A cluster of mysterious bright spots on dwarf planet Ceres can be seen in this image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft. NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA hide caption
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Civil rights leader Bayard Rustin, left, and Walter Naegle, right, became partners in the 1970s and were together until Rustin's death. Decades before gay marriage was an option, Rustin adopted Naegle to lend legal protection to their relationship. StoryCorps hide caption
Long Before Same-Sex Marriage, 'Adopted Son' Could Mean 'Life Partner'
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In the week since the Charleston church shooting, fliers advocating for the Ku Klux Klan, paired with candy and bigoted screeds, have turned up on lawns throughout the U.S., including this one in Rockdale County, Ga. Rockdale County Sheriff's Department hide caption
Little Baggies Of Bigotry Broadcast A Hateful Message — Paired With Candy
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Gwen Moten remembers her childhood friend, Denise McNair, who died with three other girls in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Ala., in 1963. StoryCorps hide caption
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Some Find It Difficult To Heed Calls For Racial Healing After Charleston, S.C.
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Marcel Granollers (left) and Roger Federer leave the court at the U.S. Open in Flushing, N.Y., last August. Commentator Frank Deford says with all that baggage, tennis needs caddies. Leslie Billman/Ai Wire/Landov hide caption
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Anna Faris and Chris Pratt arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of Jurassic World on June 9. Jordan Strauss/AP hide caption
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Jon Kalish with his daughter Meleia, at around 6 months old, in Oakland, Calif. Kalish lived in New York, and had to travel across the country to visit his young daughter. Courtesy Jon Kalish hide caption
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Syrian refugees wait to be registered at the port of Mytilini in Greece following a 6km-long march. Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images hide caption