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Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling (center) has been banned by the NBA; he is seen here watching a Clippers game with V. Stiviano in 2011. hide caption
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams shown in an undated photo. Adams is in custody and being questioned in connection with a 1972 kidnapping and murder. hide caption
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![Enjoy, says Tijuana street vendor Fidencio Rodriguez.]( "Enjoy, says Tijuana street vendor Fidencio Rodriguez.")
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![A billboard featuring the border's famous snack.]( "A billboard featuring the border's famous snack.")
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The gurney in the execution chamber at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary is pictured in McAlester, Okla., in 2008. Legal pressures and concerns from European manufacturers have made traditional execution drugs unavailable to states. hide caption
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Andy Leer of maker space chain TechShop calibrates a 3-D printer at a GE-sponsored pop-up workshop in Washington, D.C. Maker spaces, which offer access to industrial-grade tools, are attracting support from governments and big companies like Ford and Lowe's. hide caption
Nat West, owner of Reverend Nat's Hard Cider in Portland, Ore., uses sweet apples to make cider, and gives it an extra kick with ginger juice, herbal tonics, coffee and hops. hide caption
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![Pedestrians walk during a rainstorm in Philadelphia on Wednesday. Flood warnings Thursday stretched from Mississippi to Massachusetts.]( "Pedestrians walk during a rainstorm in Philadelphia on Wednesday. Flood warnings Thursday stretched from Mississippi to Massachusetts.")
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![Michael Harrell of J&J Towing attaches a tow cable to a car that was swept off the road by torrential rains in Pensacola, Fla.]( "Michael Harrell of J&J Towing attaches a tow cable to a car that was swept off the road by torrential rains in Pensacola, Fla.")
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![Winnie Bunting is carried to an ambulance after being rescued from her flooded home in Pensacola.]( "Winnie Bunting is carried to an ambulance after being rescued from her flooded home in Pensacola.")
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![A man walks across a flooded section of Cobbs Creek Parkway as a tow truck worker tries to free a swamped car in Philadelphia.]( "A man walks across a flooded section of Cobbs Creek Parkway as a tow truck worker tries to free a swamped car in Philadelphia.")
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![In Fairhope, Ala., Marine Police rescued Sarah and Hunter Anderson and their two dogs from their home on the Fish River, which has swelled to historic levels.]( "In Fairhope, Ala., Marine Police rescued Sarah and Hunter Anderson and their two dogs from their home on the Fish River, which has swelled to historic levels.")
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![Cars teetered precariously in Baltimore after heavy rain caused a retaining wall to fail. Other vehicles were sent tumbling onto train tracks below.]( "Cars teetered precariously in Baltimore after heavy rain caused a retaining wall to fail. Other vehicles were sent tumbling onto train tracks below.")
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![A man rode a motorcycle on a flooded street in Pensacola. Wednesday marked the single rainiest day ever recorded in the city.]( "A man rode a motorcycle on a flooded street in Pensacola. Wednesday marked the single rainiest day ever recorded in the city.")
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Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man finds himself in a lovely romance, but is also stuck in far too many supervillain plots for one movie. hide caption
The Colorado Symphony's Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre outside Denver last summer. If you squint, you can see a cloud of something that's probably not pot smoke. hide caption