Environment

File-In this May 18,2009 file photo Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia Inc. is seen before receiving a honorary degree during commencement at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Chouinard is traveling to Salt Lake City for a prestigious environmental award. The Glen Canyon Institute will bestow the David R. Brower Conservation Award on the 71-year-old environmental activist after a dinner Friday at the Natural History Museum of Utah. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke,File)

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Illustration on global harmony by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Adar Gandelsman of Israel (left) and Sarah Idan of Iraq pose together while in Tokyo in November. (Image: Instagram, Adar Gandelsman) ** FILE **

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Michael Dourson, nominated to lead the agency's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, pulled his name from consideration after it became clear he was unlikely to be confirmed by the full Senate. (EPA via Youtube.com)

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Illustration on Iranian influence in the Persian Gulf region by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Illustration on China's role in diffusing the North Korean nuclear threat by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Secure Air Traffic Control Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Illustration on the growing threat of nuclear crisis with North Korea by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Flint River Armory CSA45 offers an alternative in .45 ACP. The AR style CSA45 is designed for this cartridge with a short stroke gas piston operating system, side mounted charging handle, lower receiver with an integral buffer assembly and 25 round mag.

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Illustration on Dennis Rodman and diplomacy with North Korea by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Advertisement from the Archdiocese of Washington rejected by the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority.

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Islamic State terrorists are gone, but Mosul is now filled with destroyed residential and commercial buildings. Faisal Jeber, director of Gilgamesh Center for Antiquities and Heritage Protection, said 30 percent to 50 percent of Mosul's historic Old City has been destroyed. (Wadood Sarmad)