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Photographs by Andrew McLeish / LightMediation
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A Green Alternative to Dry Cleaning
Green Apple Cleaners uses nontoxic methods to clean its customers' clothes
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A Mandarin School in Minneapolis
At the Yinghua Academy, elementary students of every ethnicity study subjects ranging from math to American history — in Mandarin Chinese.
Photographs by Jeffrey Thompson for TIME
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The Robo-Penguin
Researchers at Festo's Bionic Learning Network develop a remarkably lifelike mechanical penguin
Inside the Apartment of Nidal Malik Hasan
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Photographs by Erin Trieb for TIME
A Steam-Powered Car Sets a Land Speed Record
The British Steam Car breaks a century-old mark
Fashion Week in Pakistan
After repeated delays due to security concerns, models walk the runway in Pakistan
Photographs for TIME by Kate Brooks / Polaris
The Fort Hood Shootings
A U.S. major is under guard at a Texas military base as officials investigate what prompted him to shoot 13 people dead
A Christmas Carol Through Christmases Past
The new animated feature is the latest adaptation of the beloved Dickens classic. A look at Ebenezer Scrooge through the ages
The Rise of Manny Pacquiao
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Behind the Scenes with Hillary Clinton
TIME photographer Callie Shell travels with the Secretary of State on her diplomatic mission to Russia
Photographs for TIME by Callie Shell / Aurora
Student Day Protests in Iran
Official rallies and counter protests unfold in Tehran on the 30th anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. embassy
Guinea-Bissau: World's First Narco-State
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Oil Fires!
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Re-Enactors Take On the World Wars
Photographer Jim Naughten immortalizes the men and women who gather annually to transform themselves into characters from the First and Second World Wars
Photographs from the book Re-enactors by Jim Naughten
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