her daughter. She resigned after video of the incident surfaced. Tenafly Police Department hide caption

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Tenafly Police Department

The European spacecraft known as Gaia has unveiled this new view of the Milky Way. ESA/Gaia/DPAC hide caption

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You Are Here: Scientists Unveil Precise Map Of More Than A Billion Stars

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Tuesday

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Jacob A. Garcia was forcibly removed from an American Airlines plane Sunday night after allegedly assaulting another passenger. Miami-Dade Corrections/Miami-Dade Police Department hide caption

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LeeAnne Walters, a recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize, was key in exposing the crisis of lead-laced water in Flint, Mich. Michael Gleason/The Goldman Environmental Prize hide caption

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Michael Gleason/The Goldman Environmental Prize

Friday

A NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the Lagoon Nebula, which is about 4,000 light-years away. It was taken by Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 in February. The image was released to celebrate the 28th anniversary of Hubble. NASA, ESA, STScI hide caption

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NASA, ESA, STScI

Thursday

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a recent E. coli outbreak is linked to romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Ariz. At least 53 people have reported illnesses, 31 have been hospitalized. David Goldman/AP hide caption

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David Goldman/AP

Wednesday

There are variations in the appearance of severely bleached corals. Here, the coral displays pink fluorescing tissue signalling heat stress. ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies/ Gergely Torda hide caption

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ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies/ Gergely Torda

Climate Change Is Killing Coral On The Great Barrier Reef

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Eddies behind an A. salina shrimp swimming Isabel Houghton / J.R. Strickler/courtesy of Stanford / University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee hide caption

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Swarms Of Tiny Sea Creatures Are Powerful Enough To Mix Oceans, Study Finds

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