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Tower Bridge over the Thames River displays the iconic Olympic rings to welcome athletes, spectators and visitors to the 2012 Summer Games. (Associated Press)
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This CD cover image released by Mercury/Island Def Jam shows the latest release by The Gaslight Anthem, "Handwritten." (AP Photo/Mercury/Island Def Jam)
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This CD cover image released by Mercury/Island Def Jam shows the latest release by The Gaslight Anthem, "Handwritten." (AP Photo/Mercury/Island Def Jam)
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Venus Williams laughs during a press conference before a match between the Washington Kastles and the Kansas City Explorers. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)
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Bright orange, bright blue and calico lobsters turned up recently at New Meadows Lobster in Portland, Maine, prompting some to ask why more rare-colored lobsters are showing up in fishermen’s traps. (Associated Press)
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King Juan Carlos has been ousted by the World Wildlife Fund’s branch in Spain as its honorary president after deciding his elephant hunting safari was incompatible with its goal of conserving endangered species. (Associated Press)
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Colorado Gov. Jon Hickenlooper talks during a news conference at the Century 16 theatre east of the Aurora Mall in Aurora, Colo., on Friday, July 20, 2012. A gunman in a gas mask hurled a gas canister and opened fire in the sold-out theater during a midnight showing of the new Batman movie Friday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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A bomb disposal vehicle arrives July 21, 2012, near the Aurora , Colo., apartment of James Holmes, the alleged gunman in an assault at a movie theater that left 12 dead and more than three dozen people injured. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Marty Snell of Black Hills Power monitors track operations of the Wygen III power plant in Wyodak, Wyo., on April 28, 2010. (Associated Press)
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Pulte Homes is building 150 Grand Villa town homes on 6,500-square-foot sites at Trent Grove at Brambleton in Ashburn. The homes have approximately 3,161 to 3,660 finished square feet, with base prices from $434,990 to $469,990.
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What brightens summer more than ice cream? Make it even more special by baking sugary cookies to create fresh ice cream sandwiches. (Associated Press)
