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First-year medical student Michelle Gentile assists her classmate Abbie Harts as she performs a pelvic exam on a volunteer at Northwestern University. Joshua Lott/Reuters /Landov hide caption

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"Timescape" finds words in the news associated with Sept. 11, and weights them according to prominence in a story — not just how often they appear. Gaurav Bradoo hide caption

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An Algorithm Is A Curator At The Sept. 11 Museum

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Between Israel And Hamas, 3 Killed Teens Escalate Tensions

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High Court Allows Some Companies To Opt Out Of Contraceptives Mandate

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The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 will monitor carbon dioxide emissions. jhoward/NASA/JPL hide caption

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Carbon-Sensing Satellite Prepares For Second Launch

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