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Remembering A Few Of The People Behind Overdose Numbers In Ohio

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Ibrahim Halil Dudu is a master tailor. He's also a Syrian refugee living in Ontario, and when the bride next door's zipper broke, he came to the rescue. Lindsay Coulter/Lindsay Coulter Photography hide caption

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An Act Of Kindness, From One Immigrant To Another

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In this photo made from a Sept. 16, 2016 police video, Terence Crutcher, left, with his arms up is pursued by police officers as he walks next to his stalled SUV moments before he was shot and killed by one of the officers in Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa Police Department via AP hide caption

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For Students In Tulsa, Pain Frames Conversation About Crutcher

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In this photo taken February 2016, children peer from a partially destroyed home in Aleppo, Syria. Alexander Kots/AP hide caption

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'What Is Aleppo?' There's No Easy Answer

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When your dog looks like she's listening to you, she really is. Ray Montgomery/Flickr hide caption

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Who's A Good Girl? Your Dog, Who Understands More Than You Might Think

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U.S. Cellular Field will become known as Guaranteed Rate Field starting in November. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP hide caption

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Fear Not, White Sox Fans: You'll Get Used To 'Guaranteed' Field

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Omran Daqneesh sits in the back of an ambulance after he was injured during air strikes in Aleppo. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption

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In The Face Of A Bloodied Boy, A Call To Look More Deeply At Syria

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Jeni Stepien with her hand on Arthur Thomas' chest after he walked her down the aisle at her wedding last Friday. The groom, Paul Maenner, stands to the left. Lauren Demby/Lauren Renee Design hide caption

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Through Organ Donation, A Heart Lives On

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The Fears Of A Clown

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You obviously don't need to be tall to be an all-star. You can be 6-foot-6 like pitcher Chris Sale (L), 6-foot-2 like outfielder Mike Trout (C) or 5-foot-5 like second baseman Jose Altuve (R). Most societies have grown taller over the past century, but the rate in places with poor health and access to food has declined or plateaued. Dennis Poroy/Getty Images hide caption

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Simon: Maybe We Should Eat Better If We're To Be Taller

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A crowd of over 4,000 people filled the Gospel Tabernacle in Fort Wayne, Ind., to hear Col. Charles Lindbergh address a rally of the America First Committee on October 3, 1941. AP hide caption

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'America First,' Invoked By Trump, Has A Complicated History

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Balancing Safety And Celebration On The Streets Of France

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Garrison Keillor hosted his show, A Prairie Home Companion, for 42 years. Jim Mone/AP hide caption

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A Fond Farewell To Garrison Keillor's 'Prairie Home'

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What Of London's 'Beautiful Idiots And Brilliant Lunatics,' Post-'Brexit'?

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People show their support for Javier Jorge-Reyes, who died in the attack at Pulse, after it was learned that a hate group was possibly going to disrupt his wake. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Orlando Rises To Meet The Challenges Of An Awful Week

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Donald Trump delivered a speech on April 27, 2016 in Washington, D.C. using a teleprompter, a "pivot" in style, after saying he wouldn't use one. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics, Pundits And The Problem With The Word 'Pivot'

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Zoo visitors look at protesters and mourners from a walk bridge during a vigil for the gorilla Harambe outside the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. John Minchillo/AP hide caption

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If Gorilla's Death Moves You, Consider Other Animals' Plights

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Survivors of the first atomic bomb ever used in warfare are seen as they await emergency medical treatment in Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945. AP hide caption

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After Hiroshima Bombing, Survivors Sorted Through The Horror

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Security Lines Are Interminable, But With Good Reason

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The Bison's Back, But What For?

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Firefighters combat a blaze on April 29, after regime helicopters targeted a medical center in an opposition-controlled region of Aleppo, Syria. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption

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A Cease-Fire In Name Alone

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This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) inspecting a catfish farm at an undisclosed location in North Korea. KNS/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Joking About A North Korean Cooking Show Just Isn't Funny

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