Human Interest

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A statue depicts civil rights pioneer Clara Brown, who was born a slave in Virginia around 1800. She was freed when her owner died in 1856 and traveled to Colorado, where she established a successful laundry business. (Associated Press)

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The seafood linguini special at Aperto. (Eric Althoff)

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Donald Trump embarrassed himself by going to Mexico. (Illustration by David Horsey of the Los Angeles Times)

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Director James Cameron discusses the design of "Aliens" in a streaming featurette for "Aliens: 30th Anniversary Edition," now available on Blu-ray from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

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(AP Photo/Andre Penner)

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FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2016, file photo, United States' Katie Ledecky shows off her gold medal in the women's 800-meter freestyle medals ceremony during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A bill moving forward in Congress would block the IRS from taxing most medals or other prizes awarded to U.S. Olympians. The U.S. Olympic Committee awards cash prizes to Olympic medal winners: $25,000 for gold, $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze. Because the money is considered earned income, it is taxed — a practice some lawmakers refer to the "victory tax." (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

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In this Aug. 30, 2016 file photo, author James Patterson poses for a portrait in New York to promote his upcoming book, "The Murder of Stephen King." Patterson has decided that the novel wasn’t a good idea after all and is having the scheduled Nov. 1 publication withdrawn. In a statement released Thursday, Sept. 22, through Little, Brown and Company, Patterson said he didn’t want to cause King or his family “any discomfort.” (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP, File)

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Cynthia Diaz, superintendent for the wastewater treatment plant in Galveston, gives Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush a tour of the facility Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, following the dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony. Officials dedicated an $85 million wastewater treatment plant in Galveston as the largest Hurricane Ike recovery project since the storm hit in 2008. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)

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Actor, comedian and writer, Mel Brooks, holds up his 2015 National Medal of Arts awarded to him by President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama jokes with actor, comedian and writer, Mel Brooks, as he awards him the 2015 National Medal of Arts during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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A Canadian man is charged with stealing $180,000 in gold "pucks" from the Royal Canadian Mint by hiding them in his rectum. (Facebook, Royal Canadian Mint)

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Mike Rowe of CNN's "Somebody's Gotta Do It" told Facebook followers that he recently confronted an drone outside his window with a shotgun — without any clothes on. (Facebook, Mike Rowe)

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FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, file photo, shoppers check out the Tesla model S at the Tesla showroom at the the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, Calif. Tesla Motors Inc. filed a federal lawsuit, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, against Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and other state officials, challenging a 2014 law that ensures automakers can only sell through franchised dealerships. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)