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ASSOCIATED PRESS Men race walk through traffic carrying kettlebells as part of a workout designed to mirror Navy SEAL training at the SEALFIT exercise center in Encinitas, Calif. Since a SEAL team's takedown of Osama bin Laden, interest is growing in fitness programs run by former members of the elite force.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS The Moroccan-inspired domes and sign of the Sahara hotel and casino stand out on the Las Vegas Strip on Tuesday, when it closed in its 59th year of operation. Some of the biggest names in show business played, stayed and entertained at the Sahara. The future of the site is unknown.

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John Harrington sits Monday in the back yard of his friend's house as he watches the rising waters of the Atchafalaya River approach the property in Melville, La. (Associated Press)

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A monogrammed walking stick from St. Petersburg, circa 1780, was among the Russian pieces that were to be displayed.

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The Go-Go's are going on tour this summer and releasing a 30th anniversary edition of the album "Beauty and the Beat."

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Space shuttle Endeavour leaves a smoke trail as it flies off the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday, May 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Tim Donnelly)

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Palestinian protesters take cover after Israeli soldiers opened fire at them during a rally marking "nakba," or "catastrophe," the term used by Palestinians to describe the uprooting they suffered at the time of Israel's founding on May 15, 1948, in the southern border village of Maroun el-Rass, Leb(...)

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Palestinian protesters take cover after Israeli soldiers opened fire at them during a rally marking "nakba," or "catastrophe," the term used by Palestinians to describe the uprooting they suffered at the time of Israel's founding on May 15, 1948, in the southern border village of Maroun el-Rass, Leb(...)

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Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, a son of former Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi's, speaks to the media at a press conference in a hotel in Tripoli, Libya, in February 2011. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Tom Hogue, an Arlington resident who rides his bicycle to and from work every weekday, rides home in the bike lane along 15th Street in the District. "I don't have a problem with anything that brings more people into commuting on a bicycle," he said of National Bike to Work Week, which starts Monday. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell hits from the sand onto the 11th green during the rain-delayed third round of the Players Championship golf tournament on Sunday, May 15, 2011, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Severe thunderstorms delayed the completion of the third round Saturday. (AP Photo/Lynne Slakdy)

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Associated Press Tiger Woods was playing his first golf since injuring his knee and achilles during the third round of the Masters.

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Seth Robinson, 4, stands Thursday in Yazoo River floodwaters that have inundated his father's corn crop near Yazoo City, Miss. Thousands of acres of farmland are underwater as Mississippi River tributaries back up.

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Chef Vinny Dotolo of Animal House and Son of a Gun in Los Angeles is testing a rib dish on New Yorkers. The JBF LTD pop-up gives chefs an opportunity to let off creative steam.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Chefs Frank Falcinelli (left) and Frank Castronovo of Frankies Spuntino prepare pasta at the JBF LTD pop-up restaurant in New York. For customers, the pop-up restaurant trend means access to high-end food at more affordable prices, as well as the thrill of taking part in something fleeting.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Members of the U.S. tourism industry and officials from the U.S. Embassy were treated to a sound and light show at the Egyptian pyramids last month. Travel operators and Egyptian officials are hoping to convince international travelers that the land of the pharaohs is now safe.

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Lisa Simon, president of the National Tour Association, visits with demonstrators to show that Egypt is safe for tourism. Those who do visit Egypt now will find a relative calm, with opportunities for travel upgrades as well as short lines and small crowds.