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A crane removes a container from a ship at the Port of Baltimore's Seagirt Marine Terminal on Friday, March 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Fragments of pipes and pottery containers used in kilns during ceramic firing were unearthed during the recent excavation at a Jamestown, Virgina site. New evidence also suggest that starving residents resorted to cannibalism. (Michael Lavin/Jamestown Rediscovery Project via Associated Press)
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Chancellor Philip DiStefano addresses 5,500 graduates and their families and friends during spring commencement at Folsom Field at the University of Colorado at Boulder. (Source: University of Colorado) ** FILE **
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Navy Lt. Dennis W. Peterson, 28, (left) was the pilot on a 1967 mission to rescue a downed pilot. Ensign Donald P. Frye, 23, (center) was a member of his crew. Lt. Cmdr. Richard D. Hartman (right) was the pilot they tried to rescue. The rescue helicopter was shot down and Peterson, Frye and two others onboard were killed. (U.S. Navy)
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A European Union flag waves in the wind in front of the Chancellery in Berlin on Oct. 12, 2012. **FILE**
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The new owners of Hostess are reopening four production plants and are preparing to ramp up production of popular snack brands like Twinkies and Ho Hos. The snack cakes could be back on store shelves this summer. (Associated Press)
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Washington Capitals defenseman Steven Oleksy (61) brings the puck up the ice during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, April 11, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
