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The Herald Square cafe at Macy’s flagship store in New York is newly renovated. A $400 million makeover is giving New York’s iconic Macy’s a sleek, new 21st-century style. (Associated Press)

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Cars on Great River Road in Godfrey, Ill., pass the many barges and tugboats backed up on the Mississippi River on Wednesday as crews try to repair the river’s busiest lock. Workers closed Lock 27 on Saturday after discovering that a protection cell had split open and allowed rock to spill into the river, obstructing the passage. Roughly half of the nation’s farm exports pass through the lock near St. Louis. (Telegraph via Associated Press)

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Novelist Elmore Leonard, 86, will be presented the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters on Nov. 14. (Associated Press)

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This comic book cover released by Marvel Comics shows superhero Captain America being sworn in as president in Issue 16 of “The Ultimates.” (Marvel Comics via Associated Press)

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**FILE** British musician Annie Lennox is seen here on Feb. 21, 2009, during the "Festival di Sanremo" Italian song contest in San Remo, Italy. (Associated Press)

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Duc Nguyen, originally from Vietnam, accepts his certificate of citizenship after being sworn in along with 224 others on Sept. 17, 2012, at the National Archives Building in Washington, during a naturalization ceremony to commemorate the 225th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Duc Nguyen (center), originally from Vietnam, listens along with 224 other newly sworn-in U.S. citizens on Sept. 17, 2012, at the National Archives Building in Washington, during a naturalization ceremony to commemorate the 225th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Cover of the book The National Forgotten League by Dan Daly, in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, September 11, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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**FILE** A salt shaker on a plate with a sandwich and potato chips is seen here Feb. 7, 2012, in Miami. (Associated Press)

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President Obama walks to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Sept. 14, 2012, after arriving on Marine One on the South Lawn. (Associated Press)

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Jiyai Shin waves on the 18th green after completing her nine-shot win in the Women’s British Open in Hoylake, England. (Associated Press)

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This Aug. 21, 2012 photo shows actor Paul Rudd posing at the Grace Hotel in New York. Rudd is hosting a bowling benefit next month in New York for the first time to support Our Time, a nonprofit that helps children who stutter. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)