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A satellite image showing Super Typhoon Hagupit on Friday.U.S. Navy Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)hide caption
A Year After Typhoon Haiyan, The Philippines Braces For Another Big Hit
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Chimps, they are kind of like us — but not quite, a court ruled.Sonja Probst/MD/Landovhide caption
Court Rules Chimps Don't Have Same Rights As People
Gas prices in Oklahoma City have dipped under $2. Joe Wertz/StateImpact Oklahoma hide caption
Zodiac commando boats arrive at the rear of the French luxury yacht Le Ponant, whose crew was held hostage by pirates, in April 2008. The French navy frigate Le Commandant Bouan is seen in the background, off Somalia's coast. Reuters/Landov hide caption
An undated handout image released by the British Museum of a headless sculpture of the river god Ilissos. The British Museum has put the sculpture, one of the Elgin Marbles, on loan to the Hermitage Museum in Russia, the first time one of the Parthenon sculptures has been lent. AP hide caption
The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. The fraternity was at the center of gang-rape allegations published in Rolling Stone magazine. The magazine said Friday that there were "discrepancies" in its reporting. Steve Helber/AP hide caption
Video footage shows a black-clad suspect at the mall in Abu Dhabi where Monday's stabbing took place. YouTube hide caption
A 2012 photo of Zhou Yongkang, the then-Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Committee member in charge of security. Zhou has been arrested on charges of corruption and leaking state secrets. Lee Jin-man/AP hide caption
A satellite image showing Super Typhoon Hagupit on Friday. U.S. Navy Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) hide caption
President Obama announced Friday that Ashton Carter is his nominee to succeed Chuck Hagel as defense secretary. Larry Downing /Reuters /Landov hide caption
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has dropped all charges of crimes against humanity against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta (left), but the charges against his deputy, William Ruto (right), still stand. Kenyatta said he was relieved by the decision, adding he was confident Ruto would be vindicated. AP hide caption
The metaphoric shadow of Microsoft passes, less hopeful than when it came. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
The Orion spacecraft awaits its launch in Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA hide caption
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images hide caption
Protesters hold caskets as they march across the Brooklyn Bridge for the second night in a row following a decision by a grand jury not to indict an NYPD officer involved in the chokehold death of Eric Garner in New York. JOHN ANGELILLO/UPI /Landov hide caption
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick arrives at the 2014 TIME 100 Gala in New York. Kalanick is known for being a tough guy, and by some measures, that reputation has helped the company. Evan Agostini/AP hide caption
The 1962 Nobel Prize Medal in Medicine or Physiology that James Watson won has been sold at auction. Christie's hide caption
Chimps, they are kind of like us — but not quite, a court ruled. Sonja Probst/MD/Landov hide caption
In an image from video of the men's event at the Beer Mile World Championships, competitors are seen poised to open their beers, which they'll guzzle before taking off on their first of four laps. Flocast hide caption