Environment

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Al Gore is among the "global luminaries" assembling in the nation's capital on Thursday for a massive climate change summit. (Associated Press)

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Networks called Indiana for Sen. Bernard Sanders at 9:10 p.m. (Associated Press)

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Smuggling Nuclear Materials Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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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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Sen. Bernard Sanders

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Climate Change Gravy Train Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Marine Reserve Maj. Jason Brezler speaks with children attending school at the district center in Now Zad, Afghanistan, on Dec. 15, 2009. (1st Marine Division Public Affairs)

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The Wild Feathers. (Frank Maddocks)

Van Mitchell, Maryland’s health secretary, talks about preparations to monitor and raise awareness about the Zika virus during a news conference on Friday, April 29, 2016 in Annapolis, Md. Gov. Larry Hogan is standing behind him in front of the fireplace. Agriculture Secretary Joe Bartenfelder is standing behind the mosquito sign. (AP Photo/Brian Witte) **FILE**

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This image made from video released by Qasion News Agency, a media opposition platform that relies on a network of activists on the ground, on Friday, April 29, 2016, shows the rubble following airstrikes in Aleppo, Syria. (Qasion News Agency via AP)

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South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Ashley Thompson inspects marijuana plants at the Ataraxia medical marijuana cultivation center in Albion, Illinois. (Associated Press)

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This icon, called the "Christ of Sinai," has been in Saint Catherine's Monastery since it was built 1,500 year ago on Egypt's Mount Sinai. There's a meaning to the penetrating quality of Christ's gaze, says author Frederica Mathewes-Green.

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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