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D.C. Department of Health Director Joxel Garcia speaks at a news conference to provide an update on Ebola preparedness in the District of Columbia at the D.C. Department of Health, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 16, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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D.C. Department of Health Director Joxel Garcia speaks at a news conference to provide an update on Ebola preparedness in the District of Columbia at the D.C. Department of Health, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 16, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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In this June 18, 2014 photo, Jarryd Hayne, center, escapes a tackle during a State of Origin rugby league series game in Sydney, Australia. Hayne stunned the rugby league world by quitting his long-time Australian club suddenly Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, to chase a dream of playing in the National Football League. (AAP Image/Paul Miller) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY, AUSTRALIA OUT, NEW ZEALAND OUT, PAPUA NEW GUINEA OUT, SOUTH PACIFIC OUT
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Students at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England, have launched an environmental campaign urging classmates to urinate in the shower in an effort to save water.
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National Edition News cover for October 12, 2014 - Golden Hammer: Taxpayers fund pumpkin patches, hay rides, fall festivals: Many of the pumpkins that are the cornerstones of festivals and events financed by tax dollars were grown with the assistance of pricey farm subsidies. (Associated Press)
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Lin Davis, of Juneau, Alaska, shown wearing an orange rain coat, holds signs supporting gay marriage during a news conference Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, outside the federal courthouse in Anchorage, Alaska. A federal judge on Friday heard arguments from five gay couples seeking to overturn the state's ban on gay marriage. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
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I will never forget the golden reflection of the rising sun on the hull of our ship. -Alexander Gerst ESA/NASA
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Many thanks to the BlueDot teams at ESA and DLR for making this such a successful mission! -Alexander Gerst ESA/NASA
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Rising sea levels from melting glaciers, ice caps, and the oceans' thermal expansion could eventually flood the low-lying capital of Paramaribo. (Photo: Courtesy Government of Suriname)
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The Government is building dikes and embankments to protect the Wooden City of Paramaribo from rising sea levels. (Photo: Courtesy Government of Suriname)
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In 2000 the United States Geological Survey estimated that up to 15 billion barrels of recoverable oil might lie beneath the coastal waters of Suriname and neighboring Guyana. (Photo: Courtesy Staatsolie Public Relations)
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The Government of Suriname is building bridges to connect remote communities to economic and social life. (Photo: Courtesy Government of Suriname)
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River view of the Wijdenboschbrug. Sea boats enter Suriname through here. (Photo: Courtesy Government of Suriname)
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The eventual aim of the South Suriname Project is to safeguarding the headwaters of Suriname’s most important rivers. (Courtesy Government of Suriname)
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The engagement with communities is a critical element of the South Suriname Project, and it is well under- way with community meetings in six villages in southern Suriname. (Courtesy Government of Suriname)
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Suriname works to balance respect for the tribes living in the rainforest (villages, hunting areas, cultural places) with resource development and ecotourism. This lodge for tourists is well integrated into its environment. (Photo: Courtesy Wilderness Explorers)
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Opening ceremony of the United Nations Climate Summit, September 2014. (Photo: Courtesy United Nations)
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Aerial view from Voltzberg, in the heart of the Central Suriname Nature Reserve. Suriname’s goal is to use extra revenues from oil and minerals to develop more sustainable industries in the long-term: agriculture, forestry, fisheries, tourism and eco-services. (Photo: Courtesy Government of Suriname)
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Many of the pumpkins that are the cornerstones of festivals and events financed by tax dollars were grown with the assistance of pricey farm subsidies. (Associated Press)
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Nichols Bleckley and Colleen Condon, both center, want a federal court in South Carolina to issue a preliminary injunction preventing the state from enforcing its gay marriage ban. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
