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A candle burns in front of a memorial for two slain journalists, Alison Parker and Adam Ward. Jonathan Drew/AP hide caption
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People attend a candlelight vigil in front of the WDBJ-TV station in Roanoke, Va. a day after reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward from the station were killed during a live broadcast. Don Petersen/AP hide caption
Kevin Gibbs (playing piano) met his first love while playing in a summer concert series in 1976. Courtesy of Kevin Gibbs hide caption
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Members of the WDBJ-TV7 news staff prepare for the early newscast at the station, the morning after reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were killed by a former colleague during a live broadcast. Steve Helber/AP hide caption
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An opponent and supporter of Planned Parenthood demonstrate in Philadelphia in July. Anti-abortion activists are calling for an end to government funding for the nonprofit reproductive services organization. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
This July 16, 1945, photo shows the mushroom cloud of the first atomic explosion at Trinity Test Site, New Mexico. AP hide caption
Serena Williams en route to winning the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Sunday. Tannen Maury/EPA/Landov hide caption
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Medical volunteers walk past tents set up on the playground of a primary school as temporary shelters for victims after explosions in Tianjin, China, on Aug. 13. Reuters/Landov hide caption
Tianjin Tragedy Is A Painful Reflection Of How China Largely Works
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Former President Jimmy Carter discusses his cancer diagnosis during a press conference at the Carter Center on Thursday in Atlanta, Georgia. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images hide caption
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A migrant arrives with his son on the shore near the village of Skala Sikaminea, on the southeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Greece on Friday. Greece this year has been overwhelmed by record numbers of migrants arriving on its eastern Aegean islands, with more than 160,000 landing so far. [Caption from AP, lightly edited.] Visar Kryeziu/AP hide caption