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Ken Shupe, a South Carolina tow truck driver who supports Donald Trump for president, refused to help a motorist stranded on the side of Interstate 26 Monday because of her Bernie Sanders bumper sticker. (ABC 11)
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Warning: Shark Jumping Area Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Charles Keating Jr. smiles as he talks with the media outside the Federal Courthouse in Los Angeles on Dec. 2, 1996. The federal fraud and racketeering conviction of the former Lincoln Savings boss was thrown out Monday by a judge who ruled the jurors had been contaminated by learning of an earlier conviction. (Associated Press)
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People walk in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington on April 19, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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• Food is the Ultimate Weapon Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Louis Gossett Jr. (left) and Michael Montgomery are seen inspecting the damage after a lightning strikes a cross in front of their small church in a scene from the faith-based drama "The Reason." (Willie Kimbrough, The Reason Movie, LLC)
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Sen. Joni Ernst, Iowa Republican, co-spearheaded the Campus Accountability and Safety Act, which is being billed as a bipartisan response to rape on campuses but is drawing doubts by critics over the matter of "accountability and safety" for the accused. (Associated press)
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A man carries a child after airstrikes hit Aleppo, Syria, on Thursday. A Syrian monitoring group and a first-responders team say new airstrikes on the rebel-held part of the contested city of Aleppo have killed over a dozen people and brought down at least one residential building. (Associated Press)
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3rd place in the Combat Operations category: Nepalese army soldiers unload aid and relief supplies, delivered by Joint Task Force 505, from a UH-1Y Venom in the Kavrepalanchowk District, Nepal, May, 11, during Operation Sahayogi Haat. The Nepalese Government requested the U.S. Government’s assistance after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country, April 25. The U.S. government ordered JTF 505 to provide unique capabilities to assist Nepal. IMAGE: STAFF SGT. JEFFREY D. ANDERSON, USMC
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1st place in the Combat Operations category: A U.S. Air Force pararescueman with Joint Task Force 505 helps evacuate earthquake victims from an area near Charikot, Nepal, after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the country, May 12. JTF 505 along with other multinational forces and humanitarian relief organizations are currently in Nepal providing aid after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country on April 25. At Nepal’s request, the U.S. government ordered JTF 505 to provide unique capabilities to assist Nepal. IMAGE: STAFF SGT. JEFFREY D. ANDERSON, USMC
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The Bel Temple in the ancient city of Palmyra is marred by graffiti and other damage, but archaeologists say it can be restored without resorting to extensive rebuilding using modern materials that might destroy its character. (Associated Press)
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A beer sampler at Granite City Food & Brewery. (Eric Althoff)
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Illustration on the costs of electric cars by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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North Korea Satellite Technology Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Pedestrian and drivers are blocked by a protest of the residents of municipality El Hatillo, who are blocking the streets around their neighborhood after 24 hour without electricity just outside of Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 23, 2016. The power outages have compounded other problems of daily life. The country is already among the most violent in the world, and streets become doubly scary when pitch black. Power outages also knock out service from the water tanks with electric pumps that many Venezuelans use to deal with chronic cuts to running water.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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Authorities create a perimeter near a crime scene on Union Hill Rd, Friday, April 22, 2016, in Pike County, Ohio. Shootings with multiple fatalities were reported along a road in rural Ohio on Friday morning, but details on the number of deaths and the whereabouts of the suspect or suspects weren't immediately clear. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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SMITH & WESSON M&P9c Reinforced polymer chassis, superior ergonomics, ambidextrous controls, proven safety features. The new standard in reliability when your job is to serve and protect and your life is on the line. In the design of the M&P, Smith & Wesson considered the needs of military and law enforcement from every conceivable angle. No other polymer pistol offers this combination of versatility, durability and safety
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SIG SAUER P320 SUBCOMPACT - Unlike any other pistol in its class, the P320 features a unique 5-point safety system, standard on all models: Striker Safety, Disconnect Safety, 3-point Take Down Safety System, Takedown is prohibited without removal of magazine, System prohibits takedown without slide locked to the rear, Rotation of takedown lever allows disassembly without tools or trigger manipulation. The unique modular design of the P320 offers the user the ultimate in flexibility to change calibers, sizes, and fit. Small, medium, and large complete polymer grip modules ensure comfortable and optimal fit for the widest range of hand sizes
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Storm Large. (Dave Kapp)