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A large electronic billboard declaring the Islamic State terrorist group "sucks" has gone up in Phoenix as part of a national Muslim-American campaign to denounce terrorism. (ABC 15)
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Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command will now have its own insignia, which features the motto "Spiritus Invictus," or unconquerable spirit. (U.S. Marine Corps)
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The climate blame began in earnest last week with former Vice President Al Gore, who described the deluge as an example of "one of the manifestations of climate change." Those remarks were followed by a rash of supportive articles. (Associated Press)
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In this Sept. 7, 2013, file photo, members of the Tokyo 2020 delegation celebrate after Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Olympic Games during the 125th IOC session in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The next three Olympics are headed for relatively calmer ports of call in South Korea, Japan and China following the organizational drama surrounding the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia and the just completed Summer Games in Brazil, but challenges remain, especially when it comes to finances and generating enthusiasm among home audiences. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, File)
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Illustration on the virtues of coal bed methane energy by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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This is a disaster ... (Illustration by Michael Ramirez for Creators Syndicate)
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Residents wade through floodwaters from heavy rains in the Chateau Wein Apartments in Baton Rouge, La., on Aug. 12. (Associated Press)
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In this undated file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a Chinese H-6K bomber patrols the islands and reefs in the South China Sea. (Liu Rui/Xinhua via AP, File) **FILE**
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In this Aug. 13, 2016 photo, marijuana plants await judging at a competition to select nine specimens for display at the Oregon State Fair in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, right, help to unload supplies for flood victims during a tour of the flood damaged area in Gonzales, La., Friday, Aug. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)
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Raymond Jackson's mugshot, via the Houston Chronicle's website. Accessed Aug. 19, 2016.
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An ethanol plant stands next to a cornfield near Nevada, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) **FILE**
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David Key, an insurance adjuster, examines the flood damage to his own backyard in Prairieville, Louisiana. After a series of storms dumped nearly 3 feet of rain on the area, Mr. Key fled with his wife and three children.. (Associated Press)
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Red Tornado stops by to challenge Kara Danvers in Supergirl: The Complete First Season," now available on Blu-ray from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
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Ryan Lochte of the United States competes in a men's 200-meter individual medley heat at the 2016 Summer Olympics on Aug. 10 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Associated Press)
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The DNC's new duck-suited Trump heckler, "Donald Ducks." Photo credit: Democratic National Committee.
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King Mudbeard spies a tasty egg in "The Angry Birds Movie," now available on Blu-ray from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
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Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein
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Employees clean the Genki Sushi conveyor belt restaurant chain Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, in Aiea, Hawaii. The Hawaii State Department of Health Sanitation said Tuesday that Genki Sushi is being ordered to close its 10 restaurants on Oahu and one on Kauai after state authorities identified its raw scallops as the probable source of a hepatitis A outbreak. The disease can cause fever, loss of appetite and other symptoms. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)